UCUES research publications

Over the twenty years of the UCUES survey, researchers have used UCUES data to explore a variety of topics. The following is a list of selected research publications. For additional publications related to UCUES and SERU, please visit the SERU publications webpage.

• Comparing STEM majors by examining the relationship between student perceptions of campus climate and classroom engagement. C. Victorino, N. Denson, M. Ing, & K. Nylund-Gibson. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 21:1, 33-48. 2022.
• Racialized religion and civic engagement: Insights intro intra-Muslim racial diversity on university campuses. S. Nojan. Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review, 83:1, 36-59. 2022.
• Predictors of cognitive skills development among international students: Background characteristics, precollege experiences, and current college experiences. C..J. Curtis. Journal of International Students, 10:2. 501-526. May 2020.
• Muslim students' perceptions of campus climate. S. Nojan. CIRI Research Briefs, CIRI RB# 13. 2019.
• The effects of writing proficiency on cognitive skills development among international students. C. Curtis. Journal of Global Education and Research, 3:1, 71-84. June 2019.
• Beyond compositional diversity: Examining the campus climate experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander students. M.H. Nguyen, J. Chan, B.M.D. Nguyen, & R.T. Teranishi. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 11:4, 484-501. 2018.
• Are they political? Examining Asian American college students' civic engagement. L. Wray-Lake, J. Tang., & C. Victorino. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 8, 31-42. 2017.
• Differences in classroom engagement of Asian American engineering students. M. Ing & C. Victorino. The Research Journal for Engineering Education, 105:3, 431-451. July 2016.
• A structural model of the relationship between student-faculty interaction and cognitive skills development among college students. Y.K. Kim & C.A. Lundberg. Research in Higher Education, 57, 288-309. May 2016.
• Conceptualizing, measuring, and analyzing the characteristics of academically disengaged students: Results from UCUES 2010. S. Brint & A.M. Cantwell, Journal of College Student Development, 55:8, 808-823. November 2014.
• Latino college students at highly selective institutions: A comparison of their college experiences and outcomes to other racial/ethnic groups. Y.K. Kim, L.A. Rennick, & M.A. Franco. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 13:4, 245-268. May 2014.
• Are the effects of student-faculty interaction dependent on academic major? An examination using multilevel modeling. Y.K. Kim & L.J. Sax. Research in Higher Education, 52, 589-615. September 2011.
• Undergraduate time use and academic outcomes: Results from UCUES 2006. S. Brint & A.M. Cantwell, Teachers College Record, 112:9, 2441-2470. September 2010.
• Engaged learning in a public university: Trends in the undergraduate experience. S. Brint, J.A. Douglass, & S. Chatman. CSHE.2.10. February 2010.
• Undergraduate research participation at the University of California, Berkeley. E. Berkes. Research & Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.17.08. November 2008.