Cultivating Kinship as Liberation: Weaving Possibilities With Community Values, Human Rights Aspirations, and the Giggles of Our Ancestors
UC Davis Native American Academic Student Success Center
November 2024

Closing Conference Reflection
Human Rights Education Regional Conference
October 2024

An Exploration of Gender, Sex and Human Rights With Doctrines and Religious Speech: How the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Can Guide a Decolonial and Queer Approach
Jamal Epperson, Assistant Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Loyola Marymount University
Augusto Rivero, Volunteer Coordinator, Refugee and Immigrant Transitions
Collective Catalyst Queering Heart Series
Center for Humanizing Education and Research
June 2024

Reimagining Circle Practices to Address Colonial Co-opting and the Cultural Exceptionalism of Healing
Jamal Epperson, Assistant Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Loyola Marymount University
Michiko Kealoha, Director of Equity, Cañada College
2024 National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education
May 2024

Cultivating Leaders for Social Change: Advocacy, Calling In & Critical Hope
UC Davis Center for Leadership Learning
April-June 2024

HSI Initiatives: Reimagining Our Narrative Approach With Social Justice
College of San Mateo
April 2024

Voices in Advancement Services: Panel on Native and Indigenous Philanthropy and Community Engagement
UC Davis Development and Alumni Relations
April 2024

HSI Initiatives: Calling In and Calling On the Macro Impacts of Microaggressions
College of San Mateo
March 2024

Cultivating Leaders for Social Change: Social Justice, Power and Conflict Resolution
UC Davis Center for Leadership Learning
February-March 2024

Leading With a Decolonial Lens To Make All the Difference
Mapping Your Journey, UC Davis. 2024 Undergraduate Leadership Conference
February 2024

Leading With a Decolonial Lens To Make All the Difference
Humming in Harmony: Nurturing Native Leadership, UC Davis Native American Academic Student Success Center
January 2024

Storytelling as Justice, Healing and Human RIghts: Rethinking How We Apply Narratives as Medicine and Advancing Human Dignity
Leveraging Critical Hope and Collective Joy to Thrive When Leading Diversity Initiatives
Let’s Talk About Human Rights, Gender and Sexuality: Unsettling Our Settler Colonial Mindset to Address Inequalities and Justice
The Harker School
Fall 2023

Storytelling and Narrative Medicine: A Person Centered Approach to Patient History
UC Davis Health Prep Medico Program
Summer 2023

Human Rights, Gender and Sexuality
UC Davis Human Rights Studies
Spring 2023

Integrating Peace and Human Rights Storytelling in Multicultural Trainings to Deconstruct Bias and Advance Equity
International Peace Research Association 2023 Trinidad & Tobago Conference
May 2023

Coping With Vicarious Trauma in Human Rights and Peace Education Research and Leadership
Daniel Mango, Executive Director, International Mental Health Association
International Peace Research Association 2023 Trinidad & Tobago Conference
May 2023

Evaluating Colonization, Power and Privilege with Hope, Joy and Critical Leadership
Guest lecturer: Whiteness, Power and Privilege
University of San Francisco
April 2023

Building Authentic Belonging Across Affinity Networks and DEI Initiatives
CASE Conference District VII
March 2023

How to Facilitate Racially Just Spaces
Rise for Racial Justice
February 2023

Open Notes, Bias, and Narrative Medicine: Workshop for Person Centered Documentation
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, UC Davis
January 2023

What's the Deal With Gender Identity & Pronouns?
History and Introduction to Gender Pronouns for Nonprofit Leaders
Impact Foundry
September 2022

Integrating Decolonial and Storytelling Frameworks to Advance Diverse Student Initiatives and Pathways
San Mateo Community College
September 2022

Discovering All the Joy Using a Critical and Transformative Leadership Lens
UC Davis Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
August 2022

Leading Volunteer and Alumni Diversity Initiatives With Critical Joy
Cal Aggie Alumni Association Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
August 2022

Collective Catalyst Heart Series
Wandering Theorist
Center for Humanizing Education and Research
July 2022

What's the Deal With Gender Identity & Pronouns?
History and Introduction to Gender Pronouns for Nonprofit Leaders
Impact Foundry
July 2022

Integrating Storytelling Pedagogies to Deconstruct Bias and Advance Equity in Nonprofit Trainings
2022 Social Equity & Leadership Conference
June 2022

