Scholarship & Engagement at NKU

2020 to Present

Agnew, J. (2023, Fall). The impact of student philanthropy on a Japanese drama course. Connections: A Journal for Foreign Language Educators, 11-25.

Kaiser, J. L., & Skaggs, M. (2023). Service learning as a mode to deliver course learning outcomes in a research-based exercise science college course. Journal of Community Engagement & Higher Education, 15(2), 28-38. 

Larson, K. C., Downing, M. S., Nolan, J., Neikirk, M. (2020). High impact practices through experiential student philanthropy: A case study of the Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project and academic success at Northern Kentucky University. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 24(3), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/1521025120952083

Lasley J. (2021). Using high-impact practices in radiologic technology programs. Radiologic technology, 93(2), 232–235.

Mao, H. (2021). Experiential philanthropy: A systematic review of peer-reviewed Literature. Philanthropy & Education, 5(1), 72-86. https://dx.doi.org/10.2979/phileduc.5.1.03 

Neikirk, M. (2020). Engage in New Ways (Community Engagement). In Ferrante, J., & Caldeira, C. (Eds.), How to Respond in a Pandemic (pp. 16-18), SAGE Publications. 

Nikzad-Terhune, K., and Taylor, J. A. (2020) Student philanthropy and engaged learning in a graduate level social work course. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 24(3), 47-60. 

Olberding, J.C. & Downing, M. S. (2021). “Extreme” e-student philanthropy: Expanding grantmaking into fully online classes and assessing outcomes for students as learners, community members, and social activists. The Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 11(2), 44-64. https://doi.org/10.18666/JNEL-2021-10697 

Olberding, J.C., & Kim, S. (2021). Experiential philanthropy in social work education: Assessing outcomes for students as active learners, community members, and social activists. Journal of Social Work Education, 59(3), 865-881. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.1997681 

Reilly, S., & Langley-Turnbaugh, S. (2021). The Intersection of High-Impact Practices: What’s Next for Higher Education. Lexington Books. 

Reilly, S., Langley-Turnbaugh, S., & Neikirk, M. (2023). Building and broadening place-based community engagement: A case study. Collaborations: A Journal of Community-based Research and Practice, 6(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.33596/coll.108

Smallwood, M.W., Jasper, C.R. (2020). Teaching civic engagement through student philanthropy theories and best practices for transformative learning. Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 10(3), 262–287. https://doi.org/10.18666/JNEL-2020-V10-I3-8890

2015 to 2019

Bloch, J. (2018). Student philanthropy: Experiencing grant proposals from the funder’s perspective. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 81(2), 167-184. https://doi.org/10.1177/2329490617752576 

Chesnut, M.T. (2017). Building a foundation for a philanthropic future: Community-engagement in an online college class. In C. Crosby & F. Brockmeier (Eds.), Community Engagement Program Implementation and Teacher Preparation for 21st Century Education (pp. 183-207). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0871-7.ch011 

Downing, M. S., & Rawlings, M. (2017). E-service learning in virtual teamwork. In C. Crosby & F. Brockmeier (Eds.), Student Experiences and Educational Outcomes in Community Engagement for the 21st Century (pp. 115-149). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0874-8.ch006 

Larson, K. C. (2015). Uniting Hispanic film studies with civic engagement: A chance for personal transformation. Hispania 98(3), 533-548. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2015.0088 

Larson, K. C. (2017). Film as engaged learning: A study on teaching civics through Spanish culture. Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 9(1), 61-72. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1271470.pdf 

Larson, K. C. & Fieler, A. (2019). Spain, Germany, and the Holocaust: Uniting global learning and student philanthropy through transdisciplinarity. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 10(2), 215-223. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1002.01

Li, H., Xu, C., McDougle, L. M. (2019). Philanthropy can be learned: A qualitative study of student experiences in experiential philanthropy courses. Philanthropy & Education, 2(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.2979/phileduc.2.2.02 

McDonald, D., McIntryre-Miller, W., McDougle, L. (2017). Connecting through giving: Understanding the impact of the Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project. Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 7(2), 109-121. https://doi.org/10.18666/JNEL-2017-V7-I2-8177 

