Scholarship & Publications

BOOKS

Refugee-background Learners and Digital Storytelling: Promoting Academic Confidence (under contract)
Lexington Books (an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group)

“Come Closer”: Critical Perspectives on Theatre of the Oppressed (Co-edited with Dr. Ellie Friedland).

Peter Lang Publishers for the series Counterpoints: Studies in Postmodern Theory of Education (Series Editor, Shirley Steinberg). Publication date: June 2011.

Summary: In Come Closer, community activists, scholars, and theatre artists describe their Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) work and how they are transforming TO for new purposes, new audiences, and new settings. Each chapter features a first-person narrative on how the author’s work both honors and transforms the vision of Augusto Boal, whose imaginative response to human oppression offers the world an aesthetic intervention that has the power to move both the oppressors and the oppressed to the possibility of transformative dialogue. Contributors to this important volume center their ideas and their descriptions of their practice within theoretical frameworks, particularly Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Emert, Toby. “Exploring Heterosexism through Participatory Theater: An Experiment.” Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, (2023): 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1279

Emert, Toby. “Digital Storytelling.” In L. M. Barker, D. Gorlewski, J. Gorlewski, & C. Miller (Eds.), Encyclopedia of English Language Arts Education (2023): 77-81. Brill.

Emert, Toby. “Poetry.” In L. M. Barker, D. Gorlewski, J. Gorlewski, & C. Miller (Eds.), Encyclopedia of English Language Arts Education (2023): 185-190. Brill.

Emert, Toby, and Young, Craig. “Pushing the LGBTQ+ Conversation Forward: An Interview with Roxanne Henkin.” English Journal 110 (1) (2020): 87-91.

Emert, Toby. “Refugee Youth, Digital Storytelling, and Academic Confidence.” European Journal of Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Foreign Language 8 (1) (2019): 61-81. 

Emert, Toby. “Pairing Poetry and Technology: Teaching from the ‘Outside Inward.'” English Journal 104 (2015): 59-64. (Journal acceptance rate: <20%)

Emert, Toby. “Interactive Digital Storytelling with Refugee Children.” Language Arts 91 (2014): 401-415. (Journal acceptance rate: <20%)

Emert, Toby. “’Hear a Story, Tell a Story, Teach a Story’: Digital Narratives and Refugee Middle Schoolers.” Voices from the Middle 21 (2014): 33-39.

Podcast related to the article: Interview conducted by Nancy Frey, co-editor of Voices from the Middle, April 2014

Emert, Toby. “An Interview with a New Voice in Young Adult Literature, Thanhha Lai: Vietnamese Refugee, Accidental Poet, National Book Award-winner.” SIGNAL Journal 37 (2014): 31-33.

Emert, Toby. “‘The Transpoemations Project’: Digital Storytelling, Contemporary Poetry, and Refugee Boys.” Intercultural Education 24 (2013): 355-365. (Journal acceptance rate: <20%)

Emert, Toby. “Coming Out of the Locker Room Closet: Gay Athletes in Young Adult Fiction: An Interview with Bill Konigsberg.” SIGNAL Journal 35 (2011/12): 17-21.

Emert, Toby. “Talking To, Talking About, Talking With: Language Arts Students in Conversation with Poetic Texts.” English Journal 99 (2010): 67-73. (Also reprinted on the Poetry Foundation website: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/article/245076) (Journal acceptance rate: <20%)

Emert, Toby. “Finding Julia Watts: the Facebook Interview.” SIGNAL Journal 33 (2009/10): 17-21.

Emert, Toby. “Putting Our Elbows on the Table: Pre-Service English Teachers Learn to Share and Respond.” The Virginia English Bulletin 57 (2007): 10-19.

Emert, Toby. “So Totally James: A Gay YA Author Talks Straight.” SIGNAL Journal 30 (2007): 4-8.

Emert, Toby. “Zigzag to ‘Zines, a Conversation with Ellen Wittlinger.” The ALAN Review 33 (2005): 6-13.

Emert, Toby. “Interview with Brent Hartinger.” SIGNAL Journal 27 (2005): 12-14.

Emert, Toby. “An Interview with Alex Sanchez, Author of Rainbow Boys.” The ALAN Review 28 (2002): 12-14.

Emert, Toby. “Common Phenomenon, Uncommon Response: A Dual Career Couples Group Model.” Journal of College Student Development 36 (1995): 190-91.

