My first professional presentation was in 2007 in Louisville, KY at PCAS/ACAS. I presented on Pulp Fiction. Since then, I have attended and presented at more than two dozen conferences in approximately 16 American cities, in addition to the presentations I have given in Canada, Brazil, France, and Northern Ireland. I am especially involved with the Shakespeare Association of America and the Children's Literature Association of America.
Invited Speaker
“Teaching Shakespeare beyond the English Major.” Roundtable Discussion Co-chair. Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies at The University of Alabama. 30th Anniversary Symposium on “The Future of Teaching Shakespeare.” Tuscaloosa, AL (2020).
“Is Children’s Poetry Really Important?” Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival, Hattiesburg, MS (2011).
“Is Children’s Poetry Really Important?” Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival, Hattiesburg, MS (2011).
Workshops
“Shakespeare in the General Education Classroom.” Chaired by Jennifer Black. Shakespeare Association of America (SAA). Jacksonville, FL (2022).
“Publishing Your Book: Proposals, Presses, and the Process.” Chaired by Jane Hwang and Henry S. Turner. SAA. Washington D.C. (2019).
“Publishing Your Book: Proposals, Presses, and the Process.” Chaired by Jane Hwang and Henry S. Turner. SAA. Washington D.C. (2019).
Panels Organized
“Ezra Jack Keats.” Children’s Literature Association (ChLA). Seattle, WA (2020, cancelled).
“Teaching Shakespeare’s Language.” South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA). Birmingham, AL (2018).
“Children’s Literature and Undergraduate Research.” SAMLA. Birmingham, AL (2018).
“Teaching Shakespeare to Non-English Majors.” SAMLA. Atlanta, GA (2017).
“Children’s Literature and Adaptation: Theory, Gender, and Pedagogy.” ChLA. Columbus, OH (2016).
“Teaching Shakespeare’s Language.” South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA). Birmingham, AL (2018).
“Children’s Literature and Undergraduate Research.” SAMLA. Birmingham, AL (2018).
“Teaching Shakespeare to Non-English Majors.” SAMLA. Atlanta, GA (2017).
“Children’s Literature and Adaptation: Theory, Gender, and Pedagogy.” ChLA. Columbus, OH (2016).
Selected Papers Presented
“Ezra Jack Keats as a Multicultural Artist.” ChLA. Atlanta, Georgia (2022).
“The Horror of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.” ChLA. Virtual (2021).
“3 Henry VI, Rutland, and the Etymology of Noble Boyhood in Shakespeare.” Renaissance Society of America (RSA). Philadelphia, PA (2020, cancelled)
“Understanding ‘Violence’ in Shakespeare-themed Comics.” ChLA. Indianapolis, IN (2019).
“‘O, ‘tis a parlous boy’: The Dangers of Noble Boyhood in Shakespeare’s Historical Drama.” British Shakespeare Association (BSA). Belfast, Ireland (2018).
“Teaching Shakespeare in 300 Minutes.” Shakespeare Association of America (SAA). Los Angeles, CA (2018).
“Teaching Shakespeare in the 200-level Literature Survey.” SAMLA. Atlanta, GA (2017).
“The Bard of Boys’ Life: Shakespeare and the Construction of American Boyhood.” SAA. Atlanta, GA (2017).
“Shakespeare and the Making of American Boyhood.” ChLA. Columbus, OH (2016).
“Early Modern Manhood and the Gendered Pedagogy of Moth in Love’s Labour’s Lost.” SAA. New Orleans, LA (2016).
“The Not-So-Dark Side of the Akedah (Genesis 22): How Christian Children’s Literature Adapts the Binding of Isaac.” ChLA. Richmond, VA (2015).
“Performing Unconventional Boyhood in Historical Shakespearean Fiction.” SAA. Vancouver, Canada (2015).
“Diverging Boyhoods and Contemporary Adaptations of Hamlet.” ChLA. Columbia, SC (2014).
“Hamlet and Contemporary Boy Books.” SAA. St. Louis, MO (2014).
