Promising Scholar Award
NASFLA is pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 Promising Scholar Award, Dr. Jason D. Mizell!
Jason D. Mizell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami, where he is also affiliated with the UM Center for Global Black Studies. Dr. Mizell’s research, teaching, and service weave together SFL and culturally sustaining pedagogies to apprentice pre- and in-service teachers, minoritized youth, and wider community(ies) to:
1. Value, nurture, and critically examine racialized community languaging and literacies practices;
2. Critically examine and deconstruct dominating languaging and literacies practices;
3. Learn to remix languages and literacies critically in order to meet the needs of racialized youth and their accomplices in a multilingual and pluralistic society; and
4. Make content-specific instruction more anti-racist and accessible.
Dr. Mizell completed his PhD at the University of Georgia in 2020 under the direction of Dr. Ruth Harman. His work has been published in Language and Education, TESOL Journal, The New Educator, Journal of Language and Literacy Education, and a number of edited volumes. In recognition of this award, Dr. Mizell will receive $200 in Routledge books, as well as an opportunity to share his work through the new NASFLA Conversations webinar series and future issues of Meaning Potential. Thank you to Routledge for their support of SFL scholarship, and congratulations, Dr. Mizell!
Jason D. Mizell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Miami, where he is also affiliated with the UM Center for Global Black Studies. Dr. Mizell’s research, teaching, and service weave together SFL and culturally sustaining pedagogies to apprentice pre- and in-service teachers, minoritized youth, and wider community(ies) to:
1. Value, nurture, and critically examine racialized community languaging and literacies practices;
2. Critically examine and deconstruct dominating languaging and literacies practices;
3. Learn to remix languages and literacies critically in order to meet the needs of racialized youth and their accomplices in a multilingual and pluralistic society; and
4. Make content-specific instruction more anti-racist and accessible.
Dr. Mizell completed his PhD at the University of Georgia in 2020 under the direction of Dr. Ruth Harman. His work has been published in Language and Education, TESOL Journal, The New Educator, Journal of Language and Literacy Education, and a number of edited volumes. In recognition of this award, Dr. Mizell will receive $200 in Routledge books, as well as an opportunity to share his work through the new NASFLA Conversations webinar series and future issues of Meaning Potential. Thank you to Routledge for their support of SFL scholarship, and congratulations, Dr. Mizell!
General Description
This award is given by NASFLA in recognition of a pre-tenure scholar who is in the first five years of her his/her career and who has made outstanding contributions to applied linguistics through use of systemic functional linguistics as a theoretical framework, an analytical tool, and/ or pedagogical resource.
The selection committee will look for originality, creativity and productivity, and for evidence of the scholarly significance of the candidate’s work. Evidence and rationale should emphasize the contributions of the candidate's work to the field of SFL and comment on the nominee's potential for future contributions to the field.
The awardee will receive:
The selection committee will look for originality, creativity and productivity, and for evidence of the scholarly significance of the candidate’s work. Evidence and rationale should emphasize the contributions of the candidate's work to the field of SFL and comment on the nominee's potential for future contributions to the field.
The awardee will receive:
- Public recognition through NASFLA channels (business meeting, social media, announcement in Meaning Potential - the official NASFLA publication);
- $200 in Routledge books of their choosing;
- An opportunity to give an invited talk in the forthcoming NASFLA webinar series
- An opportunity to publish a short piece in Meaning Potential
Award Criteria
- Doctoral degree earned within the past five years (December 2016-December 2021)
- Promising record of scholarship drawing on SFL
- Commitment to making ongoing and significant contributions to scholarship using SFL
- Particular consideration given to contributions that address issues of equity and diversity, as well as contributions that make connections to practices in the field (education, healthcare, etc.)
Application and Nomination Process (closed for 2022)
Interested applicants should submit the following documentation:
- The nominee’s CV
- A published or publishable (in press) paper that shows deep understanding and use of SFL in innovative and rigorous ways
- A brief statement from the nominee describing their current research program and how this research advances or engages the field of SFL (maximum one-page, single-spaced)
- A letter of support from an SFL scholar who assesses the contributions of the nominee’s research and scholarship, as well as potential for continuing contributions. This letter may be submitted by the nominee or by the supporting scholar. Either way, it must be received by the nomination deadline.
