A selection of published journal articles from faculty members of Benerd College at University of the Pacific.

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Submissions from 2025

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COVID-19 in California Community Colleges: College Responses, College Resources, and Student Outcomes, Cassandra M.D. Hart, Di Xu, Emily Alonso, and Michael Hill

Submissions from 2024

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“I Don’t Think the System Will Ever be the Same”: Distance Education Leaders’ Predictions and Recommendations for the Use of Online Learning in Community Colleges Post-COVID, Cassandra M.D. Hart, Michael Hill, Emily Alonso, and Di Xu

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Spouses of First Responders: Support for Living With Posttraumatic Stress, Jennifer D. Heiger

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Understanding Student Beliefs and Choices Related to Cross-Enrollment to Square Practice with Theory, Michael S. Hill, Rachel B. Baker, Elizabeth S. Park, and Loris Fagioli

Submissions from 2022

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"I Wish I Knew About This 5 Years Ago": How Getting Involved Reinvigorated My Love for the Field, Belkis Choiseul-Praslin

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Profile of students attending cohort 2 TPSID program: Enrollment and completion by gender, race, and ethnicity, Belkis Choiseul-Praslin, Clare Papay, and Meg Grigal

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Annual report of the cohort 3 TPSID model demonstration projects (Year 1, 2020–2021), Meg Grigal, Debra Hart, Clare Papay, Belkis Choiseul-Praslin, and Rebecca Lazo

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Unpacking the criminogenic aspects of stress over the life course: Foreground and background strain in a high-risk sample of women, Lee Ann Slocum, Jennifer Medel, Elaine Doherty, and Sally Simpson

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Humanizing online STEM: Preliminary research findings, Di Xu, J. Perez Lopez, Y. Liu, Michael Hill, X. Li, M. Bañuelos, M. Pacansky-Brock, M. Smedshammer, K. Vincent-Layton, and J. White

Submissions from 2021

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Highlighting Benerd college’s special education MA program, Belkis Choiseul-Praslin

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Mothers' Perceptions of Satisfaction, Trust, and Power in the Individualized Education Program Process, Belkis Choiseul-Praslin, Malarie E. Deardorff, and Kristopher Hawk Yeager

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Teacher Knowledge in Transition Planning: Does Locale Matter?, Malarie E. Deardorff, Corey Peltier, Belkis Choiseul-Praslin, Kendra Williams-Diehm, and Melissa Wicker

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Effectiveness of music interventions to reduce test anxiety in pharmacy students, Suzanne M. Galal, Deepti Vyas, Rachelle K. Hackett, Edward L. Rogan, and Chloe U. Nguyen

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Using Narrative Inquiry to Explore Critical Reflection and Self-Awareness in Equity Leadership Development, Laura Hallberg and Louise J. Santiago

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COVID-19 and Community College Instructional Responses, Cassandra M.D. Hart, Di Xu, Michael Hill, and Emily Alonso

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The Heart of Assessment, Justin A. Low

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Communicating our way out of higher ed's bureaucratic black box, Jonathan S. Toccoli

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A multidimensional examination of Chinese family involvement in early childhood education: Validation of the Chinese version of the Family Involvement Questionnaire, Xiaoying Xia, Rachelle Kisst Hackett, and Linda Webster

Submissions from 2020

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Increasing Work Skills for Students With Significant Disabilities: A Six-Step Model for Transition Worksite Programs, Belkis Choiseul-Praslin and Amber McConnell

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Opening Oz's curtain: who’s really running the annual IEP meeting to discuss secondary transition issues?, Jamie L. L. Doronkin, James E. Martin, Barbara A. Greene, Belkis Choiseul-Praslin, and Faye Autry-Schreffler

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University of Missouri- St. Louis Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (UMSL CSSI), Finn-Agge Esbensen, Stephanie A. Wiley, Timothy McCuddy, Elaine Doherty, Lee Ann Slocum, Terrence J. Taylor, Kyle Thomas, Matt Vogel, and Jennifer Medel

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Aligning employee learning with organizational strategy, Rod P. Githens

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Dreaming of the perfect marriage: Learning and organizational strategy, Rod P. Githens

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Giving up control to build a learning culture in a healthcare system, Rod P. Githens

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Six ways to be ready for a campus shutdown, Rod P. Githens

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Designing powerful online meeting experiences, Rod P. Githens and Nileen Verbeten

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Bosesko … Learning to Be a Filipina in Higher Ed, Laura Hallberg

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The Process of Academic Validation Within a Comprehensive College Transition Program, Ronald E. Hallett, Robert D. Reason, Jonathan Toccoli, Joseph A. Kitchen, and Rosemary J. Perez

