Presentations

Conference Presentations

The Legacy of Plessy and Legal Racialization of Indeterminate Identities

Rhetoric Society of America

May 2024, Denver, CO

Rhetorics of Reproductive Justice

Discussion Group, Rhetoric Society of America

May 2024, Denver, CO

On the Subversion of Legal Recognition: A Story of Multiracialities’ Flesh and Blood*

Feminisms and Rhetorics Deconference, Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition

September-October 2023, Atlanta, GA

*Winner of the 2023 Nan Johnson Graduate Student Travel Award

Legal Stories of Liminal Bodies: Constructing Race in Flesh and Blood

Narrative Matters Conference

June 2023, Tampere, Finland

Laboring in Graduate School: Perspectives on Becoming Mothers and Academics (Roundtable)

Bridges and Borders Conference, Carnegie Mellon University Department of English Colloquia in collaboration with the Department of Modern Languages

April 2023, virtual

Legal Stories of Liminal Bodies: Constructing Race in Flesh and Blood

International Society for the Study of Narrative Conference

March 2023, Dallas, TX

Stories of Precedent: Hermeneutics, Jurisprudence, & (Re)Interpretations of Antimiscegenation Laws

Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Conference

June 2022, Atlanta, GA

Hermeneutics, Jurisprudence, and (Re)Interpretations of Antimiscegenation Laws*

Rhetoric Society of America Conference

May 2022, Baltimore, MD

*Winner of the Gerald A. Hauser Award for Outstanding Student Paper Presented at the 2022 Conference

Recognizing Abortion Rights: Narratives of Precedent in Dobbs

University of Pittsburgh Chapter, Rhetoric Society of America Symposium

February 2022, Pittsburgh, PA [remote]

Closing the Gap of Scholarly Distance: Transformative Reflections on Researcher Positionality When Studying Women of Color Rhetorics

Roundtable, National Communication Association Conference

November 2021, Seattle, WA [remote]

Recognition, Narrative, and Intersectionalities of the Self

Bridges and Borders: Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Student Colloquium

April 2021, Pittsburgh, PA [remote]

Authority, Authenticity, and Author: Judicial Opinions and the Fourth Wall

Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Conference

March 2020, North Haven, CN

Invited Talks

Money (That’s What I Want): How to Successfully Fund Your Research

Cheryl Glenn Advancing the Agenda Webinar, Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition

February 2025, Virtual

Applying to and Attending Conferences

Rhetoric Program, English Department, Carnegie Mellon University

April 2024, Pittsburgh, PA

Designing for Transfer: Teaching Across 76-10X & 76-270

Writing & Communication Program Teaching Table, English Department, Carnegie Mellon University

November 2023, Pittsburgh, PA

Dissertation Research and Rhetorical Theory

Guest speaker for Contemporary Rhetorical Theory, taught by Dr. Andreea Ritivoi, Carnegie Mellon University

April 2023, Pittsburgh, PA

Womxn in Academia: Teaching and Researching Post-Roe

DEI Committee, English Department, Carnegie Mellon University

November 2022, Pittsburgh, PA

Rhetoric and Narrative

Three Rivers Chapter, Rhetoric Society of America Symposium

March 2022, Pittsburgh, PA [remote]

How Do We Study the Body Rhetorically?: Dissertation Perspectives

Guest speaker for Rhetoric and the Body, taught by Dr. Stephanie Larson, Carnegie Mellon University

February 2022, Pittsburgh, PA [remote]

Promoting Diversity & Inclusion Beyond Library Walls

Asian-American Law Librarians’ Caucus, American Association of Law Libraries Conference

July 2019, Washington, D.C.

Refereed Workshops & Seminars

Workshop: Paying Close Attention to the Story as Told

Facilitated by Ann Phoenix, Molly Andrews, & Aura Lounasmaa, Narrative Matters

2023, Tampere, Finland

Workshop: Legal Rhetorics

Facilitated by Sarah Burgess & Isaac West, Rhetoric Society of America Summer Institute

2021, Syracuse, NY [remote]

Seminar: Rhetoric in Dark Times

Facilitated by Patricia Roberts-Miller & Ryan Skinnell, Rhetoric Society of America Summer Institute

2021, Syracuse, NY [remote]