Literacy Award
Deadline: January 17, 2005

In the summer of 2003, Hofstra University announced the development of an annual research award to be presented each year in a different discipline related to the mission of the Saltzman Community Services Center. The Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center, which houses four clinics and a fully licensed early childhood program, is dedicated to the education of students and the health and well-being of the community. The clinics focus on psychological evaluation, marriage and family therapy, reading and writing skills (for both children and adults) and speech, language and hearing.

The second annual Hofstra Research Award will be made in the discipline of Literacy Studies. An Award Jury, chaired by Dr. Jeanne Henry and consisting of nationally recognized experts who are selected by Hofstra University Research Award Governing Board, will review applications and nominations. The Award Jury will forward three recommendations to the Governing Board for final selection. The Hofstra Research Award will provide formal recognition of the contributions made by the winner and will be accompanied by a prize of $7,500. The deadline for entries is January 17, 2005.

The 2005 award will be given for career-distinguishing and defining contributions to the study and understanding of student writing, and/or pedagogical approaches to the teaching of writing, acquired through teacher research. Nominations will be accepted from both: 1) teacher researchers dedicated to researching the writing lives of K-12 students and/or pedagogical practices that support student writers in their own classrooms, or 2) teacher educators who, in collaboration with K-12 teachers, have encouraged the use of teacher research as a means of developing reflective pedagogical writing practices based on close observations of student writers.

Applicants are to submit five copies of representative samples of their published works, along with a current CV. There are no entry fees or application forms. Recipients need not be U.S. citizens but all entries must be in English (or, translations are to be supplied).

The winner will be notified in late March and there will be a public ceremony in April 2005 to honor the recipient.

Send applications and nominations to: Andrea García Obregón, Ph. D., Director, Reading/Writing Learning Clinic Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center, Room 100 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549

The first recipient of the Hofstra Research Award was Jerry Deffenbacher, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Colorado State University and a pioneer in the study and treatment of anger management.#