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World Ranking
2868
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1392

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Shaun R. Harper is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their work primarily spans the social sciences with a significant focus on education, sociology and political science, social psychology, gender studies, and aspects related to computer vision and pattern recognition.

Their research includes investigations into topics such as higher education research studies, critical race theory in education, racial and ethnic identity research, online and blended learning, education discipline and inequality, bullying, victimization, and aggression, as well as LGBTQ health, identity, and policy.

Significant recent publications by Shaun R. Harper include:

  • "COVID-19 and the Racial Equity Implications of Reopening College and University Campuses," 2020, American Journal of Education
  • "Leveraging Research and Demanding Proof In Response To Legislative Attacks on DEI in U.S. Higher Education," 2025, AERA Open
  • "Black People vs. Educational Culprits Engaged in Our Systemic Mass Incarceration in the United States of America," 2021, Peabody Journal of Education
  • "Advancing the Study of Race, Racial Equity, and Racial Climates at America's Community Colleges," 2025, Community College Journal of Research and Practice

They have also coauthored with researchers including Oscar E. Patrón, Laura J. Taylor, Anthony Lewis, and Rebecca White.

Frequent venues for their work include:

  • American Journal of Education
  • AERA Open
  • Peabody Journal of Education
  • Community College Journal of Research and Practice
  • The Journal of Higher Education

Shaun R. Harper was recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Nine themes in campus racial climates and implications for institutional transformation

    Shaun R. Harper;Sylvia Hurtado

  • Black Male Student Success in Higher Education: A Report from the National Black Male College Achievement Study

    Shaun R. Harper

  • Access and Equity for African American Students in Higher Education: A Critical Race Historical Analysis of Policy Efforts.

    Shaun R. Harper;Lori D. Patton;Ontario S. Wooden

  • Race without Racism: How Higher Education Researchers Minimize Racist Institutional Norms

    Shaun R. Harper

  • Student Organizations as Venues for Black Identity Expression and Development among African American Male Student Leaders

    Shaun R. Harper;Stephen John Quaye

  • Niggers no more: a critical race counternarrative on Black male student achievement at predominantly White colleges and universities

    Shaun R. Harper

  • An anti‐deficit achievement framework for research on students of color in STEM

    Shaun R. Harper

  • Student Engagement in Higher Education : Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations

    Stephen John Quaye;Shaun R. Harper

  • Peer Support for African American Male College Achievement: Beyond Internalized Racism and the Burden of “Acting White”:

    Shaun R. Harper

  • They (don’t) care about education: A counternarrative on Black male students’ responses to inequitable schooling

    Shaun R. Harper;Charles H. F. Davis

  • Gender Differences in Student Engagement among African American Undergraduates at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

    Shaun R. Harper;Robert M. Carini;Brian K. Bridges;John C. Hayek

  • Am I My Brother’s Teacher? Black Undergraduates, Racial Socialization, and Peer Pedagogies in Predominantly White Postsecondary Contexts

    Shaun R. Harper

  • Mentoring Relationships among African American Women in Graduate and Professional Schools.

    Lori D. Patton;Shaun R. Harper

  • Realizing the intended outcomes of Brown: High-achieving African American male undergraduates and social capital

    Shaun R. Harper

  • Leading the way: Inside the experiences of high-achieving African American male students

    Shaun R. Harper

  • Race and Racism in the Experiences of Black Male Resident Assistants at Predominantly White Universities

    Shaun R. Harper;Ryan J. Davis;David E. Jones;Brian L. McGowan

  • Black Male Student-Athletes and Racial Inequities in NCAA Division I College Sports

    Shaun Harper

  • Are They Not All the Same?: Racial Heterogeneity Among Black Male Undergraduates

    Shaun R. Harper;Andrew H. Nichols

  • College Men and Masculinities: Theory, Research, and Implications for Practice

    Shaun Harper;Frank Harris

  • Black Male College Achievers and Resistant Responses to Racist Stereotypes at Predominantly White Colleges and Universities

    Shaun R. Harper

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel D. Museus
Samuel D. Museus University of California, San Diego
Sylvia Hurtado
Sylvia Hurtado University of California, Los Angeles
George D. Kuh
George D. Kuh Indiana University

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