CPED is pleased to announce the winner of the 2023 Dissertation in Practice Award is Dr. Francesca Smith, graduate of American University's EdD program. Congratulations Dr. Smith! We received over 40 high-quality nominations for the 2023 award. The purpose of this award is to honor scholarly practitioner work that adheres to the CPED definition of Dissertation in Practice (DiP): “scholarly endeavor that impacts a complex problem of practice”.