EXPLORE MY ACADEMIC LIFE
PRESENTATIONS

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

I've presented my work across a variety of disciplines at local, regional, national, and international conferences.
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AERA – American Educational Research Association
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ASA – American Sociological Association
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ASHA – American Speech Language and Hearing Association
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ASHA Schools Connect – American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
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ISCAR – International Society for Culturalhistory Activity Research
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NAEYC – National Association for the Education of Young Children
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NBDCI – National Black Child Development Institute
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NBSLHA – National Black Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
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NHSA – National Head Start Association
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SHAA – Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama
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SRCLD – Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders
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QI – International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry
PUBLICATIONS

GUEST SCHOLAR

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Auburn University
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California State University - Los Angeles
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California State University - San Marcos
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City University of New York - Graduate Center
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Hampton University
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Loyola University
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Morgan State University
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University of Illinois
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Western Michigan University
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Dialogue on dialect: A positive reflection on African American English [ASHA Live chat]
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Regarding Research: Megan-Brette Hamilton. [College of Liberal Arts Auburn University podcast].
GRANT

Auburn University’s Community and Civic Engagement
The Lee County Literacy Coalition (LCLC) and I, along with my undergraduate research team of SLPs-to-be, members of the Literacy, Language, and Culture (LiLaC) Lab, will collaborate to provide training to the tutors of LCLC one-on-one tutoring program. The purpose of the project will be: 1) to develop more accurate and culturally responsive assessment of learners’ reading skills and 2) to provide more targeted and culturally responsive instruction for the learners of Lee County so that they may become more active members of their community.