Michael A. Lawson

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Lawson is a scholar working on Education, Clinical Psychology and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Lawson has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Education, 9 papers in Clinical Psychology and 9 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Lawson's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (12 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (11 papers) and Youth Development and Social Support (9 papers). Michael A. Lawson is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (12 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (11 papers) and Youth Development and Social Support (9 papers). Michael A. Lawson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Michael A. Lawson's co-authors include Hal A. Lawson, Jennifer A. Fredricks, Michael Filsecker, Katherine E. Masyn, K. Andrew R. Richards, Ananya M. Matewos, Oleg A. Sinelnikov, Justin T. McDaniel, Elizabeth M. Anderson and David L. Albright and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Review of Educational Research and American Educational Research Journal.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Lawson

28 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Student engagement, context, and adjustment: Addressing definitional, measurement, and methodological issues

2016 515 citations Michael A. Lawson et al. profile →
New Conceptual Frameworks for Student Engagement Research, Policy, and Practice

2013 442 citations Michael A. Lawson, Hal A. Lawson Review of Educational Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael A. Lawson United States	12	1.2k	350	293	268	234	30	1.6k
Stuart Woodcock Australia	23	1.1k 1.0×	235 0.7×	249 0.8×	303 1.1×	395 1.7×	97	1.7k
Jorgianne Civey Robinson United States	5	1.2k 1.1×	372 1.1×	335 1.1×	275 1.0×	124 0.5×	5	1.8k
Hersholt C. Waxman United States	25	1.4k 1.2×	314 0.9×	211 0.7×	337 1.3×	289 1.2×	148	1.9k
Ji Hong United States	16	1.2k 1.1×	273 0.8×	560 1.9×	227 0.8×	109 0.5×	39	1.8k
Lisette Hornstra Netherlands	20	933 0.8×	179 0.5×	531 1.8×	287 1.1×	224 1.0×	52	1.6k
Idit Katz Israel	22	907 0.8×	499 1.4×	762 2.6×	326 1.2×	248 1.1×	38	1.8k
Hanke Korpershoek Netherlands	10	704 0.6×	195 0.6×	239 0.8×	251 0.9×	125 0.5×	48	1.0k
Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius‐White United States	14	833 0.7×	334 1.0×	565 1.9×	211 0.8×	72 0.3×	66	1.5k
John Mark Froiland United States	19	1.0k 0.9×	490 1.4×	549 1.9×	283 1.1×	184 0.8×	34	1.7k
Gerda Hagenauer Austria	20	1.1k 0.9×	246 0.7×	723 2.5×	223 0.8×	95 0.4×	70	1.7k

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Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2024). Analyzing nursing students' mental health profiles at the onset of COVID-19. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 50. 74–82.

Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2024). A new conceptual and analytic framework for collective engagement in mathematics. International Journal of Educational Research. 128. 102478–102478. 1 indexed citations

Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2024). Identifying the types of collective engagement structures that manifest in middle-grade mathematics classrooms. Mathematical Thinking and Learning. 1–24.

Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2022). Through the eyes of a child:exploring and engaging elementary students’ climate conceptions through photovoice. 39(1). 100–115. 21 indexed citations

Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2021). Better Together: Mathematics and Science Pre-Service Teachers’ Sensemaking about STEM. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations

Albright, David L., et al.. (2021). False negative AUDIT screening results among patients in rural primary care settings. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. 18(5). 1–11. 1 indexed citations

Richards, K. Andrew R., et al.. (2019). Preservice teachers perspectives and experiences teaching personal and social responsibility. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 25(2). 188–200. 18 indexed citations

Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2018). A Latent Class Analysis of Parent Involvement Subpopulations. Social Work Research. 42(2). 118–130. 8 indexed citations

Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2017). Enhancing the Transfer of Life Skills from Sport-based Youth Development Programs to School, Family, and Community Settings. Latin American Theatre Review (The University of Kansas). 3(3). 20–43. 25 indexed citations

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Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2016). Ecologies of Collective Parent Engagement in Urban Education. Urban Education. 54(8). 1085–1120. 28 indexed citations

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Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2016). A University-Assisted, Place-Based Model for Enhancing Students’ Peer, Family, and Community Ecologies. Education Sciences. 6(2). 16–16. 7 indexed citations

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Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2015). Analyzing the Validity of the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory for Low-Income Populations. Research on Social Work Practice. 27(4). 441–455. 11 indexed citations

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Lawson, Michael A. & Katherine E. Masyn. (2015). Analyzing Profiles and Predictors of Students’ Social-Ecological Engagement. AERA Open. 1(4). 14 indexed citations

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Lawson, Michael A. & Katherine E. Masyn. (2014). Analyzing profiles, predictors, and consequences of student engagement dispositions. Journal of School Psychology. 53(1). 63–86. 44 indexed citations

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Lawson, Michael A. & Hal A. Lawson. (2013). New Conceptual Frameworks for Student Engagement Research, Policy, and Practice. Review of Educational Research. 83(3). 432–479. 442 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2013). An Innovative Collective Parent Engagement Model for Families and Neighborhoods in Arrival Cities. Journal of Family Strengths. 13(1). 9 indexed citations

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Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2011). A Case Study of School-Linked, Collective Parent Engagement. American Educational Research Journal. 49(4). 651–684. 57 indexed citations

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Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (2001). What's Wrong with Them Is What's Wrong with Us. Journal of Community Practice. 9(1). 77–97. 6 indexed citations

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Lawson, Michael A., et al.. (1998). Investigating the Antibiotic Resistance Problem. The American Biology Teacher. 60(6). 412–417. 2 indexed citations

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Lawson, Hal A., Katharine Briar‐Lawson, & Michael A. Lawson. (1997). Mapping Challenges for Vulnerable Children, Youth, and Families: Implications for University-Assisted Community Schools.. 5. 79–94. 2 indexed citations

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