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Scholars Selection Committee

The William T. Grant Scholars Selection Committee is a group of senior researchers tasked with reviewing proposals, interviewing candidates, and selecting award recipients. 
Cynthia García Coll, Ph.D., Chair
Robinson and Barstow Professor of Education, Psychology, and Pediatrics
Brown University

W. Thomas Boyce, M.D.
Sunny Hill Health Center BC
Leadership Chair in Child Development
Professor of Pediatrics
University of British Columbia

Robert C. Granger, Ed.D.
President, William T. Grant Foundation

Susan M. Kegeles, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
University of California, San Francisco

Vonnie C. McLoyd, Ph.D.
Ewart A.C. Thomas Collegiate Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Michigan

Elizabeth Birr Moje, Ph.D.
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Language, Literacy, and Culture and Associate Dean for Research, School of Education
Faculty Associate, Institute for Social Research
Faculty Affiliate, Latino/a Studies
University of Michigan

Richard J. Murnane, Ph.D.
Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society
Graduate School of Education
Harvard University

Lawrence Palinkas, Ph.D.
Albert G. and Frances Lomas Feldman Professor of Social Policy and Health
School of Social Work
University of Southern California

Mary Pattillo, Ph.D.
Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and African American Studies
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Policy Research
Northwestern University

Robert C. Pianta, Ph.D.
Dean, Curry School of Education
Novartis US Foundation Professor of Education
Director, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning
Director, National Center for Research in Early Childhood Education
University of Virginia

Andrew C. Porter, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate School of Education
George and Diane Weiss Professor of Education
University of Pennsylvania

Jane Waldfogel, Ph.D.

Compton Foundation Centennial Professor of Social Work and Public Affairs
School of Social Work
Columbia University

Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Ph.D.

Academic Dean and Professor of Education
Graduate School of Education
Harvard University