Catherine Horn
Biographic Data
| ID | 3597785 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Horn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Horn |
| SIGNATURE | HORN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4959-5810 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
STEM workforce retention and preparation
There is a pressing need to increase the number of STEM graduates within the U.S. and to ensure those graduating with STEM degree are retained in workforce. The shortages within STEM fields impact global competitiveness, economic growth, and employability of the population. Academic institutions have varying initiatives to expand the pipeline of STEM students but it has been difficult to measure how these initiatives translate into workforce outc…
Equity and Higher Education Access in Chile
The Far Reach of the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan
The purpose of this paper is to document the indirect effects of the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan on professional school degrees awarded and to propose the far reach of the law as an alternative argument in support of race-conscious admissions policies challenged under the strict scrutiny standard. Designed around the two tests of strict scrutiny, this study first highlights the essential need for a diverse constituency of professionals to enable s…
Student learning and teacher retention for graduates of Texas Noyce programs
The shortage of secondary STEM teachers has led to periodic calls over the past four decades for federal intervention. For more than 15 years, the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program has constituted the most important response at the national level to these calls. The main activity is direct support to undergraduate students and degree holders to become K-12 STEM teachers. Here we examine the Noyce program by look…
Investigating the Interplay Between Participation in a STEM-Focused Student Success Program and Workforce Participation on STEM Undergraduate Degree Completion
This study longitudinally tracks students participating in a STEM-focused intervention program to investigate workforce participation patterns and their association with degree completion in a STEM field. Using longitudinal data from the University of Houston's Education Research Center, this study examines the extent to which students participating in a STEM intervention program require additional work to fund tuition and other life expenses. Fi…
The role of an equity policy in the reproduction of social inequalities
The High School (HS) Ranking is an equity policy aimed at increasing the enrolment of students from underprivileged contexts in selective higher education institutions in Chile. However, HS Ranking is considered as an admission criterion for all applicants, regardless of their contextual characteristics. In this study, we delve into how students from different high school settings interpret and deploy actions to increase their HS Ranking score. T…
Persistence of Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Fields
Disparities in undergraduate STEM degree completion across different racial/ethnic groups have been a topic of increasing national concern. This study investigates the long-term outcomes of a STEM intervention program designed to increase the academic preparation, achievement and persistence of under-represented minority students.In particular, this study examines the extent to which participation in a STEM intervention program can impact the lon…
Aggregated Results of Access Programs Implemented by Universities in Chile
Information sources and transition to higher education
Arguing race in higher education admissions
Bridging Divides
Legal challenges continue to play central roles in critical higher education policy discussions. There are, however, wide gaps in understanding between the legal and research communities about the rigor and value of social science in legal decision-making—gaps that need to be addressed to improve the use of research in law. This study focuses on an underexamined viewpoint in the research use process—the producers of research—to examine their norm…
Institution-level admissions initiatives in Chile
During the last 10 years, a group of selective universities in Chile has started to implement admissions programs that consider the achievement of students in the context of the educational opportunities they have had, thus reducing reliance on the national college entrance exam. This study explores the program theories in a sample of these programs and their effects on access and academic outcomes. We use a mixed method approach: program theory …
Equidad en La Educación Superior
High School Ranking in University Admissions at a National Level
Modeling the racial and ethnic implications of admissions policy changes in the pursuit of tier one status
University of HoustonThe present study sought to examine both how the diversity of admitted students haschanged over time, as well as how increasing selectivity of admissions criteria mightchange the racial/ethnic composition of admitted students at two aspiring Tier One insti-tutions in Texas. Data included Þve years of institutional records for Þrst-time-in-college(FTIC) applicants. Findings indicated that both universities consistently attract…
High-Stakes Testing and Students
As state-mandated standardized testing becomes an increasingly popular tool by which to make student- level high-stakes decisions such as promotion or graduation from high school, it is critical to look at such applications and their effects on students. Findings in this article suggest that non- White, non-Asian students, as well as students with special needs and English Language Learners, are among the groups most deeply affected by highstakes…
High-Stakes Testing and Students
As state-mandated standardized testing becomes an increasingly popular tool by which to make student- level high-stakes decisions such as promotion or graduation from high school, it is critical to look at such applications and their effects on students. Findings in this article suggest that non- White, non-Asian students, as well as students with special needs and English Language Learners, are among the groups most deeply affected by highstakes…
High School Ranking in University Admissions at a National Level
Institution-level admissions initiatives in Chile
During the last 10 years, a group of selective universities in Chile has started to implement admissions programs that consider the achievement of students in the context of the educational opportunities they have had, thus reducing reliance on the national college entrance exam. This study explores the program theories in a sample of these programs and their effects on access and academic outcomes. We use a mixed method approach: program theory …
Modeling the racial and ethnic implications of admissions policy changes in the pursuit of tier one status
