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Tara Wood

Listed at 13 conventions, 2011–2026, 23 listings. Printed as: Tara Wood (19), Tara Kathleen Wood (3), Tara K. Wood (1).

changes of institution This name appears at several institutions in sequence and is read as one person changing jobs.

reviewed Two or more spellings of this name were joined by a reviewer.

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2000200520102015202020251998 2011: speaker (1)2012: chair (1)2012: speaker (1)2013: chair (2)2014: facilitator (1)2014: speaker (1)2015: chair (1)2015: speaker (1)2016: chair (1)2016: speaker (2)2017: chair (2)2017: speaker (1)2018: chair (1)2018: speaker (1)2019: speaker (1)2020: chair (1)2023: facilitator (1)2024: speaker (2)2026: speaker (1)

speakerchairrespondentfacilitatorother Grey band: 2000–2003, not in the corpus.

Listings

YearSessionRoleAffiliation as printed
2011Constructions of Disability in the Composition Classroom
“Overcoming Rhetoric: Forced Disclosure and the Colonizing Ethic of Evaluating Personal Essays”
Speakers University of Oklahoma, Norman → University of Oklahoma
2012Evoking and Suppressing ResponseChair University of Oklahoma, Norman → University of Oklahoma
2012Veterans in Writing-Intensive Courses: Higher Education
“Signature Wounds: Marking, Mainstreaming, and Medicalizing Post 9/11 Veterans”
Speakers University of Oklahoma, Norman → University of Oklahoma
2013I Flap My Hands and You Unsheath Your Pocket DSM: Rhetorics of Mental Disability and the Public Work of CompositionChair University of Oklahoma, Norman → University of Oklahoma
2013Expanding the Conversation: Graduate Students, Contingent Faculty, and the Future of Basic WritingCo-Chairs University of Oklahoma, Norman → University of Oklahoma
2014Shaping the Rhetoric: Disability Accommodation Practices, Letters, and Performances
“Writing Accommodations: Student Perspectives on the Limitations of ‘Conventional’ Approaches to Access”
Speakers University of Oklahoma, Norman → University of Oklahoma
2014Breaking Down Barriers and Enabling Access: (Dis)AbilityWorkshop Leaders University of Oklahoma, Norman → University of Oklahoma
2015Risky Business, or the Rhetorical Possibilities of Disability DisclosureSpeakers Rockford University, IL → Rockford University
2015Disability StudiesCo-Chairs Rockford University, IL → Rockford University
2016Negotiating Disability Disclosures in Qualitative Writing
“Who Can Write about Disability?”
Speakers Rockford University → Rockford University
2016Taking Action and Taking Responsibility: A Roundtable
“Recognizing Interdependence”
Speakers Rockford University → Rockford University
2016Disability Studies Standing GroupChair Rockford University → Rockford University
2017Modes for Mainstreaming Students with Disabilities: Addressing the Complexities of Access through Assistive
“Modes for Mainstreaming Students with Disabilities: Addressing the Complexities of Access through Assistive Technologies and Tactics of Inclusion”
Chair Rockford University, Poplar Grove, IL → Rockford University
2017Standing Group for Disability StudiesChairs Rockford University, Poplar Grove, IL → Rockford University
2017Feminist Workshop: Intersectionality within WritingSpeakers Rockford University, Poplar Grove, IL → Rockford University
2018Standing Group for Disability Studies Business MeetingCo-Chairs Rockford University, Poplar Grove, IL → Rockford University
2018Intersectional Tensions: Crip Style, Rhetorics of Choice, and Title IX Response
“The Politics of Mandatory Reporting: Disability Theory and the Title IX Controversy”
Speakers Rockford University, Poplar Grove, IL → Rockford University
2019Performing Metis Rhetorics in Rhetoric and CompositionSpeakers University of Northern Colorado, Greeley → University of Northern Colorado
2020Academic Ableism: Interrogating Common Tropes of Ability on CampusChair University of Northern Colorado → University of Northern Colorado
2023Never Enough Time: Staying Current by Indexing for CompPileWorkshop Facilitators University of Northern Colorado → University of Northern Colorado
2024Teacher 2 TeacherSpeaker(s) University of Northern Colorado → University of Northern Colorado
2024Valuing the Generative Potentials of Disability and Intersectional PedagogiesSpeaker(s) University of Northern Colorado → University of Northern Colorado
2026Bridging Disability Studies and Writing Assessment: Anti-Ableist Practices in Pedagogy and ScholarshipPresenter University of Northern Colorado → University of Northern Colorado

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