Upcoming
*February 22, 2024, "Encouraging Participation and Learner Investment: Translanguaging in the Language Classroom," Keynote to be given at the Mandarin Language Assistant Orientation, Confucius Institute, Wellington, New Zealand
*April 20-21, 2024, "Creating a Safe Space for Storytelling: Mixed Methods in Collaborative Ethnography," Presentation to be given at the CLESOL 2024 conference, Wellington, New Zealand
*June 24-27, 2024, "Translanguaging as Support for Addressing Language Trauma in Indigenous Spaces," Presentation to be given (with Dr. Vincent Olsen-Reeder, Shanara Wallace, and Prof. Mary Bucholtz) on the panel Languages in Contexts of Conflict and Marginalisation, at the 25th Sociolinguistic Symposium, Perth, Australia
*June 24-27, 2024, "Embodied Language, Experience, and Ideologies: War-Displaced Ukrainians in New Zealand," Presentation to be given (with Oleksii Stepura, Assoc. Prof. Maja Krtalic, and Prof. Sara Kindon) on the panel Languages in Contexts of Conflict and Marginalisation, at the 25th Sociolinguistic Symposium, Perth, Australia
*June 24-27, 2024, "Negotiating Language Ideologies and a Place to Belong as Humanitarian Migrants in the Diaspora," Presentation to be given (with Oleksii Stepura, Assoc. Prof. Maja Krtalic, and Prof. Sara Kindon) on the panel Changing Language Practices in Wartime Ukraine and Beyond, at the 25th Sociolinguistic Symposium, Perth, Australia
*June 24-27, 2024, "Positive Identity Practices in Heritage Language Learning through Flexible Multilingual Approaches," Presentation to be given on the panel Mobilizing Multilingual Identities in Language Policy, Teaching, and Learning, at the 25th Sociolinguistic Symposium, Perth, Australia
*April 20-21, 2024, "Creating a Safe Space for Storytelling: Mixed Methods in Collaborative Ethnography," Presentation to be given at the CLESOL 2024 conference, Wellington, New Zealand
*June 24-27, 2024, "Translanguaging as Support for Addressing Language Trauma in Indigenous Spaces," Presentation to be given (with Dr. Vincent Olsen-Reeder, Shanara Wallace, and Prof. Mary Bucholtz) on the panel Languages in Contexts of Conflict and Marginalisation, at the 25th Sociolinguistic Symposium, Perth, Australia
*June 24-27, 2024, "Embodied Language, Experience, and Ideologies: War-Displaced Ukrainians in New Zealand," Presentation to be given (with Oleksii Stepura, Assoc. Prof. Maja Krtalic, and Prof. Sara Kindon) on the panel Languages in Contexts of Conflict and Marginalisation, at the 25th Sociolinguistic Symposium, Perth, Australia
*June 24-27, 2024, "Negotiating Language Ideologies and a Place to Belong as Humanitarian Migrants in the Diaspora," Presentation to be given (with Oleksii Stepura, Assoc. Prof. Maja Krtalic, and Prof. Sara Kindon) on the panel Changing Language Practices in Wartime Ukraine and Beyond, at the 25th Sociolinguistic Symposium, Perth, Australia
*June 24-27, 2024, "Positive Identity Practices in Heritage Language Learning through Flexible Multilingual Approaches," Presentation to be given on the panel Mobilizing Multilingual Identities in Language Policy, Teaching, and Learning, at the 25th Sociolinguistic Symposium, Perth, Australia
Selected Recent Talks
2023
*November 16, 2023, "Creating Pedagogical Resources Based on Translanguaging Practices in Samoa and Aotearoa New Zealand," Presentation given (with Dr. Honiara Salanoa) at the 51st Annual Conference Oceania Comparative & International Education Society (OCIES), National University of Samoa
*November 9, 2023, Invited Education Sector Representative, "Gone by Lunchtime" AI Event hosted by CreativeHQ, Wellington, New Zealand
*October 25, 2023, "Understanding Forensic Linguistics," Invited presentation given at the Joining the Dots seminar series, Evidence Based Policing Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
*October 6, 2023, "Where is Home? War-displaced Ukrainians in New Zealand," Presentation given at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies seminar series, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*September 7, 2023, "Ukrainian National Identity and Chronotopic Memory on Display in Maidan Nezalezhnosti," Presentation given on the panel War-Torn Landscapes: Contested Memories and Utopian Futures in Ukraine at the 14th Linguistic Landscape conference, Madrid, Spain
*July 3, 2023, Presentation given on the panel, Research Collaboration, at the Wellington Research Bazaar (ResBaz), Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*June 26, 2023, "Aspirational Family Language Policy and Diasporic Realities: Ukrainians in New Zealand during the Past Decade," Presentation given on the panel, Heritage Language Maintenance in Transnational Families in the 21st Century: Complexity and Globalization, at the International Symposium of Bilingualism (ISB) 14, Sydney, Australia
*May 4, 2023, "Ukrainians in the Diaspora: A longitudinal study of aspirational family language policy," Invited presentation given in the Linguistics Colloquium Series, University of California Santa Barbara, United States
*March 16, 2023, "Minority Language Speakers in the Legal System," Invited talk given for the Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States
*February 22, 2023, "Scholars and Migrants Working Together: Activism across Borders," Invited talk (with Gerarado Mazzaferro) given in the series Humanities Responses to Forced Migration, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States
*February 16, 2023, "Language Ideologies, Practices, and Politics amongst New Zealand's Ukrainian Diaspora," Invited presentation given in the Second Language Studies Program Brown Bag Series, University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States
2022
*November 26, 2022, "Taking a Socially Responsive Approach to Creating Translingual Picturebooks," Presentation (with Vini Olsen-Reeder) given on the panel, Picturebooks as Teaching Tools in Supporting Indigenous Language Teaching and Learning, at ALANZ 2022, Wellington, New Zealand
*November 18, 2022, "Translanguaging for Inclusive Teaching in the Classroom," Invited keynote presentation given at NATESOL, Nelson, New Zealand
