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Dallin George Young, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the College Student Affairs Administration and Student Affairs Leadership graduate programs at the University of Georgia.  His research focuses on a line of inquiry that investigates how novices are trained, socialized, and educated as they move from the periphery to full participation in academic communities of practice. His research and practice includes: theoretical perspectives to interrogate student transitions into the academy; how graduate and professional students learn the rules, knowledge, and culture of their fields; the transformative potential for students engaged in peer leadership; and the (differential) impacts of educational structures on the success of students in transition. 

Educational Background  

• Doctor of Philosophy, College Student Affairs Administration, University of Georgia 
• Master of Arts in Education, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 
• Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Utah State University

Selected Publications

Young, D. G. (2020). Is First-Year Seminar Type Predictive of Institutional Retention Rates? Journal of College Student Development, 61(3), 379-385.

Hatch-Tocaimaza, D. K., Garcia, C. E., Mardock Uman, N., Rodriguez, S., & Young, D. G. (2019). What Works: Learning Outcomes Due to Design Variations in Community College Student Success Courses.  Teachers College Record, 121(7), 1-46.

Henscheid, J. M., Skipper, T. L., & Young, D. G. (2019). Reflection, Integration, Application: Intentional Design Strategies for Senior Capstone Experiences. (Manuscript accepted to be included in a forthcoming volume of New Directions for Higher Education: Applied Learning in Higher Education: Curricular and Co-Curricular Experiences that Improve Student Learning)

Young, D. G. (2019). Supervised practice experiences and professional preparation of graduates from student affairs master’s programs. Journal of College Student Development, 60(3), 290-306.

Young, D. G. (Ed.). (2019). 2017 National Survey on The First-Year Experience: Structures for Supporting Student Success (Research Reports on College Transitions No. 9). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Young, D. G., Hoffman, D. E., & Frakes-Reinhardt, S. (2019). An exploration of the connection between participation in academic peer leadership experiences and academic success. Journal of Peer Learning, 12, 45-60.

Young, D. G., & Keup, J. R. (2018). To pay or not to pay: The influence of compensation as an external reward on learning outcomes of peer leaders. Journal of College Student Development, 59(2), 159-176.

Keup, J. R., & Young, D. G. (2018). Investigating first-year seminars as a high-impact practice. In R. S. Feldman (Ed.), The First Year of College: Research, Theory, and Practice on Improving the Student Experience and Increasing Retention. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.

Young, D. G. (2018). Outcomes assessment and sophomore programs: How assessment as organizational learning can improve institutional integrity. In L. A. Schreiner (Ed.), Sophomore success: Making the most of the second year (New Directions for Higher Education, No. 183, pp. 47-57). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Schreiner, L. A., Schaller, M., & Young, D. G. (2018). Future directions for enhancing sophomore success. In L. A. Schreiner (Ed.), Sophomore success: Making the most of the second year (New Directions for Higher Education, No. 183, pp. 109-112). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Young, D. G., Chung, J. K., Hoffman, D. E., & Bronkema, R. (2017). 2016 National Survey of Senior Capstone Experiences: Expanding our understanding of culminating experiences (Research Reports on College Transitions No. 8). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Young, D. G. (2016). Academic policies, processes, and resources. In D. Weigel & D. Friedman (Eds.), Transitions. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina.

Henscheid, J. M., Skipper, T. L., & Young, D. G. (2016). National practices for combining first-year seminars and learning communities. In L. Chism Schmidt & J. Graziano (Eds.), Building synergy for high-impact educational initiatives: First-year seminars and learning communities. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Young, D. G., & Keup, J. R. (2016). Using hybridization and specialization to enhance the first-year experience in community colleges: A national picture of high-impact practices in first-year seminars. In G. Crisp & D. K. Hatch (Eds.), Promising and high-impact practices: Student success programs in the community college context (New Directions for Community Colleges No. 175, pp. 57-69). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Young, D. G. (2016). The case for an integrated approach to transition programmes in South Africa’s higher education institutions. Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 4(1), 17-32.

Young, D. G., & Dean, L. A. (2015). Overall alumni confidence and effect of culminating experiences on learning in student affairs preparation programs: Examining CAS Professional Studies standards. College Student Affairs Journal, 33(1), 66-86.

Dunn, M., Glassmann, D. N., Garrett, J. M., Badaszewski, P., Jones, G., Pierre, D., Fresk, K., Young, D. G., Correll-Hughes, L. R. (2015). Faith and sexual orientation identity development in gay college men. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 52(4), 374-386.

