Keynotes + Workshops

Stephanie travels the world giving keynote lectures, conference presentations, and workshops at universities, nonprofits and foundations, corporations, and government agencies. Check her calendar for her upcoming speaking engagements. Want to request her to speak? Contact her.

Featured Keynotes

Presentations

To highlight Stephanie’s commitment to mentoring, asterisks indicate a student collaborator at time of presentation.

Cawthon, S., (2022, August). Ableism. Accessibility, and Equity in the Workplace. Seminar Presentation, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Series. Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin. Austin, TX.

Mayes, D., Hankinson, D., West-Evans, K., Bell, B., & Cawthon, S.W. (2022, April). CSAVR Deaf Professionals Network Two-Day Summit. Keynote presentation and conference content coordinator. CSAVR: Washington, DC.

Cawthon, S.W. (2022, April-June). Creating an Accessible Campus Culture with Disabled Students and Faculty. ITLC Lilly Online Conference. International Teaching Learning Cooperative.

Cawthon, S.W. (2022, March). Disability as Diversity: Thinking about Accessibility for All Students in your Arts Integration Activities. Arts Integrated Teaching Community for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sponsored by the US Embassy and UT Austin.

Cawthon, S.W. (2022, March). The Tyranny of Low Expectations: Ableism in EDU. Future20 Session, SXSW.EDU, Austin. TX.

Cawthon, S.W. (2021, October). Workshop Facilitator: Deaf Students with Learning Disabilities: Frameworks, Data, and Strategies for Support and Success. Canadian Educators Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Cawthon, S. W. (2021, August). Keynote: Best Practice in Mainstream Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Conference. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. 

Cawthon, S.W. (2021, July). Keynote: Shifting the Culture of Evidence in Deaf Education: Empowering Deaf People and Finding Your Call to Action. International Congress of the Education of the Deaf (ICED). Brisbane, Australia.

Cawthon, S.W. (2021, May). Featured Speaker at the Future of Tech Commission Texas Townhall. 

Cawthon, S. W. (2021, April). Lightning Session | “Disability as Diversity: How to Reduce Ableism on Campus”. Social Justice Research Forum, University of Texas at Austin. 

Barker, E. & Cawthon, S.W. (2021, March) Converse Session Speaker in Equity & Justice Track | “COVID-19 and Reaching Students with Disabilities Online”, SXSW.edu. 

Cawthon S.W. (2021, Feb). Transition to Adulthood: Beyond the Checklist to a Design for Life. Opening Keynote for Michigan Statewide Conference on Transition for Students with Disabilities.

Cawthon, S.W. (2020, Sept). From Inside Out: Disability in an Ableist World. Diversity Symposium Keynote, Harper College, Palatine, IL.

Cawthon, S. W., Davidson, S. L.,* Bond, M. & Jassal, Y. R.* (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Relationship Between Executive Functioning, Cognitive Load, Inclusive Teaching Strategies, and Ratings of Teaching Effectiveness [Roundtable Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/rvroo89 (Conference Canceled)

Palmer, J. L., Davidson, S. L.*, Cawthon, S. W. & Newman, L. A. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Employment and Community Engagement Outcomes for Deaf Individuals After College [Roundtable Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/r7kx9cb (Conference Canceled)

Johnson, P. M.*, Cawthon, S. W., Newman, L. A. & Shaver, D. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Expectations and Transition Planning Goals as Predictors of Postsecondary Educational Enrollment in Deaf Youth[Symposium]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/ql7far4 (Conference Canceled)

Cawthon, S. W., Palmer, J. L., Garberoglio, C., Davidson, S. L.,*  Sales, A. C., Ryan, C. E.* & Johnson, P. M.* (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Measuring Accessibility of Postsecondary Education for Deaf Individuals[Roundtable Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/uea7r5p (Conference Canceled)

Cawthon, S. W. (2019, November). Raising the Bar for Postsecondary Success.Keynote address for the Minnesota Collaborative Experience Conference. Brainerd, MN.

Cawthon, S., Thurlow, M., & Lytle, A. (2019, June). Assessment Equity for Deaf Students: The Nexus between Disability and ELL. Symposium presentation made at the CCSSO National Conference on Student Assessment. Orlando, FL. 

Palmer, J., Cawthon, S., Garberoglio, C, & Sales, A. (2019, April). Educational Attainment by Deaf Students and Student Veterans with Hearing Loss. Presentation made at the annual 3 day American Educational Research Association Conference in Toronto, Canada.

