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. Blevins

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
Dr. González

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
Dr. Henry

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
Dr. Martell

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
Dr. Drake

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
Dr. Barton

Dr. Reka C. Barton

Assistant Professor of Literacy Education, University of Maryland

Dissertation title: Picture This: Black Girl Multilingual Magic
Dr. Bolaños

Dr. Rogelio Bolaños

Spanish Teacher, Singapore American School

Dissertation title: Education Investment and the 3x1 Program in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico
Dr. DeJohnette

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
Dr. Cho

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