Scholarship

Books, peer-reviewed research, and practitioner writing on academic advising, student success, and higher education.

Edited Books

Published works on academic advising administration and student success.

Academic Advising Administration: Essential Knowledge and Skills for the 21st Century book cover

Academic Advising Administration

Essential Knowledge and Skills for the 21st Century · Second Edition

Co-Editor with Susan M. Campbell & Calley Stevens Taylor

Routledge · 2023

A thorough examination of the advising administrator's role in contemporary higher education — covering leadership, management, social justice, and the evolving landscape of advising as a profession.

Academic Recovery: Supporting Students on Academic Probation book cover

Academic Recovery

Supporting Students on Academic Probation

Editor

National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition · 2022

A comprehensive look at how institutions can better support students on academic probation — covering advising practice, institutional policy, and the student experience of academic difficulty.

Refereed Journal Articles

Appreciative onboarding and professional development of academic advisors

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Dial, M., Bouknight, J., & McKeown, P. (2021). Journal of Appreciative Education, 2(1), 47–61.

Connecting students to success: A comprehensive approach to retention and persistence

Moschella, E., Bouknight, J., Dial, M., & Winfield, J. (2015). In S. Whalen (Ed.), Proceedings of the 11th National Symposium on Student Retention (pp. 160–171). University of Oklahoma.

Success Connect: An appreciative approach to early alert at a large flagship university

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Dial, M. T. (2015). Journal of Appreciative Education, 2(2), 24–33.

Book Chapters

Concluding thoughts and future directions for research and scholarship

Campbell, S. M., Stevens Taylor, C., & Dial, M. (2024). In Campbell, Taylor, & Dial (Eds.), Academic Advising Administration: Essential Knowledge and Skills for the 21st Century (2nd ed., pp. 359–366). Routledge.

Leading and creating a culture of authenticity

Morris, C., McKeown, P., & Dial, M. (2024). In Campbell, Taylor, & Dial (Eds.), Academic Advising Administration (2nd ed., pp. 345–358). Routledge.

Advisor retention and intentional career paths

Robinson, C., & Dial, M. (2024). In Campbell, Taylor, & Dial (Eds.), Academic Advising Administration (2nd ed., pp. 318–331). Routledge.

Introduction

Campbell, S. M., Stevens Taylor, C., & Dial, M. (2024). In Campbell, Taylor, & Dial (Eds.), Academic Advising Administration (2nd ed., pp. 1–8). Routledge.

What we know about students on probation and supporting them

Dial, M. T. (2022). In Dial (Ed.), Academic Recovery: Supporting Students on Academic Probation (pp. 1–14). National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.

Early alert and academic intervention

Dial, M. T., & McKeown, P. (2022). In Dial (Ed.), Academic Recovery (pp. 83–102). National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.

Intentionality and integration within academic probation

Gebauer, R., & Dial, M. T. (2022). In Dial (Ed.), Academic Recovery (pp. 161–170). National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.

Organizational restructure toward improved equity for all undergraduates

Robinson, C., Dial, M., & Bouknight, J. (2021). In Fountain, C. (Ed.), Academic Advising as a Tool for Student Success and Educational Equity. National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.

Academic planning and advisement

Newton, D., Bouknight, J., & Dial, M. (2020). In Van Haren, C. & Friedman, D. B. (Eds.), Transitions (pp. 83–89). University of South Carolina.

Discussion and implications

Dial, M., Estrada, S. M., & Young, D. G. (2019). In D. G. Young (Ed.), 2017 National Survey on The First-Year Experience: Structures for Supporting Student Success (Research Report No. 9). National Resource Center.

Group work

Dial, M. (2018). In Van Haren, C. & Friedman, D. B. (Eds.), Transitions (pp. 83–89). University of South Carolina.

Goal setting

Dial, M., & Winfield, J. (2018). In Van Haren, C. & Friedman, D. B. (Eds.), Transitions (pp. 77–81). University of South Carolina.

Commentary & Practice Writing

Without governance, there is no vision: The case for leadership in student success

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Dial, M. (2025). eCampusNews.

Why digital literacy is critical for academic advisors in 2024

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Dial, M. (2024). eCampusNews.

On cruelty-free advising: An organizational philosophy

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Dial, M. (2023). Academic Advising Today, 46(3).

Academic early alert and intervention: Why academic advisors are best suited to intervene with at-risk students

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Dial, M., & McKeown, P. (2020). Academic Advising Today, 43(4).

Beyond faculty referrals: Advisor facilitated early intervention

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Dial, M., & McKeown, P. (2019). Academic Advising Today, 42(4).

Academic recovery: The first-year seminar for students on probation

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Dial, M. (2019). E-Source for College Transitions, 16(3), 10–12.

Training first-year seminar peer leaders through extended orientation

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Dial, M., & Stuart, J. (2018). E-Source for College Transitions, 15(2).

Digitally connecting students to success: Engaging first-year students through intrusive email outreach

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Dial, M., & Winfield, J. (2016). E-Source for College Transitions, 13(2).

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