CANDEL Graduates 2025

Congratulations to the CANDEL graduates of 2025! All graduating students were recognized during the June 2025 commencement ceremony at the Mondavi Center, UC Davis.

Danielle J. Armedilla

From Mamá to Presidenta: The Influence of Familial Capital on Latina University Administrators

Dimitrous Chattman

How do culturally relevant pathways and civic engagement influence high-achieving Black students

Ehsan Choudhry

Aligning Higher Education with Community Needs: A Qualitative Exploration of Faculty Perspectives on Academic Program Development

Joyce Fernandez

Incarcerated Students in Associate Degree Programs: Motivations and Challenges

Eileen Forbes-Hill

Examining the STEM achievement, value of science, and motivation of elementary students at Title 1 schools in South Central LA

Leroy Gaines

Perspectives on Leadership: A Qualitative Inquiry of Black Elementary School Leaders in an Urban School District

Jose Gutierrez

Creating Community. A Culturally Relevant Approach to Social and Emotional Development

Garth Lewis

We With Them: Leveraging Cross-Sector Collaboration to Reframe Postsecondary Readiness as Foster Youth Self-Efficacy

Fabrizio Mejia

Disrupting Imposter Phenomenon and Cultural Mismatch: Understanding Approaches to Foster Systemically Marginalized Students

Isela Peña-Rager

“Be Approachable and Treat Me Like the Capable Person I Am”: How Student-Faculty Relationships Validate and Leverage the Community Cultural Wealth of Latina First-Generation College Students at an R1 University”

Nicole Sabatier

Student-Teacher Relationships and the Influence of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Kuljinder Sekhon

Correlation Between Years of Teaching Experience and Student Achievement Post-COVID-19 School Closures

Anabel Toche

Community College Experiences of Latine First-Generation Non-Traditional Students

Quinten Voyce

LGBTQ Student Experience in a Dual Enrollment Program

Lydia Iyeczohua Zendejas

Undergraduate Advising Praxes for Student Success: Exploring Purpose and Meaning at a Hispanic-Serving Research University