Presenter on roundtable discussion at the Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, November 2009, Chicago, IL. People, Our Problem, Our National Identity, and the Rhetoric of “‘Our Solution’: Race, Individualism in African American HIV/AIDS Paper presented at the Narratives.” Annual Convention of the Western States Communication Association, February 2009, Mesa, AZ.* to Dust you Shall Return: Authenticity and Blackness in the for “And NAACP’s Funeral the Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the National ‘N-word.’” Communication Association, November 2008, San Diego, CA.* the Mystery Alive: Exotic and Divine Discourses in the “Keeping “I AM AFRICAN” Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the National Campaign.” Communication Association, November 2008, San Diego, CA.* Rhetorics of Fetish in the Fat Acceptance Paper presented at “Fully Cloaked: Movement.” the Bi-Annual Convention of the Rhetoric Society of America, May 2008, Seattle, WA.* The Fat Acceptance Movement and Embodied Closets of “Closely Closeted?: Power.” Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, November 2007, Chicago, IL.* Male Bodies and Co-Authored with Ryan Hubbell. Paper “Feminist Dudes: Masculinities.” presented at the Annual Body Pride Convention at Arizona State University, November 2006, Tempe, AZ. AWARDS & HONORS 2015 Top Paper Rhetoric & Public Address Division, Southern States Communication – Association 2014 Top Paper Gender Studies Division, Southern States Communication Association – 2014 Runner up, Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award Critical and Cultural Studies – Division, National Communication Association 2011 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award - Department of Communication Studies, The University of Texas at Austin 2010 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award - Department of Communication Studies, The University of Texas at Austin 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Academic Achievement Award - Department of Communication Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
Presenter on roundtable discussion at the Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, November 2009, Chicago, IL. “‘Our People, Our Problem, Our Solution’: Race, National Identity, and the Rhetoric of Individualism in African American HIV/AIDS Narratives.” Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Western States Communication Association, February 2009, Mesa, AZ.* “And to Dust you Shall Return: Authenticity and Blackness in the NAACP’s Funeral for the ‘N-word.’” Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, November 2008, San Diego, CA.* “Keeping the Mystery Alive: Exotic and Divine Discourses in the “I AM AFRICAN” Campaign.” Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, November 2008, San Diego, CA.* “Fully Cloaked: Rhetorics of Fetish in the Fat Acceptance Movement.” Paper presented at the Bi-Annual Convention of the Rhetoric Society of America, May 2008, Seattle, WA.* “Closely Closeted?: The Fat Acceptance Movement and Embodied Closets of Power.” Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the National Communication Association, November 2007, Chicago, IL.* “Feminist Dudes: Male Bodies and Masculinities.” Co-Authored with Ryan Hubbell. Paper presented at the Annual Body Pride Convention at Arizona State University, November 2006, Tempe, AZ. AWARDS & HONORS 2015 Top Paper – Rhetoric & Public Address Division, Southern States Communication Association 2014 Top Paper – Gender Studies Division, Southern States Communication Association 2014 Runner up, Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award – Critical and Cultural Studies Division, National Communication Association 2011 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award - Department of Communication Studies, The University of Texas at Austin 2010 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award - Department of Communication Studies, The University of Texas at Austin 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Academic Achievement Award - Department of Communication Studies, The University of Texas at Austin