*July 14, 2022, "Renegotiating Family Language Policies in the Diaspora during a Time of War," Presentation given on the panel, Entangled Language Ideologies, Multilingualism, and Language Policy in Transnational/Ethnic Minority Families, at Sociolinguistics Symposium 24, Ghent, Belgium
*April 18, 2022, "Language Policy and Planning in Aotearoa New Zealand," Invited talk given to Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
*March 15, 2022, "Translanguaging to Empower: Benefits of Including Diverse Multilingual Repertoires in the Classroom," Keynote address given at the 56th RELC International Conference, Singapore
*3 February 2022, "Being and Belonging: Ukrainians in the diaspora during the past decade," Presentation given at 'Independence. Archive. Prognosis. Ukraine in 1991-2021 and Beyond' Conference of the Ukrainian Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand, University of Melbourne, Australia
2021
*December 14, 2021, "Teacher Awareness of Translanguaging: A Multiple Case Study from Aotearoa New Zealand," Presentation (with Apsara Wimalasiri) given at the Multilingualism Research Centre's 2021 Online International Conference 'The Value of Languages in a Multicultural World', Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
*November 27, 2021, "Translanguaging in Support of New Speakers, Heritage Speakers, and Language Reclamation," Presentation given at the Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand (ALANZ) Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand
*November 23, 2021, "Uncovering Deception: A forensic linguistics approach," Invited lecture given for the Spotlight Lecture Series, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*November 11, 2021, "Linguistic Reflection Drawings as an Imaginative Space for Expressing Belonging," Presentation (with Mohammed Nofal) given at the Multilingual Children and their Imaginative Worlds Symposium, Multiling - University of Oslo, Norway
*October 9, 2021, "Pedagogical Translanguaging for Language(s) Education," Presentation given at the 17th National CLESOL Conference, Auckland, New Zealand
*October 9, 2021, Invited speaker for the featured panel discussion "Maintenance of Languages," held at the 17th National CLESOL Conference, Auckland, New Zealand
*July 11, 2021, "Teaching to Empower: Translanguaging in the Language Classroom," Keynote address given at the New Zealand Association of Language Teacher (NZALT) Biennial Conference, Wellington, New Zealand
*July 11, 2021, "Workshop: Designing Translingual Teaching Materials," Workshop given at the New Zealand Association of Language Teacher (NZALT) Biennial Conference, Wellington, New Zealand
*June 17, 2021, "Using Other Languages in the English Classroom? Bringing 'Translanguaging' into the Conversation," Keynote address given at the Wellington Association of TESOL (WATESOL) Annual Conference, Wellington, New Zealand
*May 5, 2021, "What Gets Remembered and Why it Matters," Invited talk hosted by the NZ Institute of Directors, Auckland, New Zealand
*January 18, 2021, "Multimodal Translanguaging in the Linguistic Landscape: In Support of Language Reclamation and Maintenance," Invited talk hosted by LoCALL (Local Linguistic Landscapes for Global Language Education in the School Context), Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020
*December 9, 2020, "Mobility, Time, and Temporality within the Tongan Diasporic Community," Talanoa session (with David Fa'avae, William Allen, and Magdalena Arias Cubas), OCIES (Oceania Comparative and International Education Society) Virtual Conference
*November 30, 2020, "Marsden Fast-Start Grants," Invited talk at the Marsden Tips and Tricks Workshop hosted by the Research Office at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*November 12, 2020, "Translanguaging Aotearoa - A New Approach to Materials for Language Learning," Seminar hosted by Wellington UniVentures at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*October 22, 2020, "Aligning Translanguaging with Language Reclamation Efforts," Invited seminar given at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Department of Second Language Studies Brown Bag Lecture Series, Hawai'i, United States
*July 24, 2020, "Socially Responsive Translanguaging in Support of Language Reclamation," Seminar given at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*February 11, 2020, "Qualitative Methods in Postgraduate Research," Invited talk given to the Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Research Group, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
2019
*December 4, 2019, "Utilising the chronotope to make sense of friends becoming enemies during the Ukrainian war," Paper presented at the 7th New Zealand Discourse Conference (NZDC7), Massey University, New Zealand
*November 28, 2019, "Fostering Translanguaging Practices through Routines in Puna Reo," presented (with Vini Olsen-Reeder, Madeline Ash, Russell Pine, and Cereace Wallace) at the New Zealand Linguistics Society Conference, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
*November 11-13, 2019, New Zealand Delegate for the Early Career Researchers Knowledge Frontiers Forum, Hosted by The British Academy and The Australian Academy of the Humanities, Participation co-sponsored by The Royal Society of New Zealand, Brisbane, Australia
*September 19, 2019, "Language Teaching to Support Students from Different Backgrounds, "Invited guest lecture for Khebrat Saudi Arabia Programme, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*June 28, 2019, "Creating translingual materials for Māori and Samoan communities," Paper presented (with Vini Olsen-Reeder) at the Translanguaging Aotearoa Symposium "Embracing Multilingualism across Educational Contexts," Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*May 2, 2019, "Language Planning for Students from Different Backgrounds," Invited guest lecture for English Language Training for Officials (ELTO) Intake 50, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*April 15, 2019, "Community Informed Research Practices in Investigating Translanguaging," Paper presented on the panel, Bringing Together Diversified Methodological Perspectives in Working with Multilingual Communities, at iMean 6, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*April 15, 2019, Colloquium organiser - "Bringing Together Diversified Methodological Perspectives in Working with Multilingual Communities," Interactional and Meaning (iMean) 6, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*April 7, 2019, "Translanguaging: A Survey of China and New Zealand," Paper presented (with Zhongfeng Tian) on the panel, (Re)theorizing Translanguaging from Non-Anglo Contexts/Perspectives, at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada
