Academic Careers and Workplaces
My primary research interests include the structural and cultural dimensions of academic work; the career development, work experiences, and professional behavior of college and university faculty; and issues related to institutional change. My most recent work was designed to facilitate learning more about how faculty construct a sense of meaning and purpose in their lives, including through their professional pursuits. The 2012 Faculty Beliefs and Values Survey (see findings depiction) builds on my previous work in association with the 2004 and 2007 College Students' Beliefs and Values Surveys and the the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute's 2004 Triennial National Survey of College Faculty. Associated publications include:
Lindholm, J.A. (2014). The Quest for Meaning and Wholeness: Spiritual and Religious Connections in the Lives of College Faculty. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Lindholm, J.A. and Astin, H.S. (2008). Spirituality and Pedagogy: Faculty Spirituality and Use of Student-Centered Approaches to Undergraduate Teaching. Review of Higher Education, 31(2), 185-207.
Lindholm, J.A. (2007). Spirituality in the Academy: Reintegrating Our Lives and the Lives of Our Students. About Campus, 12(4), 10-17.
Lindholm, J.A. and Astin, H.S. (2006). Understanding the "Interior" Life of Faculty: How Important is Spirituality? Religion and Education, 33(2), 64-90.
Lindholm, J.A., Astin, H.S., and Astin, A.W. (2006). Spirituality and the Professoriate. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Lindholm, J.A. (2004). The Role of Faculty in College Students' Spirituality. Journal of College and Character, 5(3).
Other research-based academic careers and workplaces publications include:
Lindholm, J.A. and Szelényi, K. (2008). Faculty Time Stress: Correlates Within and Across Academic Disciplines. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 17(1-2), 19-40.
Lindholm, J.A., Szelényi, K., Hurtado, S., Korn, W.S., and Mahoney, K.M. (2005). The American College Teacher: National Norms for the 2004-2005 HERI Faculty Survey. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Lindholm, J.A. (2004). Pathways to the Professoriate: The Role of Self, Others, and Envrionment in Shaping Academic Career Aspirations. The Journal of Higher Education, 75(6), 603-635.
Lindholm, J.A. and Szelényi, K. (2004). Race and Ethnicity in the American Professoriate, 2001-2002. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Lindholm, J.A. (2003). Perceived Organizational Fit: Nurturing the Minds, Hearts, and Personal Ambitions of Faculty. The Review of Higher Education, 27(1), 125-149.
Astin, H.S. and Lindholm, J.A. (2003). Disciplinary Socialization. In A.M. Martinez and K.A. Renn, (Eds.). Women in Higher Education, (pp. 402-405). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Lindholm, J.A. (2003). Becoming One of "Us": Promoting a Sense of Institutional Fit Among Faculty. The Department Chair, 14(1), 7,9,10.
Astin, A.W., Keup, J.R., and Lindholm, J.A. (2002). How has Undergraduate Education Changed in the Past Decade? A National Study of System Transformation. The Review of Higher Education, 25(2), 141-162.
Lindholm, J.A., Astin, A.W., Sax, L.J., and Korn, W.S. (2002). The American College Teacher: National Norms for the 2001-2002 HERI Faculty Survey. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Lindholm, J.A. and Szelenyi, K. (2002). Faculty Place More Emphasis on Community Service, Multiculturalism, and Student Professional Development. Academic Leader, 18(12), 4,8.
Astin, A.W. and Associates (2001). The Theory and Practice of Institutional Transformation in Higher Education. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Keup, J.R. and Lindholm, J.A. (2001). An Example of a Transforming Institution: Brandeis University. In Transforming Institutions: Case Studies (pp. 47-62). Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Keup, J.R., Astin, H.S., Lindholm, J.A., and Walker, A.A. (2001). Organizational Culture and Institutional Transformation. In Institutional Transformation: Context and Process (pp. 21-58). Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Keup, J.R., Walker, A.A., Astin, H.S., and Lindholm, J.A. (2001). Organizational Culture and Institutional Transformation. ERIC Clearinghouse for Higher Education, Digest, EDO-JC-2001-04.
Lindholm, J.A., (2001). Synthesis of Findings from Visits to Four Transforming Institutions. In Transforming Institutions: Case Studies (pp. 1-20). Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Lindholm, J.A. (2001). Establishing a "Sense of Space" within Academic Work Environments: Faculty Constructions of Institutional Fit and Resulting Implications for Professional Vitality. Doctoral Dissertation. University of California, Los Angeles.
Lindholm, J.A., Astin, H.S., and Vogelgesang, L. (2001). Carnegie Mellon University: A Transforming Institution. In Transforming Institutions: Case Studies (pp. 21-46). Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Vogelgesang, L., Lindholm, J.A., and Astin, A.W. (2001). Washington College: A Case Study of Institutional Change. In Transforming Institutions: Case Studies (pp. 63-76). Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Lindholm, J.A. and Astin, H.S. (2000). Changes in Faculty Values, Attitudes, and Beliefs: 1989-1998. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Simon, C. and Lindholm, J.A. (2000). University of California Report on Faculty Recruitment and Retention. Oakland, CA: University of California Office of the President.
