College of Education Office of Community College Research and Leadership

Ayinde Rochon

Former OCCRL Research Assistant

Ayinde Rochon is a doctoral student in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership with a concentration in higher education. His research interests focus on identity and efficacy development of Black students on college campuses. By using autoethnography, photography, and filmmaking as methods of collecting and displaying research, Rochon brings both the arts and academy together as one. He has served as both research and teaching assistants on the Illinois campus.

Education

  • Ph.D., Student, Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Ed.M., Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
  • B.A., Political Science, Indiana University Bloomington

Projects

Research Areas

  • Identity and efficacy of Black students
  • Photovoice
  • Autoethnography

Professional Associations

  • American Educational Research Association
  • Association for the Study of Higher Education
  • The Council for the Study of Community Colleges
College of Education Office of Community College Research and Leadership
2202 Kirk Drive, MC-672
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-244-9390
Email: occrl@illinois.edu

Chicago Office

Illini Center
200 S. Wacker Drive, 19th Floor
MC-200
Chicago, IL 60606
Illini Center Website