PhD Faculty Publications

The following publication examples highlight the excellent scholarship and research of our PhD in Higher Education faculty. You can also view the entire list of publications by APU PhD in Higher Education faculty (2016-21) (PDF).

Collins, C. S., & Jun, A. (2017). White out: Understanding white privilege and dominance in the modern age. Peter Lang.

Collins, C. S., Mathew, A., & Paredes-Collins, K. (2021). The ecosystem of learning: Admission and diversity in Christian higher education. Christian Higher Education: An International Journal of Research, Theory, and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/15363759.2020.1871121

Jun, A., & Collins, C. S. (2019). Philosophy, culture, and the battle against mission drift in higher education in Asia. In A. Jun & C. S. Collins (Eds.), Higher education and belief systems in the Asia Pacific region: Knowledge, spirituality, religion, and structures of faith. Springer.

Jun, A., Jones Jolivet, T., Ash, A. N., & Collins, C. S. (2018). White Jesus: The architecture of racism in religion and education. Peter Lang.

Kim, Y. K., Franco, M., & Rennick, L. A. (2016). Civic attitudes development among undergraduate students at research universities: An examination by student gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. In K. Soria, & D. Mitchell Jr. (Eds.), Civic engagement and community service at research universities: Engaging undergraduates for social justice, social change, and responsible citizenship (pp. 17-46). Palgrave Macmillan.

Kim, Y. K., & Sax, L. J. (2017). The impact of college students’ interactions with faculty: A review of general and conditional effects. In M. B. Paulsen (Ed.), Higher education: handbook of theory and research (Vol. 32, pp. 85-139). Springer.

Longman, K. A. (2021). Fresh strategies for empowering women’s leadership development: Spirituality as an untapped tool. Journal of College and Character, 22(2), 87-97.

Longman, K. A., & Lamm Bray, D. (2017). The role of purpose and calling in women’s leadership experiences. In S. R. Madsen (Ed.), Handbook of research on gender and leadership (pp. 207-222). Edward Elgar Publishing.

Newman, C. B. (2016). Minority engineering programs at the multiculturalism crossroads: A multiple case study of two historically White public research universities. Journal for Multicultural Education, 10(2), 217-233.

Newman, C. B. (2020). Corporate internships or undergraduate research: Successful African American engineers’ socialization towards careers in industry versus graduate school. Journal of STEM Education, 21(1), 58-64.

Schreiner, L. A. (Ed.) (2018). Sophomore success: Making the most of the second year. New Directions for Higher Education, 183. Wiley.

Schreiner, L. A. (2020). From surviving to thriving during transitions. In L. A. Schreiner, M. C. Louis, & D. D. Nelson (Eds.), Thriving in transitions: A research-based approach to college student success (pp. 17-32). University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Note: This information is current for the 2024-25 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information.