PhD Videos
Hodari Davis Presents “Public Scholarship in Action: Exhibit A Oakland”
On October 24, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured language, literacy and culture PhD student Hodari Davis presenting “Public Scholarship in Action: Exhibit A Oakland.”
Maximus Sefotho Presents “The Philosophy of Botho/Ubunto in Research”
On May 2, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured professor of educational psychology Dr. Maximus Sefotho of the University of Johannesburg presenting “The Philosophy of Botho/Ubuntu in Research!” In it, Dr. Sefotho explores how the philosophy of ubuntu, or a form of African humanism, can help inform more inclusive research.
Darnel Degand Presents “Advanced Illustration Ability Not Required: Undergraduate Students’ Experiences with Comics Essays in an Education”
On May 23, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured Prof. Darnel Degand presenting “Advanced Illustration Ability Not Required: Undergraduate Students’ Experiences with Comics Essays in an Education.”
Ambar Hernandez Negrete Presents “They Don’t Value Us as Human Beings”
On April 18, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured PhD student Ambar Hernandez Negrete presenting “‘They Don’t Value Us as Human Beings’: Centering Students in Policy Research and Processes.”
Elizabeth Montaño and Izamar Ortíz-González Present “It’s for the Kids!”
On April 11, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured Prof. Elizabeth Montaño and PhD student Izamar Ortíz-González presenting “‘It’s for the Kids!’: The Illusion of School Justice in a Charter School Unionized Environment.“
Teachers as Learners Project Presents on Dialogic Teaching in the Digital Classroom
On March 7, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured Prof. Lee Martin and postdoctoral researcher Kayce Mastrup presenting “Dialogic Teaching in the Digital Classroom: Teachers’ Collaborative Adaptation in the Face of Disruption.”
Stacy Wittstock Presents on “Standards” as Institutional Gatekeeping: Ecology of Assessment in a Developmental Writing Course
On February 7, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured Stacy Wittstock, UC Davis Ph.D. candidate in the Learning and Mind Sciences, presenting on “Standards” as Institutional Gatekeeping: Examining Faculty and Administrative Perspectives on the Ecology of Assessment in a Developmental Writing Course.
Michael W. Moses II Presents On Racialized Methodological Norms
On January 24, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow from UC Riverside Michael W. Moses II presenting on Racialized Methodological Norms: Theorizing IRBs and Anonymity as Racism.
Yanira Madrigal Garcia Presents on Colonial Schooling and Resisting Racialization
Yanira Madrigal-Garcia presents “Revealing colonial schooling: Youth and teachers resisting racialization in two urban high schools,” as part of our Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series on June 3, 2021.
Dr. Claudia Escobar presents on Learning Experiences and Noncognitive Factors
On May 24, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series featured the Dr. Claudia Escobar discussion “I don’t know, what I don’t know: An exploration of learning experiences and noncognitive factors at a broad-access institution.”
Vanessa Segundo Presents on Engineering Latinx Student Success
Vanessa Segundo presents “’We’re Not Here for a Photo Op’: Engineering Latinx Student Success,” as part of our Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series on May 17.
Kaozong Mouavangsou Presents on Hmong Students Transforming their University
Kaozong Mouavangsou presents “History and legacy in the making: Hmong students transforming their university,” as part of our Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series on May 10.
Dr. Kayce Mastrup Presents on the Present and Potential Future of Math Educators
On April 26, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series featured Kayce Mastrup presenting on “Current Trends and/or Challenges Faced by Math Educators in Today’s K-12 Schools”
Adam Musser Presents On How Incarcerated Youth Define Freedom
On April 19, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series featured Adam Musser presenting on “‘When I Think of Freedom…’: Youth Literacy Practices in a Carceral State’”
Dr. Rodriguez and Dr. Aleman Present on Money, Equity & Schools
On March 1, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Gloria Rodriguez and Dr. Enrique Aleman presenting on “Money, Equity, & Schools: A CRT/Racial Realist Analysis of Educational Leadership”.
Dr. Liam Aielo Presents on the Role of Revoicing in Dialogic Text Discussions
On February 22, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Liam Aielo presenting on “‘I feel like you’re summarizing badly what we’re saying’: Revisiting the role of revoicing in dialogic text discussions.”
Dr. Cuellar and Dr. Deeb-Sossa Present on Recruitment During COVID-19 as an Emerging HSI
On February 8, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Marcela Cuellar, Dr. Natalia Deeb-Sossa and Dr. Blas Guerrero presenting on “Recruitment Practices during COVID-19: Perspectives from Institutional Agents at an Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).”
Dr. Nicole Sparapani Presents on Language, Engagement and Serving Students with Autism
On February 1, 2021, the UC School of Education hosted Dr. Nicole Sparapani as she presented on “Teacher Language and Student Active Engagement in Classrooms Serving Elementary Students with Autism” as part of the Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series
Dr. Nancy Acevedo Presents on ‘The Chicana/o/x Dream’
The Graduate Group in Education hosted Dr. Nancy Acevedo to speak to speak on her book ”The Chicana/o/x Dream: Hope, Resistance, and Educational Success” as part of its Brown Bag Speaker Series on January 25, 2021.
Alexis Patterson Williams presents on Sustaining Disciplinary Literacy in Science
On November 23, 2020, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Alexis Patterson Williams presenting on “Sustaining Disciplinary Literacy in Science: A Transformative, Just Model for Teaching the Language of Science.”
