Alumnus Jay Plasman, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at The Ohio State University, has won the 2021 Association for Career and Technical Research (ACTER) Outstanding Beginning Scholar Award. This award recognizes ACTER members whose scholarly work has significantly contributed to career and technical education research and/or practice. Such contributions may include receipts of grants and contracts, publications in professional journals, presentations at regional and national meetings, and outstanding classroom teaching.
Jay Plasman (Education, Ph.D., ’19) is an assistant professor in Workforce Development and Education in the College of Education and Human Ecology at the Ohio State University. Prior to joining The Ohio State University, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Institute of Education Policy at Johns Hopkins University. His research focuses broadly on education policy and explores the pipeline of career and technical education between high school and college along with the role this type of education has on high school dropout rates and college considerations. He formerly worked as a teacher at each of the elementary, middle and high school levels. Plasman also served as the Director of Education at a vocational training school for several years prior to pursuing his Ph.D.
Plasman is also a member of the International Study of City Youth collaborative group. This group focuses on students in 16 cities around the world to explore how growing up and receiving education in different education systems may impact the promotion of certain 21st Century skills, engagement and academic dispositions.
The Association for Career and Technical Education Research (ACTER) (formerly AVERA) was organized in 1966. It is a professional association for scholars and others with research interests in the relationship between education and work. Through participation in the ACTER members have the opportunity to collaborate on research projects of vital interest to the profession, present research findings to national audiences, and receive recognition for service and scholarship in career and technical education.