Stories + Insights

This past fall I (virtually) attended the American Public Health Association Conference. While I was unable to make it in person, I was still able to glean a lot of […]

I quickly glance at the conference program/schedule in my hand, then at the plaque on the wall in front of me, just double-checking I’m entering the correct conference room – […]

The 2023 joint conference of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and the American Academy of Religion gathered in the gorgeous San Antonio Riverwalk area, November 17 – 21, 2023, […]

Workplace Bullying Prevention: Beyond ‘Bad Apples’ About 30% of employees in the US experience workplace bullying. This issue affects both individual well-being and organizational health. The standard narrative often points to ‘bad […]

A Meeting of the Minds and Brains This year, I, along with two Vanguard students, got to travel to our nation’s capital to present the data from our experiments performed […]

In 2021, when the California Sociological Association Conference was virtual, I organized and presented a session about experiential learning projects. During the session, I was inspired by a presentation about […]

I had the opportunity to attend the annual Society of Biblical Literature conference in San Antonio, Texas. The conference provided great opportunities to engage in the emerging trends and conversations […]

In the spirit of lifelong learning as a teacher educator, I presented at the annual 2023 Council for Exceptional Children Teacher Education Division (CEC TED) Conference in Long Beach, California. […]

The 2023 Association for Constructivist Teaching (ACT) conference was held at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, during the peak of the 2023 Fall leaf color season (“peak week”). […]

I recently attended the International Studies Association- West region from September 22-23, 2023. In a panel theme on Human Displacement and Migration, I presented a paper on “The Slow Progress […]