International Conference Presentations:

2024 – Demographic Predictors in Kindergarten School Choice: Quantitative Insights into Parental Decision-Making – International Conference on Urban Education – Cancun, Mexico

2024 – Restoring Trust, Restoring Community: Lessons from an Urban Charter School – Cancun, Mexico

2024 – From Classroom to Campus: How K-12 Experiences Impact Trust in Higher Educational Institutions for Black Families – International Teaching Learning Cooperative – Asheville, NC

2023 – Changing the World One Children’s Book at a Time – International Nanny Conference – Charlotte, NC

2022 – Raising Black Boy: Changing the Narrative of Black Boys Through Positive Images – International Conference on Urban Education – Cancun, Mexico

Conference Presentations:

2025 – Unlocking Potential: The Power of Parent Involvement in CTE Education- NC Career and Technical Education Summer Conference – Winston-Salem, NC (July 2025)

2025- National African-American Child & Family Research Center’s 2025 Community-Engaged Research Conference – Atlanta, GA (June 2025)

2025 – Ethical Guardrails for Generative AI: Building a Framework for Accountability – Analytics Frontiers Conference – Charlotte, NC (April 2025)

2025 – Within Department Perceptions of Equity: A Study of Belonging, Job Satisfaction, Mentorship and DEI Initiative – Southern Sociological Society – Charlotte, NC (April 2025)

2025- Dive Into Artificial Intelligence: Raising Kids in an AI World – Jack and Jill Children’s Cluster – Charlotte, NC

2025 – Navigating Choices: AI, Social Capital, and School Section for Black Families – Eastern Educational Research Association – Hilton Head Island, SC

2025 – Unwritten Stories: Disrupting Inequities in Children’s Literature – Mebane Early Literacy Conference – Charlotte, NC

2025 – Navigating Parental Rights and Diverse Literature in K-12 Education – Journal of Language and Literacy Education at University of Georgia – Virtual

2024 – 4 Strategies to Increase Black Parents’ Trust in Schools – National Family Engagement Summit – Savannah, GA

2024 – Whose Voice Matters: Examining the Relationship Between North Carolina Parents Bill of Rights and Book Banning – #TeachinginColor Research Symposium – Charlotte, NC

2023 – Why Race and Culture Matter to Storytelling – National Black Child Development Institute – Charlotte, NC

Invited Speaker and Panelist:

2025 – Empowering Parental Agency: Navigating School Choice for Black Families in Urban Communities – Family Engagement on Demand – Invited Speaker – Virtual

2025 – Women, Work & Calling Conference – Invited Panelist – Charlotte Institute for Faith and Work – Charlotte, NC

2025 – 4 Strategies to Increase Black Parents’ Trust in Schools – Invited Speaker at Wake County Public Schools – Wake County, NC

2025 – Modern Culture of Data – Invited Panelist – Apparo – Charlotte, NC

2024 – How HBCUs Create the Best and the Brightest – Black Enterprise – Invited Panelist – Charlotte, NC