Georgianna Martin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Student Affairs Administration/Higher Education

Research Interests

 

  • Social class identity and college experiences of low-income students

 

  • Impact of out-of-class college experiences on developmental outcomes (e.g., social responsibility, critical thinking, intercultural competence, moral reasoning)

 

  • Impact of fraternity/sorority membership on college outcomes

 

Current Teaching

 

  • Theory and Practice of Student Affairs (CPS 639)
  • Student Development Theory (CPS 743)
  • College Student Personnel Practicum (CPS 654)
  • American College Student (CPS 615)
  • Counseling Theory and Practice (CPS 612)

 

Selected Publications

Pascarella, E. T., Martin, G. L., Hanson, J. M., Trolian, T. L., Gilleg, B., & Blaich, C. (in press). Effects of diversity experiences on critical thinking skills over four years of college. Journal of College Student Development [Issue not yet assigned].

 

Martin, G. L., Hevel, M. S., & Pascarella, E. T. (2012). Do fraternities and sororities enhance socially responsible leadership? The Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 49 (3), 267-283.  

 

Pascarella, E. T., Salisbury, M. H., Martin, G. L., & Blaich, C. (2012). Some complexities in the effects of diversity experiences on orientation toward social/political activism and political views in the first year of college. The Journal of Higher Education, 84, 467-496.   

 

Martin, G. L., Hevel, M. S., Asel, A. M., & Pascarella, E. T. (2011). New evidence on the effects of fraternity and sorority affiliation during the first year of college. Journal of College Student Development, 52(5), 543-559. doi: 10.1353/csd.2011.0062

 

Martin, G. L., & Seifert, T. A. (2011). The relationship between students’ interactions with student affairs professionals and cognitive outcomes in the first year of college. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 48 (4), 1-22. doi:10.2202/1949-6605.6198

 

Pascarella, E.T., Blaich, C., Martin, G. L., & Hanson, J. M. (2011). How robust are the findings of Academically Adrift? Evidence from the Wabash National Study. Change. 43(3), 20-22.

 

Martin, G. L. (2011).  How and why: Moving forward to promote high quality, purposeful research on the fraternal experience. Invited Guest Editorial in Oracle: The Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, 6 (2), vi-vii.

 

Martin, G. L. (2011, May 6). Ethics 101 for new members. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/05/05/frat-guys-gone-wild-whats-the-solution/teach-ethics-101-to-new-fraternity-members.

 

Martin, G. L., & Loes, C. N. (Winter, 2010). What incentives can teach us about missing data in longitudinal assessment. In Longitudinal Assessment for Institutional Improvement (Tricia A. Seifert, Ed.). New Directions for Institutional Research, Assessment Supplement, 17-28. 

 

Selected Conference Presentations

Martin, G. L. (2012, March).  The first-generation student disguise: Students’ challenges interacting with peers. Presented at the ACPA: College Student Educators International Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.

 

Martin, G. L., Blechschmidt, S., & Parker, G. (2012, March). Fraternities/sororities: Culturally incompetent, culturally responsive, or somewhere in between? Presented at the ACPA: College Student Educators International Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.

 

Martin, G. L., & Elkins, B. (2012, March). Advanced assessment institute: Tuning the human instrument. Presented at the ACPA: College Student Educators International Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.

 

Martin, G. L. (2011, November). Measuring the impact of student interaction with student affairs professionals on socially responsible leadership development in the first year of college. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Charlotte, NC.

 

Martin, G. L., Parker, E., Pascarella, E. T., & Blechschmidt, S. (2011, November). Do fraternities and sororities inhibit intercultural competence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Charlotte, NC.

 

Martin, G. L. (2011, March). Preliminary findings from a study of social class experiences. Presented at the ACPA: College Student Educators International Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.

 

Martin, G. L., & Elkins, B. (2011, March). Making the invisible visible: Exploring social class in student affairs. Pre-Conference Session Presented at the ACPA: College Student Educators International Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.

 

Martin, G. L., & Seifert, T. (2009, November). The relationship between interactions with student affairs professionals and cognitive development in the first year of college. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Vancouver, BC.

 

Martin, G. L., & Reams, A. A. (2009, March). Exploring the effects of binge drinking on educational outcomes. Presented at the ACPA: College Student Educators International Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

 

Martin, G. L., Hevel, M. S., & Asel, A. M. (2008, November). New evidence on the effects of fraternity and sorority affiliation: It’s more complicated than you might think. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Jacksonville, FL.

 

Strange, C. C., & Martin, G. L. (2005, April). Responding to spiritual questions: Is student affairs ready and willing? Presented at the ACPA: College Student Educators International Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.

 

 

Selected Honors and Awards

Burns B. Crookston Award for Doctoral Research, ACPA: College Student Educators International, April 2012

Albert Hood Promising Scholar Award, University of Iowa, Spring 2011 ($1,000 research award)

Senior Obermann Graduate Fellow, Obermann Graduate Institute on Public Engagement in the Academy, University of Iowa, Summer 2010-January 2011 ($1,000 award stipend)

Annuit Coeptis Emerging Professional, ACPA: College Student Educators International, March 2010

Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Article of the Year Award for Perspectives: A Publication for Members of the Association of  Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, 2009

 

Professional Affiliations

Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

ACPA: College Student Educators International; Directorate Board Member for the Commission for Assessment and Evaluation 2007-Present

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA); Associate Editor for Oracle: The Research Journal for the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors