Presentations

Ungendering Technology: Women Retooling the Masculine Sphere. Invited online presentation sponsored by the Canadian Federation of University Women St. John’s Club. January 11, 2022. St. John’s, NL.

How Sweet the Sound: Engineering Women’s Music. Invited panel presentation at the National Women’s Studies Association 34^th Annual Conference, November 7-10, 2013, Cincinnati, OH.

Using the Medium to Support the Message: Feminist Pedagogy and Practice in Technology Education.  Invited scholarly presentation delivered at the international Gender, Bodies and Technology conference sponsored by the Virginia Tech Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Roanoke, VA, April 26-8, 2012.

Women in IT: From Prejudice to Pride.  Presentation for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology, Southfield, MI, March 13, 2012.                      

Dialogue and engagement: Essential ingredients in conflict resolution.  Panelist discussing the film: Encounter Point.  Sponsored by EMU Hillel, Diversity and Community Involvement, Jewish Studies, Catholics on Campus, EMU, February 16, 2011.

 Appropriate Technology and Sustainable Development: a Multidisciplinary Values Framework.  Panelist at the Midwest Regional Comparative and International Education Society 2010 Conference, EMU, October 30, 2010.

Women and Technology: The healing story of the Avalon Dragon Boat Builders of Newfoundland. Multi-media presentation of original case study researchconducted for my forthcoming women and technology book, Eastern Michigan University, Women’s and Gender Studies-sponsored program in celebration of Women’s History Month, March 25, 2009. 

 Keeping Democracy Alive and Well: The Role of Adult Education. Invited presentation at the 50^th Anniversary Celebration of The University of Michigan School of Education’s Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, Ann Arbor, MI, June 2, 2007.          

Labor-Management Partnerships for Technology Success.  Invited research presentation, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University, March 22, 2005.

Strategic Partnerships for Technology Success.  Invited research presentation for the Collaboratory for Research on Electronic Work (CREW), School of Information, The University of Michigan, January 25, 2005.

Expanding the Boundaries of MOT Doctoral Education. Invited Paper authored with Hiral Shah presented at the International Association for the Management of Technology (IAMOT) Conference, Washington, D.C., April 3-8, 2004.

Technology Management Partnerships: Knowledge Utilization as a Predictor of Success. (Invited Paper). Portland International Conference on the Management of Engineering and Technology, Portland, Oregon, July 29-August 2, 2001.

Shared Governance in Plant Modernization: Findings from a Demonstration Project in the Small and Medium Size Firm Sector.  Invited Paper, 52nd Annual Meeting of the Industrial Relations Research Association, Boston, Massachusetts, January 7-9, 2000.

Labor Participation in Modernization at Small and Mid-Size Firms: Research Findings from the U.S.A. Invited Plenary Session Paper, International Industrial Relations Association 11^th World Congress: Developing Competitiveness and Social Justice: The Interplay Between Institutions and Social Partners, Bologna, Italy, September 22-26, 1998.

Automotive Product Development Strategies in the US: Implications for Union Policy and Practice.  Invited Seminar Presentation, Italian Metalworkers Federation, Piemonte and Istituto Richerche Economich e Sociali (IRES) Seminar on Product Strategies, Globalization and Supply Strategies, Turin, Italy, April 21-22, 1997.                                 

Involving Manufacturing in the Early Stages of Product Development: A Case Study from the North American Automotive Industry. Invited Research Paper Presentation,  Science Center Berlin for Social Research (WZB) International Conference entitled: New Product Development and Production Networks — Learning from Experiences in Different Industries and Countries, Berlin, Germany, March 20-22, 1997.              

Sectoral and Firm-Level Strategies to provide Good Jobs and Economic Security for American Workers. Panel Presentation, AFL-CIO/HRDI National Conference, San Francisco, December 8, 1996.

Cultural Constraints for Industrial Automation.  Invited Research Paper Presentation, International Federation of Automatic Control Triennial World Congress, San Francisco, June 30-July 4, 1996.

Learning and Working for the Year 2000.  Panel Presentation, UAW-Chrysler National Training Center Annual Meeting and National Joint Programs conferences, Orlando, March 5, 1996.

The Labor Relations Implications of Product Development Strategies in the U.S. Automotive Industry.  Seminar Presentation,  Science Center Berlin for Social Research, Berlin, Germany, September 7-12, 1995.

Labor Participation in New Car Development: A Winning Strategy.  Panel Presentation,  Conference on Integrating People in High-Performance Work Systems, Work and Technology Institute, National Institute for Standards and Technology, and National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Gaithersburg, MD., May 18-20, 1994.

Work Restructuring and Technology: The Strategic Role of Community Colleges in Sectoral and Community-Based Training.  Workshop, Council of North Central Community and Junior Colleges, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, September 13-15, 1992.

Skill Training for New Technology.  Keynote Luncheon Speaker, Conference on America’s Workers in a Changing Economy sponsored by the Human Resources Development Institute, AFL-CIO, Chicago, IL, June 14-16, 1992.

Unions and Technological Change: Labour Research Strategies and Structures in the U.S. and Canada.  Invited Research Paper Presentation, Research as Engagement: International Conference on Developing Relationships Between Trade Unions and Research Organizations, Ruskin College, Oxford, England, July 15-18, 1991.

Work Restructuring in Manufacturing: Prospects for Participation.  Lecture, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, March 21, 1991.

Educational Issues and the Management of Technology.  Lecture, The Business Environment and the Management of Technology–Emerging Issues Symposium, Michigan State University Advanced Management Executive M.B.A. Program, Troy, MI, July 10-11, 1990.

Planning for New Technology: Union/Management Strategies. Panelist, American Society for Training and Development National Conference on Technical and Skills Training, Detroit, MI, September 29, 1989.

British and Canadian Responses to New Technology.  Invited Research Paper,  Annual UCLEA (University and College Labor Education Association) and AFL-CIO Education Conference, New Orleans, LA, March 24-27, 1987.

Technology and Power–Women’s Status.  Invited Research Paper, Conference on Women, Work and Technology, University of Connecticut at Storrs, October 11, 1984.

From Calumet to Kalamazoo: The Story of Michigan Labor.  Panelist).  Great Lakes History Conference, Grand Rapids, MI, April 20, 1984.

Instructor in Michigan Summer School for Women Worker, University of Michigan and Michigan Winter School for Women Workers, Ann Arbor and E. Lansing, 1979-1988.