Presentations

National/International Conferences 

* Presentations with an asterisk indicate they were peer-reviewed


* Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2023). Building trust and welcoming feedback: How faculty cultivate inclusive learning experiences for autistic college students. Paper to be presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

 

* Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2023). “Being successful isn’t something any one metric can determine”: How autistic college students define success. Paper to be presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

 

* Cox, B. E., & Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2023). “Finding other people whose minds work similarly to mine”: Factors supporting autistic college student success. Paper to be presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

 

* Nachman, B. R., & Jackson, B. (Oct. 2023). Help me help you! How can scholars and practitioners support each other on research studies? Presentation to be delivered at the College Autism Summit Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.

 

Nachman, B .R. & Cox, B. E. (Oct 2023). Project PEACES: Wave 1 data findings. Presentation to be delivered at the College Autism Summit Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.


* Cox, B. E., Nachman, B. R., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Taylor, J. L., Gelbar, N., & Raclaw, E. (May 2023). How autistic students define success: Getting beyond grades and graduation. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, Stockholm, Sweden.

 

* Cox, B. E., Nachman, B. R., Taylor, J. L., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Gelbar, N., & Raclaw, E. (May 2023). Ensuring data integrity against bots and frauds in online surveys of autistic students. Poster  presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, Stockholm, Sweden.

 

 * Nachman, B. R., Kim, H., Liu, C., Ottens, M., Cook, K., & Cates, G. (May 2023). STEM employment pathways for autistic learners: A systematic literature review. Paper presented at the virtual American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference.

 

 * Nachman, B. R. (April 2023). “You really need to meet the student wherever they are”: How community college CTE faculty employ inclusive teaching approaches. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

 

 * Nachman, B. R., Pryor, J. T., & Miller, M. T. (April 2023).“The return on investment met all expectations”: Community College leadership program alumni reflections. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

 

 * Nachman, B. R. (April 2023). “They got to start somewhere”: CTE faculty interpretations of disabled students’ professional prospects. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Chicago, Illinois.


* Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2022). “They just have more to overcome:” How CTE community college faculty process teaching disabled students. Paper to be presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

* Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2022). “A little too helicopter:” Reconciling parental involvement during autistic students’ transitions into college. Paper to be presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

Cox, B. E., & Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2022). Determining autistic college student success: A look into Project PEACES.Presented at the College Autism Summit Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.

 

* Baczewski, L., Nachman, B. R., Caplan, R., McDonald, M., Rodriguez, K., Taylor, R., & Massolo, M. (Oct. 2022). What are the experiences of autistic, LGBTQ+ young adults in accessing mental health care? Presented at the College Autism Summit Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.


* Nachman, B. R., & Pryor, J. T. (April 2022). Advancing digital campus climate in higher education: A conceptual framework and metric for bolstering inclusivity. Paper to be presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, San Diego, California.


* Nachman, B. R. (April 2022). How an autism-specific college support program addresses ableism and acceptance. Paper to be presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, San Diego, California.


* Nachman, B. R. (April 2022). Translating passions to professional pathways: Supporting autistic community college students’ career aspirations. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference, Tempe, Arizona.


* Maldonado, L. G., Nachman, B. R., Hartman, C., & Deal, S. (April 2022). Bridging the divide: How community college career coaches shape high school students’ professional pathways. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference, Tempe, Arizona.


* Nachman, B. R., Haas, E., Cameron, S., Beakley-Mercill, S., & Scherrer, A. (March 2022). How to foster student success: Scottsdale Community College practitioners share takeaways and triumphs. Symposium presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference, Tempe, Arizona.


* Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2021). Reconceptualizing the Conceptual Framework of Community College Student Success to account for disabled CTE students. Roundtable presented at the Association for Career and Technical Education Research (ACTER) Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.


* Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2021). Building self-advocacy: Learning from autistic community college students’ experiences. Presented at the National Conference on Students in Transition (virtual).


* Nachman, B. R. (April 2021). “While a disability in some respects, it is a superpower”: Understanding autistic community college students’ identity development. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference (virtual).

