Degrees:
Ph.D., The Graduate Center, CUNY
M.A., St. John's Univ.
B.A., St. John's Univ.
Daniel Douglas received his PhD in Sociology from the Graduate Center at the City University of New York in 2017. He also earned the Graduate Center's Certificate in Critical Theory. His dissertation examines the technical and political history of teacher evaluation systems in the United States. He has done extensive research on student access to and success in higher education, specifically at community colleges. His current research includes experimental studies of alternatives to college remedial mathematics placement, and a broader examination of the role of mathematics in post-secondary education. His research has been featured in The Washington Post, MSNBC, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Education, CT Mirror, and The Hechinger Report.
Daniel began his post-doctoral career as a senior researcher at Rutgers University. In that role, he applied his research skills in a fast-paced environment, pivoting among research questions and analytic techniques, and collaborating with various stakeholders. He brings these skills and experiences to Trinity as Director Social Science Research. In this role, he provides support to students and faculty across the college's social science departments.
As an instructor, Daniel believes that research should be taught as a living process. In that spirit, he teaches theories and principles, and then applies these in the context of empirical data and real-world situations. Likewise, he teaches research methods as collaborative endeavor - in which obstacles encountered in the process of doing research are used as opportunities for learning. You can schedule an appointment with Professor Douglas.
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Higher Education
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Community Colleges
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Developmental Education
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Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Design
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Advanced Statistical Models
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Research Methodology
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Social Stratification
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Peer-reviewed Articles:
- “The Long-Term Impacts of Corequisite Mathematics Remediation with Statistics: Degree Completion and Wage Outcomes” Educational Researcher. 2022. (with A.W. Logue & Mari Watanabe-Rose) “Math Counts: Major and Gender Differences in College Mathematics Coursework.’ The Journal of Higher Education 91(1): 84-112, 2020. (with Hal Salzman)
- “The Relationship Between Work During College and Post College Earnings.” Frontiers in Sociology 10, 2019. (with Paul Attewell)
- “Corequisite Mathematics Remediation: Results Over Time and in Different Contexts." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 41(3): 294-315, 2019. (with A.W. Logue & Mari Watanabe-Rose)
- “School Mathematics as Gatekeeper.” The Sociological Quarterly 58(4): 648-669, 2017. (with Paul Attewell)
- “Should Students Assessed as Needing Remedial Mathematics Take College-Level Quantitative Courses Instead? A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 38(3): 578-598, 2016. (with A.W. Logue & Mari Watanabe-Rose)
- “The Bridge and the Troll Underneath: Summer Bridge Programs and Degree Completion.” American Journal of Education 121(1): 87-109, 2014. (with Paul Attewell)
- “From Rebuilding to Reimagining: A Critical Consideration of An Education Declaration.” Situations 5(2): 19-36, 2014.
- “Surviving the Downturn: The Role of Social Capital in the Economic Crisis.” The Western Journal of Black Studies 35(2): 128-138, 2011. (with Anthony Browne)
- “Success(ion): Second Generation Iranian Americans.” Iranian Studies 44(1): 3-24, 2011. (with Mehdi Bozorgmehr)
- “Sub-Ethnic Diversity: Armenians in the United States.” Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies 18(2): 55-70, 2009. (with Anny Bakalian)
Edited Books and Book Chapters:
- “STEM Workforce Development.” International Encyclopedia of Education 4th Edition, 2023. (with Hal Salzman)
- “Smoothing the Path for Transfer: Implementing Interstate Passport at Community Colleges.” New Directions for Community Colleges 197, 2021. (with Heather McKay & Renee Edwards)
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Rod Bush: Lessons from a Radical Black Scholar on Liberation, Love, and Justice. Belmont, MA: Okcir Press, 2018. (co-edited with Melanie Bush, Rose Brewer, Loretta Chin & Robert Newby)
- “Rod Bush and Radical Pedagogy.” In Rod Bush: Lessons from a Radical Black Scholar on Liberation, Love, and Justice, pp. 53-72. Belmont, MA: Okcir Press, 2018.
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National Science Foundation
2022-2026. Evaluation Contract (US$50,000)
- Key Personnel (Evaluator), “Biological and Environmental Data Education Network: Preparing instructors to integrate data science into undergraduate biology and environmental science curricula”
2022. Evaluation Contract (US$2,004) - Consultant, “NRT-URoL: Nanoscience Connected to Life”
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
2020. Evaluation Grant (US$23,645) - Principle Investigator, “Supporting Postsecondary Student Retention during COVID-19”
2019. Evaluation Contract (US$3,500) - Principle Investigator, “Evaluating HFPG’s Scholarship and Grant-making Activity”
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