The Nordic Association for American Studies is an independent organization with membership open to individuals who live in or have a scholarly connection to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, or Iceland. The Association seeks to encourage and promote the study of the United States and its civilization in the five Nordic countries and to facilitate communication and contact between those interested in such studies. Each national American Studies association has a chairperson, and they collectively make up the Board of the Nordic Association for American Studies. The officers of the Association are elected at the NAAS conference, held every other year.

The current President of the Nordic Association for American Studies is Jørn Brøndal from the University of Southern Denmark.

NAAS is one of the member organizations of the European Association for American Studies, a federation of regional and national American Studies associations.