CEAO Spring Conference: Saturday, April 11, 2026
University of Toledo
Theme: Pressures and Possibilities in English Studies:
Navigating Technological, Political, and Economic Forces
8:30-9:00 Registration and Breakfast: Memorial Fieldhouse (FH) Room 1460
Session : 9:00 am to 9:50 am
| FH 2150 | FH 2320 | FH 2420 |
| Digital Narratives (FH 2150) Digital Storytelling Across Disciplines Stephanie Opfer: Tiffin University New Media; Old Pressures–Sarah Mohler: Lorain County Community College | Research Approaches (FH 2320) Research for Creative Writing–Angela Romines: The Ohio State University Research Writing Online–Jason Waskovich: Kent State University |
Session B: 10:00 am to 10:50 am
| FH 2150 | FH 2320 | FH 2420 |
| Workshop: Inviting Nature into the Writing Curriculum (FH 2150) Deidre Perlini: University of Toledo | Reading and Writing Social Media (FH 2320) Social Media Matter Stephen Flask: Kent State University Thirstposting as Textual Analysis: Heated Rivalry–Spence Rushford: Lourdes University | Outside the Box (FH 2420) Shakespeare: Timeless or Timely?—Kathryn Croft: University of Northwestern Ohio Reimagining Remediation –Anthony DeGenaro: Ohio Dominican University |
Session C: 11:00 am to 12:15 pm
| FH 2150 | FH 2350 | FH 2420 |
| Student Researchers, Peer Mentors, and Writing Program Innovation (FH 2150) Renea Frey and Katie Sartori: Xavier University | Reading, Reflection, and Peer-Tutoring as Human-Centered in the Age of AI (FH 2350) Cheryl Hoy, Kitty S. C. Burroughs, Lucinda Hunter: Bowling Green State University | Creative Writer Readings (FH 2420) Shannon McKeehan, Cuyahoga Community College; Angela Romines, The Ohio State University Sarah Mohler, Lorain County Community College |
Lunch: 12:15 to 12:45 pm — Box lunches can be picked up in FH 1460
CEAO Business Meeting and Keynote Address: 12:45 to 1:45
Business Meeting and Keynote will take place in room FH 2420
Keynote Address
Wear All the Hats: Faculty Labor, Institutional Pressures, and Emergent Possibilities in English Higher Education. Dr. Jennifer Cunningham, Writing Program Coordinator, Kent State University
Session D: 1:45pm to 3:00 pm
| FH 2150 | FH 2320 | FH 2420 |
| Reinvigorating Research: Introducing FY Writers to Scholarly Writing (FH 2150) Suzanne Smith, Michelle Davidson, Sheri Benton: University of Toledo | Workshop: The Curious Incident of the Critical Edition: Collaboration and Critical Thinking in the English Classroom (FH 2320) Cat Horner, Ella Mitchell, Hillary Nunn, Elly Robinson, Avery Shepard: University of Akron | Culture and Representation (FH 2420) Language Attitudes in Turkey–Selin Hunter: Kent State University Teaching Heavy Metal in the English Classroom –Bryan Bardine: University of Dayton Tao and Critical Reading –Mischa Klenovich: Kent State University |
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