Selected Presentations

Upcoming Conferences

AAAL 2026

Abichandani, V. J., David, R. D., & Staley, K. N. (2026). Resisting hegemonic ideologies in English language teaching: Decolonial narratives from the Global South. Roundtable paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Chicago, IL.

David, R. D., & Ross, A. (2026). Reimagining research ethics in applied linguistics: A disability rights-based, emancipatory framework. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Chicago, IL.

The Unbooking Group. (2026). Using collaborative conversations to disrupt colonial knowledge production: A technology-mediated and value-based praxis of unbooking. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Chicago, IL.

AERA 2026

David, R. D., & Ross, A. (2026). Beyond compliance: Disability justice and rights-based research ethics in language education. Roundtable paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Los Angeles, CA.

David, R. D., & Lerner, J. (2026). Relating and remembering otherwise: Teaching repair in photographic studies.Roundtable paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Los Angeles, CA.

Corella, M., Kubota, R., Lim, K.Y., & David, R. D. (2026). “Because of my research and because I’m Latina”: Intersectionalizing identities in BIPOC research interviews. Roundtable paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Los Angeles, CA.

CSSE 2026

David, R. D., & Ross, A. (2026). From procedural compliance to rights-based accountability: Centering disability justice in applied linguistics research. Multipaper presentation at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Canada.

American and Canadian Conferences

Ross, A.D., & David, R.D. (2025). Embodiments of EDI: Analyzing the discursive positioning of students in university EDI policies. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Denver, USA.

The Unbooking Group. (2025). Reimagining knowledge-making: Relational accountability and the transformation of scholarly practice. American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, Denver, USA.

Ross, A.D., & David, R.D. (2024). Inclusion or exclusion? A critical discourse analysis of Canadian DEI policies in higher education contexts. American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, Houston, USA.

Ross, A.D., & David, R.D. (2024). Inclusion or exclusion? Examining the discursive construction of students in DEI policies. Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Montréal, Canada.

Hare, K., & David, R.D. (2024). Embodying norm-ability: Exploring contentious academic homecomings and disabled personhood in higher education. NEXUS Conference, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.

David, R.D., & Brown, K. (2023). Disability, inclusion, and language-in-education policy in the global south: The Colombian context. TESOL International Convention, Portland, USA. 

David, R.D., Anderson, C.E., & Cuesta, L. (2022). Universal design to promote L2 writing: An online approach. TESOL International Convention, Pittsburgh, USA.

David, R.D., Brown, K., & Bernáldez, B. (2017). Multisensory approaches to instruction of EFL learners with learning differences. TESOL International Convention, Seattle, USA.

David, R.D., Bernáldez, B. (2017). Using technology as a tool to assist students with learning differences. TESOL International Convention, Seattle, USA.

Brown, K., David, R.D., & Smallman, S. (2016). A pedagogical toolkit to  Support the needs of diverse learners in introductory IST courses. The International Studies Association Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 

David, R.D. (2015). Identity in the American NNEST classroom: A comparative case study. TESOL International Conference, Toronto, Canada. 

David, R.D., Winter, K., Alexander, L., & Ahlbrecht, J. (2013). Teaching English from a global perspective: A proposal. The International Association for World Englishes Conference, Tempe, Arizona.

Invited Plenary and Keynote Presentations

David, R.D. (2024). About us: Storying the educational experiences of neurodivergent English language learners. ELT Upgrade Annual Conference, La Paz, Bolivia.

David, R.D., Bernáldez, B. (2017). Different learners, different lessons: Developing a toolkit for students with  learning differences. ETC Educate for Life Conference, Victoria de Durango, Durango, México. 

David, R.D. (2017, July). Shifts in self-perception and identity. El Centro Boliviano Americano’s Conference: Building Student Engagement in Language Learning, Cochabamba, Bolivia.

International Conferences

David, R.D. (2019). Providing students with accessibility and inclusivity with universal design for learning. ASOCOPI Conference, Bogotá, Colombia.

David, R.D. (2019). Language learners with different needs: Building support through multimodal instruction. ELT Conference, La Paz, Bolivia.

David, R.D., Acero, C., & Álvarez Ayure, C. (2019). Language policy and identity: Portraits of rural Colombian English teachers. ASOCOPI Conference, Bogotá, Colombia.

David, R.D., Acero, C., & Álvarez Ayure C.P. (2019). English language education in Colombia: Stories from the countryside. TESOL Colombia, Universidad de La Sabana, Bogotá, Colombia

David, R.D., Gooding, J. (2018). Navigating the sociolinguistic landscape of English as an international language.ASOCOPI Conference, Cartagena, Colombia.

David, R.D., Bernáldez, B. (2017). Putting the app in happiness: Technology for students with learning differences. Asociación Mexicana de Maestros de Ingles Mextesol (MEXTESOL) Conference,  León, Estado de Guanajuato, México.

David, R.D. (2017). Moving away from the beaten path: Assisting students with specific learning differences. TESOL Colombia Annual Convention, Bogotá, Colombia.

David, R.D. (2016). Shaping identity in the NNEST classroom: An ethnographic portrait. Asociación Mexicana de Maestros de Ingles Mextesol (MEXTESOL) Conference, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.

David, R.D., & Brown, K. (2016). Breaking paradigms: Implementing a multidisciplinary approach to teacher training. Asociación Mexicana de Maestros de Ingles Mextesol (MEXTESOL) Conference, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.