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Developmental implications of child maltreatment: Rorschach assessment of object relations, David Joubert and Linda Webster

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Significant Relationships Exist between Perceived and Objective Diet Quality in Young Adults, Caitlin Woglom, Virginia Gray, Michael Hill, and Long Wang

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Chinese Parental Involvement and Children’s School Readiness: The Moderating Role of Parenting Style, Xiaoying Xia, Rachelle Kisst Hackett, and Linda Webster

Submissions from 2019

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Effects of single versus multiple staff music notation on wind chamber group performance outcomes and rehearsal procedures, Deborah A. Confredo and Ruth V. Brittin

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How to respond to employee activism, Rod P. Githens

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Picking the perfect location for an off-site retreat or meeting, Rod P. Githens

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Still separate and still unequal: Race in America's schools, Laura Hallberg and L. J. Santiago

Qualitative Campus Report: Thompson Scholar Learning Community—University of Nebraska Kearney, Ronald E. Hallett, J. A. Kitchen, R. J. Perez, K. C. Culver, E. Swanson, R. D. Reason, and Jonathan S. Toccoli

Qualitative Campus Report: Thompson Scholar Learning Community—University of Nebraska Lincoln, Ronald E. Hallett, J. A. Kitchen, R. J. Perez, K. C. Culver, E. Swanson, R. D. Reason, and Jonathan S. Toccoli

Qualitative Campus Report: Thompson Scholar Learning Community—University of Nebraska Omaha, Ronald E. Hallett, J. A. Kitchen, R. J. Perez, K. C. Culver, E. Swanson, R. D. Reason, and Jonathan S. Toccoli

Emerging recommendations for TSLC program: Qualitative team Insights May 2019, Ronald E. Hallett, J. A. Kitchen, R. J. Perez, R. D. Reason, and Jonathan S. Toccoli

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Online Learning, Offline Outcomes: Online Course Taking and High School Student Performance, Cassandra M.D. Hart, Dan Berger, Brian Jacob, Susanna Loeb, and Michael Hill

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DCDT fast facts: Teacher hidden bias, Joshua M. Pulos, Belkis Choiseul-Praslin, and Kendra L. Williams-Diehm

Submissions from 2018

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Comments from the Co-Editors, Ruth V. Brittin

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Editorial Comments, Ruth V. Brittin

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Online Course-taking and Student Outcomes in California Community Colleges, Cassandra M.D. Hart, Elizabeth Friedmann, and Michael Hill

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Strategic Human Resource Development Alignment from the Employee's Perspective: Initial Development and Proposition Testing of a Measure, Ann M. Herd, Brad M. Shuck, and Rod P. Githens

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Suspensions, School Commitment, and Perceptions of School Climate, Jennifer Medel, Elaine Doherty, and Finn-Agge Esbensen

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An Unconventional Collaboration at the College Level To Improve STEM Student Success, Amy N. Scott, Eileen Kogl Camfield, Alex Miller, and Kirkwood M. Land

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Sequential Latent Structure Analysis of Segregated System Material in the Doll Play of Maltreated Children, Linda Webster and David Joubert

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The Psychology of Diversity Resistance and Integration, Christine A. Wiggins-Romesburg and Rod P. Githens

Submissions from 2017

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What women know: Perceptions of seven female superintendents, Polly D. Allred, Gerri M. Maxwell, and Linda E. Skrla

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Student support networks in online doctoral programs: Exploring nested communities, Sharla Berry

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Comments from the editors, Ruth V. Brittin

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Aggressive Drive Derivatives in the Rorschachs of Maltreated Children and Adolescents: Latent Structure and Clinical Correlates, David Joubert and Linda Webster

Submissions from 2016

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Capacity and Capability Building for National HRD A Multi-Level Conceptual Framework, Meera Alagaraja and Rod P. Githens

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Doubled-up homeless: Comparing educational outcomes to low-income students, Justin A. Low, Ronald E. Hallett, and Elaine Mo

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Attention and Executive Functions as Mediators of Attachment and Behavior Problems, Justin A. Low and Linda Webster

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Adolescent BMI trajectories with clusters of physical activity and sedentary behavior: An exploratory analysis, K. Nesbit, Justin Low, and S. B. Sisson

Submissions from 2015

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Comments from the Editors, Ruth V. Brittin

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Fifth-grade students’ digital retellings and the Common Core: Modal use and design intentionality, Bridget Dalton, Kristin H. Robinson, Jason F. Lovvorn, Blaine E. Smith, Tara Alvey, Elaine Mo, Paola Uccelli, and C. Patrick Proctor

