2025 Emerging Immigration Scholars Conference Agenda

Hosted by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law & the University of Houston Law Center

• 8:00 – 9:00 am | Registration and Breakfast
• 9:00 – 9:15 am | Welcome
• 9:15 – 10:30 am | Plenary Session 1: Emprical Methods in Immigration Scholarship: David Hausman, Lindsay Nash, and Austin Kocher. Moderated by Daniel Morales
• 10:45 – 12:00 pm | Breakout session 1: Incubators and Works in Progress
• 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch, Barrister Club
• 1:00 – 2:15 pm | Plenary Session 2: Arc of Career: Laila Hlass, David Thronson, and Annie Lai. Moderated by Veronica Thronson
• 2:30 – 3:45 pm | Breakout session 2: Incubators and Works in Progress
• 4:00 – 5:15 pm | Breakout session 3: Incubators and Works in Progress
• 5:45 – 8:00 pm | Reception, The Faculty Club at Ohio State University

• 8:30 – 9:30 am | Breakfast
• 9:30 – 10:45 am | Plenary Session 3: Teaching and Advocacy: Kit Johnson, Kristina Campbell, and Emily Torstveit Ngara. Moderated by Linus Chan
• 11:00 – 12:15 pm | Breakout session 4: Incubators and Works in Progress
• 12:15 – 1:15 pm | Lunch, Barrister Club
• 1:15 – 1:30 pm | Closing Remarks, Barrister Club