Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership
Current Students
Learn about some of our current students.
Current Students
Learn about some of our current students.
Vincent Alcantar
He/Him/His
Face-to-Face Cohort 15: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Using Outside and Supplemental Funding Sources to Increase the Math Achievement and College Attainment for Central Valley Long-Term English Learners
- Professional Role: Teacher
- Hometown and Current Location: Porterville, CA
Amy Allen
She/Her/Hers
Face-to-Face Cohort 15: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Engagement and support on campus for students who identify as multi-ethnic or multi-racial
- Professional Role: Interim Associate Dean - Student Involvement at Fresno State
- Hometown: St. John, Virgin Islands
- Current Location: Fresno, CA
Ariana Amaro
She/Her/Hers
Face-to-Face Cohort 16: Class of 2025
- Research Interests: Social Emotional Learning and Teacher Sustainability
- Professional Role: 2nd Grade Teacher
- Hometown: Kerman, CA
- Current Location: Fresno, CA
Sara Baramy Constantinescu
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 6: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Graduate student achievements (access and success) and higher education institutional effectiveness
- Professional Role: Professional Services Consultant, Graduate Education Manager
- Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
- Current Location: Oceanside, CA
Brittani Brown
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 8: Class of 2026
- Professional Role: Associate Vice President of Administration at CSUSM
- Hometown: Sacramento, CA
- Current Location: San Marcos, CA
Edie Brown
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 5: Class of 2023
- Research Interests: Advising students of color in a predominantly white 4 year higher education institution, Diversity, equity and inclusion in Student Affairs with a focus on student services, How unions and universities can co-exist while serving students
- Professional Role: Union President
- Hometown: San Francisco, CA
- Current Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Cynthia Cervantes
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 6: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Facilities staff impact on residential students, affordable housing for students, first-gen students
- Professional Role: Executive Director, Office of Housing Administration at San Diego State University
- Hometown: San Lorenzo, CA
- Current Location: San Diego, CA
Floridia (Flo) Cheung
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 7: Class of 2025
- Research Interests: Qualitative Study on First Generation Students' Experiences at a Middle College High School situated at a Community College
- Professional Role: Middle College High School Principal
- Hometown: Hacienda Heights, CA
- Current Location: Fresno, CA
Charley Clark
He/Him/His
Online Cohort 6: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Early literacy indicators as predictors of English learner reclassification
- Professional Role: Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services
- Hometown and Current Location: Bakersfield, CA
Corry Colonna
He/Him/His
Online Cohort 6: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Mid-level Lead Staff Development Studies in student well-being to increase joy and mental thriving
- Professional Role: Executive Director, Housing & Residential Life
- Hometown: Punxsutawney, PA
- Current Location: Long Beach, CA
Cherylyn Crill-Hornsby
She/Her/Hers
Face-to-Face Cohort 16: Class of 2025
- Research Interests: Faculty experiences in implementing alternative assessment and pedagogy practices
- Professional Role: Dean of Academic Services & Social Sciences Pathways
- Hometown: North Fork, CA
- Current Location: Fresno, CA
Huldah Dauid
Face-to-Face Cohort 16: Class of 2025
- Research Interests: Inclusive Discipline and Academic Reengagement Policy, Restorative Academic Programs for African American Students, Program Evaluation of FUSD A4 Academic Student Support program, Implicitly biased instructional practices
- Professional Role: Chief Program Officer at Another Level Training Academy
- Hometown: Madera, CA
Maricarmen Figueroa
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 7: Class of 2025
- Research Interests: Parent Engagement & Hispanic Serving Institutions