BOOK CHAPTERS, COLUMNS, & ARTICLES

Emert, Toby. “From the Editors.” English Journal 112 (3) (2023): 1-12.

Emert, Toby. “From the Editors.” English Journal 112 (1) (2022): 9-10.

Cole, Laura, and Emert, Toby. “Inviting Engagement with Shakespeare with Drama-Based Group Play.” English Journal (2022): 84-86.

Emert, Toby. “Teaching Shakespeare in the Digital Age.” English Journal (2022): 101-103.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, R. Joseph. “From the Editors.” English Journal 111 (6) (2022): 11-12.

Emert, Toby. “From the Editors.” English Journal 111 (3) (2022): 9-10.

Emert, Toby. “The Transpoemation Project”: Poetry, Heterosexism, and Digital-age Storytelling.” In Arts Integration and Young Adult Literature: Strategies to Enhance Academic Skills and Student Voice. Ed. Rebecca Maldonado. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021: 97-110.

Emert, Toby. “Visualizing Hope: Digital Storytelling with Refugee-background Children.” In Humanizing Grief in Higher Education: Narratives of Allyship and Hope. Eds. Stephanie Anne Shelton and Nicole Sieben. Routledge, 2021: 174-181.

Emert, Toby. “From the Editors.” English Journal 111 (1) (2021): 9-10.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, R. Joseph. “From the Editors.” English Journal 110 (6) (2021): 9-10. 

Emert, Toby. “From the Editors.” English Journal 110 (3) (2021): 9-10.

Emert, Toby. “Five Tips for Submitting Articles to English Journal.” National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Publications. 16 Apr. 2020 (blog post). 

Emert, Toby, Eisenbach, Brooke, Greathouse, Paula, & Miller, Cody. “From the Editors.” English Journal 110 (1) (2020): 9-10.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, R. Joseph. “From the Editors.” English Journal 109 (6) (2020): 9-10. 

Emert, Toby. “From the Editors.” English Journal 109 (5) (2020): 9-10.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, R. Joseph. “From the Editors.” English Journal 109 (3) (2020): 9-10.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, R. Joseph. “From the Editors.” English Journal 109 (2) (2019): 9-10.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, R. Joseph. “From the Editors.” English Journal 109 (1) (2019): 9-10.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, R. Joseph. “From the Editors.” English Journal 108 (6) (2019): 9-10.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, R. Joseph. “From the Editors.” English Journal 108 (5) (2019): 9-10.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, R. Joseph. “From the Editors.” English Journal 108 (4) (2019): 9-10.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, R. Joseph. “From the Editors.” English Journal 108 (3) (2019): 9-10.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, R. Joseph. “From the Editors.” English Journal 108 (2) (2018): 7-8.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, R. Joseph. “From the Editors.” English Journal 108 (1) (2018): 9-10.

Emert, Toby. “Dadaism, Found Poetry, and Close Reading in the ELA Classroom.” In A Symphony of Possibilities: A Handbook for Arts Integration in Secondary English Language Arts. Eds. Kathie Macro and Michelle Zoss. National Council of Teachers of English, 2019: 51-64.

Emert, Toby. “Of Porcupines and Trusty Sidekicks and Road Trips to Infinity.” The ALAN Review 44 (2017): 47-53. (Book in Review: a Teaching Guide Column) (guest columnist)

Emert, Toby. “Of History Lessons and Forbidden Loves and Stories Worth Telling Twice.” The ALAN Review 44 (2017): 79-84. (Book in Review: a Teaching Guide Column) (guest columnist)

Emert, Toby. “Of Birkenstocks and Chromosomes and Spiders Who Spell Well.” The ALAN Review 44 (2016): 91-97. (Book in Review: a Teaching Guide Column) (guest columnist)

Emert, Toby. “Puncturing the Silence: Teaching The Laramie Project in the Secondary English Classroom.” In Teaching, Affirming, and Recognizing Trans and Gender Creative Youth: A Queer Literacy Framework. Ed. sj Miller. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016: 249-261. (Book won the 2017 American Educational Research Association Division K Exemplary Research Award and Michigan Council of Teachers of English 2018 Outstanding Book Award) (peer reviewed)

