2003. With Faiza Derbel. "Revisiting English Language Teaching Curricula: Three Essential Components of TESL Graduate Programs in the First Global Century." Second Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture, Rome, Italy, November 14-17. (link to abstract)

2002. With Jane Davis. "Actualizing Transformative Education in a Diverse Society: The Iowa State University Multicultural Learning Community." First Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture, Rome, Italy, November 13-16. (link to abstract)

 

National

2004. With Iraj Omidvar. "Pre- and Post-Revolutionary Civic Discourse in Iran." Rhetoric Society of America Eleventh Biennial Convention, Austen, Texas, May 28-31. (link to abstract)

2004. With Harriet Malinowitz, Seth Kahn, Luisa Rodriguez, John Duffy, Randy Cauthen, Matt Hill, Scott Lyons, Mya Poe, Tom Huckin, Donna Kain, Irvin Peckham, Nancy Welch, Angela Buchanan, and Deborah Mutnick. Rhetoricians for Peace Workshop Session. Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Antonio, Texas, March
24-27.

2003. With Faiza Derbel. "The Native Speaker Myth: Devaluing Nonnative-Speaking English Language Professionals." Modern Language Association Conference, San Diego, California, December 27-29.

2003. With Melissa Hasbrook. "Possibilities and Rationales for Extending Multicultural Curricula Beyond U.S. Borders." American Council on Education, Atlanta, Georgia, October 23-25, 2003.

2003. With Jane Davis. "From Minority Access to Pluralistic Inclusion: The Challenges and Joys of Multiculturalism." American Association of Colleges and Universities, Phoenix, Arizona, April 10-12.

2002. With Adrienne Lamberti and Lisa Hermsen. "Theorizing 'Global' Connections: Texts, Intertexts, and Contexts in Fields, Museums and Places of Worship." Red River Conference on World Literature, Fargo, North Dakota, April 26-28. (link to abstract)

1987. "Writing Labs and ESL Students." National TESOL Convention, Chicago, Illinois, March 7-9.

 

Regional

2003. "Rhetorical, Professional, and Aesthetic Considerations of Composers for Film." Midwestern Conference on Language, Literature, and Media, Dekalb, Illinois, March 28-29. (link to abstract)

1999. With Carol David. "Deconstructing Collaboration: Multiple Levels of Power." Midwestern Association of Business Communication Conference, Chicago, April 15-16.

 

Local

2004. Invited speaker. Reading Lolita in Tehran. "Women's Memoirs from Around the World." Ames Public Library Book Discussion Series, May 11.

2004. Invited panelist. “Across the Lines: Women’s Views From Multiple Perspectives–Broadening the Dialogue on Choice.” Sponsored by the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, Ames, Iowa, March 11.

2003. Invited moderator. "Palestine Unabridged: Films about Life within the Conflict." Sponsored by the Ames Interfaith Council, Ames Public Library, Arab Student Association, and Axiom Foundation, October 30.

2003. Panelist. "Time Saving Tips for TAs." Sponsored by the ISU English Department First-Year Composition Program, October 1.

2003. Director. "Lysistrata." In conjunction with the international Lysistrata Project. With Robert Bernard, Carol David, Faiza Derbel, Brian Hentz, James Noland, Julie Minkler-Tsivakou, and others. ISU English Department, Spring.

2002. Invited panelist. "Intercultural Marriages." Sponsored by International Peer Assistants, ISU, October 18.

2002. With Faiza Derbel. "9/11 Voices and Visions: Talking about Terror, Compassion, and Values in First-Year Composition," ISU English Department Freshman Composition Program, April 17.

2001. "Ethos and the World Wide Web." Multiple workshops, ISU Multicultural Learning Community.

1999. "Dear Smith: Pragmatic Errors in ESL Student Correspondence." ISU Phorum Symposium, March 4.

1998. Invited speaker. "ESL Students Examine Genre: Classroom Applications of John Swales's Theory of the Research Article." ISU TESL Program, October 26.

 

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