“Biomechanics and Full-Body Storytelling” Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance (Orlando, Fl) Conference (2018)

“Create the Space: Controlling the Environment Through Biomechanics” Southeastern Theatre Conference (Mobile, AL), Annual Convention (2018)

“The Living Breathing Battle” & “Follow your Energy: Movement Enhanced Storytelling”   Southeastern Theatre Conference (Lexington, KY), Annual Convention (2017  )

“Fighting the Good Fight: Stage Combat for the Modern Savage” Mid-America Theatre Conference (Minneapolis, MN) Production Symposium (2016)   

“Flirting, Farting, and Wacking People on the Head: Commedia dell’Arte and its Application in Acting and Directing.” Mid-America Theatre Conference (Chicago, IL) Directing Symposium (2012)

“GI Joe – The Girl – American Hero: A Sculptural Analysis of Femininity Portrayed in The GI Joe Toy Line.”  Indiana University (Bloomington, IN) Graduate Symposium on Theatre and Performance Studies (2011)

“Finding Carniopolis: Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty as a Model of Theatrical Creation.” Mid-America Theatre Conference (Minneapolis, MN) Directing Symposium, (2011)

“Known by the Company that They Keep: An Examination of Dallas Theater Center’s Brierley Resident Acting Company.” Mid-America Theatre Conference (Minneapolis, MN) History Symposium, Minneapolis (2011)

“You Can Fly, I Can Watch.” Mid-America Theatre Conference (Cleveland, OH) Directing Symposium (2010)

“The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Bea: Semiotics and the role of Bea Wistad in Craig Wright’s Molly’s Delicious.” The Horton Foote American Playwrights Festival, (Waco, TX) Playwright’s Symposium (2009)

In addition to these conference presentations, I have presented at stage combat workshops across the country including: The National Stage Combat Workshop, The Stage Combat Workshop at Louisiana Tech, The A-Town Throwdown, Texas Intensive, The Lonestar Smash, and The Tourist Trap.

Research Interests 

My research interests incorporate theatrical movement studies, theatre, and popular culture.  My primary research focus consists of adding to my library of theatrical movement techniques. I believe it is necessary to consistently seek professional work experiences and to further my own training.

Additionally, my current scholarship is divided between an exploration of femininity as portrayed in action figures and an examination of the performative nature of Fundamentalist Christian Hell-Houses.  My research in this area is focused on interpreting how the controversial “haunted houses” are part of a deeply embedded religious tradition that has served as a foundational system of American values dating back to the formation of the United States.