Journal of College Student Development
Tuesday, September 1
The Cost of Resilience: Navigating Disability-Related Financial Tradeoffs Amid Systemic Neglect in College
Abstract: Students with disabilities confront disproportionate financial barriers in higher education, yet research has rarely explored how these students actively navigate disability-related expenses in pursuit of their degrees. This mixed methods study investigated experiences of 334 disabled undergraduates at…
doi.orgJewish Fraternity and Sorority Members’ Coping and Sensemaking Responses to Antisemitism
Abstract: Findings are presented from a national qualitative research study with members of traditionally Jewish fraternity and sorority chapters. It explores responses of Jewish students to a campus climate that, since October 7, 2023, has shifted to tension, confusion, and heightened emotion. In focus groups, Jewish…
doi.orgLiving the Major: A Grounded Model of Major and Career Choices for Disabled College Students
Abstract: Contemporary rhetoric about major and career choice often focuses on passion, interest, and personal agency. However, that can oversimplify decision making processes deeply intertwined with disability identity, health, and ableist barriers. Using data from a grounded theory study with 59 disabled college…
doi.orgThe Impact of College-Going Status and the Disruption of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Features of Emerging Adulthood
doi.orgACPA – College Student Educators International
doi.orgCollege Students from Immigrant Families: Meaning Making about Identity and Intersectional Complexity
Abstract: College students from immigrant families (CSIF) make up a growing portion of undergraduate enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities. While emerging studies have made important progress in understanding the experiences, educational pathways, and navigational strategies of these students, CSIF are often…
doi.orgSexual Orientation-Based Microaggressions, Coping Responses, and Adjustment to College
Abstract: The relations between sexual orientation-based microaggressions and emotional, academic, and social adjustment to college were examined in 241 sexual minority persons who completed an online survey. The mediating roles of five coping responses to discrimination (detachment, internalization, drug and alcohol…
doi.orgEmpowering Voices: The Role of a Writing Center in the Academic Success of International Doctoral Students
Abstract: This qualitative instrumental case study examines the role of a university Writing Center in supporting the academic success and socialization of international doctoral students at a public university in the Midwest. Guided by Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development and Lave and Wenger’s communities of…
doi.orgChallenging Classism in Student Affairs Units’ Basic Needs Programming
doi.orgThe Course Planning Process of Practitioner-Adjuncts in HESA Master’s Programs
Abstract: This study explores how practitioner-adjuncts, full-time student affairs practitioners who serve as adjunct instructors in higher education/student affairs (HESA) Master’s programs, engage in course planning and preparation. Based on interviews with 28 practitioner-adjuncts, findings describe a model of…
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