Amanda Davis Simpfenderfer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4605976 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Davis Simpfenderfer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda Davis |
| FAMILY NAME | Simpfenderfer |
| SIGNATURE | SIMPFENDERFER A D |
| AFFILIATIONS | William & Mary |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1110-7332 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Belonging and Balance: Institutional, Socioeconomic, and External Demands’ Impact on Racial Variation in Time-to-Degree Among College Completers
Guided by the Multicontextual Model for Diverse Learning Environments (Hurtado et al., 2012) and critical quantitative perspectives, this study investigates how structural and institutional factors influence students’ the amount of time it takes students to complete their degrees (time-to-degree; TTD) patterns in U.S. higher education, particularly for racially and socioeconomically marginalized students. Using data from the College and Beyond II…
Exploring the associations among major fields of study, pre-professional activities, and post-college job quality in alumnx of liberal arts colleges
Across several decades of studies seeking to examine the effects of college on students’ careers, earnings are the outcome that has captured the most attention, as discussed by Mayhew et al. (2016), and large-scale efforts like the College Scorecard feature median earnings as the only career outcome displayed, presented alongside graduation rates and annual average costs in its college search website, as discussed by USDOE (2023). The study sough…
A Restorative Attempt to Bend the Binary: The Experiences of Genderqueer Students in a Restorative School District
The widespread adoption of restorative practices (RP) in U.S. schools to address inequities has been significant. However, the existing literature on RP lacks research measuring its impact on genderqueer students. This study explores the experiences of genderqueer students in Grades 3 through 12 compared to cisgender students in a school district implementing RP, focusing on RP circle experiences ( N = 1,751). Our findings indicate that genderque…
The Influence of Opportunity, Information, and Time on Queer and Trans Student Postsecondary Enrollment
Writing In, Speaking Out: Centering Student Identity Through Open-Ended Survey Responses
The Role of Higher Education in Intergenerational Mobility: An Exploration Using Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling
Exploring educator and school professional perspectives of restorative practices implementation climate
Restorative practices (RP) implementation requires substantial adult buy-in, time, leadership support, and resources. Limited studies have examined the implementation of RP from the perspectives of different groups of school professionals (e.g. teachers, paraprofessionals, and non-classroom staff) and their perceptions of RP implementation climate (i.e. support, efficacy, use). Fewer studies have investigated such differences in perceptions of RP…
Trans Student Discrimination, College Access, and Finances: A Critical Quantitative Analysis
This study explores and examines the differences in financial resources and access to college between transgender and cisgender students. Using a quantitative criticalist lens, the authors analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Education High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS:09) and found that while trans and cisgender students attend college at similar rates, trans students were more likely to experience discrimination in and drop out of high …
Using Queer Framings and Positionalities to Unsettle Statistical Assumptions of Generalizability and Representativeness
This paper aims to unsettle assumptions of generalizability and representativeness in quantitative research using queer framings and positionalities. We argue that generalizability and representativeness are tools of supremacist dominance that reinforce harmful and essentialist categories of identities for the false purpose of statistical 'rigor' and create more harm than benefit for queer and trans students. For many scholars, quantitative metho…
Queer Quantitative Methodologies in Educational Studies: Introduction to the Special Issue
access to resources important to STEM persistence across professional societies.The authors demonstrate how empirical studies around important questions related to persistence and success within education can leverage queer frameworks within different stages of the research process.Taken together, the authors in this special issue offer thoughts about what it might mean to queer methodology.They take up questions from the conceptualization of res…
Development and validation of a multi-domain survey assessing student experiences with school-based restorative practices implementation: Community based participatory research at work for school equi…
The emerging research base on Restorative Practices (RP) efficacy in schools lacks validated instruments of RP implementation fidelity that capture youth responsiveness to RP components. Therefore, members of a University-District Community Based Participatory (CBPR) project collaboratively developed the Student Restorative Culture Survey (SRCS). This study seeks to examine the construct validity of the SRCS using confirmatory factor analysis (CF…
Trans Student Discrimination, College Access, and Finances: A Critical Quantitative Analysis
This study explores and examines the differences in financial resources and access to college between transgender and cisgender students. Using a quantitative criticalist lens, the authors analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Education High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS:09) and found that while trans and cisgender students attend college at similar rates, trans students were more likely to experience discrimination in and drop out of high …