Young, D. G., & Dean, L. A. (2015). Validation of subject areas of CAS Professional Studies standards for master's level student affairs professional preparation programs. Journal of College Student Development, 56(4), 386-391.

Young, D. G., Schreiner, L. A., & McIntosh, E. J. (2015). Investigating sophomore student success: The National Survey of Sophomore-Year Initiatives and the Sophomore Experiences Survey – 2014 (Research Reports on College Transitions No. 6). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Young, D. G., & Hopp, J. M. (2014). 2012-13 National Survey of First-Year Seminars: Exploring high-impact practices in the first college year (Research Reports on College Transitions No. 4). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.

Young, D. G., Dean, L. A., Franklin, D. S., & Tschepikow, W. K. (2014). Effects of assessment on collegiate recreation programs. Recreation Sports Journal, 38(1), 82-95.

Young, D. G., & Janosik, S. M. (2007). Using CAS standards to measure learning outcomes of student affairs preparation programs. NASPA Journal, 44(2), 341-366.

Selected Presentations

Young, D. G. (2020, May). Examining the National Picture of Assessment of First-Year Programs [Poster session canceled]. 2020 AIR Forum, New Orleans, LA. 

Gordon, T., Henning, G., Bureau, D. & Young, D. G. (2020, March). Frameworks for Assessing Multifunctional Initiatives. Presentation at the 2020 ACPA annual convention, Nashville, TN.

Young, D. G. & Hartman, C. E. (2020, February). Creating Focused, Integrated, and Inclusive Transition Efforts: A Guided Dialog. Facilitated dialog presentation at the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, Washington, DC.

 Keup, J. R., & Young, D. G. (2019, October). Creating Connected, Coordinated, and Comprehensive High-Impact Advising and Other First-Year Programs: The 3Cs of Student Transition Success. Presentation at the 2019 NACADA Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.

 Dial, M., & Young, D. G. (2019, October). Leveraging Early-alert to Foster Cross-campus Collaborations Aimed at Belonging and Student Success. Presentation at the 2019 NACADA Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.

 Young, D. G. (2019, October). Sharing Statistics Showing How Schools Support Sophomore Student Success. Presentation at the 2019 National Conference on Students in Transition, Orlando, FL.

 Dial, M., & Young, D. G. (2019, March). Leveraging Early-alert to Foster Cross-campus Collaborations Aimed at Belonging and Student Success. Presentation at the 2019 NASPA Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

 Keup, J. R., & Young, D. G. (2019, March). Stars in the Constellation: National Research on The First-Year Experience as a Collection of High-Impact Curricular and Cocurricular Initiatives. Presentation at the 2019 NASPA Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

 Young, D. G., Keup, J. R., & Carretta, P. (2019, February). Using CAS Cross-Functional Frameworks to Facilitate a Collaborative FYE Approach. Presentation at the 2019 Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, Las Vegas, NV.

Nelson, M., & Young, D. G. (2019, January). Profiles in preparedness: How South Carolina schools prepare students for college and careers. Presentation at the South Carolina Education and Business Summit, Greenville, SC.

Young, D. G., & Bunting, B. (2018, November). Legitimate peripheral participation as a framework for approaching college transitions. Paper presented at the 2018 ASHE Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.

Young, D. G. (2018, October). Examining the national picture of assessment of first-year experience programs. Presentation at the 2018 Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; Indianapolis, IN.

Young, D. G. (2018, September). Data from the 2017 National Survey on The First-Year Experience: Creating connections to go beyond traditional thinking. Presentation at the Midwest First-Year Conference, Joliet, IL.

Gordon, T., Henning, G., Young, D. G., Drechsler Sharp, M., & Livingston, V. (2018, March). Using cross-functional assessment frameworks and multi-standard self-study processes (CAS). Presentation at the ACPA annual convention, Houston, TX.

Young, D. G. (2018, March). Presenting data from the 2017 National Survey of First-Year Experiences. Presentation at the ACPA annual convention, Houston, TX.

Bunting, B., & Young, D. G. (2018, March). Community, access, & thriving: Theory-based approaches to supporting first-year transitions. Presentation at the ACPA annual convention, Houston, TX.

Young, D. G. (2018, February). Presenting data from the 2017 National Survey of First-Year Experiences. Presentation at the Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, San Antonio, TX.

