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50
Citations
12026
World Ranking
2720
National Ranking
1320

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Chandra Muller is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research mainly focuses on social sciences, with a significant number of publications in education, general health professions, experimental and cognitive psychology, periodontics, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including health disparities and outcomes, employment and welfare studies, education, achievement, and giftedness, retirement, disability, and employment, intergenerational and educational inequality studies, early childhood education and development, and dental health and care utilization.

Chandra Muller has contributed to a variety of recent publications. Some notable papers include:

  • Teacher Mindsets Help Explain Where a Growth-Mindset Intervention Does and Doesn't Work, 2021, Psychological Science
  • How can we inspire nations of learners? An investigation of growth mindset and challenge-seeking in two countries., 2020, American Psychologist
  • Barriers to Bachelor's Degree Completion among College Students with a Disability, 2020, Sociological Perspectives
  • The importance of STEM: High school knowledge, skills and occupations in an era of growing inequality, 2021, Research Policy
  • Which Aspects of Education Matter for Early Adult Mortality? Evidence from the High School and Beyond Cohort, 2020, Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

Their frequent co-authors include Eric Grodsky, John Robert Warren, Jennifer J. Manly, Adam M. Brickman, and Jamie M. Carroll. These collaborations reveal a network of interdisciplinary research partnerships.

Chandra Muller's work has been published in a range of journals, notably including Alzheimer's & Dementia, Innovation in Aging, Social Science & Medicine, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, and Psychological Science. The presence in these venues highlights an interest that intersects health, aging, and social science research.

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2014.

Best Publications

  • A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement.

    David S. Yeager;Paul Hanselman;Gregory M. Walton;Jared S. Murray

  • The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same? Prior Achievement Fails to Explain Gender Inequality in Entry Into STEM College Majors Over Time

    Catherine Riegle-Crumb;Barbara King;Eric Grodsky;Chandra L Muller

  • Gender differences in parental involvement and adolescents' mathematics achievement

    Chandra L Muller

  • The Role of Caring in the Teacher-Student Relationship for At-Risk Students

    Chandra L Muller

  • Gendered Organizations in the New Economy

    Christine L Williams;Chandra L Muller;Kristine Kilanski

  • Maternal employment, parent involvement, and mathematics achievement among adolescents

    Chandra Muller

  • Religious Involvement, Social Capital, and Adolescents' Academic Progress: Evidence from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988

    Chandra Muller;Christopher G. Ellison

  • Parent Involvement and Academic Achievement : An Analysis of Family Resources Available to the Child

    Chandra Muller

  • Disproportionality and Learning Disabilities: Parsing Apart Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Language

    Dara Shifrer;Chandra Muller;Rebecca Callahan

  • Teacher Mindsets Help Explain Where a Growth-Mindset Intervention Does and Doesn’t Work

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  • Parent Involvement in the Home, School, and Community

    Chandra Muller;David Kerbow

  • Body Mass Index, Academic Achievement, and School Context: Examining the Educational Experiences of Adolescents at Risk of Obesity

    Robert Crosnoe;Chandra L Muller

  • Academic Failure in Secondary School: The Inter-Related Role of Health Problems and Educational Context

    Belinda L. Needham;Robert Crosnoe;Chandra Muller

  • The Role of Gender and Friendship in Advanced Course Taking.

    Catherine Riegle-Crumb;George Farkas;Chandra L Muller

  • The Social Dynamics of Mathematics Coursetaking in High School.

    Kenneth A. Frank;Chandra Muller;Kathryn S. Schiller;Catherine Riegle-Crumb

  • Investing in teaching and learning: Dynamics of the teacher-student relationship from each actor's perspective

    Chandra L Muller;Susan Roberta Katz;L. Janelle Dance

  • Adolescent Same-Sex Attraction and Academic Outcomes: The Role of School Attachment and Engagement.

    Jennifer Pearson;Chandra L Muller;Lindsey Wilkinson

  • Academic Achievement and Course Taking Among Language Minority Youth in U.S. Schools: Effects of ESL Placement:

    Rebecca Marie Callahan;Lindsey Wilkinson;Chandra L Muller

  • Peer group contexts of girls' and boys' academic experiences.

    Robert Crosnoe;Catherine Riegle-Crumb;Sam Field;Kenneth Frank

  • Of Sex and Romance: Late Adolescent Relationships and Young Adult Union Formation.

    R. Kelly Raley;Sarah Crissey;Chandra Muller

  • PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, FAMILY STRUCTURE, AND ADOLESCENT SEXUAL DECISION MAKING

    Jennifer Pearson;Chandra L Muller;Michelle L. Frisco

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth A. Frank
Kenneth A. Frank Michigan State University
Robert Crosnoe
Robert Crosnoe The University of Texas at Austin
John Robert Warren
John Robert Warren University of Minnesota
David S. Yeager
David S. Yeager The University of Texas at Austin
George Farkas
George Farkas University of California, Irvine
Gregory M. Walton
Gregory M. Walton Stanford University
Carol S. Dweck
Carol S. Dweck Stanford University
Christopher G. Ellison
Christopher G. Ellison The University of Texas at San Antonio
Jennifer J. Manly
Jennifer J. Manly Columbia University
Barbara Schneider
Barbara Schneider Michigan State University

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