Invited Presentations
- Plenary Practitioner Roundtable: Looking to the Future.
BALEAP Conference, University of Leeds, UK. (April, 2019) - Invited Speaker: Tough Love or Safe Spaces? Approaching Academic Writing in the University Context.
Mount Saint Vincent University EAP PD Day, Halifax, Nova Scotia. (November, 2017) - Keynote Address: What to Correct? How to Correct? Why to Correct? Focus on Form with Multilingual Writers. AWELL Conference, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. (April 2016)
Selected Conference Presentations and Workshops (2014-present)
- Best Practices for Language in Internationalization
With CALDO and Language Canada. Columbian Association of Universities (ASCUN), Bogota, Colombia (April, 2019). - Problematizing Post-Enrollment Language Assessment in Canadian Higher Education
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Language Policy and Planning Conference, OISE University of Toronto, Ontario, (August, 2019) - The Interaction for Learning Framework: A Tool for Learning in Diverse Classrooms
Dalhousie Conference on University Teaching and Learning (May, 2019) - Exploring English Language Policy in Linguistically-Diverse Canadian Universities
BALEAP Conference, University of Leeds, UK (April, 2019); Multidisciplinary Approaches to Language Policy and Planning Conference, OISE University of Toronto, Ontario, (August, 2018); AAAL Conference, Atlanta, Georgia (MArch, 2019); TESL Nova Scotia Conference, (November, 2017); - L1 and L2 Approaches to Academic Writing at a Canadian University
Canadian Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Conference, (June, 2017); TESL Canada Conference, (June, 2017); Languages in the Canadian University Colloquium, Simon Fraser University/UBC, (May, 2017); IATEFL Glasgow, (April, 2017); UCL Institute of Education Doctoral School Conference, (June, 2016); UCL Institute of Education Applied Linguistics/TESOL Doctoral Seminar Series, (June, 2016) - Roundtable: Helping EAP Students Move from ‘Language Learners’ to ‘Language Users’
TESL Nova Scotia Conference, (May, 2017) - EAP Pathway Program Study and Academic Success at University
IATEFL Birmingham, (April 2016) - Beyond the 5-Paragraph Essay in EAP Writing
TESL Nova Scotia Conference, (November, 2015); TESL Canada Conference, (November, 2015); IATEFL Manchester, (April 2016) - Getting Discipline-specific in the General EAP Classroom
BALEAP Conference, (April 2016); TESL NS Spring Conference, (May, 2014); IATEFL Harrogate (April, 2014) - Why is English so Weird? Looking to History to Answer Tough Learner Questions. (Webinar) English Online, (March, 2015)
Talks and Workshops for the University Community
- Bibliographic Managers in English for Academic Purposes
Dalhousie University English for Academic Purposes Program. - Professional Development Workshop: Speaking About Science
Dalhousie University Medical School (NB), (June, 2019) - Written Communication for a Linguistically-Diverse Clientele
Dalhousie University Registrar’s Office, (December, 2018) - Linguistic Diversity at Dalhousie: Some Best Practices for Service
Dalhousie University Registrar’s Office, (September, 2017; January, 2016) - Teaching Writing in the Linguistically-Diverse Classroom
Dalhousie University Department of English, (September 2018, September, 2017); Dalhousie University Dept. of Psychology and Neuroscience, (September, 2017); Dalhousie University Centre for Learning and Teaching, (January, 2017) - Disciplinary Language and Writing Practice
Dalhousie University MBA International Induction Week, (June, 2014; June, 2017; June 2018; June 2019) - Working with ESL Writers in a Writing-Across-the Curriculum Context
Dalhousie University Faculty of Arts and Social Science, (September, 2016; September, 2015) - Teaching in English / Lecturing in English
Dalhousie University Teaching Assistant PD Day, (September, 2015; September, 2014); Dalhousie University Centre for Learning and Teaching, (January, 2015; March, 2014)
