The Thriving Project

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Publications

Publications focused on the Thriving Project research, from a variety of sources, listed in chronological order with the most recent first. Entries are given in the form the authors published them; DOI links go to the publisher.

  1. Schreiner, L. A. (2026). Applying principles of positive psychology to student success and well-being: Enabling all students to thrive. In Dana S. Dunn (Ed.), Positive Psychology: Established and Emerging Issues, 2nd Ed. (pp. 280-303). DOI: 10.4324/978100358475-19.
  2. Schreiner, L. A. (2024). The thriving campus: Creating an environment in which all students can flourish. Journal of the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 36(1), 9-25.
  3. Schreiner, L. A. (2024). College student thriving: An examination of undergraduate, adult, and graduate students’ experiences in Christian colleges and universities. Christian Higher Education, 23:1-2, 161-183, DOI: 10.1080/15363759.2024.2306239
  4. Schreiner, L. A., Arrowood, V., Bay, R., & Case, B. (2024, May 14). What does it take for university staff to thrive? Higher Ed Jobs, https://www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/articleDisplay.cfm?ID=3910
  5. Billar, B., Brown, K., Azul, A., Schreiner, L., & Menson, K. (2024). A balancing act: Pathways to thriving for adult Hispanic students. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. Online First doi:10.1177/15381927241229700.
  6. Goodwin, W., & Schreiner, L. A. (2024). Thriving in Black and Latino men at Christian colleges and universities. Christian Higher Education, 23:1-2, 20-49, DOI: 10.1080/15363759.2024.2306888
  7. Schreiner, L.A. (2023). Thriving. In S. Allison (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17125-3_447-1.
  8. Jones, A. H., Kim, Y. K., Schreiner, L. A., & Koo, K. (2023). Thriving among international students in the U.S. during the Trump presidency. Journal of International Students, 13(4).
  9. Schreiner, L. A., & Hulme, E. (2021). Positive psychology on campus. In C.R. Snyder, S. J. Lopez, L. M. Edwards, & S. C. Marques (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, 3rd Edition (pp. 807-831). Oxford University Press.
  10. Schreiner, L. A., Louis, M. C., & Nelson, D. D. (Eds.) (2020). Thriving in transitions: A research-based approach to college student success (2nd ed.). University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
  11. Schreiner, L. A., Martinez, T. K., Drumm, J., & Keetch, C. (2020). The role of faculty in college student thriving. In L. A. Schreiner, M. C. Louis, & D. D. Nelson (Eds.), Thriving in transitions: A research-based approach to college student success (2nd ed). (pp. 283-306). University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
  12. Schreiner, L. A., Pullins, T L., & McIntosh, E. J. (2020). Beyond sophomore survival. In L. A. Schreiner, M. C. Louis, & D. D. Nelson (Eds.), Thriving in transitions: A research-based approach to college student success, 2nd ed (pp. 129-152). University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
  13. Louis, M. C., & Schreiner, L. A. (2020). Helping students thrive: A strengths development model. In L. A. Schreiner, M. C. Louis, & D. D. Nelson (Eds.), Thriving in transitions: A research-based approach to college student success, 2nd ed. (pp. 33-54). University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
  14. Schreiner, L. A. (2020). From surviving to thriving during transitions. In L. A. Schreiner, M. C. Louis, & D. D. Nelson (Eds.), Thriving in transitions: A research-based approach to college student success 2nd ed. (pp. 17-32). University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
  15. Vetter, M., Schreiner, L., & Jaworski, B. (2019). Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors That Contribute to Thriving in First-Year Students of Color. Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 31(1), 9-28.
  16. Vetter, M. K., Schreiner, L. A., McIntosh, E. J, & Dugan, J. P. (2019). Leveraging the quantity and quality of co-curricular involvement experiences to promote student thriving. Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship, 1(1).
  17. Schreiner, L. A. (Ed.) (2018). Sophomore success: Making the most of the second year. New Directions for Higher Education, 183. Wiley.
  18. Schreiner, L. A., Schaller, M. A., & Young, D. G. (2018). Future directions for enhancing sophomore success. In L. A. Schreiner, (Ed.), Sophomore success: Making the most of the second year (pp. 109-112). New Directions for Higher Education, No. 183.
  19. Schreiner, L. A., & Tobolowsky, B. F. (2018). The role of faculty in sophomore success. In L. A. Schreiner, (Ed.), Sophomore success: Making the most of the second year (pp. 59-70). New Directions for Higher Education, No. 183.
  20. Schreiner, L. A. (2018). Thriving in the second year of college: Pathways to success. New Directions for Higher Education, (183), 9. https://doi.org/10.1002/he.20289
  21. Schreiner, L. A. (2017). Ensuring student success. In C. C. Morphew and J. M. Braxton (Eds.). The Challenge of Independent Colleges: Moving Research into Practice (pp. 114-136). Johns Hopkins University Press.
  22. Cuevas, A., Schreiner, L. A., Kim, Y., & Bloom, J. (2017). Honors student thriving: A model of academic, psychological, and social wellbeing. Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, (2), 79.
  23. Schreiner, L. A. (2017). The privilege of grit. About Campus, 22(5), 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1002/abc.21303
  24. Schreiner, L. A. (2016). Thriving: Expanding the goal of higher education. In D. W. Harward (Ed.), Well-Being and Higher Education: A Strategy for Change and the Realization of Education’s Greater Purpose (pp. 135-148). American Association of Colleges and Universities.
  25. Ash, A. N., & Schreiner, L. A. (2016). Pathways to success for students of color in christian colleges: The role of institutional integrity and sense of community. Christian Higher Education, 15(1/2), 38–61. https://doi.org/10.1080/15363759.2015.1106356
  26. Schreiner, L. A. (2015). Positive psychology and higher education: The contribution of positive psychology to student success and institutional effectiveness. In J. C. Wade, L. I. Marks, and R. D. Hetzel (Eds.), Positive Psychology on the College Campus (pp. 1-25). Oxford University Press.
  27. Derrico, C. M., Tharp, J. L., & Schreiner, L. A. (2015) Called to make a difference: The experiences of students who thrive on faith-based campuses, Christian Higher Education, 14:5, 298-321, DOI: 10.1080/15363759.2015.1079750
  28. Young, D. G., Schreiner, L. A., & McIntosh, E. J. (2015). Investigating sophomore student success: The National Survey of Sophomore-Year Initiatives and the Sophomore Experiences Survey – 2014 (Research Report No. 6). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.
  29. McIntosh, E. J. (2015). Thriving and spirituality: Making meaning of meaning making for students of color. About Campus, 19(6), 16-23.
  30. Schreiner, L. A. (2014). Different pathways to thriving among students of color: An untapped opportunity for success. About Campus, 19(5), 10-19.
  31. Schreiner, L. A. (2013). Thriving in college. New Directions for Student Services, 143, 41-52.
  32. Schreiner, L. A., Louis, M. C., & Nelson, D. D. (Eds.). (2012). Thriving in Transitions: A Research-Based Approach to College Student Success. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
  33. Vetter, M. K. (2011). Fraternity and Sorority Thriving: A residential perspective. Oracle: The Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, 6(2), 54-74.
  34. Schreiner, L. A. (2010a). Thriving in community. About Campus, 15(4), 2-11.
  35. Schreiner, L. A. (2010b). Thriving in the classroom. About Campus, 15(3), 2-10.
  36. Schreiner, L. A. (2010c). The "Thriving Quotient": A new vision for student success. About Campus, 15(2), 2-10.