PRESENTATIONS

10/2019 Presenter Making Education Inclusive (MEI) 3^rd Annual RISE Conference Eastern Illinois University “Seeking a More Perfect Union- Deconstructing the Psychological Impact of Racism and Economic Marginalization through Awareness, Self-Action, and Cross-Cultural Engagement”

9/2010 Presenter (not attended)

5/2019 Presenter National Conference on Race and Equity (NCORE), Portland, Oregon “Confronting the Double Standard-Cultural Sharing from Dishonor and Disregard to Anti-racist Respect and Reverence-(ABCDE-A Blueprint for Character Development and Parental Engagement)

4/2019 Presenter Civic Engagement Forum, Eastern Illinois University

3/2019 Presenter Chicago State University Leadership Academy Race and Equity Conference, Chicago, IL.  “The Untapped Voices of Parents of Black Children: Projecting Selves, Advocating for Students, and Informing Schools”

2/2019 Presenter Conference on Academic Research in Education (CARE), Las Vegas, NV.  “Diverse U.S. Superintendents and English Chief Executive Officers of Education Doing the Right Thing-Prioritizing Moral Virtues for Community Education Improvement”

11/2018 Presenter Triple I Conference, Chicago, IL Roundtable “The Reality of Rising:  Supporting the Success of Diverse Leaders”

10/2018 Presenter Mid-Western American Educational Research Association, Cincinnati, OH “Increased Educator Mental Health Literacy as Social Justice:  A Multidimensional Approach”

10/2018 Presenter Making Education Inclusive (MEI) 2^nd Annual RISE Conference Eastern Illinois University “Confronting the Double Standard-Cultural Sharing from Dishonor and Disregard to Anti-racist Respect and Reverence”

9/2018  Presenter (forthcoming) Race and Pedagogy Institute, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA “And the Walls Come Tumbling Down —Parents of Black Children from Marginalization to Representation”

8/2018  Presenter World Educational Research Association (WERA), Cape Town, SA “Parents authentic participation in a United States public school to advocate for their Black children’s education success”

8/2018 Presenter World Educational Research Association (WERA), Cape Town, SA “ Comparative Analysis of US Superintendents and English Chief Executive Officers building primary and secondary intellectual virtues as part of their manifesto”

7/2018 Presenter (not attended) British Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society (BELMAS)”Twenty-eight Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnicity Senior Educational Leaders talk about the education policy and infrastructure they need for democracy in education:  Global perspectives from the US , Palestine, and England.

4/2018   Presenter American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY “19^th International Roundtable on School, Family and Community Partnerships “Ties that Bind?  Exploring Barriers and Breakthroughs in School/Home  Linkages for Parents of Black Children”

4/2018  Convener-BELMAS Doctoral Research Interest Group (DRIG)Symposium “Empowering Young Societal Innovators for Equity and Renewal         

11/2017 Presenter Triple I Conference, Chicago, IL “Roundtable-Mirror Check:  Confronting Threats to Culturally Competent Leadership

9/2017  Presenter Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA), Springfield, IL  “African American Parents and Effective Parent Involvement Programs”

8/2017  Presenter (not attended) European Conference on Educational Research-European Education Research Association (EERA), Copenhagen, DK  “Turbulence in Six International Education Governance-Systems: Comparing Knowledge to Action for Equity, Peace and Renewal (Part 2)”

8/2017  Presenter National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEL), San Juan, PR “ Won’t You Be My Neighbor:  Developing Home/School Linkages Through Authentic Understanding”

11/2016 Presenter Student Teacher Symposium, Concordia University, River Forest, IL “Navigating Educational Leadership and Policy:  Teaching is Leading”

10/2016 Presenter  School District 159, Matteson, IL  Parent/Family University “Setting Educational Goals for My Child with the Teacher”

10/2016 Presenter Triple I Conference, Chicago, IL “ Perspectives of Parents of Black Children”

7/2016 Presenter Harmony House, Leicester, UK. Ethics of Love Lecture

6/2016 Presenter Harmony House, Leicester, UK. Empowering Trust and Community Cohesion Panel

4/2016 Presenter World Educational Research Association (WERA), Washington DC

“A Bourdiesian analysis of institutional racism”

4/2016 Chair American Educational Research Association Conference (AERA), Washington DC

Roundtable “Access, Aspirations, and Capital: How Tracking Shapes Trajectories”

1/2016 Presenter Superintendents Commission for the Study of Demographics and Diversity, Tinley Park IL

“Parents as Partners-Empowerment and Involvement”

11/2015 Presenter National Association of Black School Educators (NABSE), Washington DC

Superintendent Strand “Sister Superintendents: Women in Leadership: Networks, Support, and Survival”

9/2015 Discussant European Conference for Educational Research (ECER), Budapest, Hungary

“International Boundary Crossing Study of Higher Education Institutions Working in Partnership with Schools to Improve Participation in Processes and Practices”

4/2015 Chair Edu Lead Research Group-North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

“Lead, manage, and govern in a diverse and complex context towards quality education for all”

4/2015 Presenter Edu-Lead Research Group-North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

"Black parents and Black Children's Authentic Participation in a School System”

9/2014 Discussant European Conference for Educational Research (ECER), Porto, Portugal

“International Boundary Crossing Study of Higher Education Institutions Working in Partnership with Schools to Improve Participation in Processes and Practices”

7/2013 Delegate British Educational Leadership, Management, and Administration Society (BELMAS), Edinburgh, Scotland

4/2013 Attendee American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.

2/2005 Presenter Chicago Principals and Administrators Association (CPAA)

“Small Schools Initiative Discussion-Rezin Orr Campus, Chicago Public Schools”