Seven Alumni Selected for Prestigious Doctoral Program
By Rybeccah Jahraus
Seven Cal State San Marcos alumni have been selected for the CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program, also known as CDIP, for the incoming 2024-25 cohort.
CSUSM has the second-most CDIP fellows among the 23 CSU campuses.
The CSUSM fellows are:
- Daniela Adriana Carreon, who is studying sociology at Arizona State and is sponsored by communication professor Michelle Holling.
- Yvette Conde, who is studying education at UC Riverside and is sponsored by sociology professor Marisol Clark-Ibañez.
- Matthew Logan Cope-Arguello, who is studying plant pathology at UC Davis and is sponsored by biology professor Elinne Becket.
- Diana Gamez, who is studying anthropology at UC Irvine and is sponsored by sociology professor Marisa Salinas.
- Rachel Ann Nortz, who is studying education at Pacific University and is sponsored by speech-language pathology professor Suzanne Moineau.
- Ciara Sanders, who is studying molecular biology at Princeton University and is sponsored by Becket.
- Emmanuel Solis, who is studying medical and molecular genetics at Indiana University and is sponsored by biology professor Carlos Luna Lopez.
Additionally, CSUSM speech-language pathology lecturer Rachel Nortz, a graduate of San Diego State and San Jose State, is part of the cohort, studying education at Pacific University and is sponsored by speech-language pathology professor Sue Moineau.
CDIP aims to increase the number of faculty with the qualifications and skills needed to teach the diverse students of the CSU. The largest program of its kind in the United States, CDIP has supported nearly 2,500 fellows pursuing doctoral degrees since 1987. CDIP also prepares promising doctoral students for CSU faculty positions by providing financial support, mentorship from CSU faculty and professional development with grant resources.
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