Dallin George Young

Dr. Dallin George Young’s research focuses on a line of inquiry that investigates how novices are trained, socialized, and educated as they move from the periphery to full participation in academic communities of practice. His research and practice includes: theoretical perspectives to interrogate student transitions into the academy; how graduate and professional students learn the rules, knowledge, and culture of their fields; and the (differential) impacts of educational structures on the success of students in transition. He has published his research widely in journals such as the Journal of College Student Development, Teachers College Record, New Directions in Higher Education, Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, Journal of Peer Learning, and Journal of Student Affairs in Africa. Dr. Young teaches in the Student Affairs Leadership (SAL) and College Student Affairs Administration (CSAA) doctoral programs as well as the CSAA master’s program. Before UGA, he was the Assistant Director for Research and Grants at the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition and an Affiliate Faculty in the Higher Education and Student Affairs master’s program, both at the University of South Carolina.