UF selects Algina as top mentor, dissertation advisor

Posted April 23, 2009

James Algina, longtime professor of research and evaluation methods, has been selected for the universitywide 2008-09 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award. He was one of only five UF professors selected from across campus. The honor recognizes excellence, innovation, and effectiveness in doctoral dissertation advising.

A UF education faculty member since 1978, Algina has chaired or co-chaired 23 doctoral committees and served as a member on 136 additional committees of students who have graduated. He currently serves on 28 doctoral dissertation committees. His advanced statistical methods and psychometrics courses attract students from across campus.

“The quality of Dr. Algina’s dissertation advisement and mentoring can be seen in the successful placement of his former students in numerous academic positions and highly regarded organizations and agencies,” said Education Dean Catherine Emihovich. “His success in mentoring a broad range of students is reflected in the fact that he has published extensively with different students in prestigious refereed outlets in his field and related areas.”

Algina held the prestigious title of University of Florida Research Foundation Professor in 2001-2003 and is a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association and the American Psychological Association.