Alisha Hyslop, doctoral student in the Ph.D. in Career and Workforce Education program, was awarded a Jaeger Scholarship for $500 in support of her graduate studies. The Jaeger Scholarship is awarded to outstanding students in the Career and Workforce Education program at the University of South Florida with potential for making a difference in the field.
Alisha Hyslop has been involved in career and technical education (CTE) for the last 20 years, first as a student and then as an advocate. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Public Relations from Florida State University, and a Master’s degree in CTE from Virginia Tech. Since 2004, she has been serving as Assistant Director of Public Policy for the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), which is the premier professional association in our field. As such, she is involved in policy conversations at the national level, is very active in outreach and dissemination at the state level, and is always eager to share policy developments at our program orientation meetings.
Alisha entered the doctoral program in 2010 with the goal to strengthen her skills in data analysis, research interpretation and program evaluation techniques to better represent ACTE in ongoing policy conversations, better inform public policy efforts, and more generally, to improve CTE programs around the country. She plans to focus her studies and research on program evaluation and exploring the impact of CTE on broader education, workforce and economic development goals.
Upon completion of her doctorate in career and workforce education, we have no doubts that she will rise to national prominence in the field through her work at ACTE. To learn more about her background, you may visit her program page. Congratulations!
