Invited Talks

Below is a list of selected invited talks at national conferences, universities, professional organizations, and student success programs.

“Telling Stories and Testimonios for Community.” Public talk for Graduate Seminar (Ryan Skinell). Cross Cultural Center, San Jose State University, March 2,2023.

SJSU talk
2022 “’Who Discovered America’: Ozomatli, Mestiz@ rhetoric and Social Justice.” COLEGAS: California Community College Organizacion de Latina/o/x, Guidance, Empowerment and Advocacy Conference, Long Beach, Nov 2-4.

“Social Justice in Digital Writing.” Bread Loaf Teachers Network, Bread Loaf School of English, July 23, 2020


Commencement Address: Class of 2019. The Bread Loaf School of English, Santa Fe, NM. 29 July, 2019


“Plenary Panel: Celebrating 45 Years of ATTW: What Have We Learned, and How Might We Learn Further?” Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, Kansas City, KS, March, 2018.


2018 “Last Lecture Series: Lessons Learned as a Father and from my Father about Writing.” Associated Student Government, Santa Clara University, March 6.

2017 “Keynote: Decolonizing Digital Platforms.” Frontera Retórica Spring Symposium. University of Texas, El Paso, 21 April.


2016 “Dialogue on Research with Rachel Lee.” Faculty Symposium. The Bread Loaf School of English, Santa Fe, NM. 9 July.
2015 “Invited Workshop: Rhetorical Analysis as La Facultad.” Puente Program (Educational Outreach UC Berkeley). 25 Feb.

“Reflections on Latin@ Rhetoric.” This Rhetorical Life Podcast. Syracuse University. 9 May 2014. Invited Speaker