Speaking and Presentations

I am an experienced public speaker, and beyond the presentations noted here, I have over ten years of experience presenting at small business networking meetings, as an invited panelist (both at SMC and SJSU), and as the key presenter for committees and group projects. Additionally, I have extensive experience teaching and training on a variety of topics, both one-on-one and in group settings.

Funding

I was thrilled to be awarded the SJSU Department of Anthropology GRAD Grant to support my intended travel to the March 2020 SfAA conference, that was unfortunately canceled due to COVID-19.

As an undergraduate student, I was awarded the Presidential Scholar award and recognized as an Honors at Entrance Scholar.

Poster Session (May 2021) - Southwestern Anthropological Association (SWAA)

Poster session accepted as a member of Dr. Jan English-Lueck’s ‘Reengineering Nature’ research team.

Poster Title: Reengineering Nature in Silicon Valley, a Virtual Reality Exploration

Guest Lecturer (March 2020) - Saint Mary’s College of California (SMC)

Invited to give a 90 minute guest lecture on my master’s research to the upper division Business Anthropology class at SMC. I discussed my research questions, methods, and preliminary results during a virtual class meeting. I was also invited to give a campus wide talk on my research, which was unfortunately canceled due to COVID-19.

Conference Talk (May 2020) - Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA)

Accepted to give an oral presentation in a plenary session. Conference was canceled due to COVID-19.

Paper Title: Convenience in an Automated Future: Tension in how small U.S. bookkeepers are adapting to changing accounting technology

Salon Session (April 2020) - Southwestern Anthropological Association (SWAA)

Salon session (VR Installation) accepted as a member of Dr. Jan English-Lueck’s ‘Reengineering Nature’ research team. Conference was canceled due to COVID-19.

Salon Title: Reengineering Nature in Silicon Valley, a Virtual Reality Exploration

Ignite Talk (April 2020) - AnthROX at San Jose State University (SJSU), Anthropology Department

Invited to give an Ignite talk at the SJSU Anthropology department’s annual fundraiser, AnthROX. Event was canceled due to COVID-19.

Conference Talk (March 2020) - Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)

Accepted to give an oral presentation in a breakout session. Conference was canceled due to COVID-19.

Paper Title: Facing an Automated Future: How small U.S. bookkeepers are adapting to changing accounting technology