Dean's Doctoral Fellows
Our Dean’s Research Doctoral Fellowship initiative recognizes outstanding scholarly accomplishments and the academic potential of newly admitted research doctoral students in the College of Education & Human Development. Recipients of the four-year fellowship embody the highest standards of research and scholarship in the CEHD’s graduate programs. To learn more about this initiative, click here.
Click on the photos below to learn more about each of our Dean’s Doctoral Fellows.
Roni Barsoum
Roni Barsoum is a doctoral student in the Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education. He was a Fulbright Scholar who earned his master’s degree in creative and innovative education in the College of Education & Human Development, and he founded LifeUP Egypt, an arts and culture center specializing in visual and creative arts training programs for children and families. His research focuses on designing creative and innovative learning spaces that foster joy and motivation for children. Barsoum was named the third place master’s thesis awardee in Georgia State University’s 2021 Three-Minute Thesis competition, and he serves as co-host and co-producer of a podcast entitled, “Talkin’ Old School, New School.”
Close
Roni Barsoum
Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Caroline Bedingfield
Caroline Bedingfield is a doctoral student in the Department of Middle and Secondary Education. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English education and her master’s degree in language and literacy education from the University of Georgia in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Her research interests include social justice education, young adult and children’s literature, teacher education and gamification of the English classroom. She has previously published two book reviews with the Journal of Language and Literacy Education, and she has been a featured author in the Georgia Council of Teachers of English’s quarterly newsletter. Bedingfield has presented her research at various national conferences and currently serves as a member of the American Educational Research Association’s Graduate Student Board in the Writing and Literacies special interest group.
Close
Caroline Bedingfield
Department of Middle and Secondary Education
Natalie Bunch
Natalie Bunch is a doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology and Health. She earned her bachelor’s degree in public relations with a sports media certificate from the University of Georgia in 2018 and her master’s degree in sport administration from the College of Education & Human Development in 2021. Her research focuses on race and gender issues in sports, using athletics as a vehicle for social change, and the impact on digital communication strategies for individual’s and organization’s branding efforts. She has presented her research at various national conferences and co-authored a chapter with Professor Beth Cianfrone in her book, “Branding in Higher Education: Every University Tells a Story.”
Close
Natalie Bunch
Department of Kinesiology and Health
Hannah Carter
Hannah Carter is pursuing her doctorate in counselor education and practice. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Arizona State University in 2017 and her master’s degree in clinical rehabilitation counseling from the College of Education & Human Development in 2021. Her research focuses on suicide intervention research and active military, veterans and their families. She presented on professional counselors’ role in managing suicide risk in service members at the Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision in October 2021.
Close
Hannah Carter
Department of Counseling and Psychological Services
Roti Chakraborty
Roti Chakraborty is pursuing her doctorate in educational policy studies with a concentration in research, measurement and statistics. She earned her bachelor’s degree in STEM education and her master’s degree in educational evaluation and research from the University of Dhaka in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Her research focuses on educational assessment, testing, teachers’ assessment practice, student outcomes and educational policy. She serves as the junior chair of the American Educational Research Association’s Division D Graduate Student Committee and is the 2021 recipient of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Fellowship. She has been selected to complete a policy research project for the Urban Institute’s Center on Education Data and Policy.
Close
Roti Chakraborty
Department of Educational Policy Studies
Caroline Chubb
Caroline Chubb is pursuing her doctorate in educational policy research with a concentration in research, measurement and statistics. She is a first-generation immigrant from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and earned a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Central Florida in 2017 and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs in 2021. Chubb previously served as an instructional technologist in the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs’ School of Public Affairs and co-authored a project on behavior-specific training in a special needs K-12 classroom, which was published in Rural Special Education Quarterly.
Close
Caroline Chubb
Department of Educational Policy Studies
Taylor Clark
Taylor Clark is pursuing his doctorate in educational psychology. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology with a concentration in cognitive science and his master’s degree in general psychology from the University of Memphis in 2018 and 2021, respectively. His research focuses on how language and learning affect people’s perceptions of minorities, how misinformation contributes to the creation and amplification of stereotypes, and how to combat misinformation with assessments and anti-racist instruction. His current research project is focused on how word frequency affects individual’s perceptions of Black people using mouse tracking.
Close
Taylor Clark
Department of Learning Sciences
Wendy Hsu
Wendy Hsu is pursuing her doctorate in counseling psychology. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Hong Kong in 2018 and her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from the College of Education & Human Development in 2021. Her research focuses on well-being factors in cross-cultural transitions and intercultural relationships to support individuals with multicultural or marginalized identities, and advocacy work that can support systems that allow multiculturalism to flourish. In 2021, she received the Outstanding Mental Health Counseling Student Award, which recognizes students for their leadership, service, advocacy, scholarship and mentorship.
Close
Wendy Hsu
Department of Counseling and Psychological Services
Hyunji (Hannah) Lee
Hyunji (Hannah) Lee is pursuing her doctorate in counseling psychology. She earned her bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of Florida and her master’s degree in prevention science and practice from Harvard University. Her research and clinical interests include intergenerational trauma, acculturative stress, relational health in immigrant populations and mental health in the Asian American community. In her free time, Lee enjoys yoga, arranging flowers and exploring new coffee shops.
Close
Hyunji (Hannah) Lee
Department of Counseling and Psychological Services
Wade Morris
Wade Morris is pursuing his doctorate in teaching and learning. He earned his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Virginia and his master’s in liberal studies from Georgetown University. His research focuses on the classroom dynamics of 19th and early 20th century schools, particularly how teachers, parents and students navigated new forms of disciplinary power. He co-authored a book with Professor Chara Bohan entitled, “Teaching Enslavement in American History: Lesson Plans and Primary Sources,” and has been published in several journals. Morris is the 2019 recipient of the Social Studies Education Consortium’s Young Scholars Award.
Close
Wade Morris
Department of Middle and Secondary Education
Afroze Shaikh
Afroze Shaikh is pursuing her doctorate in counselor education and practice. She earned her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling and behavioral medicine from Boston University’s School of Medicine in 2020. Her research focuses on suicide intervention and prevention, multicultural competencies, and substance use. Specifically, Shaikh is conducting community-based suicide intervention research among older adults who are isolated and receive home-based services, such as home-delivered meals, by equipping lay providers with the necessary, evidence-based skills to make meaningful connections and provide aging-specific suicide interventions. Currently, she serves as the newsletter editor for the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, co-chair for the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors’ Graduate Student Committee, an emerging editorial board member for the Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling and the social committee chair for the Chi Epsilon chapter of Chi Sigma Iota.
Close
Afroze Shaikh
Department of Counseling and Psychological Services
Carina Windom
Carina Windom is pursuing her doctorate in elementary education. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Africana studies at California State University Long Beach in 2007 and her master’s degree in early childhood education from the College of Education & Human Development in 2014. Her research interests include race, power and identity in elementary literacy classrooms and resource pedagogies in teacher development. She was one of several students and researchers from across the country invited to participate in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s inaugural Gates Notes Deep Dive, a new virtual discussion series.
Close
Carina Windom
Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education