University of HoustonThe present study sought to examine both how the diversity of admitted students haschanged over time, as well as how increasing selectivity of admissions criteria mightchange the racial/ethnic composition of admitted students at two aspiring Tier One insti-tutions in Texas. Data included Þve years of institutional records for Þrst-time-in-college(FTIC) applicants. Findings indicated that both universities consistently attract…
The role of an equity policy in the reproduction of social inequalities
The High School (HS) Ranking is an equity policy aimed at increasing the enrolment of students from underprivileged contexts in selective higher education institutions in Chile. However, HS Ranking is considered as an admission criterion for all applicants, regardless of their contextual characteristics. In this study, we delve into how students from different high school settings interpret and deploy actions to increase their HS Ranking score. T…
Aggregated Results of Access Programs Implemented by Universities in Chile
Arguing race in higher education admissions
Bridging Divides
Legal challenges continue to play central roles in critical higher education policy discussions. There are, however, wide gaps in understanding between the legal and research communities about the rigor and value of social science in legal decision-making—gaps that need to be addressed to improve the use of research in law. This study focuses on an underexamined viewpoint in the research use process—the producers of research—to examine their norm…
High-Stakes Testing and Students
As state-mandated standardized testing becomes an increasingly popular tool by which to make student- level high-stakes decisions such as promotion or graduation from high school, it is critical to look at such applications and their effects on students. Findings in this article suggest that non- White, non-Asian students, as well as students with special needs and English Language Learners, are among the groups most deeply affected by highstakes…
Modeling the racial and ethnic implications of admissions policy changes in the pursuit of tier one status
University of HoustonThe present study sought to examine both how the diversity of admitted students haschanged over time, as well as how increasing selectivity of admissions criteria mightchange the racial/ethnic composition of admitted students at two aspiring Tier One insti-tutions in Texas. Data included Þve years of institutional records for Þrst-time-in-college(FTIC) applicants. Findings indicated that both universities consistently attract…
High School Ranking in University Admissions at a National Level
Equidad en La Educación Superior
Arguing race in higher education admissions
Bridging Divides
Legal challenges continue to play central roles in critical higher education policy discussions. There are, however, wide gaps in understanding between the legal and research communities about the rigor and value of social science in legal decision-making—gaps that need to be addressed to improve the use of research in law. This study focuses on an underexamined viewpoint in the research use process—the producers of research—to examine their norm…
Institution-level admissions initiatives in Chile
During the last 10 years, a group of selective universities in Chile has started to implement admissions programs that consider the achievement of students in the context of the educational opportunities they have had, thus reducing reliance on the national college entrance exam. This study explores the program theories in a sample of these programs and their effects on access and academic outcomes. We use a mixed method approach: program theory …
Information sources and transition to higher education
Persistence of Underrepresented Minorities in STEM Fields
Disparities in undergraduate STEM degree completion across different racial/ethnic groups have been a topic of increasing national concern. This study investigates the long-term outcomes of a STEM intervention program designed to increase the academic preparation, achievement and persistence of under-represented minority students.In particular, this study examines the extent to which participation in a STEM intervention program can impact the lon…
Aggregated Results of Access Programs Implemented by Universities in Chile
Student learning and teacher retention for graduates of Texas Noyce programs
The shortage of secondary STEM teachers has led to periodic calls over the past four decades for federal intervention. For more than 15 years, the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program has constituted the most important response at the national level to these calls. The main activity is direct support to undergraduate students and degree holders to become K-12 STEM teachers. Here we examine the Noyce program by look…
Investigating the Interplay Between Participation in a STEM-Focused Student Success Program and Workforce Participation on STEM Undergraduate Degree Completion
This study longitudinally tracks students participating in a STEM-focused intervention program to investigate workforce participation patterns and their association with degree completion in a STEM field. Using longitudinal data from the University of Houston's Education Research Center, this study examines the extent to which students participating in a STEM intervention program require additional work to fund tuition and other life expenses. Fi…
The role of an equity policy in the reproduction of social inequalities
The High School (HS) Ranking is an equity policy aimed at increasing the enrolment of students from underprivileged contexts in selective higher education institutions in Chile. However, HS Ranking is considered as an admission criterion for all applicants, regardless of their contextual characteristics. In this study, we delve into how students from different high school settings interpret and deploy actions to increase their HS Ranking score. T…
The Far Reach of the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan
The purpose of this paper is to document the indirect effects of the Texas Top Ten Percent Plan on professional school degrees awarded and to propose the far reach of the law as an alternative argument in support of race-conscious admissions policies challenged under the strict scrutiny standard. Designed around the two tests of strict scrutiny, this study first highlights the essential need for a diverse constituency of professionals to enable s…
Equity and Higher Education Access in Chile
STEM workforce retention and preparation
There is a pressing need to increase the number of STEM graduates within the U.S. and to ensure those graduating with STEM degree are retained in workforce. The shortages within STEM fields impact global competitiveness, economic growth, and employability of the population. Academic institutions have varying initiatives to expand the pipeline of STEM students but it has been difficult to measure how these initiatives translate into workforce outc…
Political science (13 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (11 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Medical education (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Higher education (7 works) · Mathematics education (7 works) · School Choice and Performance (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works)