Talks & Conferences
“The History and Legacies of Disability Institutionalization in the U.S.”
“The History and Legacies of Disability Institutionalization in the U.S.” Symposium
Event Organizer, Speaker
Thirty-First International Conference on Learning
The theme of the conference: The Converging Challenges for Inclusive Education: Intercultural Competences and Digital Literacies in Global Contexts
Accepted Presentations for MA thesis: “An Archive of Abuse: Approaching American Eugenics through Restorative History in Post Secondary Education”
“A Site of Conscience: The Haunting Legacy of the Mansfield Training School”
Hosted by the Mansfield Historical Society, the Mansfield Training School Memorial and Museum research team discuss what they’ve learned about one of the largest institutions for people with disabilities in the U.S. and how preserving its history from a restorative justice perspective remains critical in their work.
“A Site of Conscience: The Haunting Legacy of the Mansfield Training School”
Hosted by the UConn Humanities Institute, the Co-Directors of this project and their researchers discuss the connection between institutions for people with disabilities and higher education, for example, through the University of Connecticut and the Mansfield Training School. In this talk, they discuss interesting artifacts from archival collections, writings from researchers using disability studies theory, posters from the MTSMM traveling museum exhibit, and explore the Mansfield Training School Memorial and Museum website.
Human Rights Internship Panel, Columbia University
Invited speaker for a panel discussing work in the field of human rights and history at Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance (PMPA).
Mansfield Training School Memorial and Museum Project
Invited guest speaker to discuss the “Mansfield Training School Memorial and Museum Project” with students interested in pursuing archival research, documenting disability history, and investigating higher education's role in institutionalization.
CV Building and Resume Workshop
Invited workshop speaker for Brave Generation to guide undergraduate students on how to build a strong CV/Resume.
“Widening the Circle: Access, Universal Design & Beyond” Americans With Disabilities Act Multiple Perspectives Conference
The Mansfield Training School-UConn Memorial and Museum Project: Cross-Institutional Histories
3rd Annual Midwest Medical Humanities Conference
“Bodies of Politics:” Investigating the Resurgence of Institutionalization in New York Hospitals from a Disability Rights and Narrative Medicine Framework
15th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Writing
A Right to Their Own Language: Promoting Linguistic Justice in Writing Studies Across University Spaces, Presenter (Series)
14th Annual Conference For Secondary School Writing Centers: Write Now!
A Right to Their Own Language: Centering Disability Access, Inclusion, and Linguistic Justice in Writing Center Spaces, Presenter & Workshop Host (Series)
Society for Disability Studies + Multiple Perspectives Conference
Cross-Institutional Histories: The University of Connecticut and the Mansfield Training School
ODCE University of Hartford Community Read Book Series
Facilitating conversations with administrators and faculty around Rosemarie Garland-Thomson and Peter Catapano’s About Us: Essays from the Disability Series of the New York Times to spur meaningful reflection to foster a more welcoming and inclusive campus community
UConn Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium
Personhood in Afrofuturist Literature, Panelist
Society for Disability Studies + Multiple Perspectives Conference
The View from DSQ: Disability Studies Quarterly, Panelist
FYP Research Connections: Avenues to Research
Researching in the field of Disability Studies, Presenter