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Laura M. Harrison holds the PhD in Organizational Leadership from the University of San Francisco. She teaches and writes on the topics of pedagogy, social justice, and leadership in student affairs and higher education. Her books include Teaching struggling students: Lessons learned from both sides of the classroom (2019), Interrupting class inequality in higher education: Leadership for an equitable future (2017), Alternative solutions to higher education’s problems: An appreciative approach to reform (2015) and Advancing social justice: Tools, pedagogies, and strategies to transform your campus (2013). Dr. Harrison is a reviewer for several journals, including College Student Affairs Journal, Journal of College and Character, and Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education. Additional service highlights include roles with Faculty Senate, the LGBT Center Faculty Mentor Program, and the Global Conversation Partner Program.
Most Recent Publications:
Harrison, L.M. (2020). Using technology in teaching. In L. Flores & J. Olcott, J (Eds.) The academic’s handbook (pp. 181-188). Duke University Press.
Harper, D. & Harrison, L. M. (2020). Ethical leadership in higher education: Responding to the rise of for-profit education in the United States. In E. Sengupta, P. Blessinger, and C. Mahoney (Eds.) Leadership strategies for promoting social responsibility in higher education (Vol. 24. pp. 127-139). Emerald Group Publishing.
Harrison, L. M. (2019). Teaching struggling students: Lessons learned from both sides of the classroom. Palgrave Macmillan.
Harrison, L. M. & Hasan, S. (2019). Promoting educational equity through democratizing intelligence. In C.L. Lowery & P.M. Jenlink (Eds.), The handbook of Dewey’s educational theory and practice (pp. 205-220). Brill Sense.
Harrison, L. M. & Hatfield Price, M. (2017). Interrupting class inequality in higher education: Leadership for an equitable future. Routledge.
Gill, P. & Harrison, L. M. (2018). The completion agenda impact on student affairs practice in community colleges. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 42(11), 797-811.
Harrison, L. M. (2018). [Review of the book Are you smart enough? By A. Astin]. Review of Higher Education 41(2), 307-310.
Harrison, L. M. & Mather, P. (2017). Making meaning of student activism: Student activist and administrator perspectives. Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 29(2), 117-135.
Su, M. & Harrison, L. M. (2016). Being wholesaled: An investigation of Chinese international students’ higher education experiences. Journal of International Students 26(4), 905-919.
Harrison, L. M. (2015). Critical management studies’ role in productive conversations about racism. In L. Drakeford (Ed.), The race controversy in American education (pp. 191-208). Praeger Publishing.
Carver, L. & Harrison, L. M. (2015). Critical thinking vs. vocationalism: A matter of class? Equity and Excellence in Education 48(2), 283-298.
Harrison, L. M. & Risler, L. (2015). The role consumerism plays in student learning. Active Learning in Higher Education 16(1), 67-76.
Harrison, L. M. & Mather, P. (2015). Alternative solutions to higher education’s problems: An appreciative approach to reform. Routledge.
Harrison, L.M. & Mather, P. (2015). Alternative solutions to higher education’s problems: An appreciative approach to reform. New York City, NY: Routledge.
Harrison, L.M. (2015). Critical management studies’ role in productive conversations about racism. In Drakeford, L. (Ed.) The Race Controversy in American Education, 191-208. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishing.
Harrison, L.M. & Risler, L. (2015). The role consumerism plays in student learning. Active Learning in Higher Education 16(1), 67-76.
Carver, L. & Harrison, L. M. (2015). Critical thinking vs. vocationalism: A matter of class? Equity and Excellence in Education 48(2), 283-298.
Harrison, L.M. (2014). How student affairs professionals learn to advocate: A phenomenological study. Journal of College and Character 15(3), 165-178.
Risler, L. & Harrison, L.M. (2014). Is there a correlation between college presidential compensation and performance? Australian Universities Review 56(2), 30-35.
Davis, T. & Harrison, L.M. (2013). Advancing social justice: Tools, pedagogies, and strategies to transform your campus. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Harrison, L. M. & Hasan, S. (2013). Appreciative inquiry in teaching and learning. New Directions for Student Services 143, 65-75. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Carver, L. & Harrison, L.M. (2013). MOOCs and democratic education. Liberal Education 99(4), 20-25.
Harrison, L.M. (2013). Faculty and student affairs collaboration in the corporate university. Journal of College and Character 14(4), 365-372.
Harrison, L. M. (2011). Transformational leadership, integrity, and power. In Young. R. (Ed.) New Directions for Student Services, 135, 45-52. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Harrison, L.M. (2011). Using critical pedagogy to critique power issues in transformational leadership. In Barbour, J. & Hickman, G. (Eds.) Leadership for Transformation (pp.125-140). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Harrison, L.M. (2010). Consequences and strategies student affairs professionals engage in their advocacy roles. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice 47(2), 197-214.