Emert, Toby & Hall, Maureen. “Greater Satisfaction from the Labor: Creative Writing as a Text Response Strategy in the Teacher Education Classroom.” In Creative Writing and Education. Ed. Graeme Harper. Multilingual Matters/Channel View Publishers (UK), 2015: 57-67. (peer reviewed)

Emert, Toby. “Aesthetic Responses to Cultural Displacement—Using Autobiography, Poetry, and Digital Storytelling with Refugee Boys: a Case Study.” In Framing Peace: Thinking about and Enacting Curriculum as Radical Hope. Eds. Hans Smits and Rahat Naqvi. Peter Lang Publishers, 2014. 159-165. (peer reviewed)

Emert, Toby. “Dramatizing Success: Boal Enters the High School Language Arts Classroom.” In “Come Closer”: Critical Perspectives on Theatre of the Oppressed. Eds. Toby Emert & Ellie Friedland. Peter Lang Publishers, 2011. 59-70.

Emert, Toby & Ellie Friedland. “Introduction” In “Come Closer”: Critical Perspectives on Theatre of the Oppressed. Eds. Toby Emert & Ellie Friedland. Peter Lang Publishers, 2011.

Emert, Toby & Ellie Friedland. “Considering the Future of Theatre of the Oppressed: An Interview with Julian Boal.” In “Come Closer”: Critical Perspectives on Theatre of the Oppressed. Eds. Toby Emert & Ellie Friedland. Peter Lang Publishers, 2011. 174-186.

Coleman, Cheryl, Toby Emert, et al. “Stepping into the Role of Professional Writer.” In Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy. Eds. Janet Salmon & Lynn Wilson. Information Science Reference, 2008. 250- 259.

Boykin, Zsa, Toby Emert, Sandra Grant, & Scott Smoot.  “Writing with Our Eyes Open: a Collaborative Response to Teachers’ Writing Groups.”  In Teachers’ Writing Groups: Collaborative Inquiry and Reflection for Professional Growth.  Eds. Sarah Robbins, et al. Kennesaw State University Press, 2006. 173-180.

Emert, Toby & Lynne Milburn. “Sensitive Supervisors, Prepared Practicum, and ‘Queer’ Clients: A Training Model for Beginning Counselors.” Overcoming Heterosexism and Homophobia: Strategies that Work. Eds. James T. Sears and Walter L. Williams.  Columbia University Press, 1997. 272-286.

Emert, Toby. “A Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Primer.” Making Connections: Preview ’97. Ed. MaryKaye Benton Cochran. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1997. 231-244.

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Emert, Toby, & Rigdon, Jerry (February, 2023). “Shakespeare and Digital Storytelling.” Georgia Council of Teachers of English (GCTE), Athens, GA.

Emert, Toby. (November, 2019). “In the Spirit of Dada: Found Poetry as Text-based Response.” (Session in Roundtable “Daring to be Bold with the Arts and Inquiry,” sponsored by Commission on Arts and Literacies). National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Baltimore, MD.

Emert, Toby, Rodriguez, Joseph, & Witte, Shelby. (November, 2019). “The Power of Professional Journals: An English Journal and Voices from the Middle Event.” National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Baltimore, MD.

Emert, Toby, & Rodriguez, Joseph. (November, 2019). “Meet the Editors.” National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Baltimore, MD. 

Emert, Toby (November, 2018). “Voice and Choice: Found Poems as Text-response Strategy.” (Session in Roundtable “Sharing Student Stories through the Arts,” sponsored by Commission on Arts and Literacies). National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Houston, TX.

Emert, Toby, Kadjer, Sara, Rodriguez, Joseph, & Witte, Shelbie. (November, 2018). “Becoming a Teacher Who Writes: An English Journal and Voices from the Middle Event.” National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Houston, TX.

Emert, Toby (November, 2018). “The English Classroom as a Site for LGBTQ Activism” (Session in Roundtable: “LGBTQ Topics: Strategies for Ideas and Implementation”). National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Houston, TX.

Crawley, Adam, Emert, Toby, & Young, Craig. (November, 2018). “Continuing the Conversation: Analysis of NCTE LGBTQ+ Literacy Studies and Possibilities for the Work Ahead” (Session in Roundtable: “Amplifying and Celebrating Intersectional and Transcectional LGBTQ+ Voices.”). National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Houston, TX.

Emert, Toby (March 2018). “Hear a Story, Tell a Story, Teach a Story: Digital Storytelling and Refugee Middle Schoolers.” Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), Alexandria, VA.

