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Maurice Shirley
Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Indiana University
Education/Degree:
1 Higher and Postsecondary Education (New York University)
About
Dr. Shirley is an assistant professor of higher education and student affairs at Indiana University Bloomington. Prior to joining Indiana University, Dr. Shirley served as a postdoctoral teaching and research associate at the Institute of Higher Education (IHE) at the University of Georgia and worked within Higher Education administration focusing on student leadership, student engagement, diversity education, academic advising, and admissions. He also spent time in the U.S. House of Representatives working on issues pertaining to educational policy. Dr. Shirley is actively involved in national associations such as the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA). He holds a PhD in Higher and Postsecondary Education from New York University, a MA in Higher Education and Student Personnel Administration from New York University, and a BA in English Pre-Education from The Ohio State University.
Current Work
His research uses quantitative methods to explore college access, persistence, and completion for traditionally underrepresented and underserved student populations, such as those who identify as students of color, low-income, and first-generation. His work is motivated by demographic shifts on college campuses in conjunction with persistent gaps in college attendance, retention, completion, and opportunities for underserved students as compared to students who've consistently benefited from systemic advantages. His research has focused on investigating the effects of student employment on outcomes for racially underserved students. He is currently creating a pipeline analysis of student employment's influence on student outcomes. This work includes 1) examining the influence of college attendance amongst high school students who work, 2) examining the effects of employment on persistence over a 40-year period, and 3) estimating postgraduate labor market returns for students who work.
Research Area Keyword(s)
College Completion, race, student employment , Student Persistence