Knifsend, C. A., & Harvey, I. (2024). Intensity of activity involvement and academic outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/stl0000417

Kim-Ju, G. M., Knifsend, C. A., & Gonzales, A. (2024). Putting social and emotional learning into practice: Best practices in developing and implementing an SEL program through a university-1st-8th grade partnership. Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy, 3. doi: 10.1016/j.sel.2024.100033

Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (2023). Type and breadth of high school extracurricular activity involvement and postsecondary psychosocial well-being among diverse youth. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. doi: 10.1007/s10964-022-01695-1

Knifsend, C. A., & Choe-Smith, C. U. (2022). Developing equitable and mutually beneficial virtual community-engaged learning opportunities. Metropolitan Universities Journal.  

Knifsend, C. A., Espinoza, G., & Juvonen, J. (2022). The role of peer relationships on academic and extracurricular engagement. In S. L. Christenson, A. L. Reschly, & C. Wylie (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Student Engagement. New York: Springer. (first edition published in 2012)

Knifsend, C. A., Powell, L. A., & Clifford, K. L. (2020). Extracurricular participation, collective self-esteem, and academic outcomes among college students. Psi Chi Journal, 25.4, 318-326. doi: 10.24839/2325-7342.JN25.4.318

Harvey et al. (2025) - Western Psychological Association

Hock et al. (2025) - Western Psychological Association

Additional Presentations

Strever, K., Martin, M., Fuerstenberg, A., Booth, A., Knifsend, C., & Kim-Ju, G. (April, 2025). The Social-Emotional Learning Project. Poster presented at the Sacramento State Community Engagement Center Community Engagement Showcase, Sacramento, CA.

Knifsend, C. A., Harvey, I., & Hock, A. (April, 2024). Social and emotional learning during COVID-19. Poster presented at the Sacramento State Community Engagement Center Community Engagement Showcase, Sacramento, CA.

Knifsend, C. A. (June, 2023). College extracurricular activity involvement and positive peer relations during the COVID-19 pandemic. In M. Demir (Chair), The role of close relationships in the social and emotional well-being of emerging adults. Symposium conducted at meeting of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, San Diego, CA.

Harvey, I., McClennen, R., Saepharn-Gip, K., Villalobos, S., Koll, A., & Knifsend, C. A. (April, 2023). Social emotional learning within after-school environments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.

Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (April, 2023). High school extracurricular activity involvement and postsecondary psychosocial well-being among diverse youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA.

Knifsend, C. A., & Choe-Smith, C. U. (October, 2022). Developing equitable and mutually beneficial virtual community-engaged learning opportunities. Deep dive presentation presented at the annual meeting of the Coalition for Urban and Metropolitan Universities, San Diego, CA.

Knifsend, C. A., & Gonzalez-Bacilio, M. A. (March, 2022). Extracurricular activity participation and academic outcomes among college students during COVID-19. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Virtual Conference.

Heuchert, B., & Knifsend, C. A. (April, 2021). Student-professor relationships and academic motivation among college students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Virtual Conference, and at the CSUS Student Research and Creative Activity Spring Symposium.

Hunley, B., & Knifsend, C. A. (April, 2021). Do extracurricular involvement and peer support predict resilience in victims of bullying? Peer support, extracurricular involvement, and the negative effects of bullying. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Virtual Conference.

Knifsend, C. A., & Ferreira van Leer, K. (March, 2021). Current considerations for community-engaged learning in collaboration with youth-based programs. Roundtable session presented at Teaching Pre-conference at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Virtual Conference.

Gottuso, S., Bolle, J., Byrne, B., de Jerez, A., & Knifsend, C. A. (March, 2021). Relationship between sibling closeness and self-esteem as mediated by mental ill-health. Poster presented at biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Virtual Conference.

August, R. A., & Knifsend, C. A. (November, 2020). Developing accessible and mutually-beneficial remote/virtual community engagement learning opportunities. Best practice session at Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Learning and Sharing Virtual Series, Virtual Presentation.

Hernandez-Martinez, C. K., & Knifsend, C. A. (October, 2020). What predicts depressive symptoms among adolescents? Analyzing the role of self-esteem and friend support. Poster presented at meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Virtual Conference.