Presentations
Recent Talks, Trainings, and Interviews
January 31, 2023
Workshop Facilitator
“Queering the Past: Teaching New Jersey’s LGBTQ+ History in K-12 Schools,” Montclair State University – Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Project.
November 12, 2022
Workshop Facilitator
“Teaching with Local Stories: The Power & Possibility of LGBTQ+ Oral History for Student Learning,” Teaching Against Erasure, Rutgers University-Newark.
October 27, 2022
Guest Speaker
“The Practice of Oral History: The Queer Newark Oral History Project,” Dr. Jennifer Musial’s LGBTQ Social Change undergraduate class, New Jersey City University.
June 22, 2022
Moderator
“LGBTQ Educators Panel Discussion” for the Queer Newark Oral History Project. Virtual event.
June 11, 2022
Panelist
“The Future is Queer: Challenges and Triumphs” for the Town of Maplewood Art and Culture’s Pride month events.
March 23, 2022
Moderator
Revolution NJ series: “Big Ideas: Concepts for the 250th - How Does Society Shape Individual Actions and Beliefs?” New Jersey Historical Commission. Virtual talk.
February 8, 2022
Guest Speaker
“A History of Absences: Making Community Visible.” Dr. Joseph Plaster’s Queer Oral History undergraduate course, Johns Hopkins University. Virtual talk.
February 7, 2022
Training
“Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ Colleagues and Coworkers.” Academic Foundations Center, Rutgers University-Newark. Virtual presentation.
November 12, 2021
Training
“Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ Colleagues and Coworkers.” BOLD Women’s Leadership Network, Rutgers University-Newark. Virtual presentation.
September 23, 2021
Guest Speaker
“Newark Launch of The Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice.” Virtual event.
September 2, 2021
Training
“Creating Safe Spaces.” Professional development workshop. East Orange School District. Virtual presentation.
June 22, 2021
Radio Interview
“PopCrush Nights.” Interview for Pride Month with Kayla Thomas. 94.5 PST, Central New Jersey.