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Matthew J. Mayhew

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2002
Higher Education Research StudiesReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyEthics in Business and EducationEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentEvaluation of Teaching Practices

Publications

153

Citations

4,198

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

25

Publishing since 2002

Research summary
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Matthew J. Mayhew studies higher education, focusing on how college campuses support religious and worldview diversity, interfaith understanding, and student development. His work often uses longitudinal surveys and mixed methods to examine how campus climate, curricula, and living-learning communities shape students' attitudes toward people of different faiths (or no faith) and their capacity for innovation. This research is generally aimed at informing university policy and practice around inclusion and student learning outcomes.

Interfaith and religious diversity in higher educationCampus climate and student belongingLongitudinal and mixed-methods research on student developmentInnovation and critical thinking in college studentsEquity in living-learning communities

Publication output rose from about 7 per year in 2017 to a peak of 16 in 2021, then declined and leveled off to roughly 6-9 per year in recent years, suggesting a steady but somewhat slowing pace over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.6/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 12 publications202021: 16 publications16212022: 9 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 9 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Journal of Higher Education×12
  • Journal of college student development×9
  • Research in Higher Education×6
  • Innovative Higher Education×4
  • Journal of College and Character×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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