PhD in Education

Welcome to the Graduate Group in Education PhD Program

Overview August 24, 2016

Our Ph.D. program critically engages students in contemporary issues that impact education research, policy and practice. Emphasizing collaboration, the program is an interdisciplinary graduate group that draws its faculty from diverse fields of education, humanities, social science, physical and biological sciences, mathematics, and medicine, and engages with key campus centers and programs, such as the M.I.N.D. Institute and the Poverty Center.

Designed to foster scholarly engagement and impact the practice of education, students may select from 5 areas of emphasis:

Graduates of our program gain deep knowledge of educational theory and practice related to strengthening schools and other educational settings. Our close proximity to California’s state capital of Sacramento also affords students a rich set of opportunities and networks for influencing education policy.

To learn more about applying to our program, visit our Admissions & Financial Aid – PhD Program page. You are also welcome to attend one of our virtual Ph.D. Information Sessions listed below. You will need to register for the event to receive the Zoom link to attend.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 3:00-4:00pm (PST) (Registration Link)

Thursday, October 17, 2024, 5:00-6:00pm (PST) (Registration Link)

Monday, November 4, 2024 3:00-4:00pm (PST) (Registration Link)

News November 21, 2023

PhD Student Antoinette Banks Wins $1 Million Black Ambition Prize

Award is for parent-facing app that uses predictive AI to optimize IEP plans

School of Education PhD student Antoinette Banks, BS ’22, has won the Pharrell Williams Black Ambition grand prize of $1 million for Expert IEP, her parent-facing app that uses predictive AI to optimize existing individualized education plans for children diagnosed with disabilities. Black Ambition is a nonprofit initiative dedicated to closing the opportunity and wealth gap by empowering Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs.

Spotlight January 12, 2017

Kaozong Mouavangsou

MA ’16, PhD ’22

As a product of the U.S. educational system, I grew up being miseducated about my own culture and history. Although the school curriculum didn’t explicitly teach me that my culture was inferior, the lack of Hmong history and culture in school made me believe this.

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Faculty Profile October 2, 2014 EMPHASIS AREA: SOEP

Paco Martorell

Professor and Chair of the Graduate Group in Education

Francisco (Paco) Martorell joined the School as an assistant professor in July 2014. Martorell completed his PhD in economics at UC Berkeley. Prior to joining the School, he was an Economist at the RAND Corporation and was a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School since 2006. He has broad research interests in both higher education and K-12 policy. Current projects cover areas including developmental education in colleges, the effects of grade retention, the returns to for-profit colleges, the impacts of school facility investments, and community college tuition subsidies.

UC Davis, School of Education Building, Room 129, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616

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(530) 752-3353

pmartorell@ucdavis.edu

Staff Profile September 30, 2022 Student Services

Bree Rodriguez

PhD/MA Graduate Program Coordinator

About:

Briana (Bree) Rodriguez currently serves as the Ph.D./MA Graduate Program Coordinator in the School of Education. Bree began her career at CSU, Fresno in 2018, and joined UC Davis a year later in Fall 2019. A majority of her career has been spent working exclusively with graduate students and programs. In her spare time she enjoys baking, traveling, and shuttling her son from one activity to the next.

Professional Philosophy:

barrodriguez@ucdavis.edu

(530) 752-6985

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