Emert, Toby (March, 2018). “Refugee Youth, Digital Storytelling, and Academic Confidence.” (Invited Colloquium: Multimodality in Teaching and Research with Refugee-background Language Learners). American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Chicago, IL. (Other panelists: Martha Bigelow, Jessica Bradley, Johanna Ennser-Kananen, Bic Ngo, and James Simpson)

Emert, Toby, Johnson, Florrie, Jones, Shelby, Rigdon, Jerry, & Smith, Nikki. (March, 2018). “Delving into the Digital Humanities: Adventures in Digital Storytelling.” Georgia Council of Teachers of English (GCTE), Athens, GA.

Emert, Toby (November, 2017). “Stealing from the Dadaists: Processing Informational Texts with Found Poems.” (Session in Roundtable sponsored by Commission on Arts and Literacies session). National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), St. Louis, MO.

Emert, Toby (November, 2017). “Queering English Studies: Navigating Politics, Policies, and Practices in ELA Learning Spaces.” National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), St. Louis, MO.

Crawley, Adam, Emert, Toby, & Young, Craig. (November, 2017). “Intersectional and Transectional LGBTQ+ Voices in Classroom Spaces and Beyond.” (Session in Roundtable: “Building Bridges to Empowerment”). National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), St. Louis, MO.

Roemerman, Ryan, & Emert, Toby. (November, 2016). “Human Rights as an Advocacy Project: A Workshop on Addressing LGBTQ Issues in the ELA Classroom” (Featured session in partnership with the Center for Civil and Human Rights). National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Atlanta, GA.

Emert, Toby, & Young, Craig. (November, 2016). “Looking Back to Move Forward: Established LGBTQA Advocates Fostering Future Activism” (Session in Roundtable: “Action Plans for Advocacy: LGBTQ Voices of Empowerment in Education”). National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Atlanta, GA

Emert, Toby, & Watts, Julia. (November, 2016). “Dramatized: Live Performance, LGBTQ Literature, and Close Reading.” National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Atlanta, GA

Emert, Toby. (November, 2016). “Inclusion, Advocacy, and Activism: Addressing Heterosexism and Homophobia.” (Session in Roundtable: “Confronting Educator Advocacy with Pre-service and Early Career Teachers”). National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Atlanta, GA

Cramer, Katherine, Emert, Toby, & Wallowitz, Laraine. (November, 2016). “Approaching Advocacy: Case Studies about Preparing Teachers to Incorporate Queer YA Literature.” National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Atlanta, GA

Brant, Cathy, Emert, Toby, Hicks, Benjamin, Lee, Mayo, Chris, Miller, Paul Chamness, Miller, sj, & Shelton, Stephanie. (April, 2016). “Teaching, Affirming, and Recognizing Trans and Gender Creative Youth: A Queer Literacy Framework.” American Educational Research Association (AERA), Washington, DC.

Emert, Toby, Peiffer, Janelle, & Sethi, Gayatri. (2016, February). “Climbing the Summit: Collaborative & Comprehensive Global Learning in a Liberal Arts Setting.” Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement & Conference (WISE), Winston-Salem, NC.

Burke, Susan, Emert, Toby, & Shepard, Judy. (2015, November). “Taking Our Responsibility Seriously: Creative Approaches to Teaching The Laramie Project.” National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN. 

Betz, Jenny, Emert, Toby, & Young, Craig. (2015, November). “LGBTQA Issues 202: Teachers and Teacher Educators as Allies.” National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN.

Cronn-Mills, Kirstin, danforth, emily, Emert, Toby, & Hartzler, Aaron. (2015, November). “The Art of Including LGBTQ Literature in the ELA Classroom: A Conversation with YA Authors.” National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN. 

Emert, Toby, & Watts, Julia. (2015, November). “Revolutionary Ways of Teaching Young Adult Novels: Adaptation for Performance.”  National Council of Teachers of English, ALAN Breakout Session, Minneapolis, MN.

Emert, Toby, & Friedland, Ellie. (2015, June). “Privilege and Neglect Redux: More Practice with Lesser-known TO Gamesercises.” 21st International Conference on Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, Chicago, IL.

Emert, Toby. (2015, March). “Storytelling, Digital Filmmaking, and Refugee Middle Schoolers.” Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Toronto, Canada.

