Speaking Engagements
Inclusive Organizations
How to build workplaces where people can do their best work — from leadership practice, communication and unconscious bias to accountability — and how that work has evolved through recent cultural and political disruption.
Culture and Belonging: Meeting the MomentAdvancing Women in Nashville (AWIN) Annual Conference · 2025
Leading through DisruptionSoutheastern Leadership Conference · 2025
Inclusive Organizations and CulturesBISA-Bank Insurance & Securities Association · 2025
Evolution of DEI & Effective DEI StrategySoutheastern Diversity & Leadership Conference · 2024
Multi-Generational Leadership PanelAdvancing Women in Nashville (AWIN) Annual Summit · 2024
Inclusion and Resilience in Today's OrganizationsTennessee Consortium for International Studies · 2023
Importance of DEI in OrganizationsSpring Hill Chamber of Commerce – Climb · 2023
DEI in OrganizationsVanderbilt MBA Program · 2023
Best Practices for DEI in OrganizationsNashville Score · 2022
DEI in OrganizationsWGNS Radio · 2022
Implementing DEI in Higher EducationWomen in Higher Education in Tennessee · 2022
Implementing an Effective DEI StrategyAssociation of Energy Services Professionals Annual Conference · 2022
Plenary: The Future of Work – Insights from the Private SectorConsortium of University Public Service Organizations (CUPSO) · 2022
How to Become an Employer of ChoicePowderKeg Unvalley · 2022
Black in Corporate AmericaTransformation Life Center · 2022
Measuring the True Impact of DEIInc. Magazine | Inc. 5000 Conference · 2021
The Why of DEI Work in Organizations and Best Practices for Building an Impactful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion InitiativeTN Conference on Volunterism and Service Learning · 2021
DEI in MarketingHillsboro High School · 2021
Hacking Implicit BiasHacking HR Nashville Chapter · 2020
Sickle Cell Disease: It's (NOT) Just a Black ThingBreaking the Sickle Cell Cycle · 2020
Diversity and Inclusion in the Public SectorMunicipal Technical Advisory Service Conference · 2019
Do's & Don'ts of Diversity & Inclusion TrainingTN Diversity Consortium (TDC) · 2019
Diversity & Inclusion in the Nashville WorkforceNashville Technology Council · 2018
Diversity & Inclusion in Nashville TechNashville Technology Council · 2018
Diversity & Inclusion in the Tech IndustryWomen in Technology in Tennessee · 2018
Exploring Diversity and Inclusion in the Tech Industry: Bridging the Workforce DivideMTSU LGBT+ Conference · 2018
The State of Diversity & Inclusion in NashvilleAmerican Public Library Association · 2018
Women in Leadership
The systemic and economic realities women face at work, examined through a sociological lens on representation, pay equity, and power.
Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Women and MinoritiesInternational Women's Day Nashville · 2021
A Seat at the Table: Women in the WorkforceJumpCon Sales Conference · 2019
Women in Leadership: Bridging the DivideAdvancing Women in Nashville (AWIN) · 2019
Diversity and Inclusion in the Nashville Construction IndustryNashville Association for Women in Construction · 2019
Economic, Poverty, Policy
How policy, wage structures, and labor markets shape pay equity, poverty, and access to opportunity — at home and globally.
Navigating Diversity and Inclusion Challenges in the Current Political ClimateTCPRA Conference · 2023
Income Inequality and Poverty in the United States and ChinaTennessee State University · 2009
Politics and Perceptions in a Traditionalistic StateTennessee State University · 2008
Cultural Competency
Navigating difference with humility, intelligence, and curiosity — drawing on work in India, Haiti, and South Africa and research on race, identity, and globalization.
Under One Umbrella: United in International Education | Inclusion and Resilience in Today’s OrganizationsTNCIS · 2023
Culturally Competent and Inclusive OrganizationsUniversity of Wollongong, Dubai, Dr. Mustafa's Class · 2021
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Study AbroadTNCIS · 2020
Using the Sociological Perspective: Fostering Cultural Competency in Today's Study Abroad Students12th Annual TnCIS Conference on International Education · 2018