EdD Director and Students Represent Webster at CPED Convening
February 14, 2025
黑料网鈥檚 Doctor of Education (EdD) program demonstrated its commitment to innovative scholarship and professional development at the 2024 Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) Convening.
Held Oct. 14-17 at the University of Hawaii at M膩noa, the conference brought together educational leaders and scholars from CPED member institutions across the globe.
Dr. Yin Lam Lee-Johnson, Webster鈥檚 EdD Program Director and three doctoral students, Trish Iaiennaro, Ethel Smith and Andrea Jackson, represented Webster at the convening. Since joining CPED, Webster鈥檚 EdD program has actively participated in these annual events, underscoring its dedication to advancing the field of doctoral education.
Dr. Yin Lam Lee-Johnson, Andrea Jackson, Trish Iaiennaro and Ethel Smith attend CPED.
Highlights from the CPED Convening
Leadership at the Delegates鈥� Business Meeting
Lee-Johnson participated in the CPED delegates鈥� business meeting, where institutional representatives shared updates, challenges and recommendations for enhancing EdD programs. During the meeting, Lee-Johnson advocated for CPED to prioritize the professional development of doctoral faculty, particularly in fostering professional disposition expectations.
Innovations in Doctoral Research
Lee-Johnson joined a session titled鈥�淎lternatively Alternative: How Are We Doing Dissertations Differently? Insights from a Special Issue of Impacting Education.鈥濃�疶his session highlighted innovations in doctoral research and dissertations. Lee-Johnson, along with five doctoral students, co-authored an article on the Doctoral Digital Portfolio, an alternative dissertation model that emphasizes digital publication and career-focused outputs. The article, currently under review for the CPED journal鈥�淚mpacting Education,鈥� is expected to be published in Spring 2025. Lee-Johnson presented on the key tenets of this upcoming article and shared insights with the audience.
The Doctoral Digital Portfolio initiative, recently approved by Webster鈥檚 Graduate Council, is designed to:
- Expand readership by utilizing digital publishing platforms.
- Enhance career advancement by showcasing students鈥� technological skills in conducting and disseminating research.
- Broaden global access to doctoral research by making findings available to international teaching and research communities.
Doctoral Student Presentations
Lee-Johnson, Iaiennaro, Smith and Jackson co-presented鈥�淗uliau: Reframing Transformative Learning with an Anti-Colonialist Lens Among EdD Candidates.鈥濃�疶his session provided students with the opportunity to share their academic experiences and network with conference participants, which fostered valuable professional connections. In addition, Smith and Jackson showcased their research through poster presentations during the convening鈥檚 poster session. Their posters, displayed in a central ballroom, attracted significant attention and sparked engaging discussions with attendees interested in their research topics.
Ethyl Smith and her poster presentation
鈥淧articipating in the CPED presentations granted unparalleled opportunities,鈥� Jackson said. 鈥淏eing in a shared space with other doctoral candidates and professionals was a dynamic feeling. The power of networking is often talked about, but shared spaces such as the CPED Convening made it possible, especially for those who ordinarily would not have access to such resources. It cannot be understated the value of the presentations. I left with many connections and have submitted to multiple journals and other conferences as a result of my participation. From this experience alone, I'm now aligned with other professionals with similar research interests providing the chance to collaborate and advance academic scholarship.鈥�
Supporting Doctoral Students Beyond the Classroom
The EdD program at 黑料网 is committed to supporting its students鈥� professional growth. Participation in the CPED Convening offered invaluable opportunities for doctoral students to gain research insights, present their work and build professional networks within a global community of scholars.
Webster鈥檚 EdD program is now accepting applications for Fall 2025. The deadline to apply is July 1, 2025. To learn more, please contact Admissions Officer Natasha McCallister or visit our website.
By Yin Lam Lee-Johnson, PhD
