Elliott, Diana C.

Ph.D. Higher Education, New York University

J.D. School of Law, Rutgers University

B.A. Sociology, Villanova University

Hyatt, S. & Elliott, D.C. (2023). Academic Preparedness of Community College Transfers: An Ethnographic Study of Faculty Perceptions at a Small Private University.
Community College Enterprise.

Elliott, D.C., Sand, D., & Jones, E. (2023). Reading ‘rithmatic: examining the impact of a
literacy intervention on mathematics placement assessment. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education,15(2), 553-567.
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JARHE-10-2021-0373/full/html

McQue, L., Elliott, D.C., Hyatt, S. (2023). The Forgotten Sector: Community & Technical
Colleges. Student Affairs Professional Preparation: A Scholar -Practitioner Guide to
Contemporary Topics. NASPA..

Elliott, D.C.(2023). How to Improve Engagement in Online Discussions? Simple Use Twitter. New Directions in Student Services.

Elliott, D. C.(2021). On My Own: Exploring Interactions Between Normative
Expectations of Independence and the Help-Seeking Behaviors of Men of Color.
Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition,33(2), 29-46.

Elliott, D.C. & Lakin, J.M. (2020). Running the STEM gauntlet: The
complicity of four-year universities in the transfer penalty. Research in Higher Education.

Elliott, D.C. & Lakin, J.M. (2020). Unparallel pathways: Exploring how divergent academic norms contribute to the transfer shock of STEM students.
Community College Journal of Research and Practice.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2020.1806145.8.

Sands, D., Elliott, D.C., & Jones, E. (2020). Comprehension monitoring and college math placement testing. Journal of College Literacy and Learning, 46, 123-141.

Zambanini, K., Downing, K., & Elliott, D.C. (2019). Not quite a sunshine state of mind. In M Benjamin (Ed.) Maybe I should--: Case studies on ethics for student affairs professionals. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

McKinney, C. & Elliott, D.C. (2019). Welcoming or intolerant: Balancing freedom of speech and Diversity. In M Benjamin (Ed.) Maybe I should--: Case studies on ethics for student affairs professionals. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books

Elliott, D.C., & Brenneman, M. (2018). We’re not in high school anymore: Understanding the academic transitional challenges experienced by U.S. men of color in college. In J. Hoffman & P. Blessinger (Eds.) International Perspectives in Education: Contexts for Diversity and Gender Identities. Bingley, U.K: Emerald Group Publishing.

Elliott, D.C., Brenneman, M., & Robbins, S.B. (2018). Social networks and minority
male college access: The “tip of the iceberg” phenomena. Urban Education, 53 (10), 1210-1237.

Lakin, J.M. & Elliott, D.C. (2016). STEMming the shock: Examining transfer shock and its impact on STEM major and enrollment persistence. Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 28(2), 9-31.

Elliott, D.C. (2016). Self-efficacy beliefs and the moderating effects of institutional
characteristics: Does selectivity matter? Higher Education, 71(3), 415-431.

Elliott, D.C. (2015). Analysis of secondary data. In F. Stage (Ed) Research in the College Context: Approaches and Methods. New York, NY: Routlege.

Elliott, D.C. (2014). Trailblazing: Exploring First-Generation College Students' Self-
Efficacy Beliefs and Academic Adjustment. Journal of the First-Year Experience &
Students in Transition, 26, 2.

Baum, S. Elliott, D.C., Ma, J. (2014). Trends in Higher Education: Trends in Student Aid.
College Board: New York, NY.

Burrus, J., Elliott, D.C., Brenneman, M.W., Markle, R., & Carney, L. (2013). Toward a
comprehensive understanding of student persistence and goal attainment: “Putting and keeping students on track.” ETS Research Reports.

Lakin, J.M., Elliott, D.C., & Liu, O.L. (2012). Investigating ESL Students’ Performance on Outcomes Assessments in Higher Education. Educational and Psychological
Measurement, 72 (5), 734-753.

Elliott, D.C., Kaliski, P.M., Burrus, J., & Roberts, R.D. (2012). Exploring Resilience through the Lens of Core Self-Evaluations. In S. Prince-Embury & D.H. Saklofske (Eds.), Translating Resilience Theory for Assessment and Application with Children, Adolescents and Adults. New York, NY: Springer.

Elliott, D.C. (2012). Academic support services gone awry: A case study for practitioners. In F. Stage & S. Hubbard (Eds.), Linking Theories to Practice: Case Studies for Working with College Students, 3rd edition (pp. 114-117). New York, NY: Routledge.

Elliott, D.C. & Loera, A. D. (2012). Hiring from within? External influences on the hiring process. In F. Stage & S. Hubbard (Eds.), Linking Theories to Practice: Case Studies for Working with College Students, 3rd edition (pp. 202-206). New York, NY: Routledge.

Elliott, D.C. (2011). Student heterogeneity and diversity at catholic colleges. Journal of Catholic Higher Education, 31(1),61-81.

Baum, S., Payea, K., Elliott, D.C. (2010). Trends in Student Aid. College Board: New York, NY.

community colleges, transfer students, college student retention, students of color in higher education, assessment of learning