David B. Spight

Background

About David B. Spight

Experienced Administrator with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Academic Advising, Career Counseling, Assessment, and Student Success. Research interests: academic advising, student persistence in college, undeclared students. Bio: Dr. Spight began his career assisting undecided students at Colorado State University. In 2008, he was named the Assistant Dean for Academic Advising and Career Counseling in the School of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Texas at Austin and was tasked with developing a new center for a new academic unit aimed at helping students explore majors. Spight has been highly involved in NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising, a professional organization focused on enhancing academic advising with nearly members nationally and internationally. He has served as chair of Commission on Undecided/Exploratory Students, a member of the council, a board member, Vice President, and most recently as President in 2015-2016. Spight has presented and published articles on advising undecided students, first-generation students, assessment of advising, and integrating academic and career advising. Spight is currently the Director of Undergraduate/Undeclared Advising at UC Irvine, serves on the faculty in the College of Education at Cal State Fullerton, and is a member of the editorial board for the Research in Brief section of the Journal of College Student Development. Spight earned his Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Administration from the University of Alabama.