Alumni
Joint Doctoral Program, Ph.D. in Education
Graduate Spotlight
Discover the transformative power of doctoral research: explore the diverse careers of our alumni and their lasting impact on education.

Dr. Darielle Blevins
Start with Equity Fellow and Children's Equity Project Postdoctoral Research Scholar. Doctoral Student of the Year AY 2019/2020. Placed second in the CSU Competition for her research on how black adolescent girls negotiate their identity at school via self-portraits that represent how they feel about themselves on the inside, and how their teachers view them.
Dissertation title: Visibility and the Power of the Black Girl Gaze to Understand Black Adolescent Girls' Identity
Dissertation title: Visibility and the Power of the Black Girl Gaze to Understand Black Adolescent Girls' Identity

Dr. Verónica González
Assistant Professor of Bilingual/ Multicultural Education in the Division of Curriculum and Instruction, Cal State LA.
Dissertation title: Beyond Language: Critical and Sustainable Sociocultural Competence in a Dual Language Program
Dissertation title: Beyond Language: Critical and Sustainable Sociocultural Competence in a Dual Language Program

Dr. Rhianna Henry
Earned tenure and promotion to Associate Professor at Sonoma State University.
Dissertation title: Elementary Student's Perceptions of School Belongingness and (Bi)cultural Identity in English-only and Dual Language Strands
Dissertation title: Elementary Student's Perceptions of School Belongingness and (Bi)cultural Identity in English-only and Dual Language Strands

Dr. Melissa Navarro Martell
Associate Professor of Dual Language and English Learner Education, San Diego State University
Dissertation title: A Critical Examination of Dual-Language Science Educators: Ideology, Pedagogy, Access and Equity
Dissertation title: A Critical Examination of Dual-Language Science Educators: Ideology, Pedagogy, Access and Equity

Dr. Cassandra J. Drake
Associate Professor of Liberal Studies, California State University Stanislaus
Dissertation title: Toward a social justice orientation: Exploring the development of teacher-candidate cultural competence
Dissertation title: Toward a social justice orientation: Exploring the development of teacher-candidate cultural competence

Dr. Reka C. Barton
Assistant Professor of Literacy Education, University of Maryland
Dissertation title: Picture This: Black Girl Multilingual Magic
Dissertation title: Picture This: Black Girl Multilingual Magic

Dr. Rogelio Bolaños
Spanish Teacher, Singapore American School
Dissertation title: Education Investment and the 3x1 Program in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico
Dissertation title: Education Investment and the 3x1 Program in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico

Dr. Michelle DeJohnette
Assistant Professor of anti-racism and equity in Early Childhood Studies, Cal Poly Pomona
Dissertation title: Black Preschool Minds Matter: A Critical Examination of Preschool Teacher Beliefs about Discipline
Dissertation title: Black Preschool Minds Matter: A Critical Examination of Preschool Teacher Beliefs about Discipline

Dr. WonYoung Cho
Assistant Professor, Marriage, Couples, and Family Therapy Program, Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling in Portland, OR
Dissertation title: Context Filtering: Clinical and Linguistic Practices of Asian American Multilingual Mental Health Clinician
Dissertation title: Context Filtering: Clinical and Linguistic Practices of Asian American Multilingual Mental Health Clinician
