“Axis of Deception: Media and Propaganda in the 2003 War on Iraq,” International Communication Association, New Orleans, May, 2004.

“War Propaganda and the (Ab)uses of Women: Media Constructions of the Jessica Lynch Story,” International Communication Association, New Orleans, May, 2004.

“Class Frameworks in the News,” Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, London, England, March, 2005.

“Veils, Bans, and Wars: The West’s failed attempts to “liberate” Muslim Women,” Oxford Roundtable, Oxford, UK, April 1-6, 2007.

“Why Collective Struggle Matters: The Case for the Dominance/Resistance Model of the Media,” 20 Years of Propaganda conference, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada, May 15-17, 2007.

“Transnationalism and Solidarity: Imperial Constructions of Gender post-9-11 and its Challenges,” IAMCR conference, Paris, France, July 23-25, 2007.

“Media Reform and Labor Struggle: Lessons from the UPS Strike,” UDC conference, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, Oct 25-28, 2007.

“’What’s Good for UPS is Good For America’: Corporate Propaganda and Network Television News Coverage of the UPS Strike,” International Communication Association, Montreal, CA, May 22-26, 2008

“Framing Islam: An Analysis of the Political, News, and Entertainment Spheres,” (top paper), International Communication Association, Montreal, CA, May 22-26, 2008

“Islam, Political Islam, and US Foreign Policy: News Media Representations from 1945-2008,” Representing Islam conference, University of Manchester, UK, 5-6, September, 2008.