Dragxis: The intersections of Story Healing Praxis and Parent-CRIT With Drag Pedagogy
University of San Francisco
May 2022

Race Theory - Summer Session 2022
Rise for Racial Justice
May 2022

The Role of Public Scholarship in Employee Resource Groups
UC Davis Staff Diversity Administrative Advisory Committee
May 2022

The Undercommons: Theory and Practice of Black Radical Tradition on Contemporary social and Political Thought
University of San Francisco
April 2022

What is CRT and the Importance of Critical Awareness
La Scuola DEI Series
March 2022

Hybrid Homecoming 3.0: Overhauling events to connect the University community across the globe
CASE Conference District VII
February 2022

Building Pathways of Support With Partnerships and Volunteer Well-Being
UC Davis Staff Diversity Administrative Advisory Committee
January 2022

Open Notes, Bias, and Narrative Medicine: Workshop for Person Centered Documentation
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, UC Davis
January 2022

Podcast: The Skin That You’re In: Disrupting Gender Bias With Ancestors
Janise Powell, Graduate Student
December 2021

Anticolonial, Critical and Humanizing Research With Qualitative Methodologies
University of San Francisco
November 2021

The Evolution of Sex: Deconstructing Bias and Advancing Equity in Communications, Organizational Systems and Healthcare
UC Davis Anthropology
November 2021

Story Healing Praxis for Presenting Queer Children Literature at Drag Queen Story Hour
University of San Francisco
November 2021

Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day With the Native American Alumni Association
UC Davis Aggie Spirit Week
Pam Pretell, UC Davis Native American Alumni Association Chair
October 2021

UC Davis Library LGBTQIA+ Virtual Resource Exhibit 2021
UC Davis Aggie Spirit Week
October 2021

Past Presentations

Health Equity and Social Justice

Pronouns and Gender Identity in Constructing CRMs and Data in Advancement Services
Association of Advancement Services Professionals Conference
Alison Kubala, Data Specialist
Chloe Corcoran, Senior Associate Director of Constituent Engagement
October 2021

The Power of Identity
Networks of Support
Native American Academic Success Center Orientation
Pam Pretell, UC Davis Native American Alumni Association Chair
September 2021

Race Theory - Summer Session 2021
Rise for Racial Justice
August 2021

Looking Back to Go Forward: Development of a Pan-African Artistic Tool to Celebrate Afrocentric Educational Systems in Brazil and Nigeria
University of San Francisco: Black Diaspora
July 2021

Open Notes, Bias, and Narrative Medicine: Workshop for Person Centered Documentation
University of California, San Francisco
June 2021

Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Center Design Proposal
UC Davis Health Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
June 2021

University of San Francisco International and Multicultural Education: Food and Scholarship
University of San Francisco: IME Collective Catalyst
June 2021

Journeying With Donald S. Terry and the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
University of San Francisco: Human Rights Pedagogy
May 2021

UC Davis Chancellor’s Campus Safety Task Force Final Report 2021: Racial Trauma Story Collection Through Data and Virtual Platforms (pp. 155 - 160)
Jonathan Minnick, Graduate Student Association President
May 2021

Podcast: The Skin That You’re In: Social Movements
Podcast: The Skin That You’re In: Whiteness
Janise Powell, Graduate Student
May 2021

Journeying With Social Justice and Health Education to Promote Equity in the Tribal Justice System
UC Davis Law Tribal Justice Seminar Series
May 2021

Whiteness, Privilege and Power: Critical Hope and Decentering Whiteness
University of San Francisco: Whiteness, Power and Privilege
April 2021

UC Davis Health Racial Healing Circle Facilitator
UC Davis Health Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
January - December 2021

Critical Race Theory Methodology
University of San Francisco: Critical Race Theory 2020

How to Write a Strong Personal Statement for Graduate School
UC Davis Graduate Studies
Heidi Kerr

Queering Indigenous Education
University of San Francisco: Indigenous Education 2020

The Evolution of Sex: Deconstructing Bias and Advancing Equity in Communications, Organizational Systems and Healthcare
UC Davis Anthropology: The Evolution of Sex 2020

UC Davis Health Racial Healing Circle Facilitator
UC Davis Health Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 2020

Chancellor’s Committee on LGBTQIA+ Issues Annual Report: Status of our Campus Climate and Community
UC Davis Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 2020

The Evolution of Sex: Reducing Sexual Minority and Gender Identity Bias in Communications, Organizational Systems, and Communities
UC Davis Anthropology 2019

