Refereed Conferences

Cruz, N. (2022). U.S. in decline? Academic and economic factors that relate To international student enrollment at U.S. higher education institutions. CIES Annual Conference.

Hou, M., Ichikawa, A., & Cruz, N. (2022). Exploring the journey of international students’ identity development in transnational spaces through narratology. CIES Annual Conference. (Selected as highlighted session)

Cruz, N., Ichikawa, A., & Hou, M. (2021). International schools as transnational social field incubators that shape international students’ identity and experiences. ASHE CIHE Virtual Conference.

Cruz, N., Sy, J., Shuka, C., & Tysor, A. (2021). Ready, willing, and able? Exploring the relationships and experiences of international students at a national university in the United Arab Emirates. CIES Virtual Annual Conference.

Raby, R., Cruz, N., Glass, C., & Fischer, H. (2021). Senior international officers as change agents: Entrepreneurial problem-solving at higher education institutions in the United States. CIES Virtual Annual Conference. (Selected as highlighted session)

Fischer, H., Cruz, N., & Raby, R. (2021). Entrepreneurial leadership: Community college international leaders sensemaking. CSCC Virtual Annual Conference.

Cruz, N., Hou, H., & Ichikawa, A. (2021). Student self-formation in international secondary schools and higher education institutions: Identity, agency, and transitions. AERA Virtual Annual Conference.

Cruz, N., Fischer, H., & Raby, R. (2021). Senior International Officers as catalysts of change: Effectual entrepreneurial problem-solving for unscripted futures. AERA Virtual Annual Conference.

Cruz, N. (2020.) La isla del encanto: Unpacking the experiences of international students in Puerto Rico. ASHE Virtual Annual Conference.

Glass, C., Cruz, N., Hou, M., & Cossey, K. (2020). Nationalist politics, immigration policy, and university prestige: New geographies of educational mobilities. ASHE Virtual Annual Conference.

Cruz, N. (2020). Untapped potential and unique opportunities: The experiences of international students in Puerto Rico. Comparative & International Education Society Annual Conference, Miami, FL. (selected as highlighted session, canceled due to COVID-19)

Hou, M., Cruz, N., & Glass, C. (2019). Diasporic academics: Transnational postgraduates beyond the globalized university. ASHE Annual Conference, Portland, OR.

Glass, C., & Cruz, N. (2019). Social network analysis of international student mobility: Opportunity and stratification for new generations of students. ASHE Annual Conference, Portland, OR.

Cruz, N. (2019) Impact on a global scale: Re-imagining the collegiate ideal. Graduate Research Colloquium, Old Dominion University, VA.

Cruz, N. (2019). SIOs as entrepreneurs: Creating new solutions for the 21st century. 2019 WES-CIHE Summer Institute, Boston, MA.

Gesing, M., & Cruz, N. (2019). Where are they now? A case study of the mobility and career outcomes of US-educated international students. Comparative & International Education Society Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Kowalski, R. M., Irby, N., & Wright, K. (2008). Complaining: What’s gender got to do with it? Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC.

Irby, N. (2007). Persevering through difficult times. Focus on Creative Inquiry. Clemson, SC.

Sporrer, L., Irby, N., & Kowalski, R. M. (2007). Cyberbullying: Youth internet survey. Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, Clemson, SC.

Kowalski, R. M., Scheck, A., & Irby, N. (2006). Posttraumatic growth among long-term hospitalized psychiatrically ill Holocaust survivors. Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Knoxville, TN.

Tripp, L., Irby, N., & Kowalski, R.M. (2006). Observers’ perceptions of teasing and bullying. Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.