*March 27, 2019, "Translanguaging in Education," Invited seminar for EAL Teacher Cluster Group, Wellington, New Zealand
*February 22, 2019, "Investigations with Forensic Linguistics," Invited seminar given at University of Waikato, New Zealand
*February 2, 2019, "Forensic Linguistics in New Zealand," Invited lecture given at Quest University, Canada
2018
*November 24, 2018, "Holodomor: Ukrainian Famine," Invited seminar given (with Tatyana Sanders and Jeffrey Sanders) at Palmerston North Library, Wellington
*November 10, 2018, "Fluid Multilingualism in Education," Workshop led (with Vini Olsen-Reeder) at Te Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*September 12, 2018, "Forensic Linguistics: Language and Memory," Invited seminar presented at the Psychology Postgraduate Seminar Series, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*July 14, 2018, "Renegotiating Identities in Ukrainian Diaspora Communities," Paper presented at the conference Ukraine and the World: Culture, Politics, Society, Monash University, Australia
*July 13, 2018, "Translanguaging in New Zealand Māori and Samoan Early Childhood Education Centres," Seminar and Master Class given at Monash University, Australia
*June 30, 2018, "Evidence of Exceeding Language Policy Expectations: Translanguaging in the Linguistic Landscape of a Samoan ECE, " Paper presented (with Feaua'i Amosa Burgess and Sadie Fiti) on the panel, Exploring Education in and through Linguistic Landscapes, at the 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 30, 2018, "Holistic Pedagogical Translanguaging Theory: Multi-disciplinary, Transculturacion, Dynamic Languaging in Education," Paper presented (with Madeline Ash) on the panel, Non-Western Approaches to and Views on Translanguaging in Multilingual Education, at the 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 28, 2018, "Translanguaging: A Survey of China, the US, and New Zealand," Paper presented (with Zhongfeng Tian) on the panel, Non-Western Approaches to and Views on Translanguaging in Multilingual Education, at the 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 28, 2018, "Translanguaging in Space and Place: A Pasifika Perspective," Paper presented (with Leitu Paongo-Parsons, Milka Otieno, Fabiefara Filo, and Honiara Salanoa) on the panel, Non-Western Approaches to and Views on Translanguaging in Multilingual Education, at the 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 28, 2018, "He Puna Reo: Embracing New Zealand's Linguistic Diversity," Paper presented (with Vincent Olsen-Reeder, Te Owaimotu Crawford, Russel Pine, and Madeline Ash) on the panel, Non-Western Approaches to and Views on Translanguaging in Multilingual Education, at the 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 28, 2018, Panel Co-organizer (with Zhongfeng Tian) - "Non-Western Approaches to and Views on Translanguaging in Multilingual Education," 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 27, 2018, "Joining Forces: Translanguaging and TBLT," Paper presented (with Jonathan Newton and Madeline Ash), at the 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 6, 2018, "Translanguaging in New Zealand Pasifika and Māori Early Childhood Education Centres," Invited talk presented (with Vini Olsen-Reeder, Te Owaimotu Crawford, Cereace Wallace, Madeline Ash, Honiara Salanoa and Leitumalo Parsons) to the Ministry of Education, Wellington, New Zealand
2017
*December 1, 2017, "Linguistic Landscapes in Ukraine and Poland," Invited talk given at Київський національний лінгвістичний університет (Kyiv National Linguistic University), Ukraine
*November 27-29, 2017, "Translanguaging in Task-Based Language Learning," Paper presented (with Jonathan Newton and Madeline Ash) at the 21st ALANZ/ALAA/ALTAANZ Conference, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
*November 25, 2017, "Negotiating Investment in the Diaspora During a Time of War", Paper presented at the conference Redefining Australia and New Zealand: Historical Heritage and Contemporary Perspectives in Language, Culture and Literature, University of Opole, Poland
*November 23-24, 2017, "The Role of Distance: Speakers' Perceptions and Attitudes in Discussions of Political Conflict", Paper presented (with Natalia Beliaeva) at the Linguistics Society of New Zealand (LSNZ) Conference, University of Auckland, New Zealand
*November 19, 2017, "Heritage Language Policies in New Zealand," Invited talk given at the Instytut Komunikacji Specjalistycznej i Interkulturowej, University of Warsaw, Poland
*November 19, 2017, "Linguistic Landscapes in Poland," Workshop given at the Instytut Komunikacji Specjalistycznej i Interkulturowej, University of Warsaw, Poland
*November 1, 2017, "Language and Memory in Forensic Linguistics," Invited talk given to the postgraduate Forensic Linguistics seminar course at Georgetown University, Washington, DC
*June 14, 2017, "An Alternative Perspective to Minority Language Terminology," Paper presented (with Arianna Berardi-Wiltshire) on the panel, What's in a Name? Making Sense of the Plethora of Terms for Referring to Bilingual Speakers and their Languages, at the 11th International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB11), University of Limerick, Ireland
*June 13, 2017, "The Role of the Linguistic Landscape in Facilitating New Speakers' Translanguaging Practices," Paper presented on the panel, Exit Through the Language Classroom: LL and the Multilingual New Speaker, at the 11th International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB11), University of Limerick, Ireland