Walker, K.L. and Lindholm, J.A. (2000). Institutional Transformation in Higher Education: Annotated Bibliography, (2nd edition). Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Yee, J.A., Astin, H.S., Kuo, E.W., Lindholm, J.A. and Vogelgesang, L. (2000). The Role of Leadership in Institutional Transformation. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Lindholm, J.A. (1999). Preparing department chairs for their leadership roles. ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges, Digest, EDO-JC-99-08.
Lindholm, J.A. (1997). Physical Educator Work Motivation: An Application of Personal Investment Theory. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 19(3), 426-439.
Undergraduates & The Search for Meaning and Purpose
In 2002, Alexander Astin, Helen Astin, and I launched a multi-year program of research to examine how undergraduate students change during the college years and the role that college plays in facilitating the development of their spiritual and religious qualities. Funded by the John Templeton Foundation, the Spirituality in Higher Education project was the first national longitudinal study of students’ spiritual growth. The project was designed to enhance our understanding of how college students conceive of spirituality, the role it plays in their lives, and how colleges and universities can be more effective in facilitating students' spiritual development. To learn more about this decade-long research endeavor, please visit our archival site for the project. Associated publications include:
Wilcox, J.R., with Lindholm, J.A. and Wilcox, S.D. (2013). Revisioning Mission: The Future of Catholic Higher Education. CreateSpace.
Lindholm, J.A. (2013). Background to the Spirituality in Higher Education Study. In A.N. Bryant and M. Mayhew (Eds.), Spirituality in Higher Education (pp. 9-16). New York, NY: Routledge.
Astin, A.W., Astin, H.S., and Lindholm, J.A. (2011). Cultivating the Spirit: How College Can Enhance Students' Inner Lives. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Astin, A.W., Astin, H.S., and Lindholm, J.A. (2011). Assessing students' spiritual and religious qualities. Journal of College Student Development, 52(1), 39-61.
Lindholm, J.A., Millora, M.L., Schultz, L.M., and Spinosa, H.S. (2011). A Guidebook of Promising Practices: Facilitating College Students' Spiritual Development. Los Angeles, CA: Regents of the University of California.
Lindholm, J.A., Millora, M.L., Schultz, L.M., and Spinosa, H.S. (2011). A Guidebook of Promising Practices: Facilitating College Students' Spiritual Development. Los Angeles, CA: Regents of the University of California.
Lindholm, J.A. (2009). Spirituality, Meaning Making, and the Sophomore Year Experience. In M.S. Hunter, B.F. Tobolowsky, and J. N. Gardner (Eds.). Helping Sophomores Succeed: Understanding and Improving the Second-Year Experience (pp. 203-214). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Lindholm, J.A. (2006). The "Interior" Lives of American College Students: Preliminary Findings from a National Study. In J.L. Heft (Ed.). Passing on the Faith: Transforming Traditions for the Next Generation of Jews, Christians, and Muslims (pp. 75-102). New York, NY: Fordham University Press.
Lindholm, J.A., Goldberg, R., and Calderone, S. (2006). The Spiritual Quest of Professional Career Aspirants. The Seattle Journal of Social Justice, 4(2), 509-560.
Astin, A.W., Astin, H.S., Lindholm, J.A., and Bryant, A.N. (2005). The Spiritual Life of College Students: A National Study of College Students' Search for Meaning and Purpose. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Lindholm, J.A. (2005). Spirituality, Religion, and the Undergraduate College Student: Examining Beliefs and Behaviors. Koinonia, 4-8; 10.
Szelényi, K., Bryant, A.N., and Lindholm, J.A. (2005). What Money Can Buy: Examining the Effects of Pre-Paid Monetary Incentives Among College Students. Educational Research and Evaluation, 11(4), 385-404.
Other research-based undergraduate education publications include:
Lindholm, J.A. (2006). Deciding to Forgo College: Non College Attendees' Reflections on Family, School, and Self. Teachers College Record, 108(4), 577-603.
Lindholm, J.A. (2006). The American College Student in the Past, Present, and Future. In J. Underwood and H. Lufler, Jr. (Eds.). Fostering Access and Persistence in Higher Education (pp. 65-84). University of Wisconsin, Madison: Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education.
Hurtado, S., Pryor, J.H., Saenz, V.B., Lindholm, J.A., Korn, W.S., and Mahoney, K.M. (2006). The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 2005. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Sax, L.J., Hurtado, S., Lindholm, J.A., Astin, A.W., Korn, W.S., and Mahoney, K.M. (2005). The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 2004. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Sax, L.J., Astin, A.W., Lindholm, J.A., Korn, W.S., Saenz, V.B., and Mahoney, K.M. (2004). The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 2003. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Sax, L.J., Lindholm, J.A., Astin, A.W., Korn, W.S., and Mahoney, K.M. (2003). The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 2002. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Lindholm, J.A., Astin, H.S., Choi, J.Y., and Gutierrez-Zamano, E. (2002). The Educational Paths of Recent High School Graduates: College, Work, and Future Plans. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute.
Sax, L.J., LIndholm, J.A., Astin, A.W., Korn, W.S., and Mahoney, K.M. (2002). The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 2001. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
Astin, H.S. and Lindholm, J.A. (2001). Women's Educational Aspirations and Attainment. In J. Worrell (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Gender (pp. 1-14). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.