EXPLORE MY SCHOLARSHIP

PRESENTATIONS

I have presented my research and expertise nearly 100 times to a wide range of audiences and in a multitude of venues.

CONFERENCES

I've presented my work across a variety of disciplines at local, regional, national, and international conferences.

PUBLICATIONS

I currently have 16 academic publications including those that have been peer-reviewed, invited, and products from my doctoral studies.

GUEST SCHOLAR

I have been invited to share my expertise at universities, school districts, associations, and other organizations across the country.

ADVISORY ROLES

I currently serve as an external advisory board member for National AI for Exceptional Education, MILE, and ENOUGH.

PRESENTATIONS

Adult literacy in Lee County: Consideration of dialect in the instruction and assessment of reading. Faculty Research Symposium. Auburn University.
Reframing our understanding of African American English. American Speech-Language Hearing Association Connect Conference. Chicago, IL.
Reconceptualizing the roles of speech and language pathologists regarding African American English in K-12 schools. American Educational Research Association 2019 Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada.
Cultural-linguistic competence in the 21st century: Why it matters. CLA Diversity Research Symposium, Auburn University.
But what about language? Linking oral language, cultural identity, and literacy. Annual Conference National Association for the Education of Young Children. Washington, D.C.
From colorblind to color brave: Becoming a culturally-competent clinician. American Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
Beyond ain’t and be: Cultural-linguistic mismatch in teacher-child interactions. Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD) Conference, Madison, WI.
Worlds apart: School readiness beliefs and practices among teachers and low-income African American parents of preschoolers. Qualitative Inquiry conference, Champaign-Urbana, IL.

Presentations

CONFERENCES

I've presented my work across a variety of disciplines at local, regional, national, and international conferences.

AERA – American Educational Research Association
ASA – American Sociological Association
ASHA – American Speech Language and Hearing Association
ASHA Schools Connect – American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
ISCAR – International Society for Culturalhistory Activity Research
NAEYC – National Association for the Education of Young Children
NBDCI – National Black Child Development Institute
NBSLHA – National Black Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
NHSA – National Head Start Association
SHAA – Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama
SRCLD – Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders
QI – International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry

Conferences

PUBLICATIONS

GUEST SCHOLAR

Auburn University
California State University - Los Angeles
California State University - San Marcos
City University of New York - Graduate Center
Hampton University
Loyola University
Morgan State University
University of Illinois
Western Michigan University
Language and identity: Shifting away from a deficit perspective on African American English: [ASHA Voices podcast]
Dialogue on dialect: A positive reflection on African American English [ASHA Live chat]
Sig 1 Perspectives Part 3: African American English introduction. [ASHA Perspectives Guest Editor Video]
Regarding Research: Megan-Brette Hamilton. [College of Liberal Arts Auburn University podcast].
Things you didn't know you didn't know about assessing the flavors of English. [Auburn University podcast].

GUEST SCHOLAR

ADVISORY ROLES

My scholarship has also spanned the areas of language and literacy, stemming from the field of speech-language pathology. I embed cultural responsiveness into these areas and have been asked to share this knowledge when serving as a consultant and external advisory board member for a few organizations.

For Amplify mCLASS, I worked as a consultant, providing information on language varieties and how they influence literacy assessment and teaching. I also helped developers consider how to embed cultural responsiveness into their reading fluency programs.

Currently, I serve as an external advisory board member for the National AI Institute for Exceptional Education, the Maryland Initiative for Literacy Equity (MILE), and the Engaging Organizations, Neighborhoods, Unions, Government, and Households (ENOUGH) initiative.

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