Presentations
Conference Presentations
2019 – “Roadways Into Developing English Skills.” Presented at TutorCon 2019 – Denver, CO.
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2018 – “Doppelgängers and Desire: Queering the Uncanny in Gothic Literature.” Presented at RMMLA Conference – Cheyenne, WY.
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2014 - “Vile Humor: Giving Voice to the Voiceless Through Dark Comedy.” Paper presented at the National PCA/ACA Conference – Chicago, IL.
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2011 - “Coen: A New Dark Comedy for a New Generation.” Paper presented at the MMLA Conference – St. Louis, MO.
- Chair of special topics panel – “Dark Humor at Play.”
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2011 - “Women Finding Voice In Violence: Dark Comedy and Gender in Southern Gothic Literature.” Paper presented at the National PCA/ACA Conference – San Antonio, TX.
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2010 - Chair, Film I: The Terror Of Sexual Violence (2 panels) Lead panel at MMLA Conference – Chicago, IL. Nov, 2010.
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2010 - “Constructing a Canon of Rock in It Might Get Loud.” Paper presented at the National PCA/ACA Conference – St. Louis, MO.
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2009- "The Wealthy World's Dream Come True: How Joss Whedon's The Dollhouse Explores Class Relations and the Secret Wish Fulfillment of the Upper Class." Paper presented at the MMLA Conference - St. Louis, MO.
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2009- “The Fabulous Fox and The Jewel Box: How Two St. Louis Landmarks Inform the Autobiographical Symbolism of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie.” Paper presented at the MMLA Conference - St. Louis, MO.
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2009- “Women and Violence in Film and Television Comedy.” Paper presented at the National PCA/ACA Conference – New Orleans, LA.
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2008- “‘Diversity Tomorrow, Because Today Is Almost Over’: Michael Scott and the Politically Correct Generation.” Paper presented at the national MLA Conference – San Francisco, CA.
Departmental Presentations
2019 – MSU Denver Writing Center Fall Kickoff – presented on customer service and professionalism with a goal of developing a professional code of conduct, Also led sessions on RIDES, Employee Manual Jeopardy, and participated in leadership team speed dating.
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2019 – MSU Denver Writing Center Spring Kickoff – presented on the RIDES program and customer service in the writing center.
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2018 – MSU Denver Writing Center Fall Kickoff – Presented “Adventures in Acronyms” on how to tutor using the SQ3R reading method, the MEAL plan and IMRAD. Also presented on how to use essential oils to help facilitate stress in the writing center consultation.
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2018 – MSU Denver Writing Center Spring Kickoff – Presented and facilitated a discussion on Title IX, the Clery Act, and sexual harassment – how to identify it, responsibilities of students and staff, why it’s important and how to report it.
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2015 – “Digital Storytelling Workshop” –Presentation and discussion of how to incorporate digital storytelling assignments in the classroom for the MSU Denver English department as a professional development opportunity for faculty.
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2015 – “MLA Citations Workshop” – Presentation and discussion of how to format papers and references in MLA format for all students, available through the MSU Writing Center.
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2009 – “Teaching English 121: Western Literary Tradition” – Presentation and discussion for the 2009 SIUC Graduate Teaching Assistant Pre-Semester Workshop.
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2008 – “Incorporating Debate in the Composition Classroom” – Presentation and discussion for the 2008 SIUC Graduate Teaching Assistant Pre-Semester Workshop.