Community College to PhD
Association at UCLA
About Us
The Community College to PhD (CC2PhD) Association is a UCLA registered campus organization, which was established in September 2017. Our mission is to address the underrepresentation of community college alumni in PhD programs. We host events and programs that provide community college students and transfer students with research and PhD preparation opportunities.
2017-2019 CC2PhD Staff
David Nguyen
CC2PhD Position:
Founder and Director
Dr. Socorro Morales
CC2PhD Position:
Advisory Board Member
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Other Positions:
Visiting Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at University of Texas at San Antonio
Dr. Michael Gaddis
CC2PhD Position:
Advisory Board Member
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Other Positions:
Assistant Professor of Sociology at UCLA
Dr. Cecilia Rios-Aguilar
CC2PhD Position:
Advisory Board Member
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Other Positions:
Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion at UCLA
Tanya Gaxiola Serrano
CC2PhD Position:
Advisory Board Member
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Other Positions:
Assistant Director of The Center for Critical Race Studies at UCLA
Dr. Heather Adams
CC2PhD Position:
Advisory Board Member
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Other Positions:
Program Director, Transfer and Non-Traditional Student Programming at UCLA
Chris Sanchez
CC2PhD Position:
Transfer Admissions Advisor
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Other Positions:
Assistant Director of Transfer Recruitment at UCLA
Ashley Ku
CC2PhD Position:
Peer Advisor
Andrea Ng
CC2PhD Position:
Peer Advisor
Brian Zamora
CC2PhD Position:
Peer Advisor
Jade Frank
CC2PhD Position:
Peer Advisor
Jose Cervantez
CC2PhD Position:
Peer Advisor
Click Here for the List of CC2PhD Graduate Mentors and CC2PhD Faculty Advisors