- Professional Role: Director of Student Activities at Clovis Community College
- Hometown: Avenal, CA
- Current Location: Clovis, CA
Diana Galvan
Online Cohort 7: Class of 2025
- Research Interests: Family Medicine Residency Physician/Reducing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue Through Health and Wellness
- Professional Role: Behavioral Faculty and Wellness Instructor
- Hometown: San Mateo, CA
- Current Location: Turlock, CA
Venissia Garcia
She/Her/Hers
Face-to-Face Cohort 15 : Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Teacher Efficacy in Supporting Students with Disabilities
- Professional Role: Program Administrator
- Hometown: Visalia, CA
- Current Location: Fresno, CA
Mostafa Ghous
He/Him/His
Online Cohort 8: Class of 2026
- Professional Role: Dean of Academic Affairs
- Hometown: Modesto, CA
- Current Location: Salinas, CA
Queana Givens-Jarvis
She/Her/Ella
Online Cohort 6: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Examining the Delay of Eligible Female Candidates to Peruse School Site Leadership
- Professional Role: Elementary Principal
- Hometown and Current Location: El Centro, CA
Larissa Goosev
She/Her/Ella
Online Cohort 15: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: New Teacher Attrition/New Teacher Retention
- Professional Role: Middle School Principal
- Hometown and Current Location: Reedley, CA
Dana Grisby
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 8: Class of 2026
- Research Interests: Educational Development and Student Success
- Professional Role: Professor, African American Studies
- Hometown: Merced, CA
- Current Location: Oakland, CA
Adrien Guerra
He/Him/His
Online Cohort 6 : Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Latinx LGBTQ+ Students Sense of Belonging in STEM
- Professional Role: Student Services Support Representative
- Hometown and Current Location: Los Angeles, CA
Beth Harris
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 8: Class of 2026
- Research Interests: Economic mobility, fiduciary responsibility, school finance, equitable outcomes
- Professional Role: Director, Educational Options & Expanded Learning
- Hometown and Current Location: Ventura, CA
T'Nesia TJ Hurley
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 7: Class of 2025
- Research Interests: Equity-focused financing and student achievement.
- Professional Role: Assistant Superintendent of Business
- Hometown: Oakland, CA
- Current Location: Redding, CA
Erika Ireland
She/Her/Hers
Face-to-Face Cohort 15: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Educational pipeline of dietetic students in higher education
- Professional Role: Faculty & Dietetic Internship Director
- Hometown: Fresno, CA
- Current Location: Clovis, CA
Bryon Jackson
Online Cohort 8
- Research Interests: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the university environment, bridging digital divides
- Professional Role: Associate Vice President, Technology Solutions & Innovation
- Hometown and Current Location: Long Beach, CA
Gus Leonard
He/Him/His
Online Cohort 3
- Research Interests: Language and Culture learning; technology-enhanced learning. Dissertation Topic:
Understanding Intercultural Competence in Civic Engagement/Citizenship through Photovisual
Elicitation of Study Abroad Student Photoblogs
Professional Role: CSU Monterey Bay, Language Lab Coordinator
Hometown: Burlington, VT
Current Location: Del Rey Oaks, CA
Adelfa Lorenzano
She/Her/Ella
Face-to-Face Cohort 17: Class of 2026
- Research Interests: Hispanic Serving Institutions, First-Generation Students, and Dual Enrollment in the Central Valley
- Professional Role: Director, Title V D-HSI Grant
- Hometown: Reedley, CA
- Current Location: Kingsburg, CA
Lupe Mendoza
Face-to-Face Cohort 15: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Culturally relevant and age-appropriate pedagogy in dual enrollment.
- Professional Role: High School Vice Principal
- Hometown: Dos Palos, CA
- Current Location: Clovis, CA
Tasneem Mohamed
Online Cohort 5
- Professional Role: Academic Advisor
- Hometown: Oakland, CA
- Current Location: Marina, CA
Lena Nelson
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 8: Class of 2026
- Research Interests: ESL student pathways in a community college setting. Equity and access for Adult Education ESL students transitioning to post-secondary education.