Using Queer Framings and Positionalities to Unsettle Statistical Assumptions of Generalizability and Representativeness
This paper aims to unsettle assumptions of generalizability and representativeness in quantitative research using queer framings and positionalities. We argue that generalizability and representativeness are tools of supremacist dominance that reinforce harmful and essentialist categories of identities for the false purpose of statistical 'rigor' and create more harm than benefit for queer and trans students. For many scholars, quantitative metho…
Development and validation of a multi-domain survey assessing student experiences with school-based restorative practices implementation: Community based participatory research at work for school equi…
The emerging research base on Restorative Practices (RP) efficacy in schools lacks validated instruments of RP implementation fidelity that capture youth responsiveness to RP components. Therefore, members of a University-District Community Based Participatory (CBPR) project collaboratively developed the Student Restorative Culture Survey (SRCS). This study seeks to examine the construct validity of the SRCS using confirmatory factor analysis (CF…
The Role of Higher Education in Intergenerational Mobility: An Exploration Using Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling
Exploring educator and school professional perspectives of restorative practices implementation climate
Restorative practices (RP) implementation requires substantial adult buy-in, time, leadership support, and resources. Limited studies have examined the implementation of RP from the perspectives of different groups of school professionals (e.g. teachers, paraprofessionals, and non-classroom staff) and their perceptions of RP implementation climate (i.e. support, efficacy, use). Fewer studies have investigated such differences in perceptions of RP…
Trans Student Discrimination, College Access, and Finances: A Critical Quantitative Analysis
This study explores and examines the differences in financial resources and access to college between transgender and cisgender students. Using a quantitative criticalist lens, the authors analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Education High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS:09) and found that while trans and cisgender students attend college at similar rates, trans students were more likely to experience discrimination in and drop out of high …
Using Queer Framings and Positionalities to Unsettle Statistical Assumptions of Generalizability and Representativeness
This paper aims to unsettle assumptions of generalizability and representativeness in quantitative research using queer framings and positionalities. We argue that generalizability and representativeness are tools of supremacist dominance that reinforce harmful and essentialist categories of identities for the false purpose of statistical 'rigor' and create more harm than benefit for queer and trans students. For many scholars, quantitative metho…
Queer Quantitative Methodologies in Educational Studies: Introduction to the Special Issue
access to resources important to STEM persistence across professional societies.The authors demonstrate how empirical studies around important questions related to persistence and success within education can leverage queer frameworks within different stages of the research process.Taken together, the authors in this special issue offer thoughts about what it might mean to queer methodology.They take up questions from the conceptualization of res…
Exploring the associations among major fields of study, pre-professional activities, and post-college job quality in alumnx of liberal arts colleges
Across several decades of studies seeking to examine the effects of college on students’ careers, earnings are the outcome that has captured the most attention, as discussed by Mayhew et al. (2016), and large-scale efforts like the College Scorecard feature median earnings as the only career outcome displayed, presented alongside graduation rates and annual average costs in its college search website, as discussed by USDOE (2023). The study sough…
A Restorative Attempt to Bend the Binary: The Experiences of Genderqueer Students in a Restorative School District
The widespread adoption of restorative practices (RP) in U.S. schools to address inequities has been significant. However, the existing literature on RP lacks research measuring its impact on genderqueer students. This study explores the experiences of genderqueer students in Grades 3 through 12 compared to cisgender students in a school district implementing RP, focusing on RP circle experiences ( N = 1,751). Our findings indicate that genderque…
The Influence of Opportunity, Information, and Time on Queer and Trans Student Postsecondary Enrollment
Writing In, Speaking Out: Centering Student Identity Through Open-Ended Survey Responses
Belonging and Balance: Institutional, Socioeconomic, and External Demands’ Impact on Racial Variation in Time-to-Degree Among College Completers
Guided by the Multicontextual Model for Diverse Learning Environments (Hurtado et al., 2012) and critical quantitative perspectives, this study investigates how structural and institutional factors influence students’ the amount of time it takes students to complete their degrees (time-to-degree; TTD) patterns in U.S. higher education, particularly for racially and socioeconomically marginalized students. Using data from the College and Beyond II…
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Pedagogy (7 works) · Economics (4 works) · Higher education (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Medical education (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (3 works) · Demographic economics (3 works)