Author

Dena R. Kniess

Observed names: Dena Kneiss, Dena Kniess, Kniess, Dena

Observed institutions: Eastern Illinois University, University of Mississippi, Appalachian State University, University of West Georgia, Clemson University

ORCID: 0000-0002-9870-3884

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-9870-3884

OpenAlex ID: A5001065561

Negotiating Faculty Identity in the Transition from Student Affairs Practitioner to Tenure-Track Faculty

2017 · Dena Kniess, Mimi Benjamin, et al. · College student affairs journal · 14

Men of color transitioning to college: The case for community assets, community programs, and social capital.

2020 · Dena Kniess, Eric Lee Buschlen, et al. · The Journal of at-risk issues · 9

Creating Networks That Facilitate Successful Transitions to the Second Year for African American Students at a PWI: Implications for Residence Life

2015 · Dena Kniess, Pamela A. Havice, et al. · The Keep (Eastern Illinois University) · 7

Complexities of Social Identity and Professional Role Transitions

2019 · Claire Kathleen Robbins, Nicole J. Johnson, et al. · New Directions for Student Services · 5

Collaboration and Communication

2017 · Tina J. Balser, Ashli A. Grabau, et al. · New Directions for Institutional Research · 5

“I Just Kind of Felt like Country Come to Town:” College Student Experiences for Rural Students at one Flagship University

2023 · Phillip D Grant, Dena Kniess · The rural educator · 4

"They Just Popped Up": A Comparative Case Analysis of Student Affairs Graduate Programs Usage of ACPA/NASPA Competencies

2023 · Dena Kniess, Amy French · College student affairs journal · 4

To Pursue or Not to Pursue a Terminal Degree

2019 · Merrily Dunn, Dena R. Kniess · New Directions for Student Services · 4

New(er) Methods and Tools in Student Affairs Assessment

2017 · Hyun Kyoung Ro, Tiffany Menard, et al. · New Directions for Institutional Research · 4

Sociodemographic Characteristics and College Student Persistence, Retention, and Graduation

2023 · Darris R. Means, Dena R. Kniess · Routledge eBooks · 3

Moving into a Faculty Role from Student Affairs Administration

2019 · Dena R. Kniess · New Directions for Student Services · 3

My brother’s keeper: Transcendent leadership lessons learned from an inner-city program for fatherless, adolescent boys

2018 · Eric Buschlen, Tzu-Fen Chang, et al. · Journal of Leadership Education · 3

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender College Students

2023 · Dena R. Kniess, Tony W. Cawthon, et al. · Routledge eBooks · 2

Coordinating Student Affairs Divisional Assessment: A Practical Guide ed. by Kimberly Yousey-Elsener, Erin M. Bentrim, and Gavin W. Henning

2016 · Dena R. Kniess · Journal of college student development · 2

It Was Never Normal: Building New and Better Post-Pandemic Support for Student Affairs Graduate Students

2020 · Michelle L. Boettcher, Laetitia Adelson, et al. · About Campus Enriching the Student Learning Experience · 1

From Collaborative to Collegial Communities: Transitioning from Student Affairs Practitioner to Faculty

2019 · Michelle Lea Boettcher, Dena Kniess, et al. · Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs · 1

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Transitioning in and Moving Through the Second Year for African-AmericanStudents at a Predominately White Institution (PWI)

2019 · Dena R. Kniess, Pamela A. Havice, et al. · Journal of College Orientation Transition and Retention · 1

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Challenges and Barriers

2017 · Tina J. Balser, Dena Kniess · New Directions for Institutional Research · 1

Underrepresented Students' Perception of their Second-Year in College: A Phenomenological Study

2016 · Kniess, Dena, Havice, Pamela, et al. · TigerPrints (Clemson University) · 1

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Faculty and Staff Guide to Conducting Quality Data Evaluations

2026 · Amber C. Fallucca, Dena R. Kniess

Fundamentals of Persuasion