*April 21, 2017, "Translanguaging in Task-Based Learning," Paper presented (with Jonathan Newton) at the 7th International TBLT Conference, Barcelona, Spain
*February 15, 2017, "Developments and Challenges of Heritage Language Policy in New Zealand," Invited talk given at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Wellington, New Zealand
2016
*December 12, 2016, "Effects of Politics on Intergenerational Language Transmission," Paper presented at the 2nd Intergenerational Transmission of Minority Languages Symposium, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
*November 21, 2016, "'People Just Mostly Live Their Daily Lives': Negotiating Identity, Loyalty, and Belonging from Within the Diaspora," Paper presented at the Linguistics Society of New Zealand (LSNZ) Conference, Massey University, New Zealand
*November 19, 2016, "Developments and Challenges in Heritage Language Policy in New Zealand: Three Case Studies," Paper presented (with Vini Olsen-Reeder) at the 20th ALANZ (Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand) Symposium, Massey University, New Zealand
*November 9, 2016, "The Power of Language: Reading and Responding to Positioning in Discourse," Invited seminar given to the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
*October 28, 2016, "Post-Maidan Language Politics in Ukrainian Diaspora Communities," Paper presented at the Language and Culture in Post-Maidan Ukraine: Transformations at Work conference, University of Alberta, Canada
*July 11, 2016, "Linguistic Landscapes and Translanguaging in the Foreign Language Classroom," Invited speaker at the New Zealand Association of Language Teachers (NZALT) National Conference, Nelson, New Zealand
*June 17, 2016, "He Reo for Our Future: The Impact of Teacher Attitudes on Te Reo Māori in the Classroom", Paper presented (with Sophie Barr) at the 21st Sociolinguistics Symposium, University of Murcia, Spain
*June 17, 2016, "Parental Attitudes towards Heritage Language Literacy," Paper presented (with Khadij Gharibi) at the 21st Sociolinguistics Symposium, University of Murcia, Spain
*June 16, 2016, "Complexities of Identity Negotiation and Investment for the Ukrainian Diaspora during a Time of War," Paper presented on the panel, Negotiating Access to Multiple Identities in Transnational Spaces, at the 21st Sociolinguistics Symposium, University of Murcia, Spain
*June 16, 2016, Panel Organizer - "Negotiating Access to Multiple Identities in Transnational Spaces," 21st Sociolinguistics Symposium, University of Murcia, Spain
*March 15, 2016, "Changes in Grammatical Gender: The Importance of Bottom-Up Practices," Invited speaker at the Fiat Lux Seminar Series, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
2015
*December 11, 2015, "Heritage Language Education in New Zealand - Focus on Pasifika," Invited speaker at the Intergenerational Transmission of Minority Languages Symposium, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
*December 2, 2015, "Teaching to Students' Actual Needs," Workshop presented at a special session hosted by the Community Language Association of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
*November 29, 2015, "New Directions in Language Teaching: Using Linguistic Landscapes and Multilingualism," Plenary speaker address at NZALT LangSem, Wellington, New Zealand
*November 24, 2015, "Investment in Translanguaging and the Social, Educational, and Linguistic Outcomes," Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity (LED), Auckland, New Zealand
*July 27, 2015, "Language and Identity," Workshop presented at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*July 23, 2015, "An Introduction to NVivo," Workshop presented to Information Technology Services, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*June 12, 2015, "New Zealand Heritage Language Policy and Recent Developments," Talk presented at the National Heritage Language Resource Center, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA NHLRC)
*June 10 2015, "Investigating Sociolinguistically Meaningful Variables During a Time of Conflict," Talk presented at the Language Variation and Change Research Group, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
*May 27, 2015, "Negotiating Conflicting Ideologies: Sociolinguistic Identity in the Ukrainian War," Paper presented on the panel, Living on the Border between Conflicting Communities of Practice, at the International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLaVE 8), Universität Leipzig, Germany
*May 27, 2015, Panel Organizer - "Living on the Border between Conflicting Communities of Practice," International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLaVE 8), Universität Leipzig, Germany
*May 1, 2015, "Being Ukrainian in New Zealand," Seminar given at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*March 27, 2015, "Heritage Language Acquisition, Maintenance, and Education," Invited Speaker at the Lining Up Language: Navigating Government Policy conference, Wellington, New Zealand
2014
*November 26, 2014, "Embracing the Observer's Paradox through Technological Innovations," Paper presented at the 2014 Contemporary Ethnography Across the Disciplines (CEAD) Hui, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
*November 25, 2014, "Uncovering Regional Language Ideologies and Topic-Based Variation in Speech," Paper presented at the 2014 Language & Society Conference, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
*September 13, 2014, "On the Border of Ukrainisation and Russification: Young Adults in Contemporary Ukraine," Paper presented at the Ukraine: Historica Legacies Conference,Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*August 15, 2014, "Developing and Maintaining Heritage Language Speaker Identity through Discursive Positioning," Paper presented at the 17th World Congress of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Brisbane, Australia
