Speaking
teaching & presenting
Emily is a dynamic public speaker and has taught classes, workshops and seminars in fundraising, grant writing, fine arts integration into other subject areas, disability awareness, creative writing, acting, directing, stage make-up, voice, and movement.
Most recently, she has presented faculty grant writing workshops related to instructional technology projects for The University of Texas at Austin.
Between 2003 and 2006, she conducted numerous Professional Development Workshops in Start With The Arts for prekindergarten and K-3 teachers; and in-class Playwright Discovery workshops for middle and high school students, and presented at national conferences and institutes through VSA arts of Texas.
She has extensive experience teaching theater and creative writing in higher education as an Instructor, Specialist, and Guest Lecturer including Austin Community College, Lansing Community College, McNeese State University, and the University of Texas.
She is available for workshops, guest lectures and presentations on various topics related to technology, arts, education, program planning and grant development on a limited basis: e-mail for more information.
Presenting and Service Activities
Presenter, LAITS Faculty Workshops, UT Austin 2007-2009
Speaker, Texas Commission on the Arts, Connections Conference, 2006
"New Horizons in Inclusive, Arts-Based Education"
Speaker, Texas Commission on the Arts, Sunset Review Committee, 2006
Testimony on non-competitive grant awards
Panelist, Americans for the Arts National Conference, Austin, 2005
"Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grantees"
Guest Speaker, University of Texas at Austin, 2005
"Careers in the Arts"
Presenter, American Alliance for Theatre and Education, Chicago, 2005
"Representation of Disability in Dramatic Literature"
Presenter, VSA arts Institute, The Crossings, Austin, 2005
"Integration of Arts with Early Literacy Instruction"
Presenter, Texas Educational Theatre Association, Beaumont, 2004
"Playwrights Discovery Workshop"
Presenter, VSA arts Arts in Learning Conference, Washington DC, 2004
"Models of Positive Critical Response for Student Artists"
Panelist, Texas Commission on the Arts, 2004
"Funding Strategies for Arts Education"
Panelist, Texas Commission on the Arts, 2004
Competitive Arts Education Grant Reviewer
Reviewer, Texas Parent Teacher Association, 2003
Reflections Competition in Literature and Music Composition
Planning Committee, Greenlights for Non Profits Crossroads Conference, 2003
Selection of Keynote and Town Meeting Speaker
Guest Speaker, University of Texas at Austin, 2001
"Choreography of Playwriting"
Guest Speaker, University of Texas at Austin, 2000
"Basics of Funding for the Performing Arts"
Guest Speaker, McNesse State University, 1998
"Playwriting from History and Current Events"
Presenter, Texas Educational Theatre Association, Houston, 1996
"Teaching Young Playwrights”
Appointed Teaching Experience
Adjunct Faculty, Austin Community College, Screenwriting, 1999
Specialist, University of Texas at Austin, Advanced Playwriting, 1995 - 1998
Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin, Acting, 1993 - 1994
Instructor, Lansing Community College, Directing, 1990 - 1991
Assistant Instructor, Lansing Community College, Shakespeare, 1985 - 1988
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