College student success and completion; community colleges; higher education policy; advanced quantitative methods
Jonathan M. Turk is an adjunct faculty member in the Higher Education Program and the Associate Director for Research at the American Council on Education in Washington, DC. In this role, Dr. Turk conducts original research on a number topics including student success, higher education finance, postsecondary data policy, and higher education governance. Much of his work is focused on the unique contexts and contributions of our nation’s community colleges.
Turk, J. M., & Taylor, M. (2019). Institutional research in support of student success at our nation's most diverse and inclusive institutions. New Directions for Institutional Research, 2019(184), 75-90.
Turk, J. M. (2019). Estimating the impact of developmental education on associate degree completion: A dose-response approach. Research in Higher Education, 60(8), 1090-1112.
Turk, J. M. & González Canché, M. S. (2019). On-campus housing’s impact on degree completion and upward transfer in the community college sector: A comprehensive quasi-experimental analysis. The Journal of Higher Education, 90(2), 244-271.
HE 645: The Contemporary College Student
Ph.D., Higher Education, The Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia
M.S., Educational Research, Iowa State University
B.A., Political Science and Sociology, Iowa State University