Research resources included below range from the association's Research Agenda that guides research efforts in the field to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for NACADA research grants. NACADA research grants of up to $5000 are awarded twice each year. The NACADA Research Registry connects members researching in the field. Additionally, links to a variety of research resources can be found.

NACADA sponsors Research Symposium!

• NACADA sponsored research resources
  • Research Agenda
  • Annotated bibliographies
  • NACADA Research Grant including grant application and previous grant recipients
  • Research Registry
  • Research Committee Resources
  • Member surveys - guidelines and results
  • Questions for the NACADA Research Committee
  • Doctoral Student Potential Interest Group
• Other Research Resources
• Grant Writing Resources
• Overview
  • Research versus Assessment: What's the Difference?

Are you researching an advising topic for your institution, thesis or dissertation?  Want to connect with others researching the same topic?  The NACADA Research Committee sponsors an informal research registry to stimulate communication among those researching advising topics. Use the Registry form to be matched with others researching similar topics.   Email addresses will be provided to both researchers. 

• Research Committee information
  • 08 Academic Advising Research Decisions Power Point presentation
  • 07 Research Committee brochure
  • Sample Research Grant for presentation
  • Sample research articles
    • McGillin - "Academic Risk and Resilience" (pp. 48-51)
    • McGIllin - "Research vs. Assessment: What's the Difference?"
    • Mottarella, Fritzsche, and Cerabino - "What Do Student Want in Advising?" (pp. 48-49)
    • Smith - "First-Year Student Perceptions of Academic Advisement" (p. 39)
    • Mercer-- "Differences Between Older Women Undergraduates When Compared by Marital Status" (p. 55)
    • Patrick, Furlow, Donovan - "Using a Comprehensive Academic Intervention Program in the Retention of High-Risk Students" (p. 31)
    • Fox, Martin and Green - "Doing Practitioner Research" definition of terms
  • Bibliography
  • Web resources
• NACADA Research Agenda RFPs
• NACADA research grant guidelines
• NACADA Research Registry
• Outstanding Student Research award for completed research in the field

Grant Writing Information and Resources

Member surveys - results and guidelines