The students in the School of Education come from all disciplines
and walks of life. The one characteristic that binds them all is
a passion for making a difference for teachers, students and
communities.Our graduates are leaders and scholars whose practice
and research address a wide range of issues critical to
education. All are prepared to take leadership roles in advancing
research and scholarship, strengthening teaching and learning,
and advocating for all learners.
At the UC Davis School of Education, our students are shaping a
world where teaching and learning are an art, a science and a
source of joy.
Check out some of our graduate students listed in the student directory to find out
more about their research.
PhD candidate Vanessa
Segundo has been awarded a Ford Foundation Dissertation
Fellowship for the upcoming academic year. One of 38 recipients
nationwide, Segundo is the fourth student in UC Davis history and
the first student in the School of Education’s history to be
honored with this fellowship. Prof. Danny
Martinez and Prof. Cati de los Ríos
are also former Ford Foundation Fellows.
The underrepresentation of minority students in medical school results not only in fewer physicians from these groups, but in documented disparities in health care and life expectancy for patients from those ethnic backgrounds. Lorena Ruedas, a School of Education CANDEL EdD student, is tackling this issue from two perspectives: researcher and mentor. Now in the last year of her degree program, she’s finishing her dissertation on the minority pre-med preparation experience.
Third-year PhD student Roxanne Rashedi wants to know if
yoga-based practices can be used in classrooms to enhance young
children’s self- regulatory skills. “We know that self-regulation
develops rapidly in young children,” she said. “I’m going to look
at what effect brief doses of yoga-based practices may have on
children’s ability to self-regulate. How can we design a
sustainable and feasible curriculum for teachers to use in school
settings?”
