LAURA PERNA, PH.D. CURRICULUM VITAE
Publications

Chapters in Books
Nettles, M.T., Perna, L.W., & Millett, C. (1998). Race and testing in college admissions. Chapter 7 in G. Orfield & E. Miller (Eds.), Chilling admissions: The affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives (pp. 97-110). Cambridge, MA: The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University.

Swail, W.S., & Perna, L.W. (2002). Pre-college outreach and early intervention programs: A national perspective. In W.G. Tierney & L.S. Hagedorn (Eds.), Increasing access to college: Extending the possibilities for all students (pp. 15-34). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

Perna, L.W., & Swail, W.S. (2002). Pre-college outreach and early intervention programs. In D. E. Heller (Ed.), Condition of access: Higher education for lower income students (pp. 97-112). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers (ACE/Oryx Series on Higher Education).

Perna, L.W. (2003). Studying faculty salary equity: A review of theoretical and methodological approaches. In J. C. Smart & A. Bayer (Eds.), Higher education: Handbook of theory and research, Volume 18 (pp. 323-388). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Thomas, S. L., & Perna, L. W. (2004). The opportunity agenda: A reexamination of postsecondary reward and opportunity. In J. C. Smart (Ed.), Higher Education: Handbook of theory and research, Volume 19 (pp. 43-84). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Chapters in Books In Press
Perna, L.W. (in press). The key to college access: A college preparatory curriculum. In W. G. Tierney, Z. B. Corwin, & J. E. Colyar (Eds.), Preparing for College: Nine Elements of Effective Outreach. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

Chapters in Books Under Review
Perna, L. W. Inequitable and inadequate school resources: A critical barrier to obtaining the academic preparation that is required to enroll in college. S. Thomas (Ed.), Beyond affordability: The essential elements of college access. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Academic Journal Articles (* indicates refereed manuscript, +indicates invited manuscript)
*Martinez, V., Godwin, K., Kemerer, F., & Perna, L. W. (1995). The consequences of school choice: Who leaves and who stays in the inner city. Social Science Quarterly, 76, 485-501.

*Perna, L.W. (1998). Does financial aid help students to attend higher priced colleges? Journal of Student Financial Aid, 28(1), 19-38.

*Perna, L.W. (1998). The contribution of financial aid to undergraduate persistence. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 28(3), 25-40.

+Perna, L.W., Freeman, K.E., & Nettles, M.T. (1999). The use of affirmative action in the college admissions process for African Americans. Review of African American Education, 1(1).

*Perna, L.W. (2000). Differences in the decision to enroll in college among African Americans, Hispanics, and Whites. Journal of Higher Education, 71, 117-141.

*Perna, L.W. (2001). Sex differences in faculty salaries: A cohort analysis. Review of Higher Education, 24, 283-307.

*Perna, L.W. (2001). The contribution of historically Black colleges and universities to the preparation of African Americans for faculty careers. Research in Higher Education, 42, 267-294.

*Perna, L. W., & Swail, W. S. (2001). Pre-college outreach and early intervention. Thought and Action, 17(1), 99-110.

*Perna, L.W. (2001). Sex and race differences in faculty tenure and promotion. Research in Higher Education, 42, 541-567.

*Perna, L.W. (2001). The relationship between family responsibilities and employment status among college and university faculty. Journal of Higher Education, 72, 584-611.

*Perna, L.W. (2001). Undergraduate borrowing at the federal limit before and after the 1992 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 31(1), 25-38.

*Perna, L. W. (2002). Pre-college outreach programs: Characteristics of programs serving historically underrepresented groups of students. Journal of College Student Development, 43, 64-83.

*Perna, L.W. (2002). Sex differences in the supplemental earnings of college and university faculty. Research in Higher Education, 43, 31-58.

*Perna, L.W. (2003). The status of women and minorities among community college faculty. Research in Higher Education, 44, 205-240. (AIR Forum Issue)

*Perna, L.W. (2003). The private benefits of higher education: An examination of the earnings premium. Research in Higher Education, 44, 451-472.

*Perna, L.W., & Titus, M. (2004). Understanding differences in the choice of college attended: The role of state public policies. Review of Higher Education. 27(4) 501-525.

*Perna, L.W. (2004). Understanding the decision to enroll in graduate school: Sex and racial/ethnic group differences. Journal of Higher Education, 75, 487-527.

Academic Journal Articles In Press
*Perna, L.W., & Titus, M. (in press). The relationship between parental involvement as social capital and college enrollment: An examination of racial/ethnic group differences. Journal of Higher Education.

*Perna, L. W., Steele, P., Woda, S., & Hibbert, T. (in press). An exploration of the relationship between state public policies and racial/ethnic group differences in college enrollment in the state of Maryland. Review of Higher Education.

*Perna, L. W. (in press). Sex differences in faculty tenure and promotion: The contribution of family ties. Research in Higher Education, 46.

Academic Journal Articles Under Review
Perna, L. W. The benefits of higher education: Sex, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic group differences. Review of Higher Education.

Monographs
Perna, L.W. (1997). The contribution of financial aid to the price of four-year institution attended by 1989-90 freshmen. Institute for Higher Education Law & Governance, University of Houston, Monograph 97-2.