Bunting, B., & Young, D. G. (2018, February). Community, access, & thriving: Theory-based approaches to supporting first-year transitions. Presentation at the Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, San Antonio, TX.

Keup, J. K., & Young, D. G. (2017, November). The stars in the constellation: Results from the 2017 National Survey of The First-Year Experience. Poster presentation at the 2017 ASHE Annual Conference, Houston, TX.

Young, D. G., & Stolzenberg, E. B. (2017, November). Opening the book: Outcomes of first-year common reading programs. Paper presented at the 2017 ASHE Annual Conference, Houston, TX.

Young, D. G., Hoffman, D. E., & Frakes-Reinhardt, S. (2017, November). The role of peer leadership engagement in academic success. Paper presented at the 2017 ASHE Annual Conference, Houston, TX.

Young, D. G., & Keup, J. K. (2017, November). The Stars in the constellation: Results from the 2017 National Survey of The First-Year Experience. Poster presentation at the National Symposium on Student Retention, Destin, FL.

Young, D. G. (2017, October). Epilogue and prologue: A national picture of senior capstone experiences. Presentation at the National Conference on Students in Transition, Costa Mesa, CA.

Love, M., Nelson, M., & Young, D. G. (2017, June). Profiles in preparedness: How South Carolina schools prepare students for college and careers. Presentation at the South Carolina Education and Business Summit, Greenville, SC.

Young, D. G. (2017, March). Reporting institutional support of a critical transition: Senior capstone experiences. Presentation at the ACPA annual convention, Columbus, OH.

Henning, G., Drechsler Sharp, M., Gordon, T., Livingston, V., & Young, D. G. (2017, March). Using new CAS cross-functional assessment frameworks and multi-standard self-study processes. Presentation at the ACPA annual convention, Columbus, OH.

Young, D. G. (2017, February). Senior capstone experiences: Institutional support of the gateway to life beyond college. Presentation at the Gateway Course Experience Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Young, D. G., Stolzenberg, E. B. (2017, February). (Common) reading is fundamental? Exploring outcomes of common reading programs. Presentation at the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, Atlanta, GA.

Young, D. G., Hoffman, D., Chung, J., Love, M., & Nelson, M. (2017, February). Surveying statewide college and career readiness programs in South Carolina. Presentation at the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, Atlanta, GA.

Kenedy, R. L., & Young, D. G. (2017, February). Canadian peer leader experiences: Intersectional concentric circles of solidarity. Presentation at the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, Atlanta, GA.

Keup, J. R., Drechsler Sharp, M., Young, D. G., & Wells, J. (2017, February). Using CAS cross-functional frameworks to facilitate a collaborative FYE approach. Presentation at the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, Atlanta, GA.

Hatch, D. K., Garcia, C. E., Mardock Uman, N., Rodriguez, S., & Young, D. G. (2016, November). What works and why: Impact heterogeneity and designs of community college student success courses. Paper presented at the 2016 ASHE Annual Conference, Columbus, OH.

Eagan, K. M., Keup, J. R., Kinzie, J., McNair, T. B., & Young, D. G. (2016, November). Building coherence through vertical integration of high-impact practices across the undergraduate curriculum. Topical paper session presented at the 2016 ASHE Annual Conference, Columbus, OH.

Young, D. G. (2016, October). An evidence-based discussion of aligning first- and second-year transition programs. Poster presentation at the National Conference on Students in Transition, New Orleans, LA.

Young, D. G., & Van Scoy, I. (2016, October). Senior capstones: National perspectives and one capstone journey. Presentation at the National Conference on Students in Transition, New Orleans, LA.

Young, D. G. (2016, June). An evidence-based discussion of aligning objectives, experiences, and assessment in the first-year seminar to carry the high impact into the second year and beyond. Poster presentation at the annual conference of the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium, Asheville, NC.

Young, D. G. (2016, April). An evidence-based discussion of integrating high-impact transition programs in the first and second college years. Presentation at the Gateway Course Experience Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Young, D. G. (2016, February). Leveraging first- and second-year transition programs to improve transfer. Presentation at the annual conference of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students, Atlanta, GA.

Kenedy, R., & Young, D. G. (2016). Canadian and international peer leader experience: Theoretical and research-based perspectives. Presentation at the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, Orlando, FL.
 
Young, D. G., Nelson, M., & Love, M. (2016, February). College and career readiness: Setting up first-year student success. Presentation at the Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, Orlando, FL.