This page serves as a listing of the Graduates of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership program with each dissertation title and, when available, a link to the ScholarWorks listing for the dissertation.

Lourd Bawardi-Shomar, Ed.D.

Dissertation: Principals' Attitudes Toward the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Elementary Schools in California

Rebecca Berner, Ed.D.

Dissertation: Transfer shock and the experience of community college students transitioning to California State University, Chico: an exploratory study

Colleen Bruckmann, Ed.D.

Dissertation: What are the effects of allowing self-selection on reading motivation and skills?

Tamara Cheshire, Ed.D.

Dissertation: Barriers and bridges: American Indian community college student resiliency and success

Viridiana Diaz, Ed.D.

Dissertation: A study of Latino migrant and seasonal farmworker college students: the emergence of a culturally adaptive navigation model for success

Maha Edlbi, Ed.D.

Dissertation: The effect of support services on GPA and timely baccalaureate attainment among community college transfer students at the University of California (UC) at Davis

Eduardo Gonzalez, Ed.D.

Dissertation: The impact of participation in the Mini-Corps program as an undergraduate on alumni's professional career

Cohort Member

Dissertation: Guiding the Path to Institutional Change: Examining Community College Leaders' Role in Facilitating Guided Pathways Framework

Cohort Member

Dissertation: Attaining Equity and College Access for Latinx Students: Expanding College Pathways Through the Promotion of Parental Involvement

Cohort Member

Dissertation: Marked by the Carceral System: The Experiences of Community College Students Rejoining Society and Seeking to Acquire Higher Education

Cohort Member

Dissertation: Assessing The Role Of Social Capital On The Academic Performance Of Mexican Diaspora University Students In California

Cohort Member

Dissertation: Assessing Community College Orientations

Cohort Member

Dissertation: Transformative Leadership: Asian American Women in California Community College Administration

Cohort Member

Dissertation: The “Other” Whites: How Second-Generation Muslim Egyptian American Students Navigate Racial Erasure and Cultural Bifurcation

Cohort Member

Dissertation: Lived Experiences Of Filipino American Women In Higher Education Leadership: Toward The Development Of Filipino Critical Race Theory

Cohort Member

Dissertation: A Case Study On Sociopolitical, Cultural Influences, Teacher Dispositions And Teacher Efficacy In Classrooms In Israel And The United States

Cohort Member

Dissertation: Improving Success for First-Generation Reverse-Vertical Transfer Students