Regina J Deil-Amen, Ph.D.

Professional Experience

Education

 

 

Faculty Expertise

 

 

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Deil-Amen, Regina. 2007. “The Misalignment of Hope and Habitus: The Relevance and Irrelevance of Standardized College Entrance Exams in the College Plans of Black and Latino Students.” Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August (co-presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2007. “Awakening to a Dream Deferred: When Aspirations Meet Reality in the Transition to College.” Poster presented at the session for Emerging Scholars and Scholarship in Education Research: AERA, NAEd, and IES Postdoctoral Fellows and Their Work at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. April (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2006. “Integrative Moments: Rethinking A Traditional Model of College Dropout and How It Applies to Students at Two-Year Colleges.” Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference, Annaheim, CA (November) (presenter)

Villarreal, Pedro and Regina Deil-Amen. 2006. “College Knowledge and Financial Aid Information: School Differences and Their Impact on College Destination” Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference, Annaheim, CA (November) (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2006. “Where Are All the Black and Latino Students?: Postsecondary Access and Success and the Role of Two-Year Colleges. Invited talk for a panel on Examining Diversity Policy Efforts Throughout the Nation at the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Education (WISCAPE) Forum: How States and Institutions Shape Racial Dynamics in Higher Education. Madison, WI (November) (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2006. Awakening to a Dream Deferred: When aspirations meet reality for low-income minority high school students in their transition to college. Paper presented at the Fellows Forum at the National Academy of Education (NAEd) Annual Meeting Boulder, CO (October) (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2006. “Struggling to Stay: Developing a Framework for Persistence Among At-Risk College Students.” Paper presented at the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, September (presenter)

Trusty, Jerry and Regina Deil-Amen. 2006. “College for All Without Courses and Counseling for All: Long-Term Impacts on Bachelor’s Degree Completion.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal, (August) (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina and Jamie Monzo. 2006. “Planning Something from Nothing: Self-authorship, College Plans, and College Transitions among Low-Income High School Students.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal, August (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2006. “Two-Year and Four-Year College Student Dropouts: Alike or Different - Implications for Retention Initiatives.” Paper presented at the Noel-Levitz National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing, and Retention (NCSRMR), Denver, CO (July) (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2006. “A Review of the Transition to College Literature in Sociology.” Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (April) (presenter)

Rogers, Kimberly R. and Regina Deil-Amen. 2006. “For-Profit Postsecondary Institutions: Profiting From the Poor or Servicing the Underserved?” Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (April)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2006. “Questioning the Relevance of Cultural Capital in Preparing Community College Students for the Labor Market.” Center for the Study of Higher Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. (February) (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina, James E. Rosenbaum and Ann E. Person. 2005. “Illusions of Opportunity? From College Access to Job Access in Two-Year Colleges.” American Council on Education’s Educating All of One Nation Conference – Realizing America’s Promise: Embracing Diversity, Discovery, and Change, Phoenix, AZ. (October) (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2005. “Do Traditional Models of College Dropout Apply to Non-Traditional Students at Non-Traditional Colleges?” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA (August) (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2005. "High Hopes or Cruel Hoax?: College Knowledge and Plans Among Students in High Poverty Schools" Presented at the University of Notre Dame’s Examining Educational Inequalities Conference sponsored by the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity and the Institute for Educational Initiatives. (April). (presenter)

Tevis,Tenisha and Regina Deil-Amen. 2005. “Examining Item Bias on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study Using the Basic Rasch Model.” Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal (April)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2005. "High Hopes or Cruel Hoax?: College Knowledge and Plans Among Students in High Poverty Schools" Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada (April) (presenter)

Cabrera, Alberto F., Radhika Prahbu, Regina Deil-Amen, and Patrick T. Terenzini, Chul Lee. 2004. Comprehensive Interventions and Cultural Capital: Helping At-Risk Middle Schoolers ‘GEAR UP’ For College. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA (August). (presenter)

Cabrera, Alberto F., Radhika Prahbu, Regina Deil-Amen, Patrick T. Terenzini, Chul Lee, and Robert E. Franklin Jr. 2004. “Do Early Intervention Programs Work To Increase Awareness and Readiness for College?” Paper presented at the The National Forum on Educational Policy - Education Commission of the States, Orlando, FL (July) (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina, Radhika Prahbu, Patrick T. Terenzini, and Alberto F. Cabrera. 2004. “Reawakening the Dream Deferred: Can Comprehensive Intervention Programs Increase College Awareness/Readiness Among At-Risk Students?” Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego (April) (presenter)

Person, Ann E., Rosenbaum, James E., and Regina Deil-Amen. 2004. “Two-year college faculty-employer linkages and their effects on students. “ Paper presented at meetings of The Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore (March).

