Ph.D. in Higher Education

The Ph.D. in Higher Education prepares higher education researchers who will take their scholarship, knowledge, and research skills into a range of higher education settings such as universities and colleges, state or federal governing and coordinating boards, independent research and policy organizations, and foundations. They are expected to provide leadership, insight, and expertise in the institutional or related higher education settings in which they work and go on to influence educational practice in the United States and abroad through original research efforts. If you are interested in applying or would like more detailed information about the Ph.D. in Higher Education, please explore the Ph.D. in Higher Education page.

For more information about the Ph.D. in Higher Education program, please refer to the Ph.D. in Higher Education Student Handbook.

For a listing of useful student resources within the university, visit Information for Current Students.

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Faculty

Director of the Higher Education Program

Nichole Garcia – Department of Education Psychology, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Core Faculty of the Higher Education Program

Stephanie Brescia – Department of Education Psychology, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., Rutgers University

Marybeth Gasman – Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education, Department of Education Psychology, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., Indiana University

Ebelia Hernandez – Department of Education Psychology, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., Indiana University

Alex Kenney – Department of Education Psychology, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Faculty of the Higher Education Program

Clark Chinn – Department of Education Psychology, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Cara Cuite – Department of Human Ecology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences; Ph.D., Rutgers University

Adrienne Eaton – Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, School of Management and Labor Relations; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Judith Harrison – Department of Education Psychology, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Benjamin Justice – Department of Educational Theory, Policy and Administration, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., Stanford University

Susan Lawrence – Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Beth Leech – Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Melinda Mangin – Department of Educational Theory, Policy and Administration, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., Rutgers University

Ann O’Connell – Department of Education Psychology, Graduate School of Education; Ed.D., Columbia University

Angela O’Donnell – Department of Education Psychology, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., Texas Christian University

Sharon Ryan – Department of Learning & Teaching, Graduate School of Education; Ed.D., Columbia University

Tobias Schulze-Cleven – Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, School of Management and Labor Relations, Co-Director, Center for Global Work and Employment; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Susan Schurman – Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, School of Management and Labor Relations; Ph.D., University of Michigan

Hana Shepherd – Department of Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences; Ph.D., Rutgers University

James Simon – Department of Plant Biology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

Saundra Tomlinson-Clarke – Department of Education Psychology, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., Florida State University

Carl Van Horn – John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy; Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Emily Weiss – Department of Education Psychology, Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Associate Members of the Program Faculty

Tracie Addy – Institute for Teaching, Innovation, & Inclusive Pedagogy; Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Joan Collier – Faculty Affairs and Engagement; Ph.D., The University of Georgia

Ralph Gigliotti – Chief of Staff, President’s Office; Ph.D., Rutgers University

Michael Klein – Senior Public Policy & Nonprofit Management Executive, Strategic Planning & Policy Development, Higher Education Policy, Law, and Finance Expert; Ph.D., New York University

Michelle Van Noy – Education and Employment Research Center; Ph.D., Columbia University

Dayna Weintraub – Student Affairs – Assessment, Strategy, and Planning; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles