A R E A S OF I N T E R E S T
ballet pedagogy + anatomy + cinema and popular culture +
creative practice + dance history + gender and power
Research and Presentations
2018 “Wonderwomen: Embodied Confidence in Popular Media”
Invited: The Arts in Society, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, BC
The role of physicality and mirror neurons in affecting confidence in women in personal practice and as observed in cinema
2017 “Embodied Learning and Active Inclusivity”
Invited: Our Work Now: The Critical Role of Graduate and Professional Students in Post-Election America,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Using Dewey and D’Houbler’s theories to see and engage diverse students
2016, 17 “Bellingham Repertory Dance: Educational Matinee”
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Lecturer and performer
2010 “Student/Faculty Panel in the Arts”
University of Washington, Seattle WA
Arts in the academic and research environment of a RI institution
2010 “Reliving Modern Dance in the Seattle and Global Communities”
Mary Gates Research Symposium, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Lecture/demonstration on the reconstruction of historical dance works
2010 “Body, Effort, Space: A Discussion of Melanie Bales’ Research”
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Lecture/demonstration on Laban/Bartenieff in the classroom