Becca Spindel Bassett
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Becca Spindel Bassett's research explores the experiences of low-income and first-generation college students, focusing on how they navigate the "hidden curriculum" of higher education. Her work investigates the strategies these students employ to access support programs and academic resources, often drawing on the concept of "resource acquisition." Bassett has also examined the impact of social class and external events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, on campus employment and student well-being.
Her publications include analyses of how near-peer mentors can improve college advising access in urban high schools and the unequal geographical distribution of college success resources for low-income students. Bassett's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 5, 12 total publications, and 145 total citations.
Metrics
- h-index: 5
- Publications: 12
- Citations: 148
Selected Publications
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The Public, the Private, and the Pandemic: Local Solutions and External Constraints to Serving First-Generation, Low-Income College Students During COVID-19 (2026)
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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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