We invite all faculty and student affairs administrators to consider serving as discussants for the Scholarly Paper Sessions at the NASPA Annual Conference in New Orleans, March 15-19, 2025.
Discussants add value to the scholarly paper presenters and enhance their presentations. Expectations for discussants include editing three scholarly papers prior to the conference and offering written and verbal feedback to authors during the conference session. Discussant comments following the presentations generally summarize the constructive feedback.
Scholarly papers are due to discussants no later than January 30, 2025. If the presenter does not provide the paper by February 7, 2025 the presentation may be pulled from the 2025 NASPA Conference.
Discussants should have a research and publication agenda with general methodological expertise and higher education content knowledge. Applicants who are assigned as discussants will be notified via email of their assigned session, paper titles, and author contact information. Interested discussants should have a terminal degree.
Individuals interested in serving as a discussant should complete this form by October 15, 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact Jill Dunlap at jdunlap@naspa.org.