Speaking Appearances
advocating for literacy education
Invited Speaker
Autism and Developmental Disorders
- AHEADD College Readiness Support Group;
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Oct. 17, 2011
Panel: Planning for the College Years - Arc Midstate and Central Minnesota Schools, District 742;
St. Cloud, Minnesota; May 23, 2011
Teachers, support providers, and parents of teens with ASDs
Life with Autism: Lessons Learned by a Teacher - Central Minnesota Schools, District 742;
St. Cloud, Minnesota; Mar. 30, 2011
Students with ASDs and special education faculty
The Value of Life Skills: How Life Skills Become Success Skills - Arc Midstate: Potpourri for Providers and Parents;
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota; Feb. 26, 2011
Autism and Developing Interpersonal Relationships - Arc Midstate Teens with ASDs;
St. Cloud, Minnesota; Oct. 15, 2010
Strategies for Living with Autism, with a Q and A Forum - Arc Midstate: Potpourri for Providers and Parents
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota; Feb. 27, 2010
Plenary Speaker, Life with Autism: Lessons Learned by a Teacher
Breakout Session, Working Your Spectrum Strengths: Career Planning and ASDs - Asperger’s Support Network;
St. Cloud, Minnesota; Dec. 3, 2009
Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders - Midstate Autism Resource Fair;
St. Cloud, Minnesota; Oct. 3, 2009
Featured Speaker
The Value of Life Skills: How Life Skills Become Success Skills
- Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM);
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Jan. 14, 2009
The College Years: Success Beyond High School - Hastings Senior High School;
Hastings, Minnesota; Sep. 18, 2008
High School and Beyond: Preparing for Higher Education with an Autism Spectrum Disorder - Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM);
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Jan. 23, 2008
The College Years: Success Beyond High School - University of St. Thomas;
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Nov. 15, 2007
Education 330: The Psychology of Teaching and Learning; Prof. D. Wingert
Understanding Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- University of Minnesota
Apr. 26, 2007
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Dept.; Prof. J. Reichle
Autism from a Personal Perspective - Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER); Minneapolis,
Minnesota; Feb. 27, 2007
Postsecondary Education and Students with Asperger's Syndrome
Early Childhood Education and Literacy Issues
- University of San Diego; Jun. 25, 2002; Jun. 27, 2001; Jun.
28, 2000
Literature in the Classroom: Trends in Children’s Literature
- Porterville College; May 16, 2002
Selecting Reading Books for Children - Visalia Unified School District; Jan. 20, 2001
BTSA Training Seminars
Conferences and Presentations
Writing and Technology
- Computers and Writing 2010: Virtual Worlds
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; May 20 – 23, 2010
Individual Presenter: Virtually Different: Online Writing Courses and Students with Autism - MnCUEW (Minnesota Colleges & Universities English and Writing)
Conference: Connecting Communities: Language, Literacy, and
Literature
St. Paul College, St. Paul, Minnesota; April 2 – 3, 2010
Individual Presenter: The Challenges of ‘Twice Special’ Students: Gifted Students with Autism and Writing Courses
- Computers and Writing 2009: Ubiquitous and Sustainable Computing
@ school @ work @ play
University of California, Davis; Jun. 18 – 21, 2009
Individual Presenter: The Problem of Audience Online: When You Never Know Who the Reader Will Be - Computers and Writing 2006: Still Making Knowledge on the
Frontier(s)
Texas Tech University; May 25 – 28, 2006
Individual Presenter: Missing Input: How Online Composition Can Reduce Instructor Feedback
45-minute conference session on grading practices within online courses - CSUF 2005 Arts & Humanities Conference: Disciplining
the Disciplines; California State University, Fresno; Apr. 22 –
25, 2005
Panelist: A Quick Language is Evolving: Cell Phone SMS, Instant Messaging and Composition- With: Susan McLenithan, Liz Scheid, and Catherine Steele
Professional Writing
- Military Writers Society of America;
Dayton, Ohio Sep. 27 – Sep. 30, 2012
Plenary Speaker: Online Resources for MWSA Members
Presenter: Screenplay Formatting and Style Guides
Presenter: Creating eBooks
Panel Moderator: Continuing Education for Military Writers - Military Writers Society of America
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Sep. 29 – Oct. 1, 2011
Presenter: Screenwriting and Military Stories
Panel Moderator: Writing Dialogue with Jack London, Bob Doerr, and Del Staecker - Public Safety Writers Association
Las Vegas, Nevada; Jul. 22 – 17, 2011
Presenter: It’s Not a Book, It’s a Movie! The Challenge of Adapting a Work to Screen
Panelist: What’s Missing in Your Manuscript
- University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Sep.
22, 2010
WRIT 3001: Introduction to Scientific and Technical Communication; Thomas Wright
Developing a Freelance Career in Scientific and Technical Communication
Autism and Special Education
- Autism Society of America 41st Annual National Conference 2010
Dallas, Texas; Jul. 7 – 10, 2010
Online Education and Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders - Autism Society of Minnesota 2010 Annual Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Apr. 28 – May 1, 2009
Higher Education and Your Legal Rights - Autism Society of Minnesota 2009 Annual Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Apr. 29 – May 2, 2009
The College Years: Success Beyond High School - Autism Society of America 39th Annual National Conference 2008
Orlando, Florida; Jul. 9 – 12, 2008
Online Education and Autism at Universities - Autism Society of Minnesota 2008 Annual Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Apr. 30 – May 3, 2008
The College Years: Success Beyond High School
Staff Development Presentations
Robert Morris University
- Services for Students with Disabilities Dinner
Oct. 11, 2011
Panel: Autism in Higher Education
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- Center for Teaching and Learning
Nov. 20, 2007; Apr. 13, 2007; Apr. 9, 2007
Autistic Students in the University Setting
California State University, Fresno
- English Department: Writing Instructors
Aug. 18, 2005; Jan. 14, 2005
Blackboard Learning System for English 1/1LA Composition Instructors