*July 12, 2014, "Positive and Negative Identity Practices in Heritage Language Maintenance," Paper to presented at the 14th National Conference for Community Languages and ESOL (CLESOL), Wellington, New Zealand
*June 6, 2014, "Language Socialisation and Discursive Positioning: Sociolinguistic Influence on Multilingual Identity," Seminar given at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*May 26, 2014, "Tools for Qualitative Linguistic Analysis: NVivo," Workshop presented at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*May 22, 2014, "The Value of Retaining Heritage/Community Languages," Workshop presented at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*April 27, 2014, "Teaching Methodologies - Focus on Age 10 and Younger," Workshop presented at a special session hosted by the Community Language Association of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
*March 7, 2014, "Talking through Pictures: Looking Closer at Young Heritage Language Speakers' Agency, Self-positioning, and Multilingual Identity Development," Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages, Los Angeles, California
2013
*November 24, 2013, "Prosodic Style Matching and Linguistic Identity Portraits in the Heritage Language Classroom," Paper presented on the panel, Multilingualism and Multimodal Interaction, at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), Chicago, Illinois
*January 6, 2013, "Examining the Linguistic Landscape of Occupy," Paper presented on the Division of Language and Society's panel, Languages of the Occupy Movement, at the Modern Language Association (MLA) Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts
*November 16, 2023, "Creating Pedagogical Resources Based on Translanguaging Practices in Samoa and Aotearoa New Zealand," Presentation given (with Dr. Honiara Salanoa) at the 51st Annual Conference Oceania Comparative & International Education Society (OCIES), National University of Samoa
*November 9, 2023, Invited Education Sector Representative, "Gone by Lunchtime" AI Event hosted by CreativeHQ, Wellington, New Zealand
*October 25, 2023, "Understanding Forensic Linguistics," Invited presentation given at the Joining the Dots seminar series, Evidence Based Policing Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
*October 6, 2023, "Where is Home? War-displaced Ukrainians in New Zealand," Presentation given at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies seminar series, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*September 7, 2023, "Ukrainian National Identity and Chronotopic Memory on Display in Maidan Nezalezhnosti," Presentation given on the panel War-Torn Landscapes: Contested Memories and Utopian Futures in Ukraine at the 14th Linguistic Landscape conference, Madrid, Spain
*July 3, 2023, Presentation given on the panel, Research Collaboration, at the Wellington Research Bazaar (ResBaz), Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*June 26, 2023, "Aspirational Family Language Policy and Diasporic Realities: Ukrainians in New Zealand during the Past Decade," Presentation given on the panel, Heritage Language Maintenance in Transnational Families in the 21st Century: Complexity and Globalization, at the International Symposium of Bilingualism (ISB) 14, Sydney, Australia
*May 4, 2023, "Ukrainians in the Diaspora: A longitudinal study of aspirational family language policy," Invited presentation given in the Linguistics Colloquium Series, University of California Santa Barbara, United States
*March 16, 2023, "Minority Language Speakers in the Legal System," Invited talk given for the Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States
*February 22, 2023, "Scholars and Migrants Working Together: Activism across Borders," Invited talk (with Gerarado Mazzaferro) given in the series Humanities Responses to Forced Migration, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States
*February 16, 2023, "Language Ideologies, Practices, and Politics amongst New Zealand's Ukrainian Diaspora," Invited presentation given in the Second Language Studies Program Brown Bag Series, University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States
2022
*November 26, 2022, "Taking a Socially Responsive Approach to Creating Translingual Picturebooks," Presentation (with Vini Olsen-Reeder) given on the panel, Picturebooks as Teaching Tools in Supporting Indigenous Language Teaching and Learning, at ALANZ 2022, Wellington, New Zealand
*November 18, 2022, "Translanguaging for Inclusive Teaching in the Classroom," Invited keynote presentation given at NATESOL, Nelson, New Zealand
*July 14, 2022, "Renegotiating Family Language Policies in the Diaspora during a Time of War," Presentation given on the panel, Entangled Language Ideologies, Multilingualism, and Language Policy in Transnational/Ethnic Minority Families, at Sociolinguistics Symposium 24, Ghent, Belgium
*April 18, 2022, "Language Policy and Planning in Aotearoa New Zealand," Invited talk given to Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
*March 15, 2022, "Translanguaging to Empower: Benefits of Including Diverse Multilingual Repertoires in the Classroom," Keynote address given at the 56th RELC International Conference, Singapore
*3 February 2022, "Being and Belonging: Ukrainians in the diaspora during the past decade," Presentation given at 'Independence. Archive. Prognosis. Ukraine in 1991-2021 and Beyond' Conference of the Ukrainian Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand, University of Melbourne, Australia
2021
*December 14, 2021, "Teacher Awareness of Translanguaging: A Multiple Case Study from Aotearoa New Zealand," Presentation (with Apsara Wimalasiri) given at the Multilingualism Research Centre's 2021 Online International Conference 'The Value of Languages in a Multicultural World', Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
*November 27, 2021, "Translanguaging in Support of New Speakers, Heritage Speakers, and Language Reclamation," Presentation given at the Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand (ALANZ) Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand
