College of Doctoral Studies

'Warrior musician' hits first notes at GCU

Before Michael Maschmeier became a doctoral student at GCU, he was both a musician and combat soldier with the U.S. Marines. His war experience informed […]

Three GCU degrees are researcher's therapy and hope for others after tragedy

Her husband had a horrible accident 13 years ago, and he requires 24-7 care. How did Patricia Kay Reyna respond? She got three degrees from […]

All the technology buzzwords? They’re here

One team is creating a facial recognition model they’ll place on a robot so it can follow you around. Another is devising a machine learning […]

Faculty member's true grit overcomes grief

Unexpected life events and tribulations were not enough to stop these GCU faculty from completing their doctoral journey. Walking across the commencement stage made it […]

Grad finished dissertation amid Afghan bombings

Stephen Lagerberg would be on Zoom one night as he pushed ahead to finish his dissertation and the next night might include a bombing at […]

Doctoral graduate self-publishes leadership book

After Dr. Ray Phillips completed his dissertation and earned his doctoral degree from GCU, his chair recommended that he keep writing. It was the push […]

Commencement speaker wows crowd with fervor

Dr. Keziah Tinkle-Williams' Commencement speech at the first of seven ceremonies for online learners Monday morning was powerful. She shared with the audience her struggles […]

Doctoral graduates triumphed despite trying times

Drs. Alyson Bell and Johnny Fielder are just two examples of overcoming adversity and emerging victorious despite the hardships they endured along the way to […]

New doctoral program quickly produces 1st grad

Dr. Mary Dainty's grandmother laid the foundation for her family's academic drive by graduating with her doctorate at a time when women were rare in […]