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Shaun R. Harper
Assistant Professor
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Education
B.S., Education, Albany State University
M.S., College Student Affairs Administration, Indiana University
Ph.D., Higher Education Administration, Indiana University
Areas of Expertise
Race and gender in higher education
Black male college participation and achievement
College environments, student outcomes, and engagement
Student affairs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Professional Biography
Prior to his appointment at Penn
GSE in 2007, Dr. Harper was an assistant professor and research
associate in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Penn State
University. He also formerly served as executive director of the Doctor
of Education Program at the University of Southern California,
assistant director of the Kelley School of Business MBA program at
Indiana University, and in a variety of student affairs administrative
capacities.
Dr. Harper received the 2005 Emerging Scholar Award and the 2006 Annuit Coeptis
Award for early career achievement, both from the American College
Personnel Association. He was also awarded the 2004 National
Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Melvene D.
Hardee National Dissertation of the Year Award for his research on
Black male undergraduates.
Dr. Harper has presented more than 100 research papers, workshops,
and symposia at national higher education professional conferences. He
is currently director of research on the NASPA Board of Directors, as
well as a member of the advisory committee for the National Conference
on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education.
Research Interests and Current Projects
With the support
of six research grants, Dr. Harper recently completed data collection
and is now engaged in analysis for the National Black Male College
Achievement Study, the largest known empirical investigation of Black
male undergraduates. For the National Study, he personally conducted
219 face-to-face individual interviews with Black men at 42 colleges
and universities in 20 different states. His report, Black Male Students at Public Flagship Universities in the U.S.: Status, Trends and Implications for Policy and Practice, was released in November 2006 by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, D.C.
He also conducts campus racial climate audits at universities across
the nation and is co-author (with Sylvia Hurtado) of “Nine Themes in
Campus Racial Climates and Implications for Institutional
Transformation,” which is published in the New Directions for Student Services volume he co-edited (with Lori Patton) on responding to the realities of race on college campuses.
Selected Publications
Harper, S. R. (in press). Realizing the intended outcomes of Brown: High-achieving African American male undergraduates and social capital. American Behavioral Scientist.
Harper, S. R., & Quaye, S. J. (2007). Student organizations as
venues for Black identity expression and development among African
American male student leaders. Journal of College Student Development, 48(2).
Harper, S. R. (2006). Peer support for African American male college
achievement: Beyond internalized racism and the burden of ‘acting
White.’ Journal of Men’s Studies, 14(3).
Harper, S. R. (2006). Enhancing African American male student
outcomes through leadership and active involvement. In M. J. Cuyjet
(Ed.), African American men in college. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Kimbrough, W. M., & Harper, S. R. (2006). African American men
at historically Black colleges and universities: Different
environments, similar challenges. In M. J. Cuyjet (Ed.), African American men in college. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Harper, S. R. (2006). Creating a cyclical culture of leadership and
engagement: A model for Black male achievement at HBCUs. In D. N. Byrne
(Ed.), Models of success: Supporting achievement and the retention of Black males at HBCUs. New York: Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.
Harper, S. R. (2006). Reconceptualizing reactive policy responses to
Black male college achievement: Implications from a national study. Focus: Magazine of the JointCenter for Political and Economic Studies, 34(6).
Harper, S. R., & Kimbrough, W. M. (2005). Staffing practices,
professional preparation trends, and demographics among student affairs
administrators at HBCUs: Implications from a national study. NASAP Journal, 8(1).
Harper, S. R., Harris III, F., & Mmeje, K. C. (2005). A
theoretical model to explain the overrepresentation of college men
among campus judicial offenders: Implications for campus administrators. NASPA Journal, 42(4).
Harper, S. R. (2004). The measure of a man: Conceptualizations of
masculinity among high-achieving African American male college
students. Berkeley Journal of Sociology, 48(1).
Harper, S. R., Carini, R. M, Bridges, B. K., & Hayek, J. (2004).
Gender differences in student engagement among African American
undergraduates at historically Black colleges and universities. Journal of College Student Development, 45(3).
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