Ed Psych Students Awarded 2025–2026 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

Two students from the Department of Educational Psychology have been awarded the prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF) for the 2025–2026 academic year. This highly competitive fellowship, offered by the University of Minnesota Graduate School, supports outstanding PhD candidates who are in the final stages of dissertation research.

Our awardees:

• Joseph Burey
  Program: Psychological foundations of education
  Advisor: Dr. Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou
• Qichao (Zoe) Pan
  Program: Special education
  Advisors: Drs. M. Y. Savana Bak and LeAnne Johnson

The Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards noted that once all awards have been accepted, a full list of 2025–26 fellows will be posted on the Graduate School website.

Congratulations to Joseph and Zoe!