Assistant Professor Dr. Stefani Relles was recently
honored with a Faculty Opportunity Award for her research project entitled
“Write to College”. It is the second such award this year for the Department ofEducational Psychology and Higher Education (EPHE) as fellow colleague Dr.Matthew Bernacki was also recently recognized.
Dr. Relles’ project focuses on the academic
under-preparation of low-income students for college writing and their
transitions to postsecondary settings. It will be piloted with a cohort of 10
high-achieving students who will matriculate to UNLV in the fall of 2015 from
high-poverty public high schools in the Clark County School District. Dr. Relles’ project is an example of how EPHE
faculty members are utilizing their research to cultivate relationships in Las
Vegas to work directly to impact our community.
The Faculty Opportunity Awards were created for the
purpose of supporting faculty research through financial support with the
potential for continued external funding.
The awards come through the Offices of the President, the Executive Vice
President and Provost, and the Vice President for Research and Economic
Development, at a total value of $400,000.
Over 40 faculty members submitted applications for this year’s awards, of
which about half of the applicants were selected. Dr. Relles was awarded approximately
$19,000 for her research.
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