Sam Museus

About

Sam Museus is a Professor of Ethnic Studies at UC San Diego and the Founding Director of the National Institute for Transformation and Equity (NITE). His work critically analyzes inequitable structures and advances knowledge about how to effectively foster healthier and more equitable environments where diverse communities can thrive. He has produced hundreds of publications and public presentations, and he consults with colleges and universities across the nation to help them cultivate more culturally engaging campus environments, improve pedagogical practices, and address campus climate issues. His current research examines how spirituality can strengthen collective capacity to address systemic problems such as environmental destruction, military violence, social injustice, and animal exploitation.

Research topics

• Political Science
• Sociology
• Psychology
• Social psychology
• Social Science
• Anthropology
• Medical education
• Mathematics
• Mathematics education
• Pedagogy

Selected publications

• Toward an Anti-Imperialistic Critical Race Analysis of the Model Minority Myth

  Review of Educational Research · 2020 · 65 citations

  Over the past three decades, many higher education scholars have engaged in efforts to counter the stereotype that Asian Americans achieve universal and unparalleled academic success. While most of these scholars adopt an anti-oppression approach, some researchers have claimed that this literature reinforces oppressive deficit paradigms. To understand this conflict in existing literature, the current authors utilize an anti-imperialistic approach to analyze scholarship on the model minority myth…

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• The Impact of Campus Environments on Sense of Belonging for First-Generation College Students

  Journal of college student development · 2021 · 51 citations

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  The Impact of Campus Environments on Sense of Belonging for First-Generation College Students Samuel D. Museus (bio) and Ting-Han Chang (bio) First-generation students (FGS) face significant disparities in persistence and degree completion (Ishitani, 2016). One factor that increases the likelihood that students will persist to graduation is finding a sense of belonging in college (Gopalan & Brady, 2020). Unfortunately, evidence indicates that FGS face added barriers to finding a sense of belongi…

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• Understanding the Relationship between Culturally Engaging Campus Environments and College Students’ Academic Motivation

  Education Sciences · 2022-11-04 · 13 citations

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  Low rates of college completion are a major national dilemma, and one way in which college campuses can increase degree attainment rates is by fostering higher levels of academic motivation among students. This study analyzed the relationship between culturally engaging campus environments and growth in college students’ academic motivation. The survey data from a sample of 704 undergraduates enrolled at a public four-year university on the East Coast were analyzed. Bivariate correlations indica…

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• The Misrepresented Minority

  2023-06-22 · 8 citations

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• Engaging Asian American and Pacific Islander Culture and Identity in Graduate Education

  2023-06-22 · 8 citations

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  Although Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) 1 are often viewed as model minorities who achieve universal and unparalleled academic and occupational success (Museus, 2009, 2011a; Museus & Kiang, 2009; Suzuki, 1977, 1989, 2002), many AAPI subpopulations suffer from racial and ethnic disparities in educational attainment and socioeconomic status (Chapter 1, this text). Despite the fact that several AAPI subgroups face significant racial and ethnic inequalities in postsecondary education,…

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Frequent coauthors

• Dina C. Maramba

  16 shared

• Varaxy Yi

  California State University, Fresno

  9 shared

• Natasha Saelua

  7 shared

• Vanessa S. Na

  University of California, San Diego

  7 shared

• Stephen John Quaye

  The Ohio State University

  6 shared

• Robert T. Palmer

  Howard University

  6 shared

• Shaun R. Harper

  6 shared

• Lucy A. LePeau

  Indiana University Bloomington

  6 shared

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