CSULB Ed.D. Program

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?

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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!

A huge congratulations to Quay Dorsey of Ed.D. Cohort 19! He received a CSU Trustee’s Award for Outstanding Achievement, which is given each year to students who demonstrate superior academic performance, personal accomplishments, community service, and financial need. Go Beach!

Congratulations Dr. Jason M. Lu of newly graduated Cohort 17 on recieving the prestigious Graduate Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award for his dissertation. This is a huge accomplishment!

Congratulations Dr. Jason M. Lu of newly graduated Cohort 17 on recieving the prestigious Graduate Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award for his dissertation. This is a huge accomplishment!

Two of our amazing faculty were honored during the 2026 University Achievement Awards! Congratulations to Dr. Alejandra Priede on the Distinguished Faculty RSCA Mentoring Award and Dr. Erin Biolchino on the Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award! So well deserved!

Congratulations to Cohort 18’s Douglas Brown and Janette Garfias Marcus on receiving the EDLD Graduate Fellowships! These students were nominated by the Department to these prestigious fellowships through the Grad Center. Go Beach!

Some more photos from our reception for Cohort 17. Congratulations to all of our new Ed.D graduates! We could not be prouder, and cannot wait to see the great changes made by this cohort!

Congratulations to the newest Doctors of Education. We are so excited to have celebrated you today! 🎓🎉🙌🏾