1. History
1.1. The Lived Experience of Student-athletes
1.1.1. Harper, S. R. (2018). Black male student-athletes and racial inequities in NCAA Division I college sports: 2018 edition. Los Angeles: University of Southern California, Race and Equity Center.
1.1.1.1. Melendez, M. (2008). Black football players on a predominantly White college campus: Psychological and emotional realities of the Black college athlete experience. Journal of Black Psychology, 34, 423–451.
1.1.2. Harper, S. R., & Simmons, I. (2019). Black students at public colleges and universities: A 50-state report card. Los Angeles: University of Southern California, Race and Equity Center.
1.1.2.1. Hill, A. (2019). The Academic Experience of African-American Male Student-Athletes.
1.1.2.2. Kohli, R., Pizarro, M., & Nevárez, A. (2017). The “New Racism” of K–12 Schools: Centering Critical Research on Racism. Review of Research in Education, 41(1), 182-202. https://doi.org/10.3102/0091732x16686949
1.1.3. Singer, J. N. (2005). Understanding racism through the eyes of African-American male student-athletes. Race Ethnicity and Education, 8(4), 365–386.
1.2. The Rise of Student Athlete Academic Services
1.2.1. Sloan, S. (2005). The Evolution of student services for athletes at selected NCAA division I –A institutions. Doctoral dissertation, University of Florida.
1.3. The Professionalism of College Sports
1.3.1. Huma, R., & Staurowsky, E. J. (2012). The $6 billion heist: Robbing college athletes under the guise of amateurism. A report collaboratively produced by the National College Players Association and Drexel University Sport Management.
1.3.2. Kimball, A. C. (2007). “You signed the line”: Collegiate student-athletes’ perceptions of autonomy. Psychology of sport and exercise, 8(5), 818-835.
1.3.3. Bertolas, R., Krejci, J., & Stanley, A. (2018). Policy Point—Counterpoint: Are Colleges and Universities Obligated to Provide Student-athletes with Additional Compensation beyond Tuition, Room, and Board?. International Social Science Review, 94(1), 21.
1.3.4. Murphey, C. (2019, March 28). Madness, Inc.: How is everyone getting rich off college sports—except the players. Retrieved April 2, 2019, from Madness Inc_SI.pdf
2. Best Practices in Advising
2.1. Advising Models & Frameworks
2.1.1. Comeaux, E. (2010). Racial differences in faculty perceptions of collegiate student-athletes’ academic and post-undergraduate achievements. Sociology of sport journal, 27(4), 390-412.Huml,
2.1.2. Brecht, A. A., & Burnett, D. D. (2019). Advising Student-Athletes for Success: Predicting the Academic Success and Persistence of Collegiate Student-Athletes. NACADA Journal, 39(1), 49-59.
2.1.3. Cooper, J. N. (2016). Excellence beyond athletics: Best practices for enhancing black male student athletes' educational experiences and outcomes. Equity & Excellence in Education, 49(3), 267-283. doi:10.1080/10665684.2016.1194097
2.1.4. Astin, Alexander W. (1999). Student Involvement: A Developmental Theory for Higher Education. Journal of College Student Development, 40(5), 518-29.
2.1.5. Mu, L., & Fosnacht, K. (2019). Effective advising: How academic advising influences student learning outcomes in different institutional contexts. The Review of Higher Education, 42(4), 1283-1307.
2.2. Sucessful Programs
2.2.1. Moses, R. A. (2019). Beyond beliefs: an exploratory study of Division I athletic academic advisors’ social identity and professional beliefs about best practices for black male student-athletes (Doctoral dissertation).
2.2.2. Gaston-Gayles, J. L. (2003). Advising Student Athletes: An Examination of Academic Support Programs with High Graduation Rates. Nacada Journal, 23.
2.3. College Student Development Theory
2.3.1. Marcia, J. E. (1966). Development and validation of ego identity status. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 3, 551– 558.
2.3.2. Tinto, V. (1987). Leaving College : Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition.
2.3.3. Marcia, J. E. (2002). Identity and psychosocial development in adulthood. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 2( 1), 7– 28.
3. Perceptions
3.1. Barriers to Engagement
3.1.1. Athlete Perceptions of Advising
3.1.1.1. Otto, M. G., Martinez, J. M., & Barnhill, C. R. (2019). How the perception of athletic academic services affects the overall college experience of freshmen student-athletes. Journal of Athlete Development and Experience, 1(1), 5.
3.1.1.2. Watson, J. C. (2006). Student-athletes and counseling: Factors influencing the decision to seek counseling services. College Student Journal, 40(1).
3.1.1.3. Huml, M. R., Hancock, M. G., & Bergman, M. J. (2014). Additional support or extravagant cost?: Student-athletes' perceptions on athletic academic centers.
3.1.2. Johnson, R. M., Strayhorn, T. L., & Travers, C. S. (2019). Examining the Academic Advising Experiences of Black Males at an Urban University: An Exploratory Case Study. Urban Education, 0042085919894048.
3.1.3. Singer, J. N. (2005). Understanding racism through the eyes of African-American male student-athletes. Race Ethnicity and Education, 8(4), 365–386.
3.1.4. Advisor Perceptions of Athletes
3.1.4.1. Stokowski, S., Rode, C. R., & Hardin, R. (2016). Academic advisors’ perceptions of student-athletes at NCAA Division-I institutions. The Journal of SPORT, 5(1), 5.
3.1.5. Moore, C., Schrager, C., & Jaeger, L. (2019). Perspectives of Students and Advisors about Improving Academic Advising.