CSULB Ed.D. Program

Congratulations to Dr. Rachelle McClendon-Alexander of Cohort 18 on presenting her doctoral research, Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers: Culturally Responsive Family Engagement through the Los Angeles Unified School District Black Student Achievement Plan (BSAP) at the 2026 National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference at the end of May right here in Long Beach! 🎊🥳

YOU are invited to honor the career and legacy of Dr. Bill Vega at his retirement celebration at the Anna W. Ngai Alumni Center on July 18th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.! Come hang with faculty, staff, alumni, peers, and colleagues of Dr. Vega, lunch will be provided.

Be sure to RSVP by July 1st! 🎉

Congratulations Jecenia Vera of Cohort 17 on being a 2026-27 Opportunity Fellow through Harvard University’s Opportunity Insights Teacher Fellowship Program!!

This inaugural cohort brings together 24 educators teaching 6 subjects spanning economics, statistics, data science, social studies, ELA, and CTE. Fellows represent a range of public, charter schools and independent schools across 10 states and Canada, reaching students from kindergarten – 12th grade.

Go Beach! 💛🦈

Congratulations to Dr. Dawn Reid on her retirement in a month! She currently is working as Dean of Student Services at LA Harbor College and has dedicated over 40 years of service in the education field. She’s planning on continuing to mentor, facilitate workshops, and speak at events.

Hey there EDLD, do you have a new job, award, or life/career milestone to share? We want to hear ALL about it! DM us with a headshot for a social media spotlight!

Congrats to Hilaleh Hamad and Michael Pile of Cohort 18 for getting accepted to present at BELMAS (British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society) Conference on July 3rd-5th! They’ve been working Dr. Dev to present articles on their resilient leadership experiences at the symposium.

Candi Marsh of Cohort 18 was selected to be a panelist for Prioritizing Foster Youth in Student Housing: An Action Summit for LACCD and Partners! This summit will bring together leaders and stakeholders to discuss strategies and solutions focused on supporting current and former foster youth through student housing initiatives. The goal is to help transform the foster care-to-homelessness pipeline into a foster care-to-prosperity pipeline. The event is from 9am-1pm at June 11th at LATTC, the link to RSVP is in our bio?

Are you or an CSULB EDLD colleague or peer doing a cool thing? DM us for a feature! 🎉

Happy Pride Month EDLD! Also, big congratulations to Dr. Julia Lathin of Cohort 17 on receiving the Service Award from Q***r and Trans Educators! This award was made to recognize and celebrate the powerful work College of Education students do in service of LGBTQIA+ communities and educational equity. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Robert Moushon of Cohort 16 on receiving the Leo and Margaret Goodman-Malamuth Dissertation Award from the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA)! AAUA only issues two awards annually for recent doctoral dissertations in the field of higher education— this is huge! Dr. Moushon’s dissertation, titled “Executive Academic Leadership’s Role in Governing Generative AI Use” was presented in 2025 and chaired by Dr. O’Brien. Go beach alumni!