INVITED TALKS

 

Emmanuel College

"The Culture of Memory: The Socio-Cultural Uses and Misuses of Memory."
Boston, MA. October 25, 2005.

 

 

Emmanuel College

"Smoke Signals."
Boston, MA. November 9, 2005.

 

 

University of South Dakota

"The Fellowship of Fires."

w/C. Swan, M. Contreras, K. Abourezk
Vermillion, SD. March 17, 1998.

 

 

JURIED/REFEREED SCHOLARLY CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

 

American Sociological Association

"An Empowerment Approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning."

ASA Virtual Mini-Conference, January 31, 2025.

 

 

*2020 - 2024 Conference and public speaking hiatus due to COVID-19 global pandemic

 

 

American Sociological Association

"Why Emerging States Win in the Face of Greater Powers: How Mongolia Gained Political Recognition From China Where Others Failed."
August 11, 2019, New York, NY.

 

 

Society for the Study of Social Problems

"Why Emerging States Win in the Face of Greater Powers: How Mongolia Gained Political Recognition From China Where Others Failed."
August 10, 2019, New York, NY.

 

 

Society for the Study of Social Problems

"Political Opportunities and the Quest for Recognition."
August 11, 2025, Philadelphia, PA.

 

 

Society for the Study of Social Problems

"The Role of Political Recognition." (w/ Sam Potter)
August 20, 2011, Las Vegas, NV.

 

 

American Sociological Association

"Law, Identity, and Power of Recognition: Domination and Resistance in Federal Acknowledgement."
August 17, 2010, Atlanta, GA.

 

 

Society for the Study of Social Problems

"Mobilization and the Power of Recognition."
August 13, 2010, Atlanta, GA.

 

 

American Sociological Association

"The Myth of Religious Freedom."
August 10, 2009, San Francisco, CA.

 

 

Society for the Study of Social Problems

"The Social Movement That Could Have Been."
August 7, 2009, San Francisco, CA.

 

 

American Sociological Association

"The Peace Corps and the American Empire."
August 11, 2007, New York, NY.

 

 

Eastern Psychological Association

"Perceptions of Sibling Abuse." (w/ K. Westmiller)
March 11, 2005, Boston, MA.

 

 

Eastern Psychological Association

"Implicit Theories of Wife Abuse." (w/ K. Rapoza and T. Zaveri)
April 15, 2004, Washington, DC.

 

 

University of South Dakota

"Reinventing the Social Conservation Psyche."
IdeaFest. April 19, 2002, Vermillion, SD.

 

 

University of South Dakota

"Unity Through Diversity: Native American Students and the Seventh Generation." (w/ C. Swan, M. Contreras, and K. Abourezk)
Idea Fest. April 17, 1998, Vermillion, SD.