Conferences
“The Perfect Storm: How the Rhetorics of Girls’ Studies and the Global Communities of Girl Culture Work Toward Defining girlspace,” Ninth Biennial Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference. Stanford University, Stanford CA. September 2013
“Gaze and Gender Construction in Girl-Objectified Cinema: Furthering the Film Narrative Through Girls’ Active Subjectivity,” Reimagining Girlhood: Communities, Identities, Self-Portrayals. State University of New York College at Cortland, Cortland, NY. October 2010
“Creating New Learning Spaces: A Showcase of Technologies” with Jeff Wetherill and Juliet Boisselle, Instructional and Research Technology. Mini-College For Family Weekend & Homecoming. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. September 2010.
“Embracing New Pedagogical Relationships: How Curricular Partnerships May Create New Spaces for Learning” with Juliet Boisselle. Faculty Institute on Teaching and Learning. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY May 2010
“‘I’m definitely a product of my generation and would rather type than write a paper!’: A Rationale for Going Digital in the College Composition Classroom,” Conference on College Composition and Communication. San Francisco, CA. March 2009.
“‘I think it was your cherry pies’: Appropriation of the Gaze in Girl-Objectified Cinema,” The Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. Indianapolis, IN. October 2006.
“‘Why am I Obsessed With the Stupid Facebook?’: Building Social Structures in a Campus-Wide Online Community and Beyond,” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Chicago, IL. March 2006.
“The Myth of the Vaginal Orgasm: Deconstructing Gender Stereotypes.” Dorsey Hall Resident Advisors Program. Miami University, Oxford, OH. March 2006.
“‘ramen and pepsi are not the best dinner choice either, hun.’: Contextualizing Pro Ana/Mia Websites as Spaces for Identity,” Fifth Biennial Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI. October 2005.
Keynote Speaker: “‘Who cares if you have fifty years of life experience? I took calculus.’: When the Student Writer Becomes Writing Teacher,” Second Annual Writing Gala, Raising Voices: First Year Writers in Dialogue. Miami University, Oxford, OH. April 2005.
“‘Why am I Obsessed With the Stupid Facebook?’: Building Social Structures in a Campus-Wide Online Community and Beyond,” Third Annual Symposium on the Teaching of Writing. Miami University, Oxford, OH. April 2005.
Featured Speaker: “It’s a Gurl Thing: Community vs. Commodity in Girl-Focused Netspace,” Digital Generations: Children, Young People and New Media. University of London, England. July 2004.
“‘Mattimeo84: lol, that sis ironic’: One Student’s Exploration is One Teacher’s Find,” Conversations About Teaching/Investigating Teaching, Spring Symposium on Teaching Writing. Miami University, Oxford, OH. April 2004.
“From The Curse to The Rag: How the Menstruation Metaphor is Being Rewritten by a New Generation of Girls,” Transforming Spaces: Girlhood, Agency and Power. Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. November 2003.
“We Hear You, Ophelia: Mary Pipher and her Rhetorical Mark in the Girl Culture Movement,” Fourth Biennial Feminism(s) and Rhetoric(s) Conference. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. October 2003.
“From The Curse to The Rag: How the Menstruation Metaphor is Being Rewritten by a New Generation of Girls,” Inaugural Graduate Student Symposium. Miami University, Oxford, OH. April 2003.
“The Personal as Pedagogical: What Happens to Teaching When Teachers Self-Disclose?” Conference on College Composition and Communication. New York, NY. March 2003.
“Infested Streets of Cyberspace: Traveling Through a Gender-Marked Online Fandom,” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Chicago, IL. March 2002.
“Finding Rhetorical Connections Through Contemporary Girl Culture,” Conference on College Composition and Communication. Denver, CO. March 2001.
“Making a Rhetorical Connection to Contemporary Girl Culture,” Southeastern Ohio Council of Teachers of English. Ohio University, Athens, OH. April 2000.
“New Direction/Nueva Direccion: Women and Literacy,” Cleveland State University’s Women’s Comprehensive Program Conference. Cleveland, OH. August 1995.
“Creative Teaching and the ESOL Student: Uses of Visual Art with Second Language Learning,” Project: LEARN Fall Literacy Conference. Cleveland, OH. September 1994.
Workshop Presenter
“How To Identify and Work With (and Against) Plagiarism.” Department of English and Foreign Languages, Composition Program. Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ. September 2014.
“Transcending Typecasting: Inclusive Embodiment of Gender and Sexuality in Writing Center Dialogue.” Safe Zone Ally Training, Northeast Writing Centers Association. Centenary College, Hackettstown NJ. April 2014
“Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis—Oh My! How to avoid these and other sexual monsters” with Dr. Meagan Harless. Safe Sex for Spring Break. Sponsored by YCO and I AM . . . Centenary College, Hackettstown NJ. March 2014
“The Tutor’s Role in Reading and Responding to Student Papers” The Academic Success and Advising Center. Centenary College, Hackettstown NJ. February 2014
“CV and Job Dossier Workshop.” The Academic Success and Advising Center. Centenary College, Hackettstown NJ. November 2013.
