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Roberts receives national award for dissertation research

On Oct. 22, the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER) Research Committee announced Leslie Roberts, Ph.D., assistant professor of reading at Georgia Southern University, as the recipient of the ALER Dissertation Award for 2020.

Robert’s dissertation, “Motivation to Read in the Middle Grades” explores the reading motivations of sixth grade students as well as how to address the problem of low reading motivation. Conclusions from the research included four theoretical beliefs — “choice is important; peer-to-peer collaboration is influential; time and value are related; and self-concept is complicated.”

As the recipient of the Dissertation Award, Roberts receives a $300 stipend plus an additional $500 for travel expenses to the 2021 ALER conference in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. She also receives complimentary conference registration and ALER membership for one year.

Roberts is also invited to submit a manuscript based on her dissertation to the ALER Yearbook.

ALER is a professional organization focused on literacy teaching and research in higher education. Each year, the ALER’s Research Committee completes the evaluation and names the recipient of the Dissertation Award.

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