Presentations

I have presented on a number of topics related to technology, design, and web development.

  • "Using Layout Builder: Practical Advice from the Field." Panel facilitator with speakers Monica "Nikki" Flores, Rick Hawkins, Andrew Morton. DrupalCon. Portland, OR. May 2024. Session recording. Slides.
  • "Tips for an Accessibility Tune-up." Seattle Drupal Users Group. Seattle, Washington. January 2024.
  • "Get going with Google Analytics 4." DrupalCon. Pittsburgh, PA. June 2023. Session recording. Slides.
  • "What is technical strategy and why do you need it?" Co-presented with Dave Hansen-Lange. DrupalCon. Portland, Oregon. April 2022. Session recording.
  • "Preview: What is technical strategy and why do you need it? Seattle Drupal Users Group. Seattle, Washington. March 2022.
  • "Upgrading from Drupal 7 to 9: A Live Demo." UW Drupal Group. University of Washington, Seattle. August 2021.
  • "Replacing Non-Inclusive Language in Custom Code." Seattle Drupal Users Group. Seattle, Washington. June 2021.
  • "School of Drama Redesign: Process, Challenges, Successes." UW Drupal Group. University of Washington, Seattle. January 2020.
  • "Shibboleth and Drupal." UW Drupal Group. University of Washington, Seattle. December 2017.
  • "UW Marketo Module." UW Drupal Group.  University of Washington, Seattle. October 2017.
  • CMS Panel Participant. UW Web Council. University of Washington, Seattle. March 2017.
  • "Object-Oriented UX." UW Drupal Group.  University of Washington, Seattle. March 2016.
  • "Improving Performance and Security with Site Audit." UW Drupal Group. University of Washington, Seattle. October 2015.
  • "State of Drupal at UW." UW Web Council. University of Washington, Seattle. September 2015.
  • "DrupalCon LA Highlights." UW Drupal Group.  University of Washington, Seattle. June 2015.
  • "Arts & Sciences Web Services on AWS." UW College of Arts & Sciences Tech Staff. University of Washington, Seattle. December 2014.
  • "College of Arts & Sciences Department Web Framework." Co-presented with Shane Fricks and Morgen Nilsson. UW Web Council. University of Washington, Seattle. August 2014.
  • "Hosting Drupal on Amazon Web Services (AWS)." UW Drupal Group. University of Washington, Seattle. May 2014.
  • "Using the Menu Block Module." UW Drupal Group.  University of Washington, Seattle. April 2013.
  • "Tips and Tools for Creating Accessible Color Schemes." Co-presented with Jennifer Dillon. Campus Web Publishers Meeting. UCLA.Los Angeles, California. April 2011.
  • "Upgrading a Plone 3 Theme for Plone 4: Beyond the Basics." World Plone Day. UCLA. Los Angeles, California. April 2011. Slides.
  • "Designing Accessible Drupal Themes." Drupal Camp LA. UC Irvine. Irvine, California. August 2010. Slides.
  • "Quick and Easy Rounded Corners." Los Angeles Plone Users Group. UCLA. Los Angeles, California. July 2010.
  • "Leveraging Plone for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)." World Plone Day. UCLA. Los Angeles, California. April 2010. Slides.
  • "Demonstration of WebAIM's WAVE Toolbar (for Accessibility Evaluations)." Co-presented with Patrick Burke. Campus Web Publishers Meeting. UCLA. Los Angeles, California. April 2010.
  • "Media Analysis for the Masses: Capturing and Indexing Broadcast Television." Academic Technology Collaboration Center. University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon. August 2009.
  • "What Is Genre?." Co-presented with Brent Alan James. New Media Colloquium Public Presentation. UCLA. Los Angeles, California. May 2006.
  • "Turnitin.com: Using Technology to Uphold Academic Integrity." Center for Digital Humanities Faculty Workshop. UCLA. Los Angeles, California. June and September 2005.