Recruiting Ph.D. Students

Yes, I am accepting students. I have a grant with Penelope Collins & Julie Washington which we call the Scientific Knowledge in Language & Literacy Diversity (SKiLLD) project.

The primary objectives of the SKLLD Project are to train doctoral personnel in special education (speech-language pathology, learning disabilities, reading disabilities, math disabilities) to:

• develop expertise in evaluation, appraisal, and development of effective interventions leading to better outcomes for children with special needs who speak non-standardized varieties of English (e.g., African American English; Spanish-influenced English), and who may speak English as a second language (culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD)).
• develop research competencies in data analysis, interpretation of research findings, and preparation of manuscripts that contribute to the field’s knowledge base in SPED.
• develop teaching and training skills to train future SPED practitioners including use of digital technologies.
• develop professional practice skills through engaged research in schools or other agencies that serve CLDs with special education needs.

The federally funded project will provide 2 years of full support (tuition, stipend, travel), and the other years are funded through a combination of TA and research work. Do contact any of the 3 of us if you are interested in this project.

Because this is the US Department of Education, you do have to be a permanent US resident or citizen. And you need to be a student in the school of education at UCI.

Potential students ask about the admissions process. We look at applications by area (Human Development is my area), and as a committee make recommendations to the admissions committee. The admissions committee looks at all the recommendations and determines the number of students who we can support. They try to balance the number of students by area and advisors. We are usually asked to interview students during the admissions process before the final decision. So, I will likely set up meetings in December.