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Live Webinars and Member Briefings

Live webinars allow student affairs and higher education professionals to access professional development from all over the world. Based on NASPA’s competencies, these webinars showcase scholarly research and best practices and provide resources from diverse presenters and content experts. Webinars can not be downloaded but can be viewed in your office or in a conference room with a larger group. 

  • Webinars are 60 minutes in length unless otherwise indicated. 
  • All on-demand recordings will be available in your Online Learning Community 365 days after the live event. 
  • All webinars are recorded and will be available on-demand within 48 hours from the live event. 
  • Closed captioning will be available for all webinars. Additional accommodations can be requested when registering.


Upcoming Live Webinars and Member Briefings

  • Culture of Respect Webinar: The Role of Kink and BDSM in Healing from Sexual Shame
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    CSAEd Certificate Medical CSAED-372 (CORE) LIVE 1.00 0.00
    CSAEd Certificate Medical CSAED-374 (CORE) On-demand 1.00 0.00
    CSAEd Certificate Medical CSAEd-373 (SJI) LIVE 1.00 0.00
    CSAEd Certificate Medical CSAEd-375 (SJI) On-demand 1.00 0.00

    Discover how kink and BDSM can serve as pathways for healing and empowerment for individuals navigating life after sexual trauma.

    Julia Hagen

    Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

    Julia Hagen (she/her), is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Minnesota specializing in relationships, sexuality, and identity, and trained in the Anchored Relational Therapy Model for processing trauma and dissociation with a focus on neurological, developmental, and person-centered treatment intervention. Julia’s clinical practice includes individual and couples’ therapy with a systemic feminist framework and focuses on issues relating to sexuality and gender, sense of self, sexual behaviors and pleasures, kink, BDSM, non-monogamy and polyamory, and sexual shame.

    Julia has a background in developing and facilitating workshops and courses relating to identity, sexuality, and gender-based violence including workshop development and facilitation for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Leadership and Involvement, Kansas State University Center for Advocacy, Response and Education, and adjunct teaching undergraduate level Human Sexuality within K-State’s College of Health and Human Sciences.

    Culture of Respect's webinar The Role of Kink and BDSM in Healing from Sexual Trauma explores what is and isn't kink, with specific focus on the role of developmental, neurological, chemical, and dissociative factors in consenting to and engaging in kink / BDSM practices. Participants will address the role that kink and BDSM activities play in sexual identities and behaviors of some people who have experienced sexual trauma, and ways that these practices may be healing or harming depending on the established understanding of the factors covered. Finally, participants will understand some of the key practices that individuals and systems cam employ to engage in kink and BDSM activities to encourage ongoing and informed consent, particularly for individuals with a history of sexual trauma. 

  • Peer Education Programming Roundtable

    Join Peer Education Initiatives and fellow advisors for a lively, virtual roundtable to swap success stories, tackle challenges, and ignite fresh ideas for your peer education programming. Connect, collaborate, and leave inspired with new strategies for the year ahead.

    Looking for new programming ideas or solutions to common challenges? Connect live with peer education advisors from across the country for an open, interactive discussion. This virtual roundtable is a chance to share programs that worked well, lessons learned from challenges, and creative approaches for the upcoming year. Whether you are a seasoned advisor or new to the role, your experiences and insights are valuable to the conversation. No formal presentations, just real conversations designed to spark collaboration and innovation. Come ready to share, ask questions, and walk away with actionable ideas and renewed energy for your peer education work!

    Learning Outcomes:

    1. Discuss successful peer education programs implemented on other campuses
    2. Analyze common challenges faced in peer education programming
    3. Develop at least two new programming ideas or enhancements to bring back to your campus


    Janel Molnar

    Director, Recreation & Wellness

    Ashland University

    Janel Molnar serves as the Director of Recreation & Wellness at Ashland University, where she has been in that position since 2009.  In 2020, her department began to oversee wellness for both students as well as faculty/staff.  Molnar serves as the advisor for the "Student Wellness Team", which is a peer education group housed within wellness.  The Student Wellness Team is composed of 19 students who share wellness information with campus, promote a healthy lifestyle and serve as wellness resources on campus.  Under Molnar's leadership the Wellness Team President (Sarah Watson) received the "Outstanding Peer Educator of the Year" award at the 2025 NASPA Strategies conference, the Student Wellness Team won "Outstanding Student Organization of the Year" and Molnar won "Outstanding Staff Member" at the 2025 Ashland University Leadership Awards.