Natsumi Ueda

Natsumi Ueda is a doctoral student at the USC Rossier School of Education and Research Assistant at the Pullias Center for Higher Education. Her research interests center around diversity and equity in higher education and focuses on organizational change and leardership, cross-racial/ethnic/cultural coalition building, college student civic engagement, and Asian Americans and Asian international students. Prior to attending USC, she earned a B.A. in Social and Behavioral Science at Soka University of America and M.A. in Higher Education with Institutional Research concentration at the University of Michigan. She worked as a research assistant at the University of Michigan ADVANCE Research and Evaluation and at the Office of Assessment and Accreditation at the University of Denver Morgridge College of Education.

• Ueda, N., & Kezar, A. (2024). A systematic review: Pedagogies and outcomes of formal leadership programs for college students. Cogent Education, 11(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2024.2314718
• Ueda, N., Kezar, A., & Holcombe, E. (2023). Shared equity leadership: A new model for making inclusion and equity part of organizational culture. In J. Barnes, M. J. Stevens, B. Z. Ekelund, & K. Perham-Lippman (Eds.), Inclusive leadership: equity and belonging in our communities (pp. 3-13). Emerald Publishing Limited.
• Kezar, A., Holcombe, E., Harper, J., & Ueda, N. (2023). Culture change requires personal and organizational changes: Lessons from the shared equity leadership model. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 55(1), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/00091383.2023.2151806
• Ueda, N., & Kezar, A. (2023). Promoting a greater sense of inclusion and stability for non-tenure-track faculty through shared governance at Loyola Marymount University. Pullias Center for Higher Education. (Delphi Project for Adjunct Faculty)
• Ueda, N., & Kezar, A. (2023). The Career-Track Faculty Model: Best practices in appointment, advancement, and retention of non-tenure track faculty. Pullias Center for Higher Education. (Delphi Project for Adjunct Faculty)
• Ueda, N., & Kezar, A. (2023). The University of Massachusetts Amherst Model: A comprehensive strategy for enhancing non-tenure track faculty work environments and student outcomes. Pullias Center for Higher Education. (Delphi Project for Adjunct Faculty)
• Vigil, D., Holcombe, E., Ueda, N., & Kezar, A. (2023). Emotional labor in shared equity leadership environments: Creating emotionally supportive spaces. American Council on Education. 
• Holcombe, E., Harper, J., Ueda, N., Kezar, A., Dizon, J. P. M., & Vigil, D. (2023). Capacity building for shared equity leadership: Approaches and considerations for the work. American Council on Education. https://www.acenet.edu/Documents/Shared-Equity-Leadership-Capacity.pdf
• Harper, J., Ueda, N., & Holcombe, E. (January, 2023). Capacity building for shared equity leadership: Approaches and considerations for the work. American Council on Education. 
• Holcombe, E., Kezar, K., Dizon, J., Vigil, D., & Ueda, N. (2022). Organizing shared equity leadership: Four approaches to structuring the work. American Council on Education. https://www.acenet.edu/Documents/Shared-Equity-Leadership-Structures.pdf
• Ueda, N., Holcombe, E., & Kezar, A. (October, 2022). Shared equity leadership: Four approaches to structuring the work. Academic Leader. https://www.academic-leader.com/topics/diversity-equity-inclusion/shared-equity-leadership-four-approaches-to-structuring-the-work/
• Ueda, N., Harper, J., & Kezar, A. (2022). “Moving toward one faculty” at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Pullias Center For Higher Education. https://pullias.usc.edu/delphi/all-resources/#Case-Studies
• Harper, J. & Ueda, N. (2022). Greater stability and inclusion for part-time and full-time faculty at Dominican University of California. Pullias Center For Higher Education. https://pullias.usc.edu/delphi/all-resources/#Case-Studies
• Kim, H., Oster, M., Ueda, N., & DesJardins, S. (2017). Predicting law school enrollment: The strategic use of financial aid to craft a class. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3032784 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3032784