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Let NIRSA help you conduct important research

NIRSA supports research conducted among its membership.

Endorsement and administrative support for surveys and other research projects involving the Association’s membership is guided by the NIRSA Research & Assessment Committee. Members may request access to NIRSA’s member database for research purposes via the following process:

  • Refer to the Research Request Requirements Policy, as well as the NIRSA Database Research Policy prior to crafting your formal request to access the member database.

  • Submit your formal request to the NIRSA research coordinator. The research coordinator will confirm the receipt of your request within 3 calendar days.

  • The research coordinator will forward your formal request documents to the NIRSA Research & Assessment Committee for review.

  • The committee will review the proposal, and submit their recommendations to the NIRSA research coordinator within 21 calendar days from the date of the submission.

  • The NIRSA research coordinator will submit the committee’s recommendations to the researcher within 30 calendar days of the formal submission.

Note: Researchers are required to provide an executive report, white paper, or slide presentation at the conclusion of their research that will be posted on NIRSA website.

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