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Faculty Publications
Miguel Ceja

(first CSUS semester, Fall 2002)
 
 
 
 

 

 

  1. Published refereed journal articles in Journal of  College Student Development (forthcoming 2005); Journal of Hispanic Higher Education (2004); The Review of Higher Education (2004); Journal of Educational Computing Research (2001); Journal of Negro Education (2001) 
  2. Published book chapter, Transcending deficit thinking about Latinos’ parenting styles: Towards an ecocultural view of family life (2000). 
  3. Research presentations at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicit y in American Higher Education (2005 and 2004); Association for the Study of Higher Education (2004, 2003, and 2000); American Educational Research Association (2004, 2003, 2001, and 2000); Patterson Research Conference (2004); National Association for Chicano(a) Studies (2002); American Sociological Association (2000); Society for the meeting of Social Problems (2000). 
  4. Work in progress, Understanding the Importance of Faculty of Color as Role Models for Chicanas Aspiring Towards the Ph.D., (under review in the Review of Higher Education). 

 

Timothy A. Hodson

 

  1. Refereed journal articles in California Policy Issues Annual (2003), California Politics & Policy (2000), articles published in the California Journal (2004), San Francisco Chronicle (2005) San Jose Mercury News (2004, 2000), and Riverside Press-Enterprise (2002, 2000) 
  2. Presented research papers at professional conferences including the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association (1997, 1995) and the annual California Public Issues Conference (2003, 1999, 1998)
  3. Participated as panel chair and/or discussant at panels at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association (2005, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994); annual California Public Issues Conference (2005, 999); annual LINKS conference (1999, 1998, 1995); annual meetings of the National Conference of State Legislatures (1997-2005)

 

Mary Kirlin,
(first CSUS semester: fall, 2003
 
 
  1.  Scholarship in the area of civic engagement with a special focus on definition and development of civic skills.
  2. Published refereed journal articles in PS: Political Science and Politics (2002) and Public Administration Review (2002), Journal of Public Affairs Education accepted for October 2005).
  3. Monographs for Center for Urban Policy and the Environment (2000 and 2001).
  4. Consulting reports/papers for Center for Information and Research on Civic
  5. Learning and Education (2002 and 2003), Constitutional Rights Foundation (2005). 
  6. Research presentations at American Political Science Association (2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004), American Society for Public Administration (2004), National Association of Schools of Public Affairs (2004), International Conference on Civic Education (2003 and 2004). 
  7. Research grants received from the Center for Research and Information on Civic Engagement and Learning (CIRCLE) totaling $54,000 (2002, 2003 and 2004). 
     

 
Edward (Ted) L. Lascher, Jr. 
 
 

 

  1. Published co-edited book: The Economics and Politics of Choice No-Fault Insurance (Kluwer Academic Press, 2001)
  2. Published refereed journal articles in American Behavioral Scientist (2004), Journal of Politics (2001), Political Research Quarterly (2005), PS: Political Science and Politics (2000)
  3. Refereed journal articles accepted and forthcoming in PS:  Political Science and Politics and Public Opinion Quarterly
  4. Published conference proceeding papers in volumes on budgeting in the western states for Center for Public Policy and Administration, University of Utah (2002, 2001, 2000)
  5. Book review forthcoming in Perspectives on Politics
  6.  Three opinion pieces published in newspapers
  7. Research presentations at American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (2005, 2003)
  8.   Work in progress: four journal articles (one submitted to an academic journal)

 
 
Nancy Shulock

REPORTS:
  1. Shared Solutions: A Framework for Discussing California Higher Education Finance
  2. Variations on a Theme: Higher Education Performance in California by Region and Race
  3. A Framework for Incorporating Public Trust Issues in States' Higher Education Accountability Plans
  4. Facing Reality: California Needs a Statewide Agenda to Improve Higher Education Outcomes
  5. Ensuring Access with Quality to California Community Colleges - Institute was a contributing author to this report published by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.  Diminishing Access to the Baccalaureate through Transfer:
  6. The Impact of State Policies and Implications for California
  7. Funding Adult Education: Does California Put the Money Where the Needs Are?
  8. Capacity Constraints in California's Public Universities: A Factor Impeding Transfer?
  9. Improving Outcomes for California's Minority Students: Can an Increased Role for Community Colleges in Teacher Preparation be Part of the Answer?
  10. Envisioning a State of Learning: Conference Summary and Observations on the California Master Plan for Higher Education
  11. California Community College Transfer Rates:  Policy Implications and a Future Research Agenda
  12. An Accountability Framework for California Higher Education: Informing Public Policy and Improving Outcomes
  13. The Cal Grant Entitlement: Increasing Access to Financial Aid
  14. California Community Colleges' Leadership Challenge: A View From the Field

ARTICLES:

  1. Shulock, N. & Moore, C. (in press). A strengthened community college role in teacher preparation: Improving outcomes for California's minority students. In Gandara, P., Horn, C., & Orfield, G. (Eds.), Leveraging Promise: Equalizing Opportunity in Higher Education. New York: SUNY Press.
  2. Shulock, N. & Moore, C. (2005). Diminished access to the baccalaureate for low-income and minority students in California: The impact of budget and capacity constraints on the transfer function. Educational Policy, 19(2), 418-442.
  3. Wassmer, R., Moore, C., & Shulock, N. (2004). The effect of racial/ethnic composition on transfer rates in community colleges: Implications for policy and practice. Research in Higher Education. 45(6): 651-672.

 
Robert W. Wassmer,
(first CSUS semester: fall, 1995)
 

 

  1. Published books: Readings in Urban Economics: Issues and Public Policy (Blackwell, 2000); and Bidding for Business: The Efficacy of Local Economic Development Incentives in a Metropolitan Area (W.E. Upjohn Institute Press, 2000)
  2. Published referred journal articles in California Politics and Policy  (2004), Economic Development Quarterly (2001), Economics of Education Review (2002), Research in Higher Education (2004), Urban Studies (2002)
  3. Published chapters in four books
  4. Other published articles/book reviews in Californiana  (2001), Cities Journal (2004), Economic Development Quarterly (2001), Economics of Education Review (2000, 2003), Resource Recycling (2002), State Tax Notes (2000), Urban Land Institute Working Paper on Land Use Policy (2002)
  5.  Published opinion articles in various places such as the Sacramento Bee 
  6. Work in progress: journal articles on urban sprawl under consideration

 
 
 
Robert J. Waste
(first CSUS semester: fall 1997)

 

  1. Refereed articles for the following journals: Journal of Urban Affairs, and California Policy & Politics (2004-05). 
  2. Published entries on "Community Power" and "Robert A. Dahl" in Roger W. Caves (ed.), The International Encyclopedia of the City (2005).
  3. Published book chapter, "Regional Governance in the Sacramento Valley" challenges and Potential Solutions," in Robert Fountain (ed.), Regional Futures Compendium (2001). 
  4. Work in progress: a book manuscript on: Something Has to Give:   A 12 Step Program for Repairing California's Dysfunctional  Political Circus