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Critical Action Research in Human Resource Development, Rod P. Githens

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Learning Through Cases, Rod P. Githens

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Empowering parents in the college planning process: An action inquiry case study, Ronald E. Hallett and Jacalyn M. Griffen

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Beyond backpacks and bus passes: Next steps for a district homeless student initiative, Ronald E. Hallett, Justin A. Low, and Linda E. Skrla

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Homeless and highly mobile students: equity, access and institutional response, Ronald E. Hallett, Peter M. Miller, and Linda E. Skrla

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That is not what homeless is: A school district’s journey toward serving homeless, doubled-up, and economically displaced children and youth, Ronald E. Hallett, Linda E. Skrla, and Justin A. Low

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Foster youth: Supporting invisible students through visibility, Ronald E. Hallett and Melinda A. Westland

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Differential effects of a systematic vocabulary intervention on adolescent language minority students with varying levels of English proficiency, Jin Kyoung Hwang, Joshua F. Lawrence, Elaine Mo, and Catherine E. Snow

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The influence of auditory short-term memory on behavior problem development, Justin A. Low and Timothy Z. Keith

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What Predicts Method Effects in Child Behavior Ratings, Justin A. Low, Timothy Z. Keith, and Megan Jensen

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Where there is no hope: A teacher’s experience with homelessness, Veena Nath and Ronald E. Hallett

Understanding superintendents’ self-efficacy influences on instructional leadership and student achievement, K. Whitt, James J. Scheurich, and Linda E. Skrla

Submissions from 2014

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Editorial, Ruth V. Brittin

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Young listeners' music style preferences: Patterns related to cultural identification and language use, Ruth V. Brittin

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Editorial, Ruth V. Brittin and Bo Wah Leung

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Globalization and Outcomes - Focus are Changing the Face of Graduate Education, Patricia J. Campbell

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Know What to Expect When Taking Online Courses, Patricia J. Campbell

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Managing Expectations: How to Make Sure You are Ready for College, Patricia J. Campbell

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Organization Development Through Franchise Advisory Boards A Model for Governance Relationships, Denise Cumberland and Rod P. Githens

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Using needs assessment as a learning tool in the product development process: A case study of a quick service restaurant chain, Denise Cumberland and Rod P. Githens

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Online Workforce Development in Community Colleges Connection With Community, Institutional, and Governance Factors, Rod P. Githens, Timothy Sauer, Fashaad Crawford, Denise Cumberland, and Kristin Wilson

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Homelessness and higher education, Ronald E. Hallett

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Ethnographic research in a cyber era, Ronald E. Hallett and Kristen Barber

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Abraham the Missionary? The Call of Abraham in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Joel N. Lohr

Review of Law and Narrative in the Bible and in Neighbouring Ancient Cultures (edited by Klaus-Peter Adam, Friedrich Avemarie, and Nili Wazana; Forschungen zum Alten Testament 2. Reihe 54; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2012), Joel N. Lohr

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Absent voices: Intersectionality and first-generation college students with disabilities, Tenisha L. Tevis and Jacalyn M. Griffen

Submissions from 2013

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Editorial, Ruth V. Brittin and Beatriz Ilari

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Choosing the Right Graduate Program, Patricia J. Campbell

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How to Excel in Graduate School, Patricia J. Campbell

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Should You Go to Graduate School?, Patricia J. Campbell

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Social Discourse is Valuable to Online Grad-Student Experience, Patricia J. Campbell

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Welcome to Graduate School. Now What?, Patricia J. Campbell

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Introduction - TED Studies: Government and Politics: Cyber-Influence & Power, Patricia J. Campbell and Christy R. Stevens

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Book review: Disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline. Teachers College Record, Ronald E. Hallett

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Interrupting life history: Evolution of a relationship within the research process, Ronald E. Hallett

Undocumented student success: Navigating restraints related to retention, Ronald E. Hallett

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Highlighting the importance of researching family homelessness, Ronald E. Hallett and William G. Tierney

Exploring the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Children’s Shyness Questionnaire with an American sample, Amy N. Scott and Justin Low

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Connecting Multiculturalism, Sustainability, & Teacher Education: A Case for Linking Martin Luther King Streets & the Power of Place, Charlane Starks

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Understanding the Contribution of a Father's Warmth on His Child's Social Skills, Linda L. Webster, Justin Low, Christina Siller, and Rachelle K. Hackett

Submissions from 2012

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The Role of Students' Professional Experience in Online Learning: Analysis of Asynchronous Participation, Edgard B. Cornacchione, Rod P. Githens, Scott Johnson, and Oenardi Lawanto