 

* Nachman, B. R. (April 2021). Symposium panelist with Xiaodan Hu, Frank Fernandez, Pamela Eddy, Federick Ngo, Christopher Burnett, and Jungmin Lee. Advancing the equity mission: Policy perspectives for practice. Interactive symposium presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference (virtual).

 

* Nachman, B. R. (April 2021).“I need some space:” How autistic community college students learn about and practice self-advocacy. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference (virtual).

 

* Nachman, B. R., McDermott, C. T., & Cox, B. E. (April 2021). Access to autism-specific college support programs: Differences across geography and institutional type. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference (virtual).

 

* Pryor, J. T., & Nachman, B. R. (March 2021). Enhancing digital campus climate: A rubric for student affairs practitioners. Poster presented at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Conference (virtual).

* Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2020). “I’ve found my people at last:” The impacts of a community college autism transition program. Poster presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference (virtual).

* Pryor, J. T., & Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2020). Examining digital representations of campus LGBTQ+ centers via the Campus Pride Index. Paper to be presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference (virtual).

* Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2020). Symposium panelist with Jesus Cisneros, Antonio Duran, T.J. Jourian, Ryan Miller, and Annemarie Vaccaro, with Kris Renn as discussant; Organizer. Theorizing the insider-outsider binary: Reflections of higher education professionals with minoritized sexual and gender identities.  Interactive symposium to be presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference (virtual).

 * Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2020). Building on students’ strengths: Takeaways from a community college autism program. Presentation delivered at the virtual College Autism Summit Conference.

* Nachman, B. R. (May 2020). Student Co-Leader with Jiedi Lei and Facilitator Bradley E. Cox. Fostering collaborative postsecondary education for autistic students: Engaging stakeholder perspectives. Special interest group accepted to the International Society of Autism Research Conference, Seattle, Washington, though cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

* Nachman, B. R., McDermott, K. T., & Cox, B. E. (May 2020). Mapping out autism-specific college support programs in the United States. Poster accepted to the International Society of Autism Research Conference, Seattle, Washington, though cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

* Nachman, B. R. (April 2020). Assessing autism in higher education and possibilities for future inquiry: A systematic literature review. Roundtable accepted to the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, San Francisco, California, though cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

* Nachman, B. R. (April 2020). How an inclusive teaching course prepares future faculty to teach autistic college students. Poster accepted to the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, San Francisco, California, though cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

* Nachman, B. R., & Brown, K. R. (April 2020) Two-year colleges and students with disabilities. Paper accepted to the Council for the Study of Community College (CSCC) Conference, though cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

* Wickersham, K., & Nachman, B. R. (April 2020). “I never learned more in my life in such a short period of time”: Math contextualization as momentum toward community college student success. Paper accepted to the Council for the Study of Community College (CSCC) Conference, though cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

* Nachman, B. R. (April 2020). Symposium panelist with Eric Haas, Becky Bradley, Sara Cameron, and Robert Martin; Organizer. Many hands cultivate student success: Scottsdale Community College practitioners relay insights and inspiration. Interactive symposium accepted to the Council for the Study of Community College (CSCC) Conference, though cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

* Nachman, B. R. & Brown, K. R. (Nov. 2019) The power of place: A systematic review of the literature on disability at 2-year colleges. Poster presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Portland, Oregon.

* Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2019). Redesigning college classrooms to more inclusively teach autistic students. Presented at the College Inclusion Summit Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.

Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2019). Facilitator and presenter in the Research-to-Practice Dismantling discomfort post-conference symposium at the College Inclusion Summit Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.

* Nachman, B. R. (May 2019). There's no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach: How future faculty plan to teach autistic college students. Poster presented at the International Society of Autism Research Conference, Montreal, Canada.

* Nachman, B. R. (May 2019). Student Co-Leader with Jiedi Lei and Facilitator Bradley E. Cox. Adapting and advancing postsecondary education for autistic students. Coordinated a special interest group presented at the International Society of Autism Research Conference, Montreal, Canada.