Cawthon, S., Palmer, J., Davidson, S.*, Ryan, C*. and Johnson, P*. (2019, April). English to Sign Language Translations of Assessments: Three Case Studies and Implications for Construct Validity. Presentation made at the annual 3 day American Educational Research Association Conference in Toronto, Canada.

Garberoglio, C., Cawthon, S., Palmer, J., & Sales, A. (2019, April). Understanding Deaf Individuals Who Are Not in The Labor Force: A Cluster Analysis. Presentation made at the annual 3 day American Educational Research Association Conference in Toronto, Canada.

Schley, S., Cawthon, S., Atkins, S., & Marchetti, C. (2019, March). Engaging Students in Faculty Development: Strategies to Increase Access and Inclusion. Diversity, Equity, and Student Success conference held by the Association of American Colleges and Universities in Pittsburgh, PA. 

Garberoglio, C., Johnson, P.* & Cawthon, S. (2019, Feb). Increasing Bachelor’s Degree Attainment for Deaf People: 2008-2016.Presentation made at the annual 3 day conference for Association of College Educators - Deaf & Hard of Hearing (ACE-DHH) in Chicago, IL. 

Ryan, C.*, Johnson, P., Garberoglio, C. & Cawthon, S. (2019, Feb). Effects of Summer Camps on Outcomes for Deaf Individuals.Presentation made at the annual 3 day conference for Association of College Educators - Deaf & Hard of Hearing (ACE-DHH) in Chicago, IL.

Goldstone, L., Cawthon, S., & Thurlow, M., (2019, Jan). Transition and Postsecondary Planning, Accommodations, and Assessments for Youth Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Annual meeting of the Council on Exceptional Children in Indianapolis, IN. 

Cawthon, S., & Garberoglio, C. (2018, July) Data and Dialog as the Foundation for Systems Change. Presentation made at the annual three day Office of Special Education Programs Project Directors’ Conference in Arlington, VA.

Cawthon, S., & Garberoglio, C. (2018, April) Change through Dialog: Working Together to Improve Education and Employment Outcomes for Deaf Individuals. Presentation made at the annual National Summit for Educational Equity conference in Arlington, VA.

Garberoglio, C., Cawthon, S., & Sales, A. (2018, April) Change Over Time in Educational Attainment for Deaf Individuals From 2008 to 2015. Presentation made at the annual 3 day American Educational Research Association Conference in New York, NY. 

Cawthon, S. & Shadburne, E. (2018, March) Change Through Dialog: Working Together to Improve Education and Employment for Deaf Individuals. This presentation was made at the annual conference of California Educators for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Conference in Sacramento, CA

Garberoglio, C. & Cawthon, S. (2018, February) Educational Attainment Gaps: An Analysis of Educational Attainment Gaps: The Impact of Gender, Race and Ethnicity. Presentation made at the annual 3 day conference for Association of College Educators - Deaf & Hard of Hearing (ACE-DHH) in Tucson, AZ.

Cawthon, S. & Metz, K. (2017, September). Educational and Employment Outcomes for Deaf Individuals in West Virginia. State Conference for Educators of the Deaf. Romney, WV. 

Cawthon, S. & Garberoglio (2017, July). The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes. Panel presentation of National Centers on Disability. Association for Higher Education and Disability. Orlando, FL. 

Cawthon, S. (2017, May) Root Causes of Challenges in Postsecondary Attainment of Deaf Individuals. Poster presented at The American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association (ADARA) in Portland, OR. 

Cawthon, S., & Schwabeland, K. (2017, May) Challenges and Adaptations in Vocational Rehabilitation Service Provision for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Presentation made at at The American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association (ADARA) in Portland, OR. 

Cawthon, S., Fink, B.*, Schoffstall, S.*, and Wendel, E*. (2017, May). In the Rearview Mirror: Social Skill Development in Deaf Youth From 1990 to 2015. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX. 

Cawthon, S. (2017, April). Diversity Issues in Testing Committee Sponsored Symposium. Panel Participant, National Council on Measurement in Education, San Antonio, TX.

Dossett, L., Loblein, H.*, Cawthon, S., & Dawson, K. (2017, April). Embedded and Embodied: A Three-Year Arts-Integration Partnership With a K–2 Fine Arts Academy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Schoffstall, S.*, Wendel, E.*, Caemmerer, J.*, Johnson, P.*, & Cawthon, S. (Feb, 2017). Rating the Behaviors of DHH Students: Reported Reliability and Validity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists. San Antonio, TX.

Schoffstall, S.*, Cawthon, S., Wendel, E.*, Caemmerer, J.*, & Johnson, P.*. (Feb, 2017). Socio-Emotional Assessments: Utilizing Interpreters. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists. San Antonio, TX.

