Academic Advising as a Profession: How Advisers in Utah View the Occupation

Authors

  • Anna Adams University of Utah
  • Joshua Larson University of Utah
  • Jason Barkemeyer University of Utah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1561277

Keywords:

academic advising, advisers, occupation, profession, view

Abstract

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Author Biographies

Anna Adams, University of Utah

Anna C. Adams, M.Ed., is an academic advising coordinator in the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. She can be reached at anna.adams@utah.edu.

Joshua Larson, University of Utah

Joshua M. Larson, M.A., is a program manager and academic advisor for the athletic training education program at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. He can be reached at joshua.larson@health.utah.edu.

Jason Barkemeyer, University of Utah

Jason P. Barkemeyer, M.Ed., is an academic advising coordinator in the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. He can be reached at jason.barkemeyer@utah.edu.

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