College of Doctoral Studies

Doctoral candidate honored for helping victims of crime

Donterio Smith's efforts toward helping victims of crimes in Georgia has made an impact. Smith, who is pursuing his doctorate at GCU, earned the 2025 […]

Doctoral graduate earns green light on traffic stop study

As a law enforcement liaison for the Texas Municipal Association, Katie Alexander wanted to help alleviate the tension between law enforcement officers and drivers during […]

Solid mechanics of dissertation earns engineer 1st Dissertation of Year award

Being surrounded by interns and part-time employees wondering about their futures as aspiring female and minority engineers caught the attention of Felicia Guerrero Green. As […]

From Ghana to Air Force to GCU doctoral degree

Joshua Kena studied his way out of a village to a boarding school in his native Ghana and received green card to continue his educational […]

Kevin McClean Research Colloquium displays appetite for research

Dr. Kevin McClean was pleased to see participation in GCU's Research Colloquium grow since its inception in 2007, and Provost Dr. Randy Gibb hoped that […]

Retiring staffer helped College of Doctoral Studies grow to 3,500 dissertations

As GCU's College of Doctoral Studies reaches adulthood, Jeri Burns plans to retire as academic operations manager. Burns reflected on the growth of the CDS, […]

Successful dissertation defense celebrated in the Middle East

Ahmed Hussein earned a bachelor's degree in his native Egypt but came to the United States 20 years to further his education because he believed […]

Twentysomethings roaring through College of Doctoral Studies

More students are enrolling at GCU in hopes of successfully defending their dissertations and earning degrees as young as their mid-20s. Mitchell Borges earned his […]

Guitarist tuned up for doctoral degree at GCU

Bruce McKenzie took a curious route to GCU's College of Doctoral Studies department. McKenzie was part of a gospel quartet and later opened for comedian/impersonator […]