*November 23, 2021, "Uncovering Deception: A forensic linguistics approach," Invited lecture given for the Spotlight Lecture Series, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*November 11, 2021, "Linguistic Reflection Drawings as an Imaginative Space for Expressing Belonging," Presentation (with Mohammed Nofal) given at the Multilingual Children and their Imaginative Worlds Symposium, Multiling - University of Oslo, Norway
*October 9, 2021, "Pedagogical Translanguaging for Language(s) Education," Presentation given at the 17th National CLESOL Conference, Auckland, New Zealand
*October 9, 2021, Invited speaker for the featured panel discussion "Maintenance of Languages," held at the 17th National CLESOL Conference, Auckland, New Zealand
*July 11, 2021, "Teaching to Empower: Translanguaging in the Language Classroom," Keynote address given at the New Zealand Association of Language Teacher (NZALT) Biennial Conference, Wellington, New Zealand
*July 11, 2021, "Workshop: Designing Translingual Teaching Materials," Workshop given at the New Zealand Association of Language Teacher (NZALT) Biennial Conference, Wellington, New Zealand
*June 17, 2021, "Using Other Languages in the English Classroom? Bringing 'Translanguaging' into the Conversation," Keynote address given at the Wellington Association of TESOL (WATESOL) Annual Conference, Wellington, New Zealand
*May 5, 2021, "What Gets Remembered and Why it Matters," Invited talk hosted by the NZ Institute of Directors, Auckland, New Zealand
*January 18, 2021, "Multimodal Translanguaging in the Linguistic Landscape: In Support of Language Reclamation and Maintenance," Invited talk hosted by LoCALL (Local Linguistic Landscapes for Global Language Education in the School Context), Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020
*December 9, 2020, "Mobility, Time, and Temporality within the Tongan Diasporic Community," Talanoa session (with David Fa'avae, William Allen, and Magdalena Arias Cubas), OCIES (Oceania Comparative and International Education Society) Virtual Conference
*November 30, 2020, "Marsden Fast-Start Grants," Invited talk at the Marsden Tips and Tricks Workshop hosted by the Research Office at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*November 12, 2020, "Translanguaging Aotearoa - A New Approach to Materials for Language Learning," Seminar hosted by Wellington UniVentures at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*October 22, 2020, "Aligning Translanguaging with Language Reclamation Efforts," Invited seminar given at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Department of Second Language Studies Brown Bag Lecture Series, Hawai'i, United States
*July 24, 2020, "Socially Responsive Translanguaging in Support of Language Reclamation," Seminar given at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*February 11, 2020, "Qualitative Methods in Postgraduate Research," Invited talk given to the Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Research Group, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
2019
*December 4, 2019, "Utilising the chronotope to make sense of friends becoming enemies during the Ukrainian war," Paper presented at the 7th New Zealand Discourse Conference (NZDC7), Massey University, New Zealand
*November 28, 2019, "Fostering Translanguaging Practices through Routines in Puna Reo," presented (with Vini Olsen-Reeder, Madeline Ash, Russell Pine, and Cereace Wallace) at the New Zealand Linguistics Society Conference, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
*November 11-13, 2019, New Zealand Delegate for the Early Career Researchers Knowledge Frontiers Forum, Hosted by The British Academy and The Australian Academy of the Humanities, Participation co-sponsored by The Royal Society of New Zealand, Brisbane, Australia
*September 19, 2019, "Language Teaching to Support Students from Different Backgrounds, "Invited guest lecture for Khebrat Saudi Arabia Programme, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*June 28, 2019, "Creating translingual materials for Māori and Samoan communities," Paper presented (with Vini Olsen-Reeder) at the Translanguaging Aotearoa Symposium "Embracing Multilingualism across Educational Contexts," Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*May 2, 2019, "Language Planning for Students from Different Backgrounds," Invited guest lecture for English Language Training for Officials (ELTO) Intake 50, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*April 15, 2019, "Community Informed Research Practices in Investigating Translanguaging," Paper presented on the panel, Bringing Together Diversified Methodological Perspectives in Working with Multilingual Communities, at iMean 6, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*April 15, 2019, Colloquium organiser - "Bringing Together Diversified Methodological Perspectives in Working with Multilingual Communities," Interactional and Meaning (iMean) 6, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*April 7, 2019, "Translanguaging: A Survey of China and New Zealand," Paper presented (with Zhongfeng Tian) on the panel, (Re)theorizing Translanguaging from Non-Anglo Contexts/Perspectives, at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada
*March 27, 2019, "Translanguaging in Education," Invited seminar for EAL Teacher Cluster Group, Wellington, New Zealand
*February 22, 2019, "Investigations with Forensic Linguistics," Invited seminar given at University of Waikato, New Zealand
*February 2, 2019, "Forensic Linguistics in New Zealand," Invited lecture given at Quest University, Canada
2018
*November 24, 2018, "Holodomor: Ukrainian Famine," Invited seminar given (with Tatyana Sanders and Jeffrey Sanders) at Palmerston North Library, Wellington
*November 10, 2018, "Fluid Multilingualism in Education," Workshop led (with Vini Olsen-Reeder) at Te Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*September 12, 2018, "Forensic Linguistics: Language and Memory," Invited seminar presented at the Psychology Postgraduate Seminar Series, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*July 14, 2018, "Renegotiating Identities in Ukrainian Diaspora Communities," Paper presented at the conference Ukraine and the World: Culture, Politics, Society, Monash University, Australia
