Committee On Research

Purpose

Mission Statement: To assist existing committees in research endeavors, to support graduate student research, to provide a forum for scholarly interaction and publication, and to maintain an archive of academic research relevant to the work of N4A members.

News Alerts

November 6, 2009 – The preliminary results of NCAA's study on Student-Athlete Academic Support Service at Division I Institutions has been released. Click here to access the presentation handouts.

Open Research Studies

None at this time.

Committee Materials

2008 N4A Research Fair Proposal Form

Article Summaries

2006 N4A Hot Topics Survey Results (Adobe PDF)

2005 N4A Hot Topics Survey Results (AdobePDF)

Student Athlete Courses Survey Results

N4A Research Award

If you are a graduate student working on your thesis /dissertation or a practitioner completing a research project, we encourage you to apply for the N4A Research Award. The award winner will be invited to present the research at the national convention.

Previous Award Winners

2007 - Nancy Atufunwa - Life Skill Tools needed to assist African–American Male Student-Athletes with off-field success at predominately White Division I-A Institutions (Adobe PDF)

2006 - Dr. Jennifer Kulics - An Analysis Of The Academic Behaviors And Beliefs Of Division I Student-Athletes And Academic Administrators: The Impact Of The Increased Percentage Toward Degree Requirements (Adobe PDF)

2005 - Dr. Brandon E. Martin - A Phenomenological Study of Academically Driven African American Male Student-Athletes at Highly Selective Division I Universities (Adobe PDF)

Committee Chair

Carla Winters
Oklahoma University
402-325-3884
cwinters@ou.edu