Susan R. Jones - Identity Development of College Students: Advancing Frameworks for Multiple Dimensions of Identity

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Elisa S. Abes is an associate professor in the Student Affairs in Higher Education program at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Prior to joining the faculty at Miami University, she was an assistant professor at the University of South Florida and a litigation attorney at Frost & Jacobs. Abess research focuses on lesbian identity, multiple social identities, the use of theory in student affairs research and practice, and critical and queer approaches to student development theory. She has served on the editorial board for the Journal of College Student Development. She is the recipient of professional awards, including the ACPA Annuit Coeptis award for an emerging professional and the Nevitt Sanford Research Award from the Commission on Professional Preparation. She has also been selected as an Association for College Student Personnel (ACPA) Emerging Scholar. She earned her BA in English from The Ohio State University, her JD from Harvard Law School, and her PhD from Ohio State.

Susan R. Jones is an associate professor in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program at The Ohio State University. Prior to rejoining the faculty at Ohio State, she was an associate professor in the College Student Personnel program at the University of Maryland, College Park. She began her faculty career at Ohio State, where she served as an assistant professor and director of the Student Personnel Assistantship program after a number of years as a student affairs administrator, including as the dean of students at Trinity College of Vermont. Joness research focuses on social identities, college student identity development, intersectionality, and service-learning. She is also a coauthor of the book Negotiating the Complexities of Qualitative Research in Higher Education and an associate editor for the Journal of College Student Development. She has received a number of awards, including NASPAs Robert H. Shaffer Award for Academic Excellence as a Graduate Faculty Member, ACPAs Senior Scholar award, the Outstanding Scholar Award from the University of Maryland College of Education Alumni, and Ohio States Distinguished Teaching Award. She earned her BA in sociology from St. Lawrence University, her masters degree from the University of Vermont, and her PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park.

David Kasch is a doctoral candidate in the Higher Education and Organizational Change program at the University of California, Los Angeles. He serves as a lead editor for InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies, and teaches courses on college student development, organizational theory, and qualitative research at the University of Redlands. His research focuses on the influence of social media on college student identity development, the commodification of identity and self-concept in higher education, and college student expressions of microaggressions through social media. David earned a BA in music and recording arts from Loyola Marymount University and masters degrees in college student personnel from Miami University and in higher education from the University of California, Los Angeles.