Request NIRSA Member Data

Let NIRSA help you conduct important research

NIRSA supports research conducted among its membership.

Researchers working to advance the profession of campus recreation can request survey participation from NIRSA members, via NIRSA’s marketing department. Here’s how:

  • Fill out the intake form with details about your project.

  • Members of the Recreational Sports Journal Editorial Board will review your proposal within 30 days.

  • Upon approval, NIRSA staff will work with you to refine the target audience and timing of an initial request email plus one reminder. NIRSA’s marketing department will send the emails on your behalf.

Note: Researchers are highly encouraged to submit a manuscript to the Recreational Sports Journal at the completion of their research project.

Creating Target Audiences using NIRSA Membership Data

The NIRSA membership database can be a helpful tool for researchers conducting studies in the field of campus recreation. Target audiences can generally be filtered by personal and/or professional demographics such as:

  • Professional and/or student employees
  • NIRSA region
  • Functional job title/organizational level
  • Job responsibilities

The NIRSA database does not house contact information of students who participate in specific campus recreation programs or services. If you are looking for survey participation from campus recreation participants, we recommend you target professionals in specific
roles (Sport Club, Aquatics, Fitness, etc.) who can be asked to forward the survey to a specific student population. (This may or may not be allowed on each individual campus.)

NIRSA does not provide member contact information directly to researchers.

Past NIRSA Sponsored Peer-to-Peer Research Projects

Eric Knee
Adelphi University

Project: Assessing the state of risk management policies and procedures at NIRSA-member institutions: A scoping study

Brittany Lynner
Colorado State University

Project: “Hear No Burnout, See No Burnout, Speak No Burnout: Factors that Influence a Supervisor’s Ability to Perceive Subordinate Burnout.” 

Dania Cochran
Central Washington University

Project: Role Modeling Behaviors of Female Executive-Level Collegiate Recreation Administrators and the Perceived Impact on Coordinators and Mid-Level Administrators

Wonju Lee
University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign

Project: Exploring the Resilient Capacity Profiles of American Collegiate Sport Clubs against COVID-19 and Learning Experience of Club Officers

Dr. Deborah Shapiro
Georgia State University

Project: A Multi-Institutional Comparison of Barriers and Facilitators of Campus Adapted and Inclusive Intramural Sports Programming.

Mr. Jason Incorvati
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Project: Collegiate Recreation Professionals: The Relationship of Educational Pathways with Knowledge and Perceived Usefulness of Student Development Theory

Mr. Sean Basso
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Project: The Final Rule of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): An Exploratory Study into Compliance Strategies for Collegiate Recreation

Dr. Jill Sturts
Virginia Wesleyan College

Project: Professional Development Utilizing the NIRSA Core Competencies

Mr. Ryan Fetzer
San Francisco State University

Project: How Collegiate Recreation Programs Incorporate NIRSA’s Six Strategic Values Across the United States

Mr. Ken Baldwin
National Posture Institute

Project: Academic Degree Programs in Exercise Science

Mr. Mark Hoying
University of Dayton

Project: Intentional Design of Graduate Assistantships as Learning Experiences for Competency Development: A Content Analysis of Graduate Assistantship Postings in the Field of Collegiate Recreation
Abstract

Dr. Brent Beggs
Illinois State University

Project: Perceived competencies of Entry- Level NIRSA Campus Recreation Professionals

Dr. Jill Sturts
Virginia Wesleyan College

Project: Perceived Importance and performance of NIRSA Core Competencies by Professionals in Collegiate Recreation Sports

Dr. Bob Brookover
Clemson University

Project: Exploring Campus Wellness Partnerships: An Importance-Performance Study
Abstract

Mr. Adrian Shepard
Madison Area Technical College

Project: A Five-Year Comparison of High-Risk Behaviors in Collegiate Recreation: Overtraining and Eating Disorders
Recreational Sports Journal article

Ms. Michelle Wong
University of California – Los Angeles

Project: Non-Traditional Aquatic Programming at U.S. Institutions of Higher Education
Abstract

Dr. Lance Kaltenberg
Ashland University

Project: Institutional Type and Campus Recreation Department Staff as a Mediating Factor for Diversity/Multicultural Training
Recreational Sports Journal article

Mrs. Erin Patchett
Colorado State University – Fort Collins

Project: Inclusive Recreation: The State of Campus Policies, Facilities, Trainings, and Programs for Transgender Participants
Recreational Sports Journal article

Dr. Nancy White
California State University – East Bay

Project: Profiles, Career Paths and Perceived Job Competencies of Female Recreation Directors in Higher Education

Mr. Aaron Kroth
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Project: New Professionals, New Desires: What Millennials Want in Their Work
Recreational Sports Journal article

Dr. Brad Stinnet
Western Kentucky University

Project: Sustainability and Recreational Sports Facilities: An Exploratory Study Regarding Levels of Institutional Adoption
Recreational Sports Journal article

For more information, contact NIRSA Research