2025 Summer Scholars
We’re excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 Wheelhouse Summer Scholars fellowship. This award and mentorship opportunity is for PhD and EdD students whose equity-focused research centers on the California Community Colleges. Please join us in congratulating:
Travis Candieas -
University of California, Santa Barbara, Ph.D. Candidate in
Education with an emphasis in Quantitative Methods in the Social
Sciences
Project: Unpacking College Readiness in California Title I
Schools: Identifying Hidden Patterns of Student Preparation and
Information Quality
Raniyah Johnson – Morgan State University,
Ed.D. in Community College Leadership and Dean of Counseling and
Student Equity
Project: Examining the Relationship between Black Racial
Identity Development and the Academic Success and Sense of
Belonging of Black Males in California Community Colleges
Rogelio Salazar -
University of California, Los Angeles, PhD Candidate and
Doctoral Researcher in Higher Education & Organizational Change;
CCHALES Research Collective at San Diego State University,
Doctoral Researcher
Project: Advancing Racial Equity Possibilities in Dual
Enrollment: A Multiple Case Study of California’s High Enrolled
Black and Latinx Dual Enrollment Programs
Siyue Lena Wang-
University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D. Candidate,
School of Education and Information Studies
Project: Becoming the “Mystical Unicorn”: Understanding the
Racialized Illegality Experiences of Undocumented Asian College
Students in California
