DJ Hardwick

Higher Education Student Affairs Practitioner & Scholar



DJ Hardwick is a Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration graduate student at the State University of New York Buffalo State University in Buffalo, New York. Additionally, he is a Graduate Assistant coordinating leadership development and student engagement programs for approximately 7,000 college students.
DJ is passionate about creating inclusive, engaging, and welcoming environments for students navigating post-secondary education.

DJ Hardwick is a Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration graduate student at the State University of New York Buffalo State University in Buffalo, New York. Additionally, he is a Graduate Assistant coordinating leadership development and student engagement programs for approximately 7,000 college students. DJ is passionate about creating inclusive, engaging, and welcoming environments for students navigating post-secondary education.

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DJ brings several years of student affairs experience in a variety of functional areas including orientation, campus activities, assessment, and strategic planning. Previously, he gained experience at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of California Merced, and Oklahoma State University.

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DJ is a professional member of the National Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention in Higher Education (NODA), Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA), Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL), and The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP).

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DJ has several research interests including the impact of queer temporality and heterosexual chrononormativity on success for LGBTQIA+ students, first generation student support, and leadership development for historically marginalized student populations.