Education Policy, Organization & Leadership assistant professor Oliver Tapaha has been named the 2026 recipient of the Bobby Wright Award for Early Career Contributions to Research in Indigenous Education by the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas SIG of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Tapaha was nominated for the award by alumnus Nathan Tanner, Ph.D. '25 EPOL. Tanner said he nominated Tapaha in large part due to his publications in Educational Researcher and a recent major award from the Spencer Foundation, among many other accomplishments.
Tapaha will be honored during the AERA Annual Meeting, April 8-12 in Los Angeles, CA.
