* 2013 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Midwinter Conference, University of Oklahoma, March 2013
– Research Paper Presenter, Entertainment Studies Interest Group: “‘Nigger’: Interpretations of the Word’s Prevalence on the Chappelle’s Show, Throughout Entertainment and in Everyday Life” (from University of North Carolina-Chapel Master’s thesis, 2007)
– Moderator/Discussant: Entertainment Studies Interest Group Session

* 2013 AEJMC Annual Conference, Washington DC
– Research Paper Presenter, Entertainment Studies Interest Group: “‘Nigger’: Interpretations of the Word’s  Prevalence on the Chappelle’s Show, Throughout Entertainment and in Everyday Life”

* 2004-2007: Roy H Park Master’s Fellow, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

* 1996-2000: Bonner Scholars – Morehouse College