Speaking &
Presentations
2024
Invited Speaker
“Enhancing Our Mental Health & Well-Being”Virtual Learning Opportunity, National Communication Association
Invited Speaker
“Creating Connection: Finding Success with Compassionate Communication in the Workplace”W@W Series Professional Development, Texas A&M University–San Antonio
2022
Invited Speaker
“Don’t Treat Yourself Like a Stranger: Expectation vs. Reality”First-Year Experience Workshop, Texas A&M University–San Antonio
Invited Speaker
“Perfecting Your Pitch”Member Mastermind Workshop, Together Digital Women Networking Group
2020
Invited Speaker
“Teaching Communication in a COVID-19 World”McGraw Hill (Publisher) Symposium
Invited Speaker
“Creating Creative Online Learning Activities”Fountainhead Press Workshop Series
Invited Speaker
“Cultivating Student Engagement in Synchronous Online Lectures”Center for Academic Innovation Webinar, Texas A&M University–San Antonio
2018
Invited Speaker
“Using Oral Presentations to Increase Student Confidence”“Innovation From Within” Faculty Development series, Texas A&M University–San Antonio
Invited Speaker
“Public Speaking and Communication Leadership Skills”JagX New Student Orientation Leader Training,Texas A&M University–San Antonio
2013-2016
Invited Speaker
Faculty Development Workshop Series
Santa Barbara Business College, Santa Maria, CA
Topics:
• “Avoiding Student Brain Drain: Keeping Students Engaged for 4 Hours”
• “Back to Basics”
• “Student Motivation”
• “Classroom Management”
• “Curriculum Conundrum”
• “Welcome to the Big Top: Exploring the Modern Classroom”
2014
Invited Speaker
“What The Text!@?: Motivating Millennials”Faculty Development Workshop
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
2013
Invited Speaker
“Engaging Students with Current Course Content, Conversations, and Collaboration”Faculty Development Workshop
San Luis Obispo, CA
2010
Invited Speaker
“Technology Tools for the Communication Classroom”Faculty Development Workshop
San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX
2009
Speaker
“Managing @ TXSTATE”Staff Development Workshop
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
2008
Invited Speaker
“Meeting Management”Texas State Student Leadership Exchange
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
TEDx San Antonio
Virtual Event Moderator
Moderator:
TEDx San Antonio Live Virtual Event: Red Dot Cafe – The Impact of COVID-19 in Higher Education
Moderator & Speaker:
TEDx San Antonio Live Virtual Event: Red Dot Cafe – The Impact of COVID-19 on K–12 Schools
Academic Conference
Presentations
2023
“Promoting Student Well-Being in the Basic Course”
Western States Communication Conference, Phoenix, AZ
2022
“Cultivating Mental Health Practices as Pedagogy in Communication Courses”
Western States Communication Conference, Portland, OR
2021
“Dismantling the Basic Course Patriarchy: Practical Strategies to Affirm an Inclusive Learning Environment”
Southern States Communication Association, Remote
GIFTS Panel – “Digital Storytelling Group Project”
Southern States Communication Association, Remote
2019
“Advocating for Students: Using Empirical Strategies to Enhance Student Success”
Western States Communication Association, Seattle, WA
2017
“Enhancing the Relevance of NCA Basic Course Resources to Secure Our Legacy”
National Communication Association, Dallas, TX
“Teaching Diversity in the Basic Course: Innovative Ways to Cultivate Social Awareness”
Eastern Communication Association, Boston, MA
2016
“Teaching Hybrid Public Speaking Courses”
Texas Speech Communication Association, San Antonio, TX
2013
“Using a Social Content Platform to Engage Students and Enhance Learning”
Community of Academic Technology Conference, San Luis Obispo, CA
2012
“Fostering Learning Through Multimodality in the Classroom”
Southwest Teaching & Learning Conference, San Antonio, TX
“Narrowing the Achievement Gap: Technology Integration & Interdisciplinary Pedagogy”
Southwest Teaching & Learning Conference, San Antonio, TX
2011
“Technological Trends Influencing the Achievement Gap”
UTSA Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching Colloquium, San Antonio, TX
“5 Technology Tools No Teacher Should Be Without”
Southwest Teaching & Learning Conference, San Antonio, TX
2010
“Teachers Gone Viral: The Use of Online Media in the Classroom”
Southwest Teaching & Learning Conference, San Antonio, TX
2008
“The Gender Connection: Instructor Credibility and Gender in the Classroom”
National Communication Association, San Diego, CA
2007
“Applying Training and Development Course Content: A Student and Industry Perspective”
National Communication Association, Chicago, IL