“History of Pornography.” Sensitivity Workshops, Sociology Program. Centenary College, Hackettstown NJ. November 2013
“Using Blogs in the Composition Classroom.” Department of English and Foreign Languages, Composition Program. Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ. August 2013.
“First-Year Composition Courses Developmental Workshop.” Department of English and Foreign Languages, Composition Program. Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ. August 2013.
“’See You in Chat!’: When Snow, Flu or General Apathy Require a Venue Change for Discussion,” HWS Brown Bag Lunch Discussions, Faculty Development. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. January 2010.
“Teaching Digital Texts as Multimodal Texts: An Exercise in Visual Rhetoric,” HWS Faculty Institute. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. January 2010.
“Conference Presentations Using Media and New Technologies,” Senior Symposium 2009, Center for Teaching and Learning. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. March 2009.
“Digital Writing Assessment: Designing and Evaluating Multimodal Assignments, Courses, and Programs,” Conference on College Composition and Communication. San Francisco, CA. March 2009.
“Student Web Authors, Online CVs, Class Web Sites: Web Authoring for English Studies Instructors.” English Department: Digital Writing Collaborative. Miami University, Oxford, OH. September 2007.
“Writing for the Web: A Two-Part Workshop” with Heidi McKee. English Department: Digital Writing Collaborative. Miami University, Oxford, OH. September 2006.
“Basic Elements of the Resume and Cover Letter: Keeping Your Work Experience Current.” Miami University Women’s Center: Brown Bag Lecture Series. Miami University, Oxford, OH. August 2005.
“Feminism: A Look at the First, Second and Third Waves.” Miami University Women’s Center: Brown Bag Lecture Series. Miami University, Oxford, OH. January 2005.
Guest Speaker
“Preparing the High School Student for Writing in the College Classroom,” Faculty In-Service Day. Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School, Cleveland, OH. August 2015.
“From Suffrage to Beyonce: Feminism, the Other f Word” with Dr. Kitsy Dixon. Women’s History Month. Sponsored by Student Life and I AM . . . Centenary College, Hackettstown NJ. March 2014.
“Bikini Bridge, Thigh Gap and other Thinspo Trends: Social Media and the Discourse on Eating Disorders,” National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Centenary College, Hackettstown NJ. February 2014.
“STDs/STIs: Are You Protected?” BIO1100: Human Reproduction. Centenary College, Hackettstown NJ. December 2013.
“Enacting the Ethnographic Interview,” CESL199: Civic Engagement & Service Learning Practicum. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. April 2012.
“Contextualizing the Pro-Ana/Mia Movement Online,” National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. February 2011.
“Typography Basics,” WRRH:303 Introduction to Publishing. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. February 2011.
“American Youth Culture and New Media: Why You Should Know Justin Bieber,” MDSC100: Introduction to Media and Society. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. March 2010.
“Youth and Cyberculture: A Rhetorical Analysis,” HWS Media Club, Media & Society Program. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. April 2009.
“Gendered Metaphors” IDS159: Strength Through Cultural Diversity. Miami University, Oxford, OH. February 2007.
“Ethical Issues in Gender Relations” POL142: Ethical Issues in Modern Society, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. Miami University, Oxford, OH. March 2005.
“Girl Culture as Youth Culture” EDL334: Youth Subculture, Popular Culture and Non-Formal Education. Miami University, Oxford, OH. November 2004.
“Daughters of Lear” ENG303: Shakespeare’s Tragedies, Pleasures of Perversion. Ohio University, Athens, OH. April 2002.
“Girl Culture” TCOM486A: Age, Class, Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation in the Media. Ohio University, Athens, OH. July 2001.
Discussion Leader
“Women Lead the Way: Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World,” United Way Women’s Leadership Council Book Review Webinar. Centenary College, Hackettstown NJ. May 2014
“Women’s History Month Film Night.” Student Life and I AM . . . Centenary College, Hackettstown NJ. March 2014
“To Write Love On Her Arms,” Student Life and I AM. . . Centenary College, Hackettstown NJ. March 2014
“Breaking Night,” with Dr. Kitsy Dixon. United Way Women’s Leadership Council Book Review Webinar. Centenary College, Hackettstown NJ. February 2014
“Women’s Collective Presents: The Sexuality Conference.” Women’s Collective, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. Spring 2011.
“Pride Film Night.” P.R.I.D.E. Alliance, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. Fall 2010, 2011.
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Lead group discussion for monthly film night centered on LGBTQ-focused films and topics.
“Fem Flicks.” Women’s Collective, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. Spring 2010, 2011.
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Lead group discussion for monthly film night centered on feminist-focused films and topics.
“English Arts Festival.” Southeastern Ohio Council of Teachers of English, Ohio University, Athens, OH. April 2002.
