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Feb. 5, 2003 LEE AWARDED POST-DOC FELLOWSHIP TO STUDY INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION ON
NATIVE AMERICAN IDENTITY, COMMUNITIES The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has awarded a post-doctoral fellowship to University of New Mexico Native American Programs staff Tiffany Lee. Lee coordinates education programs at UNM sponsored by the Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT), is also a research consultant for the David & Lucile Packard Foundation and teaches part time for UNM's Native American Studies. Beginning this August, Lee, who is of Navajo/Lakota descent, will engage
in two to three years of research on "Educational influences on the
development of Native American identity and on service to Native American
communities" in collaboration with mentor Greg Cajete, Ph.D., UNM
associate professor of education and Native American Studies director.
"My goal with this fellowship is to conduct community-based research
as a way to learn about identity issues among Native American young people,
and in that effort, learn how educational programs can be successful in
instilling our communities' values among this population," Lee said.
"My hope is that our native communities can learn about the impact
education programs have in developing native youth who are committed to
serving their communities' interests." Lee earned her BA in psychology from Pomona College, 1990; MA in sociology
from Stanford University, 1999; and PhD in sociology of education from
Stanford University in 1999. AERA awards up to 12 fellowships each year to researchers who obtained
a higher degree (Ph.D., Ed.D, or equivalent) in the past 10 years and
show potential or demonstrated capacity to perform educational research.
They must also have teamed with mentors who are established members of
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