Emert, Toby, Jones, Shelby, & Knight, Carleigh. (2015, February). “The Play’s the Thing”: Drama as a Tool for Close Reading. Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Young Harris, GA.

Emert, Toby. (2014, November). “Literature as a Work of Heart.” National Council of Teachers of English, Washington, DC.

Emert, Toby, Federle, Tim, Konigsberg, Bill, & Watts, Julia. (2014, November). ” Changing Cultural Landscapes/Unchanging Classroom Curricula: Discussing Homophobia with YA Novelists.” National Council of Teachers of English, Washington, DC.

Emert, Toby. (2014, July). “Transmedia Storytelling with Refugee Learners: An Action Research Approach.” The United Kingdom Literacy Association Conference, University of Sussex, Sussex, England.

Emert, Toby. (2014, June). “Privilege and Neglect: Practicing Lesser-known TO Gamesercises.” 20th International Conference on Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, Omaha, NE.

Emert, Toby. (2014, March). “Using Autobiography, Poetry, and Digital Storytelling with Refugee Boys: a Case Study.” Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Jacksonville, FL.

Emert, Toby, Ryan, Caitlin, & Shepard, Judy. (2013, November). “The Laramie Project: Encouraging Reading, Teaching, and Acting for Social Justice through the Story of Matthew Shepard.” National Council of Teachers of English, Boston, MA.

Emert, Toby, Jones, Shelby, Rigdon, Jerry, et al. (2013, November). “The Laramie Project in the Secondary Classroom: Using Text and Performance to Invite Discussions of Social Justice Issues.” National Council of Teachers of English, Boston, MA.

Emert, Toby. (2013, November). “Straight Talk about Queer Young Adult Literature: Implications for the English Classroom.” National Council of Teachers of English, Boston, MA.

Emert, Toby, Mason, Katherine, & Wallowitz, Laraine. (2013, November). “Teaching Queer Young Adult Literature in the English Classroom: Case Studies for Discussion.” National Council of Teachers of English, Boston, MA.

Dail, Jennifer, Emert, Toby, Mason, Katherine, et al. (2013, November). “Celebrating Great YAL for (Future) English Teachers: Top Recommendations for Inclusion in English Methods Courses.” Panel Presentation, National Council of Teachers of English, ALAN Breakout Session, Boston, MA.

Emert, Toby. (2013, April). “Transformed and Transforming: Refugee Students, Autobiography, and the Art of Digital Storytelling.” American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

Emert, Toby. (2013, March). “Harmonizing through Drama: Refugees, Readers’ Theatre, and Building Academic Confidence.” Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Dallas, TX.

Emert, Toby. (2013, February). “Theatre of the Oppressed and Youth Audiences: Performance & Conscientization as Radical Pedagogy.” JoLLE@UGA Conference. Athens, GA.

Emert, Toby, Demer, Jimmy, Elliott, Elizabeth, et al. (2013, February). “Calling All Disciplines: Engaging ELA Lessons that Utilize History, the Fine Arts, & Creative Writing.” Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Young Harris, GA.

Emert, Toby. (2012, November). “Dada Redux: Anti-Assessments as Primary Assessments in the English Classroom.” National Council of Teachers of English, Las Vegas, NV.

Emert, Toby & Rodriguez, Joseph. (2012, November). “The Rainbow’s Shadow: Depictions of el Maricón in Alex Sánchez’s Novels.” National Council of Teachers of English, Las Vegas, NV.

Coia, Lesley, Cole, Jeremy, Emert, Toby, et al. (2012, October). “Refugee Students in Georgia: Challenges, Possibilities, and Great Expectations.” Georgia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Atlanta, GA.

Emert, Toby & Friedland, Ellie. (2012, May). “Using Theatre of the Oppressed Gamesercises to Address Homophobia and Gender Bias with Educators and Prospective Educators.” 18^th International Conference on Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, Berkeley, CA.

Coia, Lesley & Emert, Toby. (2012, April). “Newcomer Identity as Organizing Principle for Schools: Case Studies about Refugees and Alternative Education Environments.” American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Coia, Lesley, Emert, Toby, et al. (2012, March). “Language Learning and Refugees: A Dialogue on Models and Methods.” Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Philadelphia, PA.

Emert, Toby, Le, Huan, Lockwood, Diana, et al. (2012, February). “Soccer Player, Poet, Filmmaker, Star: Charting the Path to Literacy for Refugee Students.” Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Pine Mountain, GA.