“Shakespeare's Mythologization of Boyhood and Masculinity.” European Shakespeare Research Association (ESRA). Montpellier, France (2013).
“Playing with the Akedah (Genesis 22): How Jewish Children’s Literature Appropriates the Binding of Isaac.” ChLA. Biloxi, MS (2013).
“‘Enter the Boy’: How Falstaff’s Page Critiques Early Modern Manhood in Henry V.” SAA. Toronto, Canada (2013).
“‘Why Did Desdemona Love the Moor?’ and the Appropriation of Othello.” The Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference. New Orleans, LA (2013).
“Arthur’s Fatal Fall: Becoming a Man in King John.” SAA. Boston, MA (2012).
“Teaching Rhetorical Analysis and Discourse Communities with Music.” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). St. Louis, MO (2012).
“Constructing Boyhood in Romeo and Juliet-as-Children’s Literature, Plus Thoughts on Discussing Appropriations of ‘Adult’ Canonical Literature for Children.” ChLA. Boston, MA (2012).
“‘They Have Been at a Great Feast of Languages, and Stol’n the Scraps’: The Dissemination and Glocalization of Shakespeare in Latin America.” International Conference on Global Studies. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2011).
“The Horror of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.” ChLA. Virtual (2021).
“3 Henry VI, Rutland, and the Etymology of Noble Boyhood in Shakespeare.” Renaissance Society of America (RSA). Philadelphia, PA (2020, cancelled)
“Understanding ‘Violence’ in Shakespeare-themed Comics.” ChLA. Indianapolis, IN (2019).
“‘O, ‘tis a parlous boy’: The Dangers of Noble Boyhood in Shakespeare’s Historical Drama.” British Shakespeare Association (BSA). Belfast, Ireland (2018).
“Teaching Shakespeare in 300 Minutes.” Shakespeare Association of America (SAA). Los Angeles, CA (2018).
“Teaching Shakespeare in the 200-level Literature Survey.” SAMLA. Atlanta, GA (2017).
“The Bard of Boys’ Life: Shakespeare and the Construction of American Boyhood.” SAA. Atlanta, GA (2017).
“Shakespeare and the Making of American Boyhood.” ChLA. Columbus, OH (2016).
“Early Modern Manhood and the Gendered Pedagogy of Moth in Love’s Labour’s Lost.” SAA. New Orleans, LA (2016).
“The Not-So-Dark Side of the Akedah (Genesis 22): How Christian Children’s Literature Adapts the Binding of Isaac.” ChLA. Richmond, VA (2015).
“Performing Unconventional Boyhood in Historical Shakespearean Fiction.” SAA. Vancouver, Canada (2015).
“Diverging Boyhoods and Contemporary Adaptations of Hamlet.” ChLA. Columbia, SC (2014).
“Hamlet and Contemporary Boy Books.” SAA. St. Louis, MO (2014).
“Shakespeare's Mythologization of Boyhood and Masculinity.” European Shakespeare Research Association (ESRA). Montpellier, France (2013).
“Playing with the Akedah (Genesis 22): How Jewish Children’s Literature Appropriates the Binding of Isaac.” ChLA. Biloxi, MS (2013).
“‘Enter the Boy’: How Falstaff’s Page Critiques Early Modern Manhood in Henry V.” SAA. Toronto, Canada (2013).
“‘Why Did Desdemona Love the Moor?’ and the Appropriation of Othello.” The Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference. New Orleans, LA (2013).
“Arthur’s Fatal Fall: Becoming a Man in King John.” SAA. Boston, MA (2012).
“Teaching Rhetorical Analysis and Discourse Communities with Music.” Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). St. Louis, MO (2012).
“Constructing Boyhood in Romeo and Juliet-as-Children’s Literature, Plus Thoughts on Discussing Appropriations of ‘Adult’ Canonical Literature for Children.” ChLA. Boston, MA (2012).
“‘They Have Been at a Great Feast of Languages, and Stol’n the Scraps’: The Dissemination and Glocalization of Shakespeare in Latin America.” International Conference on Global Studies. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2011).