»Ph.D. in Education Faculty

Chapman University I Attallah College of Educational Studies

At Chapman University’s Attallah College of Educational Studies, our esteemed faculty are at the core of our program. Our dedicated faculty members guide doctoral students through every step of their academic journey, fostering close collaboration on publications, presentations, and grant proposals.


Meet Dr. Whitney McIntyre Miller, Director of the Ph.D. in Education Program

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Dr. Whitney McIntyre Miller

Professor

Dr. Whitney McIntyre Miller, a leading scholar of peace leadership, serves as both a Professor of Leadership Studies and the Director of the Ph.D. in Education program. Her scholarship has a particular focus on peace leadership in international community-based and educational settings. Dr. McIntyre Miller has published over 35 articles and book chapters and edited two journal special issues. She is the author of Integral Peace Leadership: Theory and Practice for Creating Peaceful Change and a co-editor of a forthcoming volume on peace leadership.

 

Our Internationally and Nationally Recognized Faculty

Our faculty members are thought leaders in their respective fields, each contributing unique insights to the Ph.D. in Education program:
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Dr. Quaylan Allen

Professor
Area of Research: Sociology of Education, Black Male Educational Outcomes, Educational Policy, Visual Research, Gender Studies
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Dr. Meghan Cosier

Professor
Area of Research: Inclusive Education, Disability Studies, School Reform, Teacher Preparation
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Dr. Scot Danforth

Professor
Area of Research: Inclusive Education, Disability Studies, School Reform, Teacher Preparation
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Dr. Amy Jane Griffiths

Associate Professor
Area of Research: Psychological Well-Being, Autism & Employment, Transition Support for Youth with Disabilities
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Dr. Doug Havard

Assistant Professor
Area of Research: STEM Education, Educational Equity, Quantitative Methodologies
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Dr. Keith Howard

Professor
Area of Research: K-12 Computer Science, Equity in Access to STEM Education
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Dr. Jared Izumi

Assistant Professor
Area of Research: School Mental Health, Social-Emotional Learning, Behavioral Risk Screening
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Dr. Jennifer E. Kong

Associate Professor
Area of Research: Special Education, Math Interventions, STEM Education for Youth with Disabilities, Second Language Development
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Dr. Andrew Matschiner

Assistant Professor
Area of Research: Leadership for Equity, Racial Equity in Education, Sociopolitical Contexts of Education
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Dr. Lilia D. Monzó

Professor
Area of Research: Marxist-Humanism, Critical Pedagogy, Critical Race and Chicana Feminist Theories, Bilingual Education, Critical Ethnography