Perna, L.W. (2001). Undergraduate borrowing at the federal limit before and after the 1992 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Institute for Higher Education Law & Governance, University of Houston, Monograph 01-02.

Swail, W. S., with Redd, K. & Perna, L.W. (2003). Retaining minority students in higher education: A framework for success. ASHE-ERIC Reader, Volume 30, Number 2. San Francisco, Ca: Jossey-Bass.

Technical Reports
Nettles, M.T., & Perna, L.W. (1997). The African American education data book: Higher and adult education, Volume I. Fairfax, VA: Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute of The College Fund/UNCF.

Nettles, M.T., & Perna, L.W. (1997). The African American education data book: Preschool through high school education, Volume II. Fairfax, VA: Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute of The College Fund/UNCF.

Nettles, M.T., & Perna, L.W. (1997). The African American education data book: Transition from school to college and school to work, Volume III. Fairfax, VA: Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute of The College Fund/UNCF.

Nettles, M.T., Perna, L.W., & Freeman, K.E. (1999). Two decades of progress: African Americans moving forward in higher education. Fairfax, VA: Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute of The College Fund/UNCF.

Nettles, M.T., Perna, L.W., & Bradburn, E.M. L. (2000). Salary, promotion, and tenure status of minority and women faculty in U.S. colleges and universities. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. (NCES 2000-173)

Swail, W.S., Redd, K., & Perna, L.W. (2002). Retaining minority students in higher education: A framework for success. Washington, DC: The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education.

Perna, L. W. (2004). Impact of student aid program design, operations, and marketing on the formation of family college-going plans and resulting college-going behaviors of potential students. Boston, MA: The Education Resources Institute, Inc. (TERI).

Chapters in Monographs and Technical Reports
Nettles, M.T., Perna, L.W., & Edelin, K.C. (1998). The role of affirmative action in expanding student access at selective colleges and universities. In D. Bakst (Ed.), Hopwood, Bakke, and beyond: Diversity on our nation’s campuses (pp. 129-135). Washington, DC: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO).

Nettles, M.T., Perna, L.W., & Millett, C. (1998). Research questions and data resource needs for examining student access to higher education. In Reconceptualizing access in postsecondary education and its ramifications for data systems: Report of the policy panel on access (pp. 35-56). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education (NCES 98-283).

Swail, W.S., & Perna, L.W. (2000). A view of the landscape: Results of the national survey of outreach programs. In Outreach program handbook 2001 (pp. xvii-xxxvi). New York: College Board.

Perna, L.W. (2000) Racial/ethnic group differences in college enrollment decisions. In A. Cabrera & S. La Nasa (Eds.), Understanding college choice among disadvantaged students (pp. 65-83). New Directions for Institutional Research, Number 107. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers.

Perna, L.W. (2002). Tenure and promotion. In A. M. Martínez Alemán & K. A. Renn (Eds.), Women in higher education: An encyclopedia (pp. 440-445). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Press.

Perna, L. W. (2003). Racial/ethnic group differences in the realization of educational plans. In W. Lee (Ed.), ASHE Reader on assessment and program evaluation, 2nd edition (pp. 605-621). Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing.

Chapters in Monographs and Technical Reports In Press
Perna, L.W. (in press). The sources of racial/ethnic group differences in college enrollment: A critical examination. Stage, F.K. (Ed.). Using quantitative research to answer critical questions. New Directions for Institutional Research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Chapters in Monographs and Technical Reports Under Review
Perna, L.W. The relationship between family and employment outcomes among college and university faculty. In J. Curtis (Ed.), Balancing faculty careers and family work. New Directions for Institutional Research. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, Inc.

Book Reviews/Essays
Perna, L.W. (2002). Financing the costs of higher education at selective private institutions: Implications for college access and choice. Review of Higher Education, 25, 225-235.

Perna, L. W. (2002). Retaining African Americans in higher education: Challenging paradigms for retaining students, faculty, and administrators. Journal of Higher Education, 73, 652-659.

Perna, L. W. (2003). The "public-versus-private responsibility": A useful framework for understanding state-sponsored, tax-advantaged college savings plans. Review of Higher Education, 26, 536-537.

Book Reviews/Essays In Press
Baum, E., & Perna, L. W. (in press). Brainwashed: How universities indoctrinate America’s youth. Review of Higher Education.

Newsletters and Other Professional Outlets
Perna, L.W. (1999). Early intervention programs: A new approach to increasing college access. Advances in Education Research, Volume 4 (Winter). Washington, DC: National Library of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 7-19.

Perna, L.W. (2000). Promoting college enrollment through early intervention. ERIC review: Early intervention: Expanding access to higher education, 8(1), 4-9.

Perna, L.W., Fenske, R.H., & Swail, W.S. (2000). Sponsors of early intervention programs. ERIC review: Early intervention: Expanding access to higher education, 8(1), 15-18.

Perna, L.W. (2001). College preparation in the middle grades: It's more than SATs. Middle Matters, 10(1), 1-2, 6.

Perna, L. W. (2004, Winter). The relationship between family responsibilities and career outcomes for women and men faculty. Newsletter of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, pp. 12-14.

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