ARM Network Program Participant Outcomes Data

ASHA currently supports approximately 300 individuals annually through ARM Network programs. To assess the impact of these programs towards increasing the number of PhD faculty and advancing the generation of research needed to support evidence-based practice, ASHA collects data on key scholarly accomplishments of program participants. ASHA measures short and long-term participant outcomes by surveying participants at 3 years and at 6 years following their participation. Responses reflect activities accomplished at any point during those respective time frames. Below are data collected over the past three years and, therefore, the short-term and long-term outcomes reflect the accomplishments of different cohorts.

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Considering an Academic-Research Career:
PROGENY, SPARC, ARTA & RMPTA Participant Outcomes

ARM Outcomes 1a

  Short-Term (3-Yr) Long-Term (6-Yr)
Cohort (program participation year) 2020–2022 2017–2019
Survey response rate 29% (76/260) 28% (134/480)
Respondents identifying as Non-White and/or Hispanic/Latina/Latino/Latinx/Spanish origin* 39% (29/74) 21% (27/128)

Key Take Aways:

  • Over 95% or more of the respondents continued to engage in research activities in the years following their participation.
  • Well over half of them continued to be students or hold an academic or research position in the short term with slightly less in the long-term.

Note: The 2020 ASHA Convention was cancelled due to COVID, and, therefore, there were no 2020 cohorts of PROGENY, ARTA, or RMPTA.


Launching an Academic-Research Career:
MARC, LfS, & Pathways Participant Outcomes

ARM Outcomes - 2a

  Short-Term (3-Yr) Long-Term (6-Yr)
Cohort (program participation year) 2020–2022 2017–2019
Survey response rate 46% (192/414) 44% (142/322)
Respondents identifying as Non-White and/or Hispanic/Latina/Latino/Latinx/Spanish origin* 25% (47/185) 22% (30/135)

Key Take Aways:

  • Even 6 years following participation, 98% of respondents continued on an academic or research career path.
  • Within 3 years, 95% subsequently published at least one peer-reviewed manuscript and 70% were awarded research funding.
  • Funding outcomes tended to be even stronger in the long-term, with 88% awarded funds within 6 years of participation.

Note: GAMER was launched in 2024, so outcome data are not yet available.


Advancing an Academic-Research Career:
AARC, GRRT, CPRI, & DISTAnce Participant Outcomes

ARM Outcomes - 3a

  Short-Term (3-Yr) Long-Term (6-Yr)
Cohort (program participation year) 2020–2022 2017–2019
Survey response rate 48% (51/106) 55% (51/92)
Respondents identifying as Non-White and/or Hispanic/Latina/Latino/Latinx/Spanish origin* 18% (9/50) 20% (10/51)

Key Take Aways:

  • Virtually all respondents continued to hold an academic or research position even 6 years following participation.
  • Within 3 years, 45% were promoted and 78% were awarded research funding.
  • Outcomes were even stronger in the long-term, with 71% promoted and 92% awarded research funding within 6 years of participation.

Notes: APT was launched in 2024, so outcomes data are not yet available.

* Race and ethnicity are not factors in participant selection; this information is collected after the selection process.

For more detailed funding outcomes, see funding outcomes of ARM Network grant writing program participants.

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