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.) 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. June Ahn if interested at june.ahn@uci.edu
Current Community Research Fellows:
AY 21-22 Fellows
Ashlee Belgrave
Partner: GEAR Up
Mentor: Dr. Andres BustamanteVanessa Bermudez
Partner: SAELI
Mentor: Dr. Andres BustamanteSocorro Cambero
Partner: Cal Teach
Mentor: Dr. June AhnPatricia Fuentes Acevedo
Partner: Newport-Mesa
Mentor: Dr. Rossella SantagataAlysia Cruz
Partner: Valley High School
Mentor: Dr. June AhnChristina Kimmerling
Partner: Newport-Mesa
Mentor: Dr. Rossella SantagataChristopher Lechuga
Partner: SAUSD
Mentor: Dr. Shayan DoroudiJohn Louis-Strakes Lopez
Partner: Santa Ana
Mentor: Dr. June AhnGuadalupe Mendoza
Partner: OC Foster Youth Network
Mentor: Dr. June AhnVerenisse Ponce-Soria
Partner: SFUSD
Mentor: Dr. Adriana VillavicencioMichelle Ramos
Partner: El Sol Academy
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth PenaJennifer Renick
Partner: Breakthrough SJC/Marco Foster
Mentor: Dr. Stephanie ReichKelley Riffenburgh
Partner: Samueli Academy
Mentor: Dr. Richard ArumJulie Salazar
Partner: SAELI
Mentor: Dr. Andres BustamanteJasmin Hernandez Santacruz
Partner: TLC Public Charter School
Mentor: Dr. June AhnAllison Starks
Partner: TBD
Mentor: Dr. Stephanie ReichJohn Szura
Partner: SAUSD
Mentor: Dr. June AhnMarixza Torres
Partner: Samueli Academy
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Richard ArumNicole Vargas Fuentes
Partner: OC CEO Leadership Alliance
Mentor: Dr. Richard ArumEthan Rubin
Partner: OC Environmental Justice and the Crystal Cove Conservancy
Mentor: Dr. Rossella SantagataJulie Vu Nguyen
Partner: UC Links
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sandra Simpkins
Past Community Research Fellows:
Over the years, a diverse group of students have completed the OCEAN Community Research Fellowship:
Ashlee Belgrave (2021)
Vanessa Bermudez (2021)
Socorro Cambero (2021)
Lora Cawelti (2021)
Phebe Chew (2021)
Leiny Garcia (2021)
Daniel Hodge (2021)
Jiwon Lee (2021)
John Lopez (2021)
Verenisse Ponce Soria (2021)
Michelle Ramos (2021)
Maricela Banuelos (2019)
Ha Nguyen (2019)
Yenda Prado (2019)
Jennifer Renick (2019)
Jacob Steiss (2019)
Chris Wegemer (2019)