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2004. “Vocationally-oriented Colleges: Profiting From the Poor or Servicing the Underserved?” Paper presented at the Annual Eastern Sociological Society Meeting, New York (February). (presenter)

Cabrera, Alberto F., Radhika Prahbu, Regina Deil-Amen, and Patrick T. Terenzini, Chul Lee, and Robert E. Franklin Jr. 2003. “Increasing the College Preparedness of At-Risk Students.” Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference, Oregon (November).

Rosenbaum, James E., Regina Deil-Amen, Ann E. Person, & Manyee Wong. 2003. “Illusions of Opportunity: The Racial Implications of Policies and Practices in the Transition Into and Out of College.” Paper presented at The Color Lines Conference: Segregation and Integration in America’s Present and Future, sponsored by Civil Rights Project, Harvard University, Boston (August). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2003. “Leaving Community College: Do Existing Models of College Dropout Apply to Community College Students?” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta (August). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2003. Cross-team Meeting of Project Align. “A Case Study of Transitions to College: To Blindly Go Where No One You Know Has Gone Before?” (August).
Deil-Amen, Regina. 2003. “Fostering Social and Academic Integration: The Intersection of College Social Structure and Cultural Capital.” Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago (April). (presenter)

Person, Ann E., James E. Rosenbaum, & Regina Deil-Amen. 2003. “What Lies Along the Extra Mile? Labor Market Linkage Activities Among Two-Year College Students.” Presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting,
Chicago (April).

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2003. “The Interplay of Culture and Context: Exploring Commitment Among Two-Year College Students.” Paper presented at the Annual Eastern Sociological Society Meeting, Philadelphia (March). (presenter)

Regina Deil-Amen, James E. Rosenbaum, and Berit I. Vannebo. 2002. “Community Colleges and Social Reproduction: Social Skills as Cultural Capital.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago (August). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2002. “Warming Up Aspirations Among Community College Students: Identity in Context.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago (August). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina, and James E. Rosenbaum. 2002. “The Visible Hand of Job Placement Staff: How Can Low-Status Colleges Define and Shape the Labor Market for Their Graduates?” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (April). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2002. ”Cooling-out or Warming-up?: Identity, Integration and Aspirations Among Community College Students.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (April). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina, and James E. Rosenbaum. 2002. "Reducing Unnecessary Hurdles for Low-Income Students: Structuring Out Cultural Capital Requirements at Low-Status Colleges." Paper presented at the Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research Colloquia (April). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina, Berit I. Vannebo, and James E. Rosenbaum. 2002. “Teaching Social Skills –The Importance of Cultural Capital in Community Colleges and Occupational Colleges.” Paper presented at the Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meeting. (March).

Deil-Amen, Regina, Ann Pille, and James E. Rosenbaum. 2001. “Minimizing the Need for Cultural Capital: The Role of College Structure and Policies.” Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference (November). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina J. 2001. “From Disadvantage to Dropout?: The Interplay of Race, Culture, and School Structure at Low-Status Colleges.” Paper presented at the African-American Studies Forum, Northwestern University (November). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina, and James E. Rosenbaum. 2001. “How Can Low-Status Colleges Help Young Adults Gain Access to Better Jobs?: Applications of Human Capital vs. Sociological Models.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Anaheim (August). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina, and James E. Rosenbaum. 2001. “What Social Know-How Do Colleges Require and Can College Structure Reduce The Need For It?” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (August). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina, and James E. Rosenbaum. 2001. "Beyond Human Capital: Providing Social Know-how and Employer Linkages to Disadvantaged Students." Paper presented at Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research Colloquia (April). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina, and James E. Rosenbaum. 2000. “The Unintended Consequences of Stigma-Free Remediation.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (August). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina. 2000. “Leaving Community College: Do Existing Models of College Dropout Apply to Community College Students?” Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (August). (presenter)

Deil-Amen, Regina, and James E. Rosenbaum. 2000. “The Consequences of Non-Stigmatized Remediation.” Paper presented at the University of Chicago, Midwest Mini-Conference in Sociology of Education (June). (presenter)

Deil, Regina J. 1999. “Access, Aspirations, and Adversity in Community Colleges: What’s Race Got To Do With It?” Paper presented at the American Anthropological Association 98th Annual Meeting (November). (presenter)

Deil, Regina J. 1999. “How Different Are They?: Dynamics and Patterns of Non-Completion Among Two-Year College Beginners.” Paper presented at the Institute for Educational Initiatives Third Annual Conference: The Black-White Achievement Gap (November 1999). (presenter)

Deil, Regina J. 1999. “A Critique of Cultural Interpretations in Community College Ethnographies: Has Class Been Dismissed?” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (August). (presenter)

