Librarians and archivists are intimately involved in scholarly communication systems, both as information providers and instructors. However, very little is known regarding their activities as scholars. This study seeks to examine the scholarly communication practices of librarians and archivists, the role that tenure plays in scholarly communication practices, and the degree to which instituti...

We study the implications of stricter tenure standards in law schools, an environment which 95 percent all tenure-track hires receive tenure. To do so, we construct a novel data set articles and citation counts 1,712 professors who were granted at top-100 schools between 1970 2007. first show that pretenure research records are highly predictive future academic impact. then simulate effects app...

For novice nurse practitioner faculty, the cultural dissonance between the clinical and faculty role is fostered by scant formal education in effective teaching pedagogies. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), a clinical doctorate in translational nursing science, prepares nurses to assume leadership in clinical practice, teaching and health policy. As DNPs assume positions in the academic are...

This study uses the 1999 National Study of Post Secondary Faculty (NSOPF) published by the National Center for Education Statistics to empirically determine if U.S.-and foreign-born Hispanic faculty earn a premium or penalty in the academic labor market. When controlling a host of factors related to academic salaries, our findings indicate that U.S.-born Hispanic faculty earn significantly more...

This study investigates the effects of scientists’ inbound mobility on the research performance of incumbent scientists in an academic setting. The theoretical framework integrates insights from learning theory and social comparison theory to suggest two main mechanisms behind these effects, localized learning and social comparison. The authors propose several hypotheses about the conditions th...

As educators, clinicians, and researchers with responsibilities for preparing the next generation of nurse clinicians scientists, we respectfully offer Nursing Outlook readers a perspective on multidisciplinary tenure track faculty roles within schools nursing in response to discussion paper by Algase et al., 2021Algase D. Stein K. Arslanian-Engoren C. Corte Sommers M.S. Carey M.G. An eye towar...