Paul D Umbach
Biographic Data
| ID | 5450940 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul D Umbach |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul D |
| FAMILY NAME | Umbach |
| SIGNATURE | UMBACH P D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iowa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Understanding Orcid adoption among academic researchers
Just over a decade ago, the ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier) was created to provide a unique digital identifier for researchers around the world. The ORCID has proven essential in identifying individual researchers and their publications, both for bibliometric research analyses and for universities and other organizations tracking the research productivity and impact of their personnel. Yet widespread adoption of the ORCID by in…
Understanding Themes in Postsecondary Research Using Topic Modeling and Journal Abstracts
Effects of the Pandemic on Faculty at Public Research Universities
We provide results from the first national survey of research university faculty on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on research productivity and tenure and promotion plans. Our analytic sample consists of almost 4,000 tenured and tenure-line faculty from 31 research universities. A large majority of faculty report disruptions to research due to the pandemic, with time spent moving instruction online listed as the most common cause (80%), foll…
Effects of Diversity Experiences on Critical Thinking Skills: Who Benefits
Additional informationNotes on contributorsChad LoesChad Loes is a professor at Mount Mercy University, Ernest Pascarella is the Petersen Professor of higher education at The University of Iowa, and Paul Umbach is a professor at North Carolina State University.Ernest PascarellaChad Loes is a professor at Mount Mercy University, Ernest Pascarella is the Petersen Professor of higher education at The University of Iowa, and Paul Umbach is a professo…
Why Do More Women than Men Want to Earn a Four-Year Degree? Exploring the Effects of Gender, Social Origin, and Social Capital on Educational Expectations
Going Global: Understanding the Choice Process of the Intent to Study Abroad
Student Survey Response Rates across Institutions: Why Do they Vary?
College Major Choice: An Analysis of Person–Environment Fit
Student Experiences with Diversity at Liberal Arts Colleges: Another Claim for Distinctiveness
Additional informationNotes on contributorsPaul D. UmbachPaul D. Umbach is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership at the University of Iowa. George D. Kuh is Chancellor's Professor and Director of the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, Bloomington.George D. KuhPaul D. Umbach is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership at the University of Iowa. George D. K…
Institutional Selectivity and Good Practices in Undergraduate Education: How Strong is the Link
Academic selectivity plays a dominant role in the public's understanding of what constitutes institutional excellence or quality in undergraduate education. In this study, we analyzed two independent data sets to estimate the net effect of three measures of college selectivity on dimensions of documented good practices in undergraduate education. With statistical controls in place for important confounding influences, an institution's median stud…
Faculty do Matter: The Role of College Faculty in Student Learning and Engagement
Why Do More Women than Men Want to Earn a Four-Year Degree? Exploring the Effects of Gender, Social Origin, and Social Capital on Educational Expectations
Student Experiences with Diversity at Liberal Arts Colleges: Another Claim for Distinctiveness
Additional informationNotes on contributorsPaul D. UmbachPaul D. Umbach is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership at the University of Iowa. George D. Kuh is Chancellor's Professor and Director of the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, Bloomington.George D. KuhPaul D. Umbach is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership at the University of Iowa. George D. K…
Institutional Selectivity and Good Practices in Undergraduate Education: How Strong is the Link
Academic selectivity plays a dominant role in the public's understanding of what constitutes institutional excellence or quality in undergraduate education. In this study, we analyzed two independent data sets to estimate the net effect of three measures of college selectivity on dimensions of documented good practices in undergraduate education. With statistical controls in place for important confounding influences, an institution's median stud…
Effects of Diversity Experiences on Critical Thinking Skills: Who Benefits
Additional informationNotes on contributorsChad LoesChad Loes is a professor at Mount Mercy University, Ernest Pascarella is the Petersen Professor of higher education at The University of Iowa, and Paul Umbach is a professor at North Carolina State University.Ernest PascarellaChad Loes is a professor at Mount Mercy University, Ernest Pascarella is the Petersen Professor of higher education at The University of Iowa, and Paul Umbach is a professo…
Faculty do Matter: The Role of College Faculty in Student Learning and Engagement
Student Survey Response Rates across Institutions: Why Do they Vary?
College Major Choice: An Analysis of Person–Environment Fit
Student Experiences with Diversity at Liberal Arts Colleges: Another Claim for Distinctiveness
Additional informationNotes on contributorsPaul D. UmbachPaul D. Umbach is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership at the University of Iowa. George D. Kuh is Chancellor's Professor and Director of the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, Bloomington.George D. KuhPaul D. Umbach is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership at the University of Iowa. George D. K…
Institutional Selectivity and Good Practices in Undergraduate Education: How Strong is the Link
Academic selectivity plays a dominant role in the public's understanding of what constitutes institutional excellence or quality in undergraduate education. In this study, we analyzed two independent data sets to estimate the net effect of three measures of college selectivity on dimensions of documented good practices in undergraduate education. With statistical controls in place for important confounding influences, an institution's median stud…
Going Global: Understanding the Choice Process of the Intent to Study Abroad
Why Do More Women than Men Want to Earn a Four-Year Degree? Exploring the Effects of Gender, Social Origin, and Social Capital on Educational Expectations
Effects of Diversity Experiences on Critical Thinking Skills: Who Benefits
Additional informationNotes on contributorsChad LoesChad Loes is a professor at Mount Mercy University, Ernest Pascarella is the Petersen Professor of higher education at The University of Iowa, and Paul Umbach is a professor at North Carolina State University.Ernest PascarellaChad Loes is a professor at Mount Mercy University, Ernest Pascarella is the Petersen Professor of higher education at The University of Iowa, and Paul Umbach is a professo…
Effects of the Pandemic on Faculty at Public Research Universities
We provide results from the first national survey of research university faculty on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on research productivity and tenure and promotion plans. Our analytic sample consists of almost 4,000 tenured and tenure-line faculty from 31 research universities. A large majority of faculty report disruptions to research due to the pandemic, with time spent moving instruction online listed as the most common cause (80%), foll…
Understanding Themes in Postsecondary Research Using Topic Modeling and Journal Abstracts
Understanding Orcid adoption among academic researchers
Just over a decade ago, the ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier) was created to provide a unique digital identifier for researchers around the world. The ORCID has proven essential in identifying individual researchers and their publications, both for bibliometric research analyses and for universities and other organizations tracking the research productivity and impact of their personnel. Yet widespread adoption of the ORCID by in…
Higher education (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Library science (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Law (3 works)