All doctoral students in the UCI School of Education can participate in the Community Research Fellowship. No perquisites or funding are required. The Fellowship provides training and in Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) methodologies that our doctoral students bring with them to their future careers as community-engaged scholars.
To complete the Fellowship, students:
- Attend the bi-weekly OCEAN Seminar series for an entire academic year (~12 seminars)
- Complete the doctoral course sequence that includes (1) Research-Practice Partnerships and (2) Design-Based Implementation Research
- Volunteer or work as a funded GSR with a partnership site (e.g. school, community organization etc.), develop a relationships with your partner, and complete a partnership research project
- Contribute to the OCEAN community by leading a seminar, contributing to the newsletter/website, or organizing events
We are currently recruiting doctoral students who are interested in receiving this fellowship. Please contact Dr. Adam M. Lara if interested at adam.lara@uci.edu.
Active Fellows:
The following UCI doctoral students are currently active in OCEAN and community engaged research.
Community Research Fellows:
Over the years, a diverse group of students have completed the OCEAN Community Research Fellowship:
2022
Patricia Fuentes Acevedo
Dana Conlin
Alysia Cruz
Lourdes Acevedo Farag
Christina Kimmerling
Kelly Riffenburgh
Daniel Ritchie
Julie Salazar
Allison Starks
2021
Ashlee Belgrave
Vanessa Bermudez
Socorro Cambero
Lora Cawelti
Phebe Chew
Leiny Garcia
Daniel Hodge
Jiwon Lee
John Lopez
Verenisse Ponce Soria
Michelle Ramos
2019
Maricela Banuelos
Ha Nguyen
Yenda Prado
Jennifer Renick
Jacob Steiss
Christopher Wegemer
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