Presentations

Sharing research contributions to scholarship and community engagement.

July 2026

The Role of Humanities in Reimagining Communities Beyond Borders - Twenty-Fourth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities.

More Than Fruits and Vegetables: Barbadian Market Women as ‘Publishers’ of Their Own Knowledge

(A curated collection experience)

April 2026

Leaving and Belonging: Making an Impact on Immigration and Displacement through Arts, Culture, and Storytelling Conference.

Illegible Economies: Policy Lessons from Immigrant Communal Savings

(An Experiential Workshop)

July 2025

National Storytelling Network (NSN) — Annual Conference.

Build Your Own Economy: An Interactive Storytelling Experience

(An Interactive Workshop)

May 2025

Make, ReMake, Adapt: Transcultural Perspectives in the European and Francophone Space.

Adapting the Chattel: A Transformation of Barbadian Architectural Memory

(Interactive paper)

April 2025

Symposium for Island Narratives of Kinship, Place, and the Weather.

Littorally Landless Barbados: An Artful Archive of Weathering Together

(Poem performance, handmade books, archival materials and paper)

March 2025

Liberatory Practices for Worlds in Crisis / MIT Gender Culture Woman and Sexuality (GCWS): Graduate Student Conference.

Build Your Own Economy: An Interactive Storytelling Experience

(An Interactive Workshop)

Fall 2023

Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association (MAPACA).

Beyond the Kitchen Table: Diverse Economies and Working Class ‘Digital’ Identity

(Research paper)

Fall 2023

Imagining America 2023 National Gathering.

Finding Your Financial “Face” and Building Financially Resilient Spaces: Becoming Communal Agents of Economic Change

(An Interactive Workshop, p. 19)

2015

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Financial Capabilities Group and Community Outreach.

Financial Coaching, CCBC Cares

(Invited Speaker)

2014

University of Florida / College of Education / Leadership in Educational Doctorate.

Financial Literacy Webinar

(Invited Speaker)

2014

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Connecting Communities Webinar

(Invited Speaker)

2014

Achieving the Dream (AtD) Annual Institute.

Equity in the Classroom

(Co-Presenter)

2013

National Working Families Success Network Conference (WFSN).

(Keynote Speaker / Panel Discussion)

2013

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

A Fragile Balance: Emergency Savings and Liquid Resources for Low Income Consumers

(Invited Speaker)

2013

College Student Educators International (ACPA) National Conference.

Intersecting Identities, Intersecting Needs Institute: Low Socio-Economic Students on Campus

(Presenter)

2013

National Association for Developmental Education Conference (NADE).

Overcoming Financial Disparity: Financial Literacy Across the Curriculum Toolkits

(Co-Presenter)

2012

Achieving the Dream (AtD) Annual Conference.

Scaling Up at CCBC: Going Above and Beyond with an Academic Success Course

(Co-Presenter)

2012

National College Learning Center Association Conference (NCLCA).

Third Time’s a Charm: Partnering Academic Coaching, Financial Literacy, and Tutoring to Encourage Student Success

(Co-Presenter)

Where the Art-Making Happens

An experimental practice and studio bridging ancestral economics and living art

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