International Transformative Learning Conference, October 2026
Transforming Workplace Dynamics: Addressing Social Practices and Networking Barriers in the Workplace for Diverse Employees
Proposal recently accepted for Roundtable Presentation
University of Miami, Applied Learning Sciences, October 2025
Improving Your Capstone Workshop
Hosted by Dr. William Carpenter
Guest Speaker, Dr. Ava Allen
2025 Annual Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) Conference and Expo, June 2025
Measurement-Driven Design Thinking: Industrial Engineers and UX Strategy
Selected as a conference track speaker and research paper published in conference proceedings
DePaul University Meet HCI Alumni, May 2023
Meet Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Alumni: Ava Allen
Requested by HCI department to return 2 years after graduation to discuss the program and career for students
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2022 ADPList.org BeMore Festival, Sep 2022
Is Your Workflow 'Close-Minded'?: An engineering approach to finding research insights with a classic tool
Selected as a conference track speaker
Design, Insights, & Innovation (DII) Virtual Conference 2022, McKinsey & Company
Rants & Raves: Storytelling
Topic creator and served as emcee that gave participants and opportunity for storytelling practice.
Women Talk Design, Apr 2021
Living Minimally Viable: Managing the Designer's Psyche
Participated in Lightning Talk series within the organization
DePaul University, Prospective Student Panels, 2020-21
Online Prospective Student Panels
Served as a Depaul Graduate Student Ambassador where professor (Prof. H. Streeter) repeatedly requested me to speak with him for panels.
The Walt Disney Company, DDSI (Disney Decision Science and Integration) Tech Talk, 2019
UX: Humanizing Technology
Participated as a speaker for DDSI (Disney Decision Science and Integration)
Florida Blue SDLC Conference, 2011
Leveraging BPMO in Initiative Work
Conference Track Speaker
Florida Blue SDLC Conference, 2010
Avoid Automating Bad Processes: Business Requirements Readiness
Conference Track Speaker