Learning Outcomes

Outcome 1: Ph.D. candidates will articulate prominent leadership theories in Leadership Studies, analyze and critique these theories, and apply these theories in the course of addressing a variety of organizational issues and problems.

Outcome 2: Ph.D. candidates will realistically appraise their personal strengths and weaknesses exercising leadership. They will actualize leadership in real and complex situations.

Outcome 3: Ph.D. candidates will be able to use a range of perspectives and theoretical constructs from various social science/humanities disciplines/fields of study to analyze, critique, and make decisions about an array of leadership and organizational issues and problems.

Outcome 4: Ph.D. candidates will demonstrate the methodological skills necessary to design, analyze, critique, and conduct research using both qualitative and quantitative research techniques.

Outcome 5: Students’ written and oral communication will be clear, coherent, well organized, and technically correct.

Outcome 6: Students will critically examine culture other than own, and apply the knowledge gained within their personal and professional lives.

Alumni Outcomes

There are over 300 alumni of the doctorate in Leadership Studies. Our alumni include professors, researchers, educators, policymakers, school leaders, university administrators, consultants, executive directors of nonprofits, business leaders, and more.

Dissertation Directory

Explore our searchable directory of doctoral alumni below. To learn more about any individual click the arrow to the right of his or her name.

First Name	Last Name	Year Graduated	Title
Kathryn	Skube	1995	Self-Esteem: A Descriptive Study of Students of San Diego Unified School District at Grades 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 Related to Components of Self Esteem
Ella	Sloan	2003	W.E.B. Dubois's \Talented Tenth": A Pioneering Conception of Transformational Leadership"""
Anthony	Smith	1987	Shared Organizational Culture and Leader Communication: A Study of Correlation
Owen	Smith	2011	Exploration of the Impostor Phenomenon in Law School Students
Steven	Smith	2006	The Reluctant Sorority: Stories of American Wives of Prisoners of War and Missing in Action, 1965-1973 / Lessons in Exercising Leadership in the Absence of Power
Christiane	Sorenson	2010	Balancing Act: A Study of International School Heads' Efforts to Manage the Professional and Personal Aspects of Their Lives
Antonia	Spadaro	1997	The Wrath of Ignorance: Schizophrenic Policies in Access to Health Care for Undocumented Latinas
Teresa	Spoulos	2006	The Dilemma of Disclosure for College Students with Attention Deficit Disorder
Richard	Stakelum	2010	The Lost-Boys Phenomenon
Louise	Stanger	1999	Lifting the Veil off Widowhood: Portraits of Transformation
Kristen	Stonebreaker	1991	An Analysis of Selected California Community College Faculty Members' Perceptions of Challenges Experienced During the First Year of Hire
Judith	Strattan	1990	Directions for Leadership of the Association of California Community College Administrators in the 1990's
Gregory	Stump	2003	Employee Receptivity to Three Hundred Sixty Degree Feedback Systems as a Function of Employee Trust and Employee Commitment: An Exploratory Study
Lorri	Sulpizio	2010	Women and Authority: Transitioning Into A Role Of Assigned Authority As A Graduate Teaching Assistant in A Leadership Class
Lawrence	Sykoff	1988	The Emergence of the Middle School in Independent Education
Patricia	Taepke	2007	Effect of Computer-Aided Instruction on Grades in Middle School Algebra
Henry	Tan	1991	Leadership Development at a Training Center in the Philippines
Stephanie	Tarkington	1989	Improving Critical Thinking Skills Using Paideia Seminars in a Seventh Grade Literature Curriculum
Patrick	Tellei	2005	Omesubel A Ureor: Workforce Development in Palau From Pre-Contact to 1999
Minareta	Thompson	2004	Roles and Responsibilities of Chiefs in the Council of Chiefs Within a Village in American Samoa
David	Tiedmann	1986	Media Services in Higher Education: A Delphi Study for the 1990's
Daniel	Tillapaugh	2012	Toward an Integrated Self: Making Meaning of the Multiple Identities of Gay Men in College
Deborah	Toups	2006	Mentoring of Special Education Administrators
Barbara	Trent	1993	An Evaluation of Student Perceptions of Academic Advising in a RN/BSN Distance Educational Nursing Program
Nicholas	Trongale	2001	Changes in Navy Leadership Theory and Practice: Post-Vietnam
Howard	Twomey	2004	Two Perspectives on the Effectiveness of an Entry-Level Community Rehabilitation Training Program: A Comparison of Student and Supervisorial Perceptions
Julie	Ulloa-Heath	2003	Leadership Behaviors and Communication Satisfaction: Community Colleges in Micronesia
Shelly	Valdez	2003	Looking Forward, Looking Back, Looking Inward: Lessons From Vital Women Leaders in Old Age
MarÕa	Valle	1984	Public Education in Baja California in TijuanaÍs First School
Noelia	Vela	1989	A Delphi Study of California Community College Counselors' Responsibilities and Competencies for the 1990's as Perceived by Chief Student Services Administrators
Marcia	Venegas-Garcia	2011	Leadership for Social Change: Learning from Latina/Chicana Activist Educators
Beatriz	Villarreal	1989	An Analysis of the Special Education Services for Children and Youth in Costa Rica
Timothy	Vonder	1992	Constructing and Testing Practical Procedures for Describing a Corporate Culture: The Electric Troublemen
Lori	Waite	2004	Implementing Student Learning Outcomes: The Link To Accreditation In California Community Colleges
Katherine	Waller	1988	Organizing for Change: An Assessment of Organization Development Activities of Training Consultants
Dana	Walling	1994	Spirituality and Leadership
Yanping	Wang	2004	The Relationship between Leadership Styles and Labour Disputes in British ColumbiaÍs Public Schools
Karen	Warn	1994	A Model Part-time Bachelor's Degree Program for Adults at California Public Research Institutions
Marian	Warren	1987	Influences Affecting Career/Life Planning Aspirations as Perceived by Intellectually Gifted, Ethnically Diverse Adolescent Girls: A Case Study
Ronald	Williams	1989	A Study of the Impact of a Quality Circle on a Public Secondary School in Southern California
Sheila	Williams	1991	A Study of Leadership: A Qualitative Case Study of Intended Changes Within the County Government of San Diego
Robert	Wilson	2001	School-Based Management in Alberta: Perceptions of Public School Leaders 1994-1997
Jade	Winn	2005	Global Citizenship as a Function of Higher Education: The Demographic and Institutional Determinates in a Graduate Student Population
Stephen	Wirkus	1991	The Leadership Process and Its Effects on Self-Managed Work Groups in American Manufacturing Companies
Judith	Won Pat	2005	To Be Or Not To Be: Status of Guam's Middle Schools
Roslyn	Woodard	2010	More Power To You: Parental Experiences With The Public School Choice Option Provided By The No Child Left Behind Act Of 2001
Rebecca	Woolston	2001	Faculty Perceptions of Dean Transitions: Does Trust Matter? An Interpretive Case Study of Organizational Trust and Organizational Culture
Debra	Wright	1995	Meeting Graduate Student Needs Through Alternative Programs: An Analysis of the Impact of Factors Related to Student Choice
Nian	Zhu	2001	The Effects of Teachers' Flow Experiences on the Cognitive Engagement of Students
James	Zoll	1990	A Learning Center Assessment Tool for the Assessment of Academic Services of a Private Learning Center