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Julian Vasquez Heilig

California State University, Sacramento
Director of Doctorate in Educational Leadership
Julian Vasquez Heilig is currently a Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and the Director of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership at California State University Sacramento. He also serves as the California NAACP Education Chair. He obtained his Ph.D. in Education Administration and Policy Analysis and a Masters in Sociology from Stanford University. His current research includes quantitatively, qualitatively examining how high-stakes testing, accountability-based reforms, and market-based reforms impact urban minority students. His work has been cited by the New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, USAToday, Education Week, Huffington Post and other print and electronic media outlets. He has also appeared on local and national radio and TV including PBS, NBC, NBCLatino, NPR, Univision, Al Jazeera and MSNBC. He has also conveyed invited testimony in state and national legislative bodies and spoken at more than 25 universities.