Marie Fielder Center
Fielder Graduate Fellows
pictured: Fielder Fellow, Zabrina Epps (2018 cohort)
Fielder Graduate Fellows
Fielder Graduate Fellows
To accomplish its work, the Marie Fielder Center selects current doctoral students to serve as Fielder Graduate Fellows. These individuals are selected through a competitive process from the university’s doctoral student body based upon the quality of their proposed research that is in alignment with the Fielder Center’s goals. Fielder Graduate Fellows typically serve for two years, during which they are engaged on a project that brings together their own research interests and the goals of the Fielder Center.
Fielder Graduate Fellows receive research and grant development mentoring and professional development, meet regularly as a cohort and participate in events of the Fielder Center at national Sessions. In addition to their research, they are engaged in seeking opportunities for external funding, publication, and presentations on their work.
In September 2018, Fielder Graduate Fellows conducted an online panel discussion of their work for alumni and other interested participants. You can learn more about these Fellows’ projects by viewing the recorded webinar here.
The Fielder Center is proud to have the following Fielder Graduate Fellows:
Susan Eddington (2016 cohort)
Media Psychology
Project Title: “Blacks on Primetime: Media Representations vs. the Real Deal”
Luis Ellis (2019 cohort)
Educational Leadership for Change
Project Title: “Culture, Systems, Psychosocial Development: Transforming Education for African Americans”
Zabrina Epps (2018 cohort)
Human and Organizational Development
Project Title: “Education Leadership: Levers for Equity & Social Change”
Linda Harris (2019 cohort)
Educational Leadership for Change
Project Title: “Culture, Systems, Psychosocial Development: Transforming Education for African Americans”
Deborah Johnson (2019 cohort)
Educational Leadership for Change
Project Title: “Culture, Systems, Psychosocial Development: Transforming Education for African Americans”
L.E. Johnson II (2019 cohort)
Educational Leadership for Change
Project Title: “Culture, Systems, Psychosocial Development: Transforming Education for African Americans”
Patricia Maxwell (2018 cohort)
Media Psychology
Project Title “Social Movement through Social Media #NeverAgain #MarchForOurLives”
Wendy Muhlhauser (2018 cohort)
Educational Leadership for Change
Project Title: “Teaching Empathy – To Encourage Racial Equality”
Dawn Jackman Murphy (2016 cohort)
Human and Organizational Development
Project Title: “The place of U.S. Folk Education in community empowerment and public dialogue concerning adult continuing and community education”
Jenny Johnson-Riley (2016 cohort)
Human and Organizational Development
Project Title: “The Impact of Activist Consciousness on Organizational Development: A Study of the American Anti-Rape Movement”
Flavio da Silva (2016 cohort – Ph.D. 2017)
Human and Organizational Systems
Project Title: “Generation of Peace Dialogues: How the World Café Approach to Community Understanding Leads to Cultures of Peace”
Theresa Southam (2018 cohort)
Organizational Development and Change
Project Title: “Words with the Wise”
Yvette Strickling (2019 cohort)
Educational Leadership for Change
Project Title: “Culture, Systems, Psychosocial Development: Transforming Education for African Americans”
Robin Lynn Treptow (2016 cohort)
Infant and Early Childhood Development
Project Title: “Turning a social justice lens on bias in early intervention: Pilot study of a workshop intervention for professionals”
Gregory Williams (2018 cohort)
Human and Organizational Development
Project Title: “How Can Truth-Claims of Voter Fraud Influence Public Policy? A Political Discourse Analysis”
About Dr. Marie Fielder
Dr. Marie Fielder was one of the most influential women in the history of California education.
Dr. Marie Fielder was one of the most influential women in the history of California education. Through her vision and commitment to justice throughout her lifetime and 60-year career, Dr. Fielder inspired many and left an indelible mark on the entire nation.
She was the first African American woman with a doctorate to teach in the San Francisco Bay Area and one of the first researchers who documented cultural bias in IQ tests. She helped the Berkeley public schools become the first in the nation to desegregate through two-way busing—one of her proudest accomplishments. She was also a member of the Founding Board of Trustees at Fielding.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Dr. Fielder contributed to the work of such civil rights leaders as Martin Luther King Jr. and Whitney Young. She also advised numerous government and civil-rights organizations.
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