“New Perspectives: Mental Health in Texas” (with Octavio Martinez, Jr.) 
Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, TX, June 2022.

“Will Hogg and Mental Hygiene: From Insane Asylums to Centers for Wellness”
Conference on Texas: Bravery and Resilience in the Past, Present, and Future, Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX, August 2020.

“Ending Extreme Punishments for Youth in Texas” 
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Webinar Series, August 2020.

“High Noon Talk: Circuit Riders for Mental Health” 
Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, TX, July 2020. 

“Mexican Americans and Public Higher Education in San Antonio,” with Philis Barragán Goetz
Higher Education Symposium, San Antonio Tricentennial Events, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, November 2018.

“The Borders of Modern Education: Segregation and Discipline in San Antonio’s Public Schools, 1876-1945,” with Philis Barragán Goetz
300 Years of History: Confluence and Culture, Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX, March 2018.

“Doing Work in the World: Teaching History to First-Generation Students”
Teaching History in the 21st Century, American Historical Association Workshop, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX, February 2018.

“Interdisciplinary Approaches to the School-to-Prison Pipeline” 
Critical Childhood Studies Symposium, Glasscock Center for the Humanities, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, March 2014.

“The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Where Did It Come From?” 
Honors Academy, San Antonio College, February 2014.

“The Lessons of Juvenile Justice History”
Texas Probation Association Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, TX, August 2013.

“Juvenile Justice History: What Can We Learn?” 
Bexar County Juvenile Probation Department Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, July 2013.

“The Ordeal of Juvenile Justice” 
Tarrant County Juvenile Services Symposium, Fort Worth, TX, August 2012.

“The State of Texas as a Parent” 
Author Panel, Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX, October 2011.