Becca Spindel Bassett Data-verified
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Becca Spindel Bassett's research explores the experiences of students, particularly those from low-income and first-generation backgrounds, within higher education and K-12 support systems. Her work investigates how social class, access to resources, and institutional structures influence student success and help-seeking behaviors. Publications examine the "hidden curriculum" of graduate school, the role of campus employment during crises like COVID-19, and how near-peer mentors can improve college advising access in urban high schools.
Bassett's scholarship is supported by her publication record, which includes articles in peer-reviewed journals and books. Her work has been cited 137 times, and she has an h-index of 4 across 11 publications. She is actively researching topics related to educational equity and student support services.
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- h-index: 5
- Publications: 12
- Citations: 143
Selected Publications
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Credible Messengers and Cultural Guides: How Near-Peers Expand Access to College Advising in Urban High Schools (2025)
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Where There Is No Equity Engine: Unequal Geographies of College Success for Low-Income Students (2025)
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Pink Slips (for Some): Campus Employment, Social Class, and COVID-19 (2024)
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“Do You Know How to Ask for an Incomplete?” Reconceptualizing Low-Income, First-Generation Student Success Through a Resource Acquisition Lens (2023)
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- Pink Slips (for Some): Campus Employment, Social Class, and COVID-19
- Credible Messengers and Cultural Guides: How Near-Peers Expand Access to College Advising in Urban High Schools
- Credible Messengers and Cultural Guides: How Near-Peers Expand Access to College Advising in Urban High Schools
- Credible Messengers and Cultural Guides: How Near-Peers Expand Access to College Advising in Urban High Schools
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