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KEYNOTE & PLENARY TALKS

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​Invited Keynote Guest Speaker (2023). Closing Keynote Talk on the Power of Stories in Culture Change, Santa Clara County Office of Gender-Based Violence 30th Domestic Violence Conference. 
 
Invited Plenary Speaker (2023). “Decolonizing, Redefining, and Reclaiming Individual Healing and Collective Care” [plenary presentation], Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) 2023 Advocates' Retreat & Conference Envisioning Peace: Expanding Access and Equity. 
 
Invited Keynote Speaker (2022). “Reclaiming Our Public Spaces: The Power of Storytelling in Culture Change and Ending Street and Sexual Harassment in Our Communities” [virtual keynote talk], Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCEDSV) State Conference. 

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Invited Keynote Speaker (2022). “Telling Our Own Story: Power of Storytelling for Prevention and Culture Change” [virtual presentation], Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP) Building Bridges State Conference. 
 
Invited Keynote Speaker (2020). “Empowering Youth & Building a Community Free of Violence Through Prevention Education” [virtual talk], YWCA, Silicon Valley, California.

PANELS & PODCASTS

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Invited Panels and Moderation

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Panelist (September 2023). “Engaging Boys and Men” [virtual panel], South Asian SOAR membership meeting. 

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Panelist (September 2023). “How to connect and educate around social justice issues” [virtual panel], PreventConnect/ VALOR. 

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Panelist (April 2023). “I Am Here- Sexual Violence across the gender spectrum” [virtual panel], for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), Trauma Informed LA.  

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Expert Panelist (October 2021). “Stories of Home: Empowering Immigrants through Digital Storytelling”, for Migrant Storytelling: Highlighting Voices from Around the World [virtual panel]. The University of the Philippines-CIFAL and UNITAR. 

 

Panel Moderator (April 2021). Centering Students in WLRC’s History of Care, Community, and Resistance, 30th Anniversary Celebration [virtual panel]. Women’s Leadership & Resource Center, The University of Illinois at Chicago. 

 

Alumni Panelist (November 2020). How to Navigate the Academic Job Market (During a Pandemic!) [virtual panel] Criminology, Law, and Justice, The University of Illinois at Chicago.  

 

Panel Moderator (August 2018), “The Rape of Recy Taylor”: Film Screening and Panel. National Sexual Assault Conference, Anaheim CA. 

 

Podcast Interviews

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Guest Speaker (June 2024). S5 Ep 14 - Meghna Bhat, South Asian Storyteller, Heartistry.

 

Guest Speaker (June 2024). Exploring Trauma-Informed & Ethical Storytelling with Dr. Meghna Bhat, Hearth 2 Heart hosted by Gayathri Shukla.

 

Guest Speaker (August 2023). Storytelling as a Podcasting Tool Parts I and II. Accidental Educator, Futures Without Violence.  

 

Guest Speaker (August 2023). The Power of Storytelling to Support Mental Health and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic. COVID-19 response podcast series, AAPCHO. 

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