CCT Professor Diana Owen Receives Established Leader Award from APSA

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Dr. Diana Owen, CCT Professor and Director of the Civic Education Research Lab (CERL), received the Established Leader Award from the American Political Science Association’s Civic Engagement section at the organization’s annual meeting on September 6, 2024. “This award recognizes the outstanding and sustained achievements of an individual whose career commitment to civic engagement is marked by a consistent record of leadership in teaching, scholarship, and/or service to relevant communities.” The award citation reads:

Diana Owen is an established scholar who conducts rigorous research on political socialization and civic education. She has published dozens of journal articles, edited chapters, and books on youth civic engagement. In addition to her published research, Diana’s practical scholarship supports K-12 teachers and teacher-scholars in colleges and universities as we seek to identify effective practices for cultivating the public-spirited citizens who are essential for sustaining democracy. Diana is also a generous mentor to colleagues, whether K-12 teachers and state-level education administrators or graduate students and junior faculty. She is ultimately motivated by a desire for political science scholarship to have a real-world impact and collaborates with those who share this desire to improve our democratic capacity. The Established Leader Award Committee honors Diana Owen for her career-long continual impact on civic engagement.

In announcing the award, Committee Chair Austin Trantham (St. Leo University) stated, “We are proud to recognize Diana for her dedication and consistent leadership in the field of Civic Engagement throughout her decorated career.”