* Nachman, B. R. (March 2019). Symposium Panelist with Kelly Wickersham, Turina Bakken, Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, Beverly Bower, Gloria Crisp, and Pamela Eddy; Organizer with Kelly Wickersham). Meaningful mentorship: Exploring domains and sharing experiences for the next generation of two-year college researchers and practitioners. Interactive symposium presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference, San Diego, California.

* Wang, X., Lee, S. Y., Nachman, B. R., & Zhu, X. (March 2019). It matters long before transfer: The influence of early exposure to faculty and advisors at baccalaureate institutions on upward transfer. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference, San Diego, California.

* Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2018). Enhancing transition programming for college students with autism: A critical literature review. Poster presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Tampa, Florida.

* Miller, R. A., Nachman, B. R., & Wynn, R. D. (Nov. 2018). “I feel like they are all interconnected”: How college students experience autism and queer/trans* identities. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Tampa, Florida.

Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2018). Discovering community at community colleges: Opportunities and avenues of support for students with autism. Presented at the College Inclusion Summit Conference, Burlington, Vermont.

Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2018). What can we learn from emergent college autism research? Presented at the College Inclusion Summit Conference, Burlington, Vermont.

* Nachman, B. R. (April 2018). Galvanizing efforts to support community college students on the Autism Spectrum: A critical literature review. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference, Addison, Texas.

* Nachman, B. R. & Brown, K. B. (April 2018). A content analysis of how 2- year college websites frame autism. Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Conference, Addison, Texas.

* Cox, B. E., Nachman, B. R., Thompson, K., Dawson, S., Edelstein, J, & Breeden, C. (Nov. 2017). Actionable insights regarding college students with autism: A systematic literature review. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Houston, Texas.

* Nachman, B. R. (Symposium Panelist with Na Bedolla Lor, Penny Pasque, Milagros Castillo-Montoya, and Eboni Zamani-Gallaher; Organizer with Na Bedolla Lor). (Nov. 2017). Me, myself and I-dentity: Reconciling critiques of insider research. Interactive symposium presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Houston, Texas.

* Nachman, B. R. & Brown, K. R. (Nov. 2017). Verification limitation, and omission: Constructing autism on college and university websites. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Houston, Texas.

* Wang, X., Ning, S., Wagner, B., & Nachman, B. (April 2017). How do 2-year college students view themselves as STEM learners? Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges, Fort Worth, Texas.

* Wang, X., Ning, S., Wagner, B., & Nachman, B. (April 2017). How do 2-year college students view themselves as STEM learner? Poster presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Columbus, Ohio.

Nachman, B. R. (July 2016). If Einstein attended community college: Challenges and opportunities for Autism Spectrum students at two-year colleges. Presented at the 47th Annual Autism Society National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

* Wang, X., Soffa, S. J., Chan, H.-Y., & Nachman, B. (April 2016). A nuanced look at women in STEM fields at community colleges: How do women’s multiple identities shape their transfer intent? Paper presented at the 2016 Annual Conference of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), Plano, Texas.


Regional and State Conferences


Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2022). How do I make my campus more welcoming for autistic college students? Presented virtually at the Wisconsin Technical College System Comm Ground Conference.

 

Nichols, H., & Nachman, B. R. (March 2022). Looking back and moving forward: Transfer reports, 2018-2021. Presented at the North Carolina Student Development Administrators Association & North Carolina Association of Community College Instructional Administrators Joint Conference, Jamestown, North Carolina.

Nachman, B. R. (May 2019). There's no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach: How future faculty plan to teach autistic college students. Poster presented at the UWMadison Teaching and Learning Symposium.

Nachman, B. R. (April 2017). Examining community colleges’ academic, professional and social gateways for Autism Spectrum students. Presented at the 28th Annual Autism Society of Wisconsin Conference, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.

Nachman, B. (Oct. 2016). Reflecting on the future: Disney’s Epcot as a confluence of technological and cultural dualism. Presented at the Midwest Popular Culture Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois. Campus Conference

Keynote

Nachman, B. R. (April 2021). Invited to serve as the keynote for Emory University's Autism Awareness Month.

