ACPA Emerging Scholars

photo of all 2020 emerging scholars holding their awards at ACPA20

The ACPA Emerging Scholars Program was implemented by the ACPA Senior Scholars in 1999. The Emerging Scholars Program supports, encourages, and honors early-career individuals who are emerging as contributors to student affairs and higher education scholarship and who are pursuing research initiatives congruent with the mission, interests, and strategic goals of ACPA. 

Emerging Scholar Program candidates must have an earned doctorate and must be or become members of ACPA. 

Recipients of the award are recognized as Emerging Scholar-Designees and serve as two-year term. Emerging Scholar-Designees who have fulfilled their research and scholarly leadership commitments – as specified in their applications – by the end of their two-year term will receive the ACPA Emerging Scholars Award.

2023 Emerging Scholar Designees

Genia Bettencourt

Genia Bettencourt

Assistant Professor

University of Memphis

Departmental Website

Kaleb L. Briscoe

Kaleb L. Briscoe

Assistant Professor

Mississippi State University

Departmental Website

Antonio Duran

Antonio Duran

Assistant Professor

Arizona State University

Departmental Website

Laila McCloud

Laila McCloud

Assistant Professor

Grand Valley State University

Departmental Website

TJ Stewart

TJ Stewart

Assistant Professor

Iowa State University

Departmental Website

News & Updates

2022-Become an ACPA Emerging Scholar

ACPA Emerging Scholars Program 2022-2024 We are now accepting applications for the Class of 2022-2024 ACPA Emerging Scholar-Designees. Recipients will be announced as 2022-2024 ACPA Emerging Scholar-Designees (that is, the 2022 ACPA Convention through the 2024 ACPA...

2020 Emerging Scholars

Assistant Professor The Pennsylvania State University Department Website Assistant Professor Texas A & M University--Commerce Department Website Assistant Professor University of North Carolina, Wilmington Department Website Assistant Professor Northern Arizona...

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