- Professional Role: Assistant Professor, ESL, Adult Education
- Current Location: Riverside, CA
Mary Nguyen
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 8: Class of 2026
- Research Interests: Mental health, disability, accessibility, technology, universal design
- Professional Role: Director, Bob Murphy Access Center
- Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
- Current Location: Garden Grove, CA
Roy Orosco
Face-to-Face Cohort 15: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Special Education Teacher Burnout MTSS Systems and Development
- Professional Role: Assistant Principal
- Hometown: Dinuba, CA
- Current Location: Visalia, CA
Estevan Parra Guerrero
He/Him/His
Face-to-Face Cohort 16: Class of 2025
- Research Interests: First Generation Latinx Staff, sense of belonging at Hispanic Serving Institutions
- Professional Role: Director
- Hometown: South Central Los Angeles, CA
- Current Location: Fresno, CA
Edgar Parrilla
He/Him/His
Face-to-Face Cohort 15: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: The impact on recidivism for Formerly Incarcerated Latino Men (FILM) who participate in higher education programs.
- Professional Role: Business Administration Faculty
- Hometown: Woodlake, CA
- Current Location: Visalia, CA
Raquel Piña-Holmstrom
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 6: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: HSI servingness - Latinx faculty and staff retention
- Professional Role: Assistant to IDEA, Research, and Grants
- Hometown and Current Location: Oroville, CA
Liz Reed
Online Cohort 8: Class of 2026
- Research Interests: Student Success & Retention in Higher Education, Identifying and Supporting Parenting Students, Co-Curricular Pathways and Work Integrated Learning, eAdvising
- Professional Role: Assistant Director, Enrollment Management Technology CSU Chancellor's Office
- Hometown: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
- Current Location: Cypress, CA
Angelica Rodriguez
She/Her/Ella
Online Cohort 8: Class of 2026
- Research Interests: Marginalized Students, Community Colleges, Transfer, Latino/a/x Students, First Gen. Faculty
- Professional Role: Counselor/Instructor
- Current Location: Ventura County, CA
Gretchen Ruch
She/Her/Hers
Face-to-Face Cohort 15: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Camp Counseling & Teacher Self-Efficacy/Relational Efficacy
- Professional Role: Assistant Camp Director
- Current Location: Kingsburg, CA
Jolene Sagan
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 6: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Women, time poverty, parents, caregivers, higher education, and student affairs.
- Professional Role: Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences - LCSW Case Manager
- Hometown: Westwood, CA
- Current Location: Long Beach, CA
Yadi Sanchez
Online Cohort 5
- Professional Role: Manager of Outreach and Academic Services
- Hometown: Fort Bragg, CA
Jonathan M. Smith
He/Him/His
Online Cohort 7: Class of 2025
- Research Interests: Undergraduate interdisciplinary maker education pedagogies; Interventions to improve diversity of university students in STEM majors
- Professional Role: Interim Senior Director, University Library at Sonoma State University
- Current Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Thatcher Weldon
Online Cohort 7: Class of 2025
- Research Interests: K-12 success connection to adult education program success
- Professional Role: Director of Adult Education at Kern Community College District
- Hometown: Fresno, CA
- Current Location: Burbank, CA
Michael Williamson
He/Him/His
Face-to-Face Cohort 15: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and secondary trauma in teachers and administrators
- Professional Role: Teacher
- Hometown: Fresno, CA
- Current Location: Clovis, CA
Ia Xiong
Face-to-Face Cohort 15: Class of 2024
- Research Interests: AsianCrit and males in community college
- Professional Role: Adjunct Counselor
- Hometown and Current Location: Fresno, CA
Laura Yager
She/Her/Hers
Face-to-Face Cohort 17: Class of 2026
- Research Interests: Post-covid policies and their impact on student success
- Professional Role: University Registrar
- Hometown: Modesto, CA
- Current Location: Fresno, CA
Khou Yang-Vigil
She/Her/Hers
Online Cohort 7: Class of 2025
- Research Interests: Mental health, Advocacy and support for underserved at-promise students in Higher Education, AsianCrit - particularly Southeast Asians in Higher Education, Culture and Leadership
- Professional Role: Director of Equity and Access Programs
- Hometown and Current Location: Santa Rosa, California