Cawthon, S. & Garberoglio, C. L. (2017, Feb). Digging Deep: Root Causes of Challenges in PostSecondary Attainment for Deaf Individuals. Paper presented at the Association of College Educators – Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACE-DHH) annual conference. San Antonio, TX. 

Garberoglio, C. L. & Cawthon, S. & (2017, Feb). Increasing the Representation of Deaf Scholars in the Field: Perspectives and Strategies. Paper presented at the Association of College Educators – Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACE-DHH) annual conference. San Antonio, TX. 

Ren, H.*, Cawthon, S., & Wiseman, A. (2016, August). Academic achievement outcomes of Latino English-language-learners in Texas: A longitudinal analysis. Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Denver, CO.

Dawson, K. & Cawthon, S. (2016, May). Aligning Ontology, Methodology, Context and Need: Challenges and opportunities in researching the impact of a professional learning model in creative body-based pedagogy. Guest Research Presentation. University of Southern Australia. 

Guardino, C., Cannon, J.E., Jackson, B., Ammerman, S., Trautwein, B., Bruce, S., Borders, C., Cawthon, S., and Luft, P., (February, 2016). Research to practice connections: Working with students who are deaf and hard of hearing with disabilities. Panel presentation (listed in presentation order) for the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing conference, New York, NY.

Cawthon, S., Schoffstall, S.,* Wendel, E.,* & Jassal, Y.* (2016, February). Social skills in deaf students: How do we know what we know?. Poster presented at the Association of College Educators – Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACE-DHH) annual conference. New York, NY.

Garberoglio, C. L. & Cawthon S., (2016, February). Distance learning and deaf students: A review of the field. Paper presented at the Association of College Educators – Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACE-DHH) annual conference. New York, NY.

Cawthon, S. & Garberoglio, C. L. (2015, July).  Accessible Online Learning for Individuals who are Deaf. International Congress on Education of the Deaf, Athens, Greece.  

Schoffstall, S.*, Cawthon, S., Dickson, D.*, Bond, M.,* Ocuto, O.*, & Ge, J*. (2015, April). The Impact of High School Extracurricular Involvement on Postsecondary Outcomes Among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Youth. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Caemmerer, J.M., Cawthon, S., & Bond, M. (2015, April). Comparison of students’ achievement: Deaf, learning disabled, and deaf with a learning disability. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Cawthon, S., Wendel, E., & Bond, M. (2015, April). Impact of School-based Transition Services on Employment Outcomes for Individuals who are Deaf. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Cawthon, S., Caemmerer, J.*, Garberoglio, C. L.*, Bond, M.*, & Wendel, E.*, (April, 2014).  Effect of Parental Expectations on Postschool Outcomes for Individuals who are d/Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. 

Lee, B., Patall, E., Cawthon, S., Steingut, R* (April, 2014). The Effect of Drama-Based Pedagogy on PreK-16 Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis of Research from 1985 – 2012. Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. 

Cristiano, G., * & Cawthon, S. (April, 2014).  A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Student Outcomes for Special Populations in Settings with Drama-Based Instruction, Annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. 

Wendel, E.*, & Cawthon, S. (February, 2014). Postsecondary Psychological Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth, National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC. 

Schoffstall, S.*, & Cawthon, S. (February, 2014). Assessing Social-Emotional Functioning of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC.

Schoffstall, S.*, & Cawthon, S. (February, 2014). Social-Emotional Functioning of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC.

Lee, B., Patall, E., Cawthon, S., Steingut, R.* (February, 2014). The Effect of Drama-Based Pedagogy on PreK-16 Academic-Related Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis of Research from 1985 – 2012. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin. TX.

Lee, B., Enciso, P., Patall, E. & Cawthon, S. (December, 2013). A meta-analysis of the effects of drama-based pedagogy on English Language Arts outcomes. Literacy Research Association. Dallas, TX.

Lee, J., Malloy, C., & Cawthon, S. (October, 2013). The Design and Implementation of the Pepnet 2 Evaluation. Paper Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Evaluation Association. Washington, D.C.

Cawthon, S., & Leppo, R.*  (April, 2013). Accommodations Availability, Quality, and Consistency for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA. 

Lee, B.,* Cawthon, S., & Dawson (April, 2013). Teacher Self-Efficacy and Pedagogical Conceptual Change in a Drama-Based Professional Development Program. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA. 

