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Kevin Eagan

Moore Hall 3139
405 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521

P: (310) 206-3448

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Kevin Eagan

Associate Professor

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Titles and Positions

  • Associate Professor

Education

  • Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles, 2010
  • M.S., North Carolina State University, 2006
  • B.S., Greensboro College, 2004

Awards, Honors and Fellowships

  • Young Academic Fellow, Institute for Higher Education Policy and Lumina Foundation

Select Publications

  • Eagan, M. K., Romero, A. L., Zhong, S. (2024). BUILDing an early advantage: An examination of the role of strategic interventions in developing first-year undergraduate students’ science identity. Research in Higher Education, 65(1), 181-207.

  • McCreath, H. E., Eagan, M. K., Maccalla, N. M., Joseph, C. J., & Norris, K. C. (2024). BUILDing engaged mentors: Examining the efficacy of BUILD-led mentor training. The Chronicle of Mentoring & Coaching, 8(1), 92.

  • Park, J. J., Kim, Y. K., Salazar, C., & Eagan, M. K. (2022). Racial discrimination and student-faculty interaction in STEM: Probing the mechanisms influencing inequality. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 15(2), 218-229.

  • Sanders O’Leary, E., Sayson, H. W., Shapiro, C., Garfinkel, A., Conley, W., Levis-Fitzgerald, M., Eagan, M. K., & Van Vulkenburgh, B. (2021). Reimagining the introductory math curriculum for life science students. CBE Life Sciences, 20(4), 1-20.

  • Eagan, M. K., & Garvey, J. C. (2015). Stressing out: Connecting race, gender, and stress with faculty productivity. The Journal of Higher Education, 86(6), 923-954.

  • Eagan, M. K., Jaeger, A. J., & Grantham, A. (2015). Supporting the academic majority: Policies and practices related to part-time faculty’s job satisfaction. The Journal of Higher Education.

  • Eagan, M. K., Hurtado, S., Chang, M.J., Garcia, G.A., Herrera, F.A., & Garibay, J.C. (2013). Making a difference in science education: The impact of undergraduate research programs. American Educational Research Journal, 50(4), 683-713.

  • Gasiewski, J.A., Eagan, M.K., Garcia, G.A., Hurtado, S., & Chang, M.J. (2012). From gatekeeping to engagement: A multicontextual, mixed method study of student academic engagement in introductory STEM courses. Research in Higher Education, 53(2), 229-261.

  • Eagan, M.K., Sharkness, J., Hurtado, S., Mosqueda, C.M., & Chang, M.J. (2011). Engaging undergraduates in science research: Not just about faculty willingness. Research in Higher Education, 52(2), 151-177.

  • Chang, M. J., Eagan, M. K., Lin, M. L, & Hurtado, S. (2011). Considering the impact of racial stigmas and science identity: Persistence among biomedical and behavioral science aspirants. Journal of Higher Education, 82(5), 564-596