PhD A-Z
A
Back to top- Jacob Alonso
USC Provost's PhD FellowshipAdvisors
Julie Marsh
Research InterestsSchool Leadership, Organizational Theory, Crisis Management, Resilience, Critical Policy Analysis, School Choice
- Gloria Anglón
Advisors
Julie Posselt
Research InterestsRacial equity in graduate education, STEM graduate student development, Sociology of education, Organizational change and strategic management
- Jacob Alonso
B
Back to top- Clare Baek
Advisors
Stephen Aguilar
Research InterestsLearning Analytics, Learning Technologies, Student Motivation in STEM, Educational Technology and Students with Disabilities, Computer Science Education
- Kaylan Baxter
Advisors
Julie Posselt
Research InterestsAccountability, Accreditation, Data use, Institutional effectiveness, Institutional research
- James Bridgeforth
NAEd/Spencer Foundation Dissertation FellowAdvisors
Shaun Harper, Julie Marsh
Research InterestsRacial Justice and Education, K-12 Education Policy, Educational Leadership, Racial Violence in Schools, Racial Crisis Leadership
- Clare Baek
C
Back to top- Isabel Clay
Advisors
Morgan Polikoff, Adam Kho
Research InterestsCost-benefit analysis, Curriculum, Critical thinking, Educational equity, English Language Learners, K-12 policy, Quantitative methods, Standards
- Isabel Clay
D
Back to top- Eupha Jeanne Daramola
USC Provost's PhD FellowshipAdvisors
Julie Marsh
Research InterestsRacial equity in education, Qualitative methods, Community engagement, School discipline, School leadership
- Margaret Dawson-Amoah
USC Provost's PhD FellowshipAdvisors
Adam Kho
Research InterestsSchool reform, K-12 education policy, Curriculum, Critical pedagogies, Culturally Responsive Pedagogies
- Tom DePaola
USC Provost's PhD FellowshipAdvisors
Adrianna Kezar
Research InterestsHigher education and political economy of cities; contingent labor and unionization; urban restructuring and gentrification; the public good mission of the university; marginalization and mobility among underserved student populations; critical pedagogy; broad-based resistance and solidarity movements.
- Tara-Marie Desruisseaux
NSF Graduate FellowshipAdvisors
David Quinn
Research InterestsStudent/teacher racial congruence; the role of race in education policy; Black students and mathematical literacy; racial/ethnic opportunity gap; culturally sustaining teaching practices; the underrepresentation of Black teachers
- Jude Paul Dizon
USC Provost's PhD FellowshipAdvisors
Adrianna Kezar, William Tierney
Research InterestsRacialization and racism, Carcerality, Critical theory and race studies, Institutional change, Student development
- Eupha Jeanne Daramola
E
Back to top- Kirsten Elliott
- Taylor Enoch-Stevens
Advisors
Julie Marsh, Lawrence Picus
Research InterestsRace and education, Equity-oriented policies, Critical Pedagogy, Culturally sustaining pedagogy, School finance
- John Ezaki
Advisors
Yasemin Copur-Gencturk
Research InterestsMathematics teacher education, Teacher knowledge, Math teaching and learning, Teacher evaluation
F
Back to top- Michael Fienberg
Research AssistantAdvisors
Adam Kho, Morgan Polikoff
Research InterestsSchool reform, program evaluation, curriculum, teacher quality, dual enrollment
- Michael Fienberg
G
Back to top- Emily Gonzalez
Advisors
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
Research InterestsEducational Psychology, Neuroscience, Teaching and Learning, Pedagogy, Student Agency
- Jennifer Gribben
- Emily Gonzalez
H
Back to top- Matthew Hamilton
Advisors
Brendesha Tynes
Research InterestsCritical digital literacy, Education technologies, Race, gender, & class, Play, games, & learning, Design-based research
- Jordan Harper
Advisors
Adrianna Kezar
Research InterestsLeadership, Non-tenure-track faculty, Student affairs, Non-instructional staff
- Theresa Hernandez
Advisors
Julie Posselt
Research InterestsOrganizational theory and institutional change for equity in higher education, intersectionality, CRT, DEI policy design and implementation
- Imogen Herrick
Advisors
Gale Sinatra
Research InterestsScience Education Policy, Science/STEM Teacher Preparation, Informal Science learning, Conceptual Change, Place Based Education
- Matthew Hamilton
J
Back to top- Neil Jacobson
Advisors
Gale Sinatra
Research InterestsConceptual Change, Text and Graphic Comprehension, Motivated Reasoning, Non-formal Learning
- Neil Jacobson
K
Back to top- Alana Kennedy
Advisors
Erika Patall, Gale Sinatra
- Kate Kennedy
Rossier Dean's FellowshipAdvisors
Julie Marsh
Research InterestsK-12 education policy, leadership, politics, equity
- Laurel Kruke
Research AssistantAdvisors
Gale Sinatra
Research InterestsEnvironmental Education, Educational Equity, K-12 Education
- Alana Kennedy
L
Back to top- Diane Lee
USC Provost's PhD FellowshipAdvisors
Erika Patall
Research InterestsSocial-Emotional Development and Measurement, Academic Identity Development, Student Motivation and Autonomy Support, Emotion Regulation and Student Well-Being, Equitable Practices in Education
- Jingxian Li
Advisors
