Educator/Presenter: Conference, Workshop, and Retreats

Doctoral

o EDD901 Academic Writing & Leadership Theory

o EDD907 Identifying and Analyzing Organizational Issues

o (Co-taught) EDD908 Research Methodology and Problem Solving 

o (Co-taught) EDD920 Leadership Seminar: Ed.D. Capstone 1 

o (Co-taught) EDD921 Leadership Seminar: Ed.D. Capstone 2

Graduate

o 44:430 Adolescent Spirituality 

o 44:435 Becoming a Religious Educator  

o 44:300 Evangelization and Catechesis 

o 40:420 Introduction to Youth Ministry 

o TH101 Introduction to the Old Testament

o TH105 Introduction to the New Testament

o TH241 Introduction to the Catholic Liturgy

o TH302 Christian Marriage & Family 

o TH318 Faith & Justice  

o TH320 The Church

o THEO200 Ultimate Questions 

o Christian Scriptures

o Christology 

o The Church

o Hebrew Scriptures 

o Philosophy 

o Sacraments

o Statistics

2020 - Experience, the Art of Human Encounter: Eisner, Pedagogy, and a Response to Bullying [paper]. San Francisco, CA. adapted to virtual access due to COVID-19. http://tinyurl.com/ra7j74c 

2025 - Thomas Merton's novel My Argument with the Gestapo as an example of early North American magical realism: A confluence of surrealism and traumatic imagination [paper]. Philadelphia, PA.

2024 - Art as the voice of authentic human resistance in an era of algorithms: Revisiting Thomas Merton's Message to Poets and Answers on Art and Freedom [paper]. Atlanta, GA.

2022 - A nonviolent response to tragedy: Learning from the 16th Street Bombing through the lens of King and Merton [paper]. Birmingham, AL.

2023 - My Argument with the Gestapo: Exploring Merton’s traumatic and imaginative narrative through the lens of magical realism [paper]. St. Mary’s College Notre Dame, IN. 

2021 - Secret Path – Using poetry as a catalyst for reconciliation in response to national tragedy  [workshop]. Virtual.

2019 - No one is an island: Experiences of using themes from the writings of Thomas Merton as a response to adolescent bullying in a Catholic school [paper]. Santa Clara University, CA.

2018 - From heart to missionary zeal: Using language and lessons from athletics to aid adolescent catechesis in the New Evangelization [workshop]. Cincinnati, OH. co-presenter: A. Zoeller

2017 - Media literacy & Scriptural exegesis: Essential skills for 21st century religious educators [workshop]. St. Louis, MO. co-presenter: A. Zoeller

• A.I., Assessment, and Higher Education
• A.I., Education, and Philosophy
• Art as the Voice of Authentic Human Resistance in an Era of Technology
• Education through Experience: Understanding Human Encounter
• Ethical Research for Social Scientists
• Humanism and Learning Differences 
• Literature as a Catalyst for Reconciliation as a Response to National Tragedy
• Media Literacy for the 21st Century
• Philosophy of Education
• Storytelling through Original Musical Compositions

• Ethical Leadership
• Introduction to Leadership Theory
• Perspectives on Nonviolent Resistance
• Servant Leadership
• Systems Theory
• Tenets of Truth & Reconciliation Commissions (Canada; South Africa)

• Athletics and Spirituality
• Film and the Classroom
• Media Literacy
• Secret Path (Gord Downie & Jeff Lemire) in the Classroom
• Storytelling through Song and Music Videos

• The Arts and Catholic Education
• Autism and Catholic Schools
• Catholic Educators and the New Evangelization
• Christian Anthropology
• Christus Vivit: Pope Francis and Young People
• Church History: The Reformation to the Present
• The Constitutional Documents of Vatican II
• Encounter & Engagement: Relationship as the Heart of Catholic Education
• The Life of Rev. Augustus Tolton
• Living as a Missionary Disciples
• Marks and Models of the Church
• Pope Francis's American exemplars: Day, King, Lincoln, Merton
• Solidarity and Student Diversity 
• Technology and Catholic Education
• World Religions in the Catholic High School Curriculum

• The Canonization Process
• The Liturgical Year
• The Paschal Mystery
• The Sacraments of Initiation
• The Sacraments of Healing & Vocation
• The Spirituality of the Season of Advent
• The Spirituality of the Season of Lent

• Apocalyptic Literature
• The Golden Age of Israel
• The Gospels
• The Major Prophets
• Media Literacy & Scriptural Exegesis
• Messengers of Hope: The Accounts of Angels in Scripture
• Overview of the Torah
• Storytelling Techniques and Parables
• Violence in the Hebrew Scriptures
• Wisdom Literature and Traumatic Imagination 

• Introduction to Prayer
• Post-Pandemic Spirituality of Hope
• Spirituality of Forgiveness and Mercy
• Spirituality of the Catholic Liturgy
• Spirituality of the Sacraments of Initiation
• Spirituality of the Sacraments of Healing & Vocation
• Spirituality of Vatican II
• Spirituality in the Era of Technology

• Merton and Adolescent Spirituality
• Merton, Humanism, and A.I.
• Merton and the Arts
• Merton and the Blessed Mother
• Merton and Christian Leadership
• Merton and Civil Rights
• Merton and Creativity/Humor
• Merton and a Culture of Charity
• Merton and Education
• Merton and Latin American Authors (Magical Realism; Surreal Poetry)
• Merton and Peace/Non-violent Resistance
• Merton and Poets/Songwriters (Leonard Cohen; Gord Downie)
• Merton and Pope Francis