Witte, James C., and Deil, Regina J. 1999. “Race, Ethnicity and Geography: A Case Study of Hiring in a Janitorial Services Firm.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (August). (co-presenter)

Deil, Regina J. 1999. “Academic or Vocational?: Using Qualitative Research to Question Quantitative Assumption in Student Survey Responses.” Paper presented at the University of Chicago, Midwest Mini-Conference in Sociology of Education (June). (presenter)

Deil, Regina J. 1999. “Considering the Neglected Half: Patterns of Retention and Dropout Among Students at One, Two, and Four-Year Colleges.” Paper presented at The Third Annual Black Graduate Student Association Spring Conference - Black Scholarship on the Cusp of the New Millennium (June). (presenter)

Deil, Regina J. 1998. “Colorblind: The Presentation of Multiracialism in Popular News Magazines.” Paper presented at the Colorlines in the 21st Century: Multiracialism in a Racially Divided World (September). (presenter)

Deil, Regina J. 1998. "College Success?: Race and Academic and Social Integration Among Four-Year, Two-Year, and Less-Than-Two-Year College Students." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (August) (presenter)

Deil, Regina J. 1998. "The Discourse of Race in Popular Media Outlets: Contextualizing Multi-Racialism." Paper presented at the North Central Sociological Association Annual Meeting (April). (presenter)

Deil, Regina J. 1996. "Myths of Success at a 'Distinctive' Community College: An Exceptional Organizational Culture in an Isomorphic Environment.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (August). (presenter)

Deil, Regina J. 1995. “Strange New World: Minority Graduate Students Negotiating Personal, Political and Professional Demands.” Paper presented at the Consortium for Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Predoctoral Fellows Conference at Pennsylvania State University. (presenter)

Deil, Regina J. 1993. "Shades of Grey in a World of Black and White: The Influence of 'Color' on Latino Identity."
Syracuse University, Department of Sociology Colloquia. (presenter)

 

Committee Memberships
• Diversity and Community Enhancement Committee, College of Education, Penn State University, 2002 – 2006
• Social Studies Education Search Committee, External Member, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Penn State University, 2005-2006.
• Admissions Committee (Chair), Educational Theory and Policy Program, College of Education, Penn State University 2002–2006
• Education Policy Studies Qualitative Methods Committee 2004-2006
• Recruitment Committee, Educational Theory and Policy Program, College of Education, Penn State University 2005 – 2006
• Education Policy Studies Diversity/Climate Ombudsman and Diversity Subcommittee 2005-2006

Journal Editing and Reviewing
• Associate Editor, American Journal of Education, 2003 – present
• Manuscript reviewer, Sociology of Education, 2004 – present. (Editors: Karl Alexander; Barbara Schneider)
• Manuscript reviewer, American Journal of Sociology, 2003-present (Editors: Jerry A. Jacobs, Karl Alexander)
• Manuscript reviewer, Social Problems, 2005 (Editor: James A. Holstein)
• Manuscript reviewer, Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 2003 (Editor: Barbara Schneider)
• Manuscript reviewer, Social Science Quarterly, 2003

Professional Memberships
• Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), member, 2001 - present
• AERA - American Educational Research Association, 1998 – present
• ASA, American Sociological Association, 1995 – present

Service to Society as a Representative of the University
• Research presenter and facilitator of a discussion for the Illinois Council of Public Community College Presidents, The Chief Academic Officers & The Chief Student Service Officers Annual Joint Meeting, Topic: The Social Prerequisites of Success: Can College Structure Reduce the Need for Social Know-How? (February 2005)
• Terenzini, Patrick T., Alberto F. Cabrera , Regina Deil-Amen, Amber Lambert, and Chul Lee. 2005. “Restoring the Dream: New Evidence on GEAR UP Program Outcomes.” National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. (July 17-20, 2005).
• Deil-Amen, Regina, Cabrera, Alberto F. “The Dream Deferred Project.” Presentation to the National Director of the Federal Government’s GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) and 5 Program Officers and several support staff, Washington, D.C. (May 2004)

Service to the Disciplines and to the Profession
• Discussant at Population Association of America for a session entitled, “The Determinants of College Enrollment and
Attainment” (February 2007)
• Reviewer of proposals submitted to American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Division J: Postsecondary Education (Summer 2006)
• Nominations Committee for Sociology of Education Section of the American Sociological Association (2005 – 2006)
• Session presider and reviewer of papers for the Sociology of Education Section of the American Sociological Association (2005)
• Writer for Social Science Research Council (2004-2005)
• Reviewer of proposals submitted to American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Division J: Postsecondary Education (Summer 2004)
• Discussant at Eastern Sociological Society Meetings, Session 110: Roundtable: Topics in the Sociology of Education (2003)
• Reviewer of proposals submitted to American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Division G: Section 4: Social Contexts of Educational Policy, Politics and Praxis (August/September 2002)