Yasemin Copur-Gencturk
Research InterestsTeaching and Teacher Education, Teacher Knowledge and Instruction, Measurement and Assessment
- Edgar Lopez
Gates Millennium ScholarAdvisors
Adrian Huerta, Adrianna Kezar
Research InterestsCollege Access & Equity, First-Generation College Students & Latina/o/x Issues in Higher Education, Faculty-Student Mentoring Relationships, Campus Climate & Imposter Syndrome
- Diane Lee
M
Back to top- Milie Majumder
Research AssistantAdvisors
Shafiqa Ahmadi, Darnell Cole
Research Interestscritical race theory, racism, racialization, mental health, minoritized student populations, Muslim and South Asian student populations
- Neha Miglani
Advisors
Patricia Burch
Research InterestsStudent well-being, Body, Embodiment, Somatic Practices, Educational Technology, Neoliberalism and education, Socio-cultural theory, Globalization, Comparative and International Education, Ethnography
- Elizabeth Morris
Research AssistantAdvisors
Adam Kho
Research InterestsP-16 Educational Equity, QuantCrit, Secondary and postsecondary education outcomes for minoritized students
- Milie Majumder
O
Back to top- Desiree O'Neal
Advisors
Julie Marsh
Research InterestsCommunity Engagement, School Improvement, School Design, Race and Education, Poverty and Social Mobility, Resource Equity, Policy Analysis and Program Implementation, Access and School Choice
- Jaymon Ortega
Advisors
Shaun Harper
Research InterestsEsports and Educaiton, Black and Latino Men, Racial Equity, Community Colleges, Student Athletes
- Desiree O'Neal
P
Back to top- Glenda Palacios Quejada
Advisors
Tatiana Melguizo
Research InterestsQuantitative Critical Theory, Education, Development, Racism, anti-racist pedagogies, Ethnic Studies, Racial-ethnic populations
- Glenda Palacios Quejada
R
Back to top- Sarah Rabovsky
Rossier Dean's FellowshipAdvisors
Morgan Polikoff
Research InterestsAccountability, Alternative Schools, Quantitative Methods, Teacher Labor Markets
- Aireale Rodgers
Rossier Dean's FellowshipAdvisors
Julie Posselt
Research InterestsTeaching and learning, faculty development, equity and justice in higher education, sociocultural theories of learning, endarkened feminist epistemologies, curriculum and program design, qualitative research methods.
- Sarah Rabovsky
S
Back to top- Maritza Salazar
Advisors
Adrian Huerta
Research Interestscollege access and equity, nexus between education and criminal legal system, justice-involved youth.
- Anamely Salgado
Advisors
Stephen Aguilar
Research InterestsEquitable education for immigrant and underepresented youth, Underepresented youth's motivation and intitatives, Equity beliefs and practices in individuals and institutions
- Daniel Scott
Rossier Dean's FellowshipAdvisors
Adrianna Kezar
Research InterestsAcademic labor, Workers in higher education, Nexus between education and criminal justice systems, System-impacted students
- Daniel Silver
Rossier Dean's FellowshipAdvisors
Morgan Polikoff
Research InterestsCurricular alignment to standards, Pratitioners' curricular decisions
- Isaiah Simmons
Rossier Dean's FellowshipAdvisors
Shaun Harper
Research InterestsPolicy Narratives, Equity in Policy Implementation, Sports and Culture, K-12- College Transitions, Critical Policy Analysis
- Deborah Southern
Rossier Dean's FellowshipAdvisors
Julie Posselt
Research InterestsOrganizational equity planning and implementation; whiteness in higher education organizational policy, practices, and routines; dismantling systems of white supremacy in higher education; organizational change and learning; qualitative methods; graduate education.
- Maritza Salazar
T
Back to top- Tong Tong
Advisors
Adam Kho
Research InterestsSchool Choice, Virtual Schools, School Finance, Teacher Education, Education Policy, Quantitative Methods, Educational Equity
- Tong Tong
U
Back to top- Natsumi Ueda
Advisors
Adrianna Kezar
Research InterestsDiversity in higher education, Marginalized student experience, Interracial / intercultural experience, Equity and institutional change in higher education
- Natsumi Ueda
V
Back to top- David Velasquez
Gates Millennium ScholarAdvisors
Tatiana Melguizo
Research InterestsCollege access, persistence, and completion, Mathematics Education Community Colleges, Policy Implementation
- Amanda Vite
Advisors
Erika Patall
Research InterestsMotivation, Autonomy Support, Academic Identity, Racial/Ethnic Identity
- David Velasquez
Y
Back to top- Nicole Yates
Rossier Dean's FellowshipAdvisors
Erika Patall
Research InterestsBlack racial/ethnic identity, motivation, critical quantitative methods
- Elif Yucel
Advisors
Tatiana Melguizo
Research InterestsCommunity College Transfer and Performance Funding, College Access and Completion, Higher Education Opportunities in Prisons and Jails, School Closure, Social Network Analysis
- Nicole Yates
Z
Back to top- Jeanette Zambrano
Advisors
Erika Patall
Research InterestsMotivation; Teaching practices; Culturally relevant education; Self and identity; Gender, race, and social class.
- Jeanette Zambrano