Emert, Toby (2011, October). “The Teaching that Dare Not Speak Its Name.” Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators, Savannah, GA.

Emert, Toby & Friedland, Ellie. (2011, July). “‘Come Closer’: Critical Perspectives on Theatre of the Oppressed.” 17^th International Conference on Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, Chicago, IL.

Emert, Toby. (2011, March). “The Transpoemations Project: Digital Storytelling, Contemporary Poetry, and Refugee Boys.” Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, New Orleans, LA.

Emert, Toby, Sanchez, Alex, Watts, Julia, & Wittlinger, Ellen. (2010, November). “Going All the Way: A Frank Conversation about Teaching Explicit Young Adult Novels.” National Council of Teachers of English, Orlando, FL. (Sponsored program: Gay/Straight Educators Alliance)

Emert, Toby & Friedland, Ellie. (2010, June). “A Critical Conversation about the Dynamic Nature of Theatre of the Oppressed and Pedagogy of the Oppressed,” 16^th International Conference on Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, Austin, TX.

Emert, Toby. (2010, February). “The Ten Dirtiest Words in the English Teacher’s Vocabulary,” Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Pine Mountain, GA.

Emert, Toby (2010, February). “Reader, Responder, Videographer: Peer Editing Goes Digital,” Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Pine Mountain, GA.

Coleman, Cheryl, Emert, Toby, & Wolfe, Christine. (2009, November).  “‘Pictures and Conversations’: Teaching Strategies That Engage Readers and Writers Through Visualization,” National Council of Teachers of English, Philadelphia, PA.

Emert, Toby. (2009, October). “‘Transpoemations’: Digital Storytelling, Poetry, and Refugee Boys Or How One Week in the Computer Lab Might Change the World.” 10th Annual Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Decatur, GA.

Duvall, Emily, Emert, Toby, et al. (2009, May). “Educators Gone Wild: Fusing Theatre of the Oppressed and Critical Pedagogy for Teacher Empowerment.” 15^th International Conference on Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, Minneapolis, MN.

Emert, Toby (2009, January). “Teacher-as-Artist: Imagining an Aesthetic Ethos for Critical Pedagogues,” Hawai’i International Education Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Emert, Toby. (2008, November). “The Teaching That Dare Not Speak Its Name: the English Classroom as Taboo Territory,” National Council of Teachers of English, San Antonio, TX. (Sponsored program: Gay/Straight Educators Alliance)

Coia, Lesley, Cole, Jeremy, Ditmann, Laurent, Emert, Toby, & Thompson, Barbara. (2008, October). “Toward a Model Education for Children of Refugee Families: Complex Conversations about Transformative Curricula,” 9^th Annual Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Decatur, GA.

Emert, Toby & Friedland, Ellie. (2008, May). “Confronting Homophobia to Create Change in Education and Human Services,” 14^th International Conference on Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, Omaha, NE.

Emert, Toby, et al. (2008, February).  “Imaginative Assessment: Aesthetic Approaches to Evaluation,” Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Pine Mountain, GA.

Emert, Toby, et al. (2007, November).  “Transpoemation: a Multi-modal Response to Poems,” National Council of Teachers of English, New York, NY.

Emert, Toby & Friedland, Ellie. (2007, May). “Developing Citizen-Literate Educators: Selecting Theatre of the Oppressed Exercises for Use with Pre-Service Teachers,” 13^th International Conference on Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, Minneapolis, MN.

Emert, Toby, et al. (2006, November). “Staged Pages: Imaginative Drama-based Assessment Strategies for the Classroom,” National Council of Teachers of English, Nashville, TN.

Emert, Toby & Friedland, Ellie. (2006, May). “Dialogue and Theater in Higher Education Institutions: Challenges and Adventures in Utilizing Theater of the Oppressed,”12^th International Conference on Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, Chapel Hill, NC.

Emert, Toby, et al. (2006, February). “‘Transpoemations’: Poems and Mini-moviemaking,” Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Callaway Gardens, GA.

Emert, Toby, Levy, Aaron, & Wallowitz, Laraine. (2005, November). “Hot-burning Torches:  Teaching YA Books that Sizzle with Controversy,” Panel Presentation, National Council of Teachers of English, ALAN Breakout Session, Pittsburgh, PA.

