Dr. Selcuk R. Sirin
Dr. Selcuk R. Sirin (Principal Investigator) is an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Psychology in New York University's Steinhardt School. Dr. Sirin's research primarily focuses on the lives of immigrant and minority children and their families and ways to increase professionals' ability to better serve them. Dr. Sirin conducted a major meta-analytical review of research on socioeconomic status and he co-produced the Racial and Ethical Sensitivity Test (REST) and accompanying training program for school professionals. He is currently serving as the Research Coordinator for the Partnership for Teacher Excellence project at NYU in collaboration with New York City School of Education. His most recent research focuses on immigrant youth in general, Muslim American children and adolescents in particular. Dr. Sirin's book with Dr. Michelle Fine, entitled "Designated Others: Young, Muslim, and American" will be out in 2008 from the NYU Press. He is the recipient of Teaching Excellence Award from Boston College, Young Scholar Award from the Foundation for Child Development for his project on immigrant children, and Review of Research Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) given in recognition of an outstanding article published in education. Sirin's work has been published in several scholarly journals including Journal of Educational Psychology, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Review of Educational Research, and Youth & Society. He recently co-edited, with Aida Balsano, a special issue of Applied Developmental Science focusing on immigrant Muslim youth in the West.
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