Current Affiliate Scholars
Bryce Bunting
Bryce D. Bunting, Ph.D, is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Student Development Services at Brigham Young University (BYU), in Provo, Utah, with a concurrent appointment in the Academic Support Office. In these roles, he teaches courses exploring deep learning and student success, and advises students in academic recovery. The former Associate Director of the Office of First-Year Experience, Bunting is still highly involved in admissions, orientation, and the first-year experience at BYU, serving on the Executive Committee for Thriving and the Undergraduate Admissions Committee.
Project: International Survey of Peer Leaders
Jeffrey Mayo
Jeffrey Mayo, Ph.D., is Assistant Director of First-Year Experience Office at the
University of Texas at Austin. In this role, he leads the Transfer-Year Experience
program, designed to support students through the academic transition to campus. Informed
and motivated by his own transfer experience, Mayo aims to reduce friction in the
transfer process and highlight the value these students add to their new institution.
Project: National Survey of Transfer Student Initiatives
Dallin George Young
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.