Amos, Denise, Emert, Toby, Coleman, Cheryl, et al. (2005, November). “Stepping into the Role of ‘Professional Writer’:  A Panel Discussion with NWP Retreat Participants,” National Writing Project Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Emert, Toby, Chappel, Andrew, Friere, Michele, & Kemeh, Michael. (2005, July).  “‘It Was a Dramatizing Experience’:  Teachers’ Stories of Drama-based Instruction,” American Alliance of Theatre and Education, Chicago, IL.

Emert, Toby, Bredder, Charlene, & Kravatz, Tanya. (2005, May). “Toward a Corps of Critical Pedagogues,” Panel Presentation, 11^th Annual International Conference on Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, Los Angeles, CA.

Emert, Toby, Evans, Sheridan, & Turner, Linda. (2005, February). “Putting Our Elbows on the Table:  English Pre-Service Teachers Learn to Share and Respond,” Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Jekyll Island, GA.

Emert, Toby. (2005, February). “Sewn into the Seams:  Drama as a Literacy Thread,” Kentucky Council of Teachers of English, Bowling Green, KY.

Emert, Toby, Confer, Dwain, Hatfield, John, Kilbourne, Susannah, Merrill, Megan, Powers, Joshua, & Sowards, Emma. (2005, February).  “Staging the Page:  Imaginative Drama-based Assessment Strategies for the Classroom,” Kentucky Council of Teachers of English, Bowling Green, KY.

Emert, Toby. (2005, February). “Drama as a Way of Knowing: the Courage to ‘Act Out’ in the Classroom,” The Association of Teacher Educators, Chicago, IL.

Adams, Charles, Bailey, Sarah, Emert, Toby, Freire, Michele, & Sternburg, Patricia. (2004, July). “Drama, Theatre, and Healing,” Panel Presentation, American Alliance of Theatre and Education, Salt Lake City, UT.

Bentley, Lesley, Emert, Toby, Meier, Debra, Mitchell, Karen, Rocha, Sheila, & Sinnet, Kate (2004, April). “Putting TO Back into Theatre: the Practical Theatrical Uses of TO,” Panel Presentation, 10^th Annual International Conference on Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, Omaha, NE.

Emert, Toby. (2004, February). “Playing it Out: Turning the Theatrical Spotlight on Heterosexism,” Workshop Presentation, Southeastern Conference on Cross-cultural Issues in Counseling and Education, Savannah, GA.

Emert, Toby. (2003, October). “Enter Stage ‘Write’: Using Theatre Games to Deepen Students’ Connections to Writing,” Virginia Association of Teachers of English, Virginia Beach, VA.

Emert, Toby & Nelsen, Kendra. (2003, April). “Theatre Games to Combat Social Injustice,” American College Personnel Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Emert, Toby & Parker, Vernita. (1995, April). “‘I, Too, Sing America’:  the Poetry of Multiculturalism,” American College Personnel Association, Boston, MA.

Bost, Jane, Emert, Toby, & Wright, Doris. (1994, April). “Common Phenomenon, Uncommon Response:  a Dual Career Couples Group Model,” American College Personnel Association, Kansas City, MO.

Emert, Toby, Milburn, Lynne, Nelsen, Kendra, & Weems, Karen. (1993, April). “It’s a Bird; It’s a Plane; No! It’s SUPERvision,” Pre-conference Workshop, American College Personnel Association, Indianapolis, IN.

Emert, Toby, Milburn, Lynne, Nelsen, Kendra, & Weems, Karen. (1992, April & 1993, March) “Weary, Leery of Theory:  Transforming Psychological Theory into Career Counseling,” American College Personnel Association, San Francisco, CA; National Career Development Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Emert, Toby. (1991, October). “Toward Magicianhood:  a Workshop in Human Awareness,” Conference Presentation, Virginia Counselors Association, Norfolk, VA.

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Crawley, Adam, Emert, Toby, & Young, Craig. (November, 2019). Keynote Address: “Looking in Both Directions: Past and Future Perspectives on NCTE’s LGBTQ Advocacy.” National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Baltimore, MD. Invited keynote address.

Emert, Toby. (2015, October), “LGBT Issues in Education: Thinking Like an English Teacher.” Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts Conference. Invited lecture.

Emert, Toby. (2012, September). “Aunties, Smurfs, Flamers, and Dykes: Straight Talk about the Market for Queer YA Literature.” Texas Christian University. Invited lecture.