*July 13, 2018, "Translanguaging in New Zealand Māori and Samoan Early Childhood Education Centres," Seminar and Master Class given at Monash University, Australia
*June 30, 2018, "Evidence of Exceeding Language Policy Expectations: Translanguaging in the Linguistic Landscape of a Samoan ECE, " Paper presented (with Feaua'i Amosa Burgess and Sadie Fiti) on the panel, Exploring Education in and through Linguistic Landscapes, at the 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 30, 2018, "Holistic Pedagogical Translanguaging Theory: Multi-disciplinary, Transculturacion, Dynamic Languaging in Education," Paper presented (with Madeline Ash) on the panel, Non-Western Approaches to and Views on Translanguaging in Multilingual Education, at the 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 28, 2018, "Translanguaging: A Survey of China, the US, and New Zealand," Paper presented (with Zhongfeng Tian) on the panel, Non-Western Approaches to and Views on Translanguaging in Multilingual Education, at the 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 28, 2018, "Translanguaging in Space and Place: A Pasifika Perspective," Paper presented (with Leitu Paongo-Parsons, Milka Otieno, Fabiefara Filo, and Honiara Salanoa) on the panel, Non-Western Approaches to and Views on Translanguaging in Multilingual Education, at the 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 28, 2018, "He Puna Reo: Embracing New Zealand's Linguistic Diversity," Paper presented (with Vincent Olsen-Reeder, Te Owaimotu Crawford, Russel Pine, and Madeline Ash) on the panel, Non-Western Approaches to and Views on Translanguaging in Multilingual Education, at the 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 28, 2018, Panel Co-organizer (with Zhongfeng Tian) - "Non-Western Approaches to and Views on Translanguaging in Multilingual Education," 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 27, 2018, "Joining Forces: Translanguaging and TBLT," Paper presented (with Jonathan Newton and Madeline Ash), at the 22nd Sociolinguistics Symposium (SS22), University of Auckland, New Zealand
*June 6, 2018, "Translanguaging in New Zealand Pasifika and Māori Early Childhood Education Centres," Invited talk presented (with Vini Olsen-Reeder, Te Owaimotu Crawford, Cereace Wallace, Madeline Ash, Honiara Salanoa and Leitumalo Parsons) to the Ministry of Education, Wellington, New Zealand
2017
*December 1, 2017, "Linguistic Landscapes in Ukraine and Poland," Invited talk given at Київський національний лінгвістичний університет (Kyiv National Linguistic University), Ukraine
*November 27-29, 2017, "Translanguaging in Task-Based Language Learning," Paper presented (with Jonathan Newton and Madeline Ash) at the 21st ALANZ/ALAA/ALTAANZ Conference, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
*November 25, 2017, "Negotiating Investment in the Diaspora During a Time of War", Paper presented at the conference Redefining Australia and New Zealand: Historical Heritage and Contemporary Perspectives in Language, Culture and Literature, University of Opole, Poland
*November 23-24, 2017, "The Role of Distance: Speakers' Perceptions and Attitudes in Discussions of Political Conflict", Paper presented (with Natalia Beliaeva) at the Linguistics Society of New Zealand (LSNZ) Conference, University of Auckland, New Zealand
*November 19, 2017, "Heritage Language Policies in New Zealand," Invited talk given at the Instytut Komunikacji Specjalistycznej i Interkulturowej, University of Warsaw, Poland
*November 19, 2017, "Linguistic Landscapes in Poland," Workshop given at the Instytut Komunikacji Specjalistycznej i Interkulturowej, University of Warsaw, Poland
*November 1, 2017, "Language and Memory in Forensic Linguistics," Invited talk given to the postgraduate Forensic Linguistics seminar course at Georgetown University, Washington, DC
*June 14, 2017, "An Alternative Perspective to Minority Language Terminology," Paper presented (with Arianna Berardi-Wiltshire) on the panel, What's in a Name? Making Sense of the Plethora of Terms for Referring to Bilingual Speakers and their Languages, at the 11th International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB11), University of Limerick, Ireland
*June 13, 2017, "The Role of the Linguistic Landscape in Facilitating New Speakers' Translanguaging Practices," Paper presented on the panel, Exit Through the Language Classroom: LL and the Multilingual New Speaker, at the 11th International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB11), University of Limerick, Ireland
*April 21, 2017, "Translanguaging in Task-Based Learning," Paper presented (with Jonathan Newton) at the 7th International TBLT Conference, Barcelona, Spain
*February 15, 2017, "Developments and Challenges of Heritage Language Policy in New Zealand," Invited talk given at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Wellington, New Zealand
2016
*December 12, 2016, "Effects of Politics on Intergenerational Language Transmission," Paper presented at the 2nd Intergenerational Transmission of Minority Languages Symposium, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
*November 21, 2016, "'People Just Mostly Live Their Daily Lives': Negotiating Identity, Loyalty, and Belonging from Within the Diaspora," Paper presented at the Linguistics Society of New Zealand (LSNZ) Conference, Massey University, New Zealand
*November 19, 2016, "Developments and Challenges in Heritage Language Policy in New Zealand: Three Case Studies," Paper presented (with Vini Olsen-Reeder) at the 20th ALANZ (Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand) Symposium, Massey University, New Zealand
*November 9, 2016, "The Power of Language: Reading and Responding to Positioning in Discourse," Invited seminar given to the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
*October 28, 2016, "Post-Maidan Language Politics in Ukrainian Diaspora Communities," Paper presented at the Language and Culture in Post-Maidan Ukraine: Transformations at Work conference, University of Alberta, Canada