Invited Presentations and Panels


Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2023). (Re)designing courses based on students’ interests. Invited to present a virtual talk for Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

 

Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2023). “Asking for anything is tough”: How autistic college students reconcile self-advocacy. Invited to present a virtual talk for Texas Tech University’s College of Education and its ExpandED series, Lubbock, TX.

 

Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2023). Invited to present on a panel about the faculty job search at the SEC Emerging Scholars Conference at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.

 

Nachman, B. R. (Sept. 2023). Inclusive practices to support students with disabilities. Invited to present virtually at St. John’s University, Stearns County, MN.

 

Nachman, B. R. (April 2023). Invited to present with other scholars for Dr. Vanessa Bal’s graduate-level autism course at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.


Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2022). Higher education panel: changing the culture within education on neurodiversity. Invited to speak on a panel at the virtual Stanford Neurodiversity Summit.


Nachman, B. R. (Feb. 2022). Invited to present with other emergent scholars for Dr. Matthew A. Witenstein’s “The Professoriate” class at the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio.


Nachman, B. R. (Jan. 2022). Bolstering autistic college students' mental health and wellness. Invited to speak virtually at the Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health webinar.


Nachman, B. R. & Waisman, T. C. (Nov. 2020). Project REACH’s CUNY Autism Network Presents: Autism & Universal Design Training. Invited to speak virtually at College of Staten Island.


Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2020). How to more inclusively teach autistic

college students: Using Universal Design to inform future faculty teaching practices. Invited to speak virtually at CIRTL at Michigan State University.


Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2020). Opening a window into autism and higher

education: Research and reflections in charting new horizons. Invited to speak in the HALE department at Michigan State University.


Cox, B. E., Nachman, B. R., & Lei, J. (July 2020). Education beyond school –

Transition to college and university for autistic students. Presented online as part of

the INSAR Institute: Developmental Stages of Autism through a Research Lens via

the International Society for Autism Research.


Nachman, B. R. (April 2020) Invited to present with other dissertators and recent

PhD graduates for Dr. Rich Halverson’s “Advanced Research Methods” class at the

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.


Nachman, B. R. (Jan. 2020). Invited to present on the panel Voices of

changemakers: How commitments to learning, community, and equity shape future

faculty with other Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recipients at the Association

for the Study of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) conference,

Washington, D.C.

Nachman, B. R. (Feb. 2019). Invited to speak on a panel on autism for the LEND Seminar at the Waisman Center, Madison, Wisconsin.

Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2018) Invited to speak on the panel" Woke scholarship and self-care: Strategies for graduate student community and endurance" for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) conference, Tampa, Florida.

Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2018). Invited to speak on the panel Making the most of a conference for the ELPA LEADS organization, Madison, Wisconsin.

Nachman, B. R. (April 2018). College students on the spectrum: From the inside out.” Invited to speak on the panel Autism - As We Are: An Evening of Growth & Challenge at the Waisman Center, Madison, Wisconsin.

Nachman, B. R. (March 2018). Invited to speak on the panel Cultivating inclusive spaces for students with disabilities for WISCAPE, Madison, Wisconsin.

Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2017). Invited talk How do 2-year college websites depict autism? at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education Ed Talks event, Madison, Wisconsin.

Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2017). Invited talk Navigating higher education without a roadmap: How to make college satisfying and successful for the Autism Society of Wisconsin Transition to Adulthood Conference, Wausau, Wisconsin.

Campus Conference Presentations


Nachman, B. R. (Aug. 2023). YOUniversal Design: Engaging All Students with Universal Design. Presentation delivered at the University of Arkansas Teaching Camp.


Nachman, B. R. (Feb. 2022). Redefining autism acceptance across college

campuses: From research to reality. Presentation delivered at the NC State Equity

Research Symposium.


Nachman, B. R. (May 2019). There's no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach: How future

faculty plan to teach autistic college students. Poster presented at the UW-Madison

Teaching and Learning Symposium.


During my undergraduate years, I was also enlisted to serve as a panelist or speaker for a number of events for Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University, as well as at Scottsdale Community College.