McDougle, L., McDonald, D., Li, H., McIntyre-Miller, W., & Xu, C. (2016). Can philanthropy be taught? Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 46(2), 330–351. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764016662355 

Olberding, J. C. & Hacker, W. (2016). Does the “service” in service learning go beyond the Academic session? Assessing longer-term impacts of nonprofit classes on community partners. Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 6(1), 25-46. https://doi.org/10.18666/JNEL-2016-V6-I1-7201 

Riccio, R., & Gardinier, L. (2016). Checks and balances: Experiential philanthropy as a form of community engagement. In L. Gardinier (Eds.), Service-Learning Through Community Engagement: What Community Partners and Members Gain, Lose, and Learn from Campus Collaborations (pp. 39-56). Springer Publishing Company. 

Taylor, J. A., Macke, C., & Taylor, J.E. (2015). The 505 Initiative: Community engagement and student philanthropy in graduate social work. Journal of Community Engagement in Higher Education, 7(1), 23-33.

2010 to 2014

Beere, C. A., Votruba, J. C., & Wells, G. W. (2011). Becoming an engaged campus: A practical guide for institutionalizing public engagement. Jossey-Bass Publishing.  

Herald, J., Perkins, L. F., & Powers, H. (2014). Community engagement in social work. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 7(2), 92-94. https://doi.org/10.54656/RKLD6290  

Gilbert, J. L., & Harte, H. A. (2013). Coaching to Quality: Increasing Quality in Early Care and Education Programmes through Community–University Partnership. Child Care in Practice, 19(4), 397-411. doi:10.1080/13575279.2013.800468  

McDonald, D., & Olberding, J. C. (2012). Learning by giving: A quasi-experimental study of student philanthropy in criminal justice education. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 23(3), 307-335. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764016662355  

Olberding, J. C. (2012). Does student philanthropy work? A study of long-term effects of the “Learning by Giving” approach. Innovative Higher Education, 37(2), 71–87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-011-9189-5 

Olberding, J. C., Neikirk, M., Ng, D. (2010). Student philanthropy: Plant it, nurture it, harvest it: A handbook for college and university faculty. Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement. 

2000 to 2009

Ahmed, S., & Olberding, J. C. (2007). Can student philanthropy help to address the current nonprofit identity crisis? A case study of a multiyear, multidisciplinary project at Northern Kentucky University. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 13(3/4), 593-615. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40215786  

Beere, C. (2009). Understanding and enhancing the opportunities of community-campus partnerships. New Directions for Higher Education, 147(1), 55-63. doi:10.1002/he.358  

Ferrante, J. (2006). Student philanthropy as a vehicle for teaching the subject matter. In J. L. Perry & S.G. Jones (Eds.), Quick Hits for Educating Citizens. Indiana University Press.  

Holland, B.A., Votruba, J.C. (2002). Learning to give: Incorporating the practices of leadership and philanthropy in civic education at a metropolitan university. In M. E. Kenny, L. A. K. Simon, K. Kiley-Brabeck, & R. M. Lerner, (Eds), Learning to Serve (pp. 225-238). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0885-4_16  

Millisor, J., & Olberding, J.C. (2009, Winter). Student philanthropy in colleges and universities. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 11-16.   

Olberding, J. C. (2009, Fall). Indirect giving to nonprofit organizations: An emerging model of student philanthropy. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 15(4), 463-492. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25703148  

Ryan, C. A., & Olasov, L. (2000). Mentoring for success: Female university students and “at-risk” middle school girls. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 71(9), 37-39. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2000.10605720

Shaw, D. M. (2007). Building sales competencies through service learning. Marketing Education Review, 17(1), 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1080/10528008.2007.11488985  

Sigler, T. H. (2006). Live case studies in organizational change: Learning about change through student philanthropy and service-learning. International Journal of Case Method Research & Application 18(2), 193-199. https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=887a767fb5ec2f3515aa67dd0164d07a2bf57c22