Other

• Reviewer for the Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) 2006.
• Reviewer for Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) grant applications. 2003.
• Faculty member of the advisory group for Mosaic, a publication of Penn State College of Education Multicultural Student Services (a newsletter featuring issues and services relevant to multicultural students) 2002-2003.
• Fair housing volunteer to investigate housing discrimination, Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs, 2001 – 2002
• Northwestern University Committee on Educational Diversity, Student Member, Faculty Diversity Subcommittee, 1999 – 2000
• A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Institute Diversity Training, Anti-Bias and Prejudice-Reduction Facilitator, Anti-Defamation League, Chicago, 1998-2002
• Admissions Application Reviewer, NU Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Winter 1998
• Minority Recruitment Coordinator, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Fall 1997 – present
• Faculty Recruitment Committee, Fall 1997 – 1998
• Undergraduate Admissions Counselor and Prospective Student Interviewer, Northwestern University Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Summer 1996, Fall 1996, Summer 1997
• Graduate Placement Committee, Department of Sociology, 1996 – 1997
• Black Graduate Student Association, Northwestern University, 1994 – present
• Graduate Recruitment Committee, Department of Sociology, Northwestern University, 1995-1996
• Progressive Student Alliance, Northwestern University, 1995 – 1996
• Program Coordinator for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) and (MHSSRAP) Minority High School Summer Research Apprentice Program. Northwestern University, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, 1995

Presentations

 

Graduate Level

Fall 2007, University of Arizona, Professor, Course: HI ED 696C, Two-Year Colleges and Transitions in Higher Education
Fall 2004, Penn State University, Co-Professor, Course: EDTHP 586, Qualitative Methods in Education
Summer 2004, Penn State University, Professor, Course: EDTHP/SOC 597, College Access and Opportunity
Fall 2003, Penn State University, Professor, Course: EDTHP/SOC 597, Sociological Theories of Educational Inequality

Undergraduate Level

Spring 2005, Penn State University, Professor, Course: EDTHP 411, Ethnic Minorities and Schools in U.S (two sections)
Fall 2004, Penn State University, Professor, Course: ED 100, First Year Seminar
Spring 2004, Penn State University, Professor, Course: EDTHP 115, Education in American Society
Fall 2003, Penn State University, Co-Professor, Course: EDTHP 115, Education in American Society
Spring 2003, Penn State University, Professor, Course: EDTHP/SOC 416, Sociology of Education (two sections)
Summer 1999, Northwestern University, Instructor, Course: SOC A-10, Introduction to Sociology
Summer 1997, Northwestern University, Instructor, Course: Chicago Field Studies
Spring 1997, Northwestern University, Teaching Assistant, Course: SOC C-29 Field Research Methods
Spring 1997, Oakton Community College, Instructor, Course: SOC 101, Introduction to Sociology
Winter 1997, Northwestern University, Teaching Assistant, Course: SOC B-16, The Sociology of Sex Roles
Fall 1996, Northwestern University, Teaching Assistant, Course: SOC C-07, The School and Society
Fall 1996, Oakton Community College, Guest Lecturer, Course: SOC 101, Introduction to Sociology
1996-1997, Preparing Future Faculty Project, Fellow - a teaching and professional development program designed to incorporate teaching and service more purposefully into graduate education.

1995 - 1996, Harold Washington College, tutor, “IN” enrichment program for students below college level reading and writing.
Spring 1994, Northwestern University, Teaching Assistant, Course: SOC A-10, Introduction to Sociology
1992-1993, Syracuse University, Peer Instructor and Workshop Facilitator - A student initiated education and awareness program - PEOPLE Together: Peers Eliminating Oppression and Prejudice by Learning and Educating Together.

 

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
Ph.D. 2002. Sociology. Specialties: Sociology of Education and Higher Education, Inequality, Stratification, College-to-Work Transitions, Institutions, Culture, Race and Ethnicity, Qualitative Methods

Dissertation: “From Goals to Degrees: Institutional Processes of Opportunity and Blocked Opportunity in Community Colleges.”

Qualitative research in community colleges explores unintended ‘cooling-out’ processes among remedial students and institutional supports for increased aspirations among transfer students. Quantitative logistic analyses of national data test existing theories of academic and social integration on a sample of community college students compared to four-year college students.

M.A. 1995. Sociology. Master’s Paper: “Getting It ‘Wright’ at a Distinctive Community College: An Exceptional Organizational Culture in an Isomorphic Environment”

Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244
B.A. 1993. Sociology, Public Relations , Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Honors Distinction in Sociology.
Senior Thesis: "Latino University Students in a Situational Context: Defining and Redefining An Ethnic Identity."