UC LEAD Ed.D. · Faculty
Faculty
UC LEAD Ed.D. faculty bring expertise in leadership, policy, equity, teaching and learning, and systems transformation. Students work closely with faculty whose research informs practice across P–12 and higher education contexts.
Core UC LEAD Ed.D. Faculty Team
The Core Team works closely with each cohort to guide research development, leadership growth, and dissertation progress throughout the three-year program.
Education Studies Faculty
UC LEAD Ed.D. students engage with the Education Studies faculty, whose research spans the learning sciences, equity, policy, and educational systems.
Faculty Research
Focused research programs currently underway among Education Studies faculty make significant contributions in three main program areas.
Transforming Teaching and Learning Environments
- Early education
- Distributed learning
- Literacy development
- Advanced educational technologies
- P–12 STEM education
- Language and socio-emotional development in young children
- Home-school connections
- Teacher preparation
- Teacher professional development
- Special education
Transforming Outcomes for Racially and Socially Marginalized Groups
- Educational equity for underrepresented students
- Multicultural education
- Urban education
- Youth engagement and leadership
- College access and completion
- Deaf education
- Bilingual education
- Culture, language, and schooling
- Faculty of color in higher education
Transforming Education Systems and Policy
- Educational reform
- P–20 education pipelines
- School and district improvement efforts
- Educational policy and politics
- Social networks in schools and districts
- Educational assessment and evaluation
- Data use in education
- College and career preparation
- Community collaboration in diverse education communities