doctoral students

Jan 17, 2023

EdNC: Perspective | The Unethical Practice of Withholding Hard-earned College Degrees

College of Education doctoral student Jennifer Mann shares the story of a former student who has been barred from graduating with her bachelor's degree due to debt. 

Jan 10, 2023

3 College of Education Students Selected to Join Inaugural Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship Cohort

NC State University in December announced the creation of the Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship, to provide funding support for graduate students whose research focuses on STEM or education. The inaugural cohort includes 30 doctoral students from seven colleges, including three students in the College of Education: Gordon Maples, Janell Miller and Cassie Rubinstein. 

Dec 8, 2022

Gary W. Wright III ’22PHD: ‘Scientific Knowledge is a Powerful Tool, and It Can Be Used to Uplift and Liberate People’

Gary Wright ’18MED, ’22PHD hopes to make a lasting impact on how science education views and values gender and sexual diversity, as well as equity. 

Dec 8, 2022

Rachel Monteverdi ’22PHD: ‘I Hope to be a Leader, Practitioner and Trail Blazer in Facilitating Impactful and Effective Leadership Development Programs’

Rachel Monteverdi believes in the power of leadership, and at the NC State College of Education, she engaged in research that showed her the impact she can make in the field of leadership development. Now that she runs her own company and collaborates with other leadership consultants, she is able to take what she's learned out into the world. 

Dec 8, 2022

Pam Huff ’22PHD: ‘I Would Like to Address the Importance of K-12 Science Education on the National Scene’

A former research scientist and part-time educator, Pam Huff '22PHD is dedicated to advancing the field of science education. 

Dec 5, 2022

Doctoral Student Lisa Marshall Receives 2022 Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award

Lisa Marshall, director of outreach, retention and engagement for the NC State University Department of Nuclear Engineering and a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development's Higher Education Opportunity, Equity, and Justice concentration, has received the 2022 Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS). 

Aug 18, 2022

Meet Our Incoming Students: 5 of Our Newest Graduate Students

The NC State College of Education will welcome 80 new doctoral students and about 135 new master's students this fall. Meet them and learn why they chose the College of Education. 

May 18, 2022

NC State’s EEPA Speaker Series Highlights Data-driven Decision-making and Equity Principles for Changing Times

This spring at NC State’s College of Education, the Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis program sponsored a speaker series to foster community interest in education policy research. Two doctoral students, Christy Batts and Julie Whetzel, write about the lessons learned during the EEPA Speaker Series. 

May 6, 2022

Three College of Education Doctoral Students Receive Outstanding Dissertation Award

Vance Kite, Samira Syal and Sarah Hammond were recognized for their research efforts when they were selected to receive the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards during the college’s May 2022 Graduation Ceremony. 

May 3, 2022

Doctoral Students Zainab Qaabidh and Mario Jackson Invited to Join Cohort of the Alliance for Catholic Education’s Reform Leaders’ Summit

NC State College of Education graduate students Zainab Qaabidh ’24PHD and Mario Jackson ’24PHD, who are both earning a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development in the educational evaluation and policy analysis program area of study, have been invited to join the 14th cohort of the Alliance for Catholic Education’s Reform Leaders’ Summit.