Aging With Dignity Online: Boosting Virtual Health Networking and Patient Activation for LGBTQ+ Patients and Communities
Katie Valenzuela, Community Development Practitioner
Improving OUTcomes Conference 2019

Transforming Lists Into Health Resources: Designing Accessible Online Patient Care Tools for Specialized Populations
UC Davis Health Transgender Care Work Group 2018

Reaching LGBTQ+ Patients, Faculty, Staff, and Students Through Pivotal Narratives and User Design
Improving OUTcomes Conference 2018

Enticing Wellness Participants With Healthful Communications
UC Davis Wellness Ambassadors 2018

Using Narrative Medicine to Establish Foundations of Trust in LGBTQ+ and Diverse Patient Populations
Ed Callahan, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Personnel
UC Davis Health System Diversity Dialogues 2017​

Building Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+ and Diverse Patient Populations
UC Davis Health System Diversity Dialogues 2016

Strategy and Incentives for Reaching Patients and Health Professionals With Virtual Platforms
UC Davis Campus Communicators 2016

Building Social Media Strategy to Reach LGBTQI Patients Online
Social Media Content, Incentives, and Platforms that Engage LGBTQI Communities
Improving OUTcomes Conference 2015

Sustaining Health Care Online: An Examination of Health-Related Social Media for the California Department of Health Care Services and UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement
University of San Francisco 2013

Volunteerism and Virtual Engagement

Volunteers as Champions for Strategic Engagement
UC Davis Virtual Volunteer Leadership Summit
Dana Allen, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Alumni and Affiliate Relations and Director of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association
Angie Joens, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Development Outreach
September 2021

UC Davis Racial Healing Circle Facilitator
Cal Aggie Alumni Association
March 2021

The Happy and Healthy Volunteer: Reducing Burnout by Bolstering a Community of Wellness Among Network Leaders
Theresa Pak, Nursing Manager at UC Davis Health
Alumni Networking
Cal Aggie Alumni Association Volunteer Leadership Conference
February 2021

Revamp Your Alumni Chapters: Change Management, Design Thinking, and Stakeholder Buy-in
CASE All Districts Conference
January 2021

“Paul Terry and Inclusion, How We Can All Do Better Together.” Enrollment Insights Podcast, April 9, 2020.

Strategic Communication: Implementing a Multi-Channel Application Generation Campaign With Measurable Results
Slate Innovation Summit 2019

Sustainable Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Multi-Department Graduate Groups and Small Graduate Programs
UC Davis Graduate Studies 2019

Digital Recruitment: Engaging Prospective Graduate Studies Through Web, Email and Social Media
Graduate Coordinator Certificate Series 2019
UC Davis Learning and Development

​Digital Engagement Series 2019
Outline and Design Slate Email Inquiry Funnels
Advanced Planning and Understanding Website and Email Analytics
Social Media 102: Creating a Plan for Simple and Effective Broadcasting
Targeting Diverse Graduate Student Applicant Pools
Writing for Email, Websites and Social Media
UC Davis Graduate Studies

Using Slate to Bolster Enrollment Management in Graduate Education
UC Davis Graduate Studies Advisory Committee 2018

Identities to Allyship: Maximizing Influence of Narratives
UC Davis Graduate Studies Holistic U Diversity Training 2018

Digital Engagement Series 2018
Digital Diversity: Broadening Virtual Equity and Inclusion With Online Content
Creating Easy-to-Use Websites 
Social Media 101: Choosing and Integrating Appropriate Platforms for Small Programs
Introduction to SiteFarm 
Designing Content for Diverse Audiences
Student Resources and Contact Forms 
UC Davis Graduate Studies 2018

Best Practices in Graduate Student Recruitment Through Digital Channels
​UC Davis Human Development Graduate Group 2018

Employing Symbiotic Student Leadership to Amplify Institutional Culture
UC Davis Human Development Graduate Group 2018

Digital Diversity: Broadening Virtual Equity and Inclusion With Online Content
UC Davis Campus Communicators 2018

Effective Public Engagement That Doesn't Break the Budget
Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University
Sacramento Area Council of Government 2017

Purposeful Marketing and the Virtual Foundation of Trust
​​California Association of Commuter Transport 2017

The Virtual Land of Plenty: Engaging Audiences With Systematic Social Support
UC Davis Campus Communicators 2017