Past Conferences
- 2025 Virtual Conference
The 2025 National Conference for Hidden Student Populations was held virtually on February 19 and 20, 2025. This conference included:
- Three think tanks (PDQ),
- Seven concurrent presentations
- One session focused on doctoral students and recent graduates mentoring
The current five NCHP Research Teams, integrated with researchers and practitioners, will continue to work on diverse projects.
Planning Team: Kerri Kearney, Lisa Will, Lori Tiller, Justine Cheung, and Liz Neria. - 2024 Hybrid Conference
The 2024 National Conference for Hidden Student Populations was held in a hybrid format, including in-person activities and virtual presentations. The conference was hosted at The University of Texas–San Antonio from February 28 to March 1, 2024. Three new teams were seated, and two teams are continuing from previous years. In-person activities included collaborative writing time, work of teams, and community-based discussion. Presentations of empirical research and practices, as well as think tanks, were broadcast live.
The conference was sponsored by:- Bridging Success, Foster Youth ASU, Arizona State University
- Christine Cashel Professorship in Educational Leadership, College Student Development, Oklahoma State University
- College for Health, Community and Policy, The University of Texas at San Antonio
- Fostering Educational Success, Bexar County
- Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Arizona State University.
Planning team: Kerri Kearney, Megan Piel, Lisa Will, Justine Cheung, and Liz Neria.
- 2022 Conference
The National Conference for Engaged Scholarship on Hidden Student Populations (NCHP) was held September 14-16, 2022, at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The in-person conference included empirical research presentations, both traditional and arts-based. New research teams were seated and completed planning for research to be conducted for the 18 months following the conference.
The conference was sponsored by:
• Bridging Success, Foster Youth ASU, Arizona State University
• Christine Cashel Professorship in Educational Leadership, College Student Development, Oklahoma State University
• Ferguson College of Agriculture, Oklahoma State University
• Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Arizona State University.
Planning Team: Kerri Kearney, Jennifer Geiger, Lori Tiller, Megan Piel, Royel Johnson, Lisa Will, Justine Cheung, Lisa Schelbe, and Liz Neria.
- 2021 Virtual Conference
Due to impacts from COVID-19, the National Conference for Engaged Scholarship on Hidden Student Populations was held virtually on September 15 and 16, 2021, and included research updates from pre-existing conference research teams and additional original, empirical research presentations.
Planning Team: Kerri Kearney, Jennifer Geiger, Lori Tiller, Megan Piel, Royel Johnson, Lisa Will, and Liz Neria.
- 2020 Conference
The National Conference for Engaged Scholarship on Hidden Student Populations was the first of its kind dedicated to this interdisciplinary area of study. The inaugural conference was held on February 19-20, 2020, in Washington, D.C., and included research presentations and networking activities. Six research teams were established to design and conduct research. Financial support was provided by the Spencer Foundation.
Planning Team: Kerri Kearney, Jennifer Geiger, Lori Tiller, Megan Piel, Royel Johnson, and Lisa Will.
Upcoming Conference
The National Conference for Hidden Student Populations (NCHP)
will be held in February 2026 at the University of Georgia.