Icy Zhang received 2026 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Learning Sciences Assistant Professor Icy Zhang received a 2026 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Zhang will utilize her funding on her project, “Bridging the Research-Practice Gap in Statistics and Data Science Education: Co-design ‘Embodied’ Programming Notebooks with Instructors Across Institutions.” Zhang’s research investigates the cognitive and developmental processes that underlie learning in complex domains, such as STEM domains, with a focus on translating theories into real-world instructional practices.
Supported by the National Academy of Education (NAEd) and Spencer Foundation, the fellowships provide funding and professional development to advance projects that address critical issues in education.
By Laurel White Six members of the School of Education community have been chosen as recipients of 2026 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowships, prestigious national fellowships that support promising education research by early-career scholars. Supported by the National Academy of Education (NAEd) and Spencer Foundation, the fellowships provide funding and professional development to advance projects …