PhD, Sociology, University of Southern California
Zoë B. Corwin is a research professor at the University of Southern California. Dr. Corwin serves as Principal Investigator for Phase II of the PASS Project, as well as Principal Investigator for the USC Skate Studies for the Pullias Center of Higher Education. In addition, she directed the Digital Equity in Education project. Her research program examines college preparation programs and access to financial aid for underserved students, college pathways for foster youth and the roleof social media and games in postsecondary access and completion.
Corwin is co-editor of Diversifying Digital Learning: Online Literacy and Educational Opportunity and Postsecondary Play: The Role of Games and Social Media in Higher Education, both published by Johns Hopkins University Press, and Preparing for College: Nine Elements of Effective Outreach with SUNY Press. In addition to academic articles, she has published several monographs designed for practitioners outlining effective college preparation strategies.
Expertise
Sociology of Education | College Access & Success | Digital Equity | Qualitative Methodologies
Latest News
The Pullias Center Accepts Special Merit Award From the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
Exploring the Potential of Professional Learning Communities
By Zoë Corwin When tackling a tenacious institutional challenge, how do we navigate institutional silos that pose profound challenges to collaboration? How frequently do we...
The Pullias Center Honored with 2024 Special Merit Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
Meet the Pullias Researchers at ASHE in Minneapolis, Nov. 20-23, 2024
New Resources for Culture Change
The PASS research team has developed a series of tools — a new guidebook and syllabus, informational video and a new book — for campuses...
Zoë Corwin Receives Prestigious USC Mentoring Award
Financial Well-Being of Low-income Students: A Contextual Viewpoint
Meet the Pullias Researchers at AERA in Philadelphia, April 11-14, 2024
Reflections on the PASS Project Research-Practice Partnership
Meet the Pullias Researchers at ASHE in Minneapolis, Nov. 15-18, 2023
Pullias Center Team Awards & Accolades
USC Pullias Center for Higher Education Hosts Special Video Screening, Dinner and Panel Discussion Highlighting Key Findings from the USC Skate Study
Pullias and PASS Team Hosts National Summit Focused on Postsecondary Success for At-Promise Students
Zoë B. Corwin Receives Community-Engaged Teaching and Research Award from USC’s JEP
Skateboarding and Wellness — Acts of Kindness, Stress Relief and Of Course, Fun
PASS Study Focuses on Student and Practitioner Wellness
From Mattering to Mobilizing: On the evolution of our skate study research
Zoë B. Corwin: Learning More than Tricks from Skateboarders
Zoe Corwin and Colleagues Earn Provost New Strategic Directions for Research Award for Further Exploration of Skateboarding Culture
New Research Demonstrates Success and Sketches Roadmap for Supporting and Engaging Generation Z in Higher Education through Digital Strategies
Zoë B. Corwin in Education Dive: How colleges are using gamification to engage students
Publications
Preparing for College: Nine Elements of Effective Outreach
Postsecondary Play: The Role of Games and Social Media in Higher Education
Diversifying Digital Learning: Online Literacy and Educational Opportunity
The Possibilities and Precautions of Using the Designation “At-Promise” in Higher Education Research. Journal of Postsecondary Student Success.