Emert, Toby. (2012, March). “Partnerships with the Refugee Community: Language & Culture Considerations,” Fifth Annual Local School Conference, Atlanta Public Schools. Invited guest speaker.

Emert, Toby. (2010, September). “Digital Storytelling and Refugee Boys.” Women Alone Together Book Club Meeting, Atlanta, GA. Invited guest speaker.

Emert, Toby. (2010, May). “Empowering the Next Generation Beyond Tomorrow,” Fourth Annual Local School Conference, Atlanta Public Schools. Invited panel member.

Emert, Toby & Friedland, Ellie. (2009, June). “Forum Theatre as a Medium for Facilitating Conflict Resolution,” National Mediation and Conflict Resolution Conference, Annapolis, MD. Invited workshop presenter.

Emert, Toby. (2008, October). “Chiaroscuro: Illuminating the Shadowed Side of Teaching Artistry,” Academic Colloquia and Monthly Exchange (ACME) Lecture Series, Agnes Scott College. Invited speaker.

Emert, Toby (2008, April). “Teacher-as-Artist: Imagining an Aesthetic Ethos for Critical Pedagogues,” Center for Teaching and Learning, Agnes Scott College. Invited speaker.

Emert, Toby & Howe, James. (2006, March). “Fostering Tolerance, Ensuring Safety,” Annual Conference on Literature for Children and Adolescents, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA. Invited presenter.

Emert, Toby, Siegle-Drege, Ann, & Youngs, Charles. (2004, November). “Drama in the English Classroom:  Getting High School Students Up and On Their Feet to Support Their Reading and Writing,” Program Session Chair, National Council of Teachers of English, Indianapolis, IN.

Emert, Toby. (2004, July). “Young Adult Literature: Potential Source of Controversy,” Summer Workshop, Teacher Quality Grant, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Invited presenter.

Emert, Toby & Nelsen, Kendra. (2004, April). “Popular Education in the Workplace,” Leadership Development Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Invited presenter.

Emert, Toby. (2001, November). “The MBTI Primer:  an Introduction to Personality Type,” Workshop Presentation, Albemarle County Public Schools, Charlottesville, VA. Invited presenter.

Emert, Toby. (1997, March). “Workplace 2000:  Diversity Issues,” In-service Workshop Presentation, Prince Edward County Middle School, Farmville, VA. Invited presenter.

Emert, Toby & Milburn, Lynne (1993, May). “Psychological Issues in Career Counseling,” Austin Community College, Austin, TX. Invited presenter.

Emert, Toby & Milburn, Lynne. (1993, December). “‘The Real Thing’:  Career Counseling with Difficult Clients,” Austin Area Career Counselors, Austin, TX. Invited presenter.

NON-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Book Reviews

Rev. of Bloody Chester by J.T. Petty & Hilary Florido (illustrator). SIGNAL Journal. Fall 2012/Winter 2013: 36.

Rev. of The Brain Finds a Leg by Martin Chatterton. SIGNAL Journal. Spring/Summer 2010: 66.

Rev. of Hero by Perry Moore. SIGNAL Journal. Fall 2009: 31.

Rev. of The God Box, by Alex Sanchez. SIGNAL Journal. Fall 2008: 31.

Rev. of Zombies, by Stephen Krensky. SIGNAL Journal.  Fall 2008: 43.

Rev. of Trigger, by Susan Vaught. SIGNAL Journal. Spring 2007: 38-9.

Rev. of “Pizza with Shrimp on Top,” by Aaron Levy. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy.  Dec. 2006/Jan. 2007: 317-19.

Rev. of Grand and Humble, by Brent Hartinger. SIGNAL Journal Fall 2006: 48.

Rev. of Sandpiper, by Ellen Wittlinger. The ALAN Review Fall 2005: 13.

Rev. of Finding H.F., by Julia Watts. Metapsychology 7 May 2004. <http://mentalhelp.net/books/books.php?type=de&id=2143&gt;.

Rev. of The Wolving Time, by Patrick Jennings. SIGNAL Journal Spring 2004: 49.

Rev. of Twists and Turns, by Janet McDonald. SIGNAL Journal Fall 2003: 52.

Rev. of Pins, by Jim Provenzano. Metapsychology 18 Sept. 2002. <http://mentalhelp.net/books/books.php?type=de&id=1337&gt;.