Leppo, R.* & Cawthon, S. (April, 2013). Accommodations Quality for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings. Annual Convention of the Council on Exceptional Children. San Antonio, TX.  

Rainey, R..* & Cawthon, S. (April, 2013). Educator Preparedness to Work With Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing,. Annual Convention of the Council on Exceptional Children. San Antonio, TX. 

Schoffstall, S..* & Cawthon, S. (April, 2013). Individualized Education Programs and Section 504 Planning: Considerations for Service Providers. Annual Convention of the Council on Exceptional Children. San Antonio, TX.  

Schoffstall, S.,* & Cawthon, S. (February, 2013). Feasibility of Transition Training Methods for Students who are DHH. Session at the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists. Seattle, WA. 

Rainey, J.*, Caemmerer, J. & Cawthon, S. (February, 2013). School Psychology Essentials in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Assessment. Session at the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists. Seattle, WA. 

Leppo, R.* & Cawthon, S. (February, 2013). Accommodations for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Participant Information Exchange Session at the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists. Seattle, WA. 

Dawson, K.,  & Cawthon, S. (July, 2012). Connecting Ontology and Methodology through Technology: “Crowdsourcing” online video resources. Paper presentation for the International Drama in Education Research Institute. Limerick, Ireland. 

Cawthon, S. (April, 2012). Methodological considerations for research in assessment for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.Invited presenter for Inclusion and Accommodation in Educational Assessment SIG. American Education Research Association, Vancouver, BC.

Cawthon, S. (April, 2012). Issues of equity and access in assessment for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Invited panelist for the National Council on Measurement in Education, Vancouver, BC.

Walsh, E.*, Dawson, K., Cawthon, S., & Lotz, E.* (April, 2012). Drama-Based Instruction at a Constructivist Charter School: Opportunities and Challenges for Research Methodology. Paper presentation for the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, BC. 

Dawson, K., Cawthon, S., Kutach, L., & Heinold, M. (November, 2011). Drama for Schools: Activating Learning Through the Arts. Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Meeting, Austin, TX. 

Kaye, A.* & Cawthon, S. (October, 2011). The Impact of NCLB on Academic Outcomes for Students with Learning Disabilities. Annual International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Austin, TX. 

Cawthon, S. (April, 2011). American Sign Language Accommodations for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Students. Paper presentation for the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Cawthon, S., Beretvas, S. N., Kaye, A., & Lockhart, L. (April, 2011). Effects of Linguistic Complexity and Accommodations on NAEP Item Difficulty for Students with Learning Disabilities. Paper presentation for the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Lee, B., Cawthon, S., & Dawson, K. (April, 2011). What Happens When the Apprentice Is Also the Master? A Qualitative Analysis of Graduate Students as Both Apprentice and Master Trainers in a Cognitive Apprenticeship Model. Paper presentation for the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Leppo, R. & Cawthon, S. (February, 2011). Do Test Modifications Raise Item Accessibility? Poster presentation at the annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, San Francisco, CA. 

Cawthon, S. (May, 2010). The Future of NCLB: What Does It Mean for Schools for the Deaf? Paper presentation for the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.

Cawthon, S., Beretvas, T, Lockhart, L., & Kaye, A. (May, 2010). Factorial Validity Assessment of Opportunity to Learn Measures Using 4th Grade NAEP Indicators. Paper presentation for the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.

Cawthon, S. & Dawson, K. (May, 2010). Drama-Based Instruction and Educational Research: A Critical Pedagogical Approach to an Interdisciplinary Partnership. Paper presentation for the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.

Ihorn, S., Cawthon, S. & Dawson, K. (May, 2010). Drama for Schools Professional Development Program and Teacher Evaluation of Student Engagement. Paper presentation for the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.

Lockhart, L., Beretvas, S. N., Cawthon, S. & Kaye, A. (May, 2010). A Multilevel Measurement Model That Assesses Whether Accommodations Moderate Linguistic Complexity’s Effect on Items’ Difficulties. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Denver, CO.

Harris, A. & Cawthon, S. (2010, February). Immediacy in an online psychology graduate research course. Poster presentation for the 22nd Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Kaye, A. & Cawthon, S., Beretvas, S. N. & Lockhart, L. (February, 2010). Linguistic Complexity and Learning Disabilities: An Investigation of Accommodations and Validity. Paper presentation for the Southwest Education Research Association annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Friedman Narr, R.A. & Cawthon, S. (2010, February). Who, what, where, when, and why with Visual Phonics. Association of College Educators of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Annual Conference. Lexington, KY.

For presentations prior to 2010, please see Stephanie’s CV.