*July 11, 2016, "Linguistic Landscapes and Translanguaging in the Foreign Language Classroom," Invited speaker at the New Zealand Association of Language Teachers (NZALT) National Conference, Nelson, New Zealand
*June 17, 2016, "He Reo for Our Future: The Impact of Teacher Attitudes on Te Reo Māori in the Classroom", Paper presented (with Sophie Barr) at the 21st Sociolinguistics Symposium, University of Murcia, Spain
*June 17, 2016, "Parental Attitudes towards Heritage Language Literacy," Paper presented (with Khadij Gharibi) at the 21st Sociolinguistics Symposium, University of Murcia, Spain
*June 16, 2016, "Complexities of Identity Negotiation and Investment for the Ukrainian Diaspora during a Time of War," Paper presented on the panel, Negotiating Access to Multiple Identities in Transnational Spaces, at the 21st Sociolinguistics Symposium, University of Murcia, Spain
*June 16, 2016, Panel Organizer - "Negotiating Access to Multiple Identities in Transnational Spaces," 21st Sociolinguistics Symposium, University of Murcia, Spain
*March 15, 2016, "Changes in Grammatical Gender: The Importance of Bottom-Up Practices," Invited speaker at the Fiat Lux Seminar Series, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
2015
*December 11, 2015, "Heritage Language Education in New Zealand - Focus on Pasifika," Invited speaker at the Intergenerational Transmission of Minority Languages Symposium, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
*December 2, 2015, "Teaching to Students' Actual Needs," Workshop presented at a special session hosted by the Community Language Association of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
*November 29, 2015, "New Directions in Language Teaching: Using Linguistic Landscapes and Multilingualism," Plenary speaker address at NZALT LangSem, Wellington, New Zealand
*November 24, 2015, "Investment in Translanguaging and the Social, Educational, and Linguistic Outcomes," Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity (LED), Auckland, New Zealand
*July 27, 2015, "Language and Identity," Workshop presented at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*July 23, 2015, "An Introduction to NVivo," Workshop presented to Information Technology Services, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*June 12, 2015, "New Zealand Heritage Language Policy and Recent Developments," Talk presented at the National Heritage Language Resource Center, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA NHLRC)
*June 10 2015, "Investigating Sociolinguistically Meaningful Variables During a Time of Conflict," Talk presented at the Language Variation and Change Research Group, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
*May 27, 2015, "Negotiating Conflicting Ideologies: Sociolinguistic Identity in the Ukrainian War," Paper presented on the panel, Living on the Border between Conflicting Communities of Practice, at the International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLaVE 8), Universität Leipzig, Germany
*May 27, 2015, Panel Organizer - "Living on the Border between Conflicting Communities of Practice," International Conference on Language Variation in Europe (ICLaVE 8), Universität Leipzig, Germany
*May 1, 2015, "Being Ukrainian in New Zealand," Seminar given at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*March 27, 2015, "Heritage Language Acquisition, Maintenance, and Education," Invited Speaker at the Lining Up Language: Navigating Government Policy conference, Wellington, New Zealand
2014
*November 26, 2014, "Embracing the Observer's Paradox through Technological Innovations," Paper presented at the 2014 Contemporary Ethnography Across the Disciplines (CEAD) Hui, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
*November 25, 2014, "Uncovering Regional Language Ideologies and Topic-Based Variation in Speech," Paper presented at the 2014 Language & Society Conference, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
*September 13, 2014, "On the Border of Ukrainisation and Russification: Young Adults in Contemporary Ukraine," Paper presented at the Ukraine: Historica Legacies Conference,Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*August 15, 2014, "Developing and Maintaining Heritage Language Speaker Identity through Discursive Positioning," Paper presented at the 17th World Congress of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Brisbane, Australia
*July 12, 2014, "Positive and Negative Identity Practices in Heritage Language Maintenance," Paper to presented at the 14th National Conference for Community Languages and ESOL (CLESOL), Wellington, New Zealand
*June 6, 2014, "Language Socialisation and Discursive Positioning: Sociolinguistic Influence on Multilingual Identity," Seminar given at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*May 26, 2014, "Tools for Qualitative Linguistic Analysis: NVivo," Workshop presented at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*May 22, 2014, "The Value of Retaining Heritage/Community Languages," Workshop presented at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
*April 27, 2014, "Teaching Methodologies - Focus on Age 10 and Younger," Workshop presented at a special session hosted by the Community Language Association of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
*March 7, 2014, "Talking through Pictures: Looking Closer at Young Heritage Language Speakers' Agency, Self-positioning, and Multilingual Identity Development," Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages, Los Angeles, California
2013
*November 24, 2013, "Prosodic Style Matching and Linguistic Identity Portraits in the Heritage Language Classroom," Paper presented on the panel, Multilingualism and Multimodal Interaction, at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), Chicago, Illinois
*January 6, 2013, "Examining the Linguistic Landscape of Occupy," Paper presented on the Division of Language and Society's panel, Languages of the Occupy Movement, at the Modern Language Association (MLA) Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts