Our Events
Upcoming Events
July 15-17, 2022
National Association for Media Literacy Education, Annual Conference
“Power, Prejudice, and Portrayals in News: Teaching Representation from a Critical News Literacy Perspective”
Past
Events
April 13-16, 2022
Popular Culture Association Virtual Conference
“Empowering Marginalized Creators through Counternarratives”
Mozilla Festival Virtual Conference
March 7-11, 2022
“Developing Agency over Media and Media Technologies
National Communication Association, Seattle Washington
November 18-21, 2021
“Pop Culture Podcasts: Exploring Black Historical Narratives through a Critical Race Media Lens”
International Communication Association Virtual Conference
May 27-31. 2021
“VBStrong: How Local News Stations Created a Platform for a Community to Mourn Victims of a Mass Shooting”
Popular Culture Association Virtual Conference
June 2-5, 2021
“Out of the Streaming News Silo: Using Participatory Learning to Teach News Literacy
Far West Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Association, Las Vegas, Nevada
February 21- 23, 2020
“The Role of Mediated Black Hair Portrayals among HBCU Students: A Thematic Analysis”
Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C
April 17-20, 2019
Presented Critical Media Literacy and Pop Culture: A Pedagogical Analysis of Will Packer’s “Girls Trip”
Far West Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Association
February 21- 23, 2019
“Not Just Fake News: Why Changes in the Journalism Industry Warrant News Media Literacy, Now”
National Communication Association Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah
November 8-11, 2018
“News Media Literacy: Effects of Consumption”
Black Doctoral Network Annual Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina
October 25-27, 2018
“Networking and Sisterhood: Keys to Building a Supportive Community as Junior Female Faculty Members”
Florida Communication Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida
October 18-20, 2018
“News Media Literacy and Young Adults: Effects of Agenda Melding”
Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
March 28-31, 2018
“Exploring Critical Media Literacy Through Rhetoric, Relationships, Stereotypes, and Identities of Black Women in Will Packer’s film “Girls Trip”
National Communication Association, Washington Annual Conference, D.C.
November 21- 24, 2013
“Connecting to Audiences through Cultural Artifacts: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of Diary of a Mad Black Woman”
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference, Washington,
D.C. March 27-30, 2013
“Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat: A Philosophical Analysis of Gambling in Guys and Dolls”
Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
November 1-3, 2012
“Media and Person Perception in African American Males”