Conducting High-Quality Longitudinal Studies of College Students

David J. Nguyen is a Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Ohio University, USA.Kristen A. Renn is a Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education at Michigan State University, USA.

• 1. Conducting Longitudinal Studies of College Students: Affordances, Limitations, Challenges, and StrategiesKristen A. Renn & David J. Nguyen2. Design Consideration for Developing a Longitudinal Research ProjectVasti Torres3. Theoretical Considerations in Longitudinal Research with College StudentsRobert D. Reason & Ronald E. Hallett4. Being a Solo Scholar on a Longitudinal StudyRosemary J. Perez5. Managing a Healthy, Productive Longitudinal Research TeamJodi L. Linley6. Imagining Engagement As…: Strategies for Building and Maintaining Participant EngagementClar C. Gbuyan, Moira Ozias, and Z Nicolazzo7. Organizing Strategies for Analyzing Large-scale Longitudinal Study DataZoë B. Corwin, Joseph Kitchen, Ralitsa Todorova, and Christine Rocha8. Ethical Considerations for Analysis and Interpretation During Longitudinal StudiesDaniel Tillapaugh9. Researching Development: Insights from the Wabash National StudyPatricia King10. Writing Analyses from Longitudinal Research Data: An Illustrative Account from the Queer Students of Color in STEM ProjectLuis A. Leyva, Megumi Asada, Nicollette D. Mitchell, and Elsie Kindall 11. Sustaining Longitudinal Research Projects: Securing Financial Resources Over Time Antonio Duran12. Project Management: Considerations for Organizing and Executing Longitudinal ResearchBrandon R. G. Smith13. Managing Data Across Multiple Generations of ResearchersOlivia C. Copeland, Nicholas R. Stroup, and David J. Nguyen14. How to Wind Down Longitudinal Research ProjectCarli Rosati & Chelsea Noble