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Overview

Davis Jenkins is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and focuses their research primarily within the field of Social Sciences. Their work addresses topics related to education, with a particular emphasis on higher education research studies and educational policy.

The scientist's main areas of study include Education and Safety Research, with a dominant concentration on Education. Within the broader educational field, Jenkins explores subjects such as Education and Military Integration, Evaluation of Teaching Practices, Disability Education and Employment, Online and Blended Learning, Higher Education Learning Practices, and Education Systems and Policy.

Jenkins has a number of recent publications, predominantly hosted by Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University), indicating a close connection to academic dissemination through institutional channels. Notable recent papers include:

  • Building a Culture of Evidence for Community College Student Success: Early Progress in the Achieving the Dream Initiative, 2024, Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University)
  • The Dual Enrollment Playbook: A Guide to Equitable Acceleration for Students, 2020, Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University)
  • Redesigning Your College Through Guided Pathways: Lessons on Managing Whole-College Reform From the AACC Pathways Project, 2024, Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University)
  • Redesigning Community College Student Onboarding Through Guided Pathways, 2020, Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University)
  • Rethinking community colleges to serve 21st-century students and communities: Lessons from research on guided pathways, 2021, New Directions for Community Colleges

Jenkins frequently publishes in venues such as Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University), New Directions for Community Colleges, and Change The Magazine of Higher Learning. Their contributions to these outlets reflect ongoing engagement with topics concerning community colleges and educational pathways.

The working network of Jenkins includes several frequent co-authors. Among them are Hana Lahr and John Fink, with whom Jenkins has collaborated on multiple occasions, as well as Amy Brown and Sarah Griffin. Additionally, Thomas Brock appears as a co-author on some works, reflecting collaborative ties within the educational research community.

This profile is informed by Jenkins's research output, areas of study, frequently engaged publication venues, and collaborative relationships, highlighting a specialized focus on higher education reform and policy analysis within the social sciences.

Best Publications

  • Community College Student Success: What Institutional Characteristics Make a Difference?.

    Juan Carlos Calcagno;Thomas Bailey;Davis Jenkins;Gregory Kienzl

  • STEPPING STONES TO A DEGREE: THE IMPACT OF ENROLLMENT PATHWAYS AND MILESTONES ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT OUTCOMES

    Juan Carlos Calcagno;Peter M. Crosta;Thomas Bailey;Davis Jenkins

  • Tracking Transfer: New Measures of Institutional and State Effectiveness in Helping Community College Students Attain Bachelor’s Degrees

    Davis Jenkins;John Fink

  • Is Student-Right-To-Know All You Should Know? An Analysis of Community College Graduation Rates.

    Thomas Bailey;Juan Carlos Calcagno;Davis Jenkins;Timothy Leinbach

  • What We Know about Community College Low-Income and Minority Student Outcomes: Descriptive Statistics from National Surveys.

    Thomas Bailey;Davis Jenkins;Timothy Leinbach

  • Get with the Program: Accelerating Community College Students' Entry into and Completion of Programs of Study

    Davis Jenkins;Sung-Woo Cho

  • Building Pathways to Success for Low-Skill Adult Students: Lessons for Community College Policy and Practice from a Statewide Longitudinal Tracking Study.

    David Prince;Davis Jenkins

  • State Policies on Community College Remedial Education: Findings from a National Survey.

    Davis Jenkins;Katherine Boswell

  • The Effects of Institutional Factors on the Success of Community College Students

    Thomas Bailey;Juan Carlos Calcagno;Davis Jenkins;Gregory S. Kienzl

  • Get With the Program ... and Finish It: Building Guided Pathways to Accelerate Student Completion

    Davis Jenkins;Sung-Woo Cho

  • Turning the Tide: Five Years of Achieving the Dream in Community Colleges

    Elizabeth Zachry Rutschow;Lashawn Richburg-Hayes;Thomas Brock;Genevieve Orr

  • Community College Low-Income and Minority Student Completion Study: Descriptive Statistics from the 1992 High School Cohort.

    Thomas Bailey;Davis Jenkins;D. Timothy Leinbach

  • New Evidence of Success for Community College Remedial English Students: Tracking the Outcomes of Students in the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP). CCRC Working Paper No. 53.

    Sung-Woo Cho;Elizabeth Kopko;Davis Jenkins;Shanna Smith Jaggars

  • Strategies for Promoting Gatekeeper Course Success Among Students Needing Remediation: Research Report for the Virginia Community College System

    Josipa Roksa;Davis Jenkins;Shanna Smith Jaggars;Matthew Zeidenberg

  • What We Know About Transfer

    Davis Jenkins;John Fink

  • Does Age of Entrance Affect Community College Completion Probabilities? Evidence From a Discrete-Time Hazard Model

    Juan Carlos Calcagno;Peter M. Crosta;Thomas Bailey;Davis Jenkins

  • IMPROVING STUDENT ATTAINMENT IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES: INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND POLICIES

    Thomas Bailey;Mariana Alfonso;Juan Carlos Calcagno;Davis Jenkins

  • Promoting Gatekeeper Course Success among Community College Students Needing Remediation: Findings and Recommendations from a Virginia Study (Summary Report).

    Davis Jenkins;Shanna Smith Jaggars;Josipa Roksa

  • Do Student Success Courses Actually Help Community College Students Succeed

    Matthew Zeidenberg;Davis Jenkins;Juan Carlos;Calcagno

  • Can Community Colleges Afford to Improve Completion? Measuring the Cost and Efficiency Consequences of Reform:

    Clive Belfield;Peter Crosta;Davis Jenkins

  • Do Student Success Courses Actually Help Community College Students Succeed? CCRC Brief. Number 36.

    Matthew Zeidenberg;Davis Jenkins;Juan Carlos Calcagno

  • What We Know About Community College Low-Income and Minority Student Outcomes

    Thomas Bailey;Davis Jenkins;D. Timothy Leinbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Bailey
Thomas Bailey Columbia University
Clive Belfield
Clive Belfield Queens College, CUNY
Shanna Smith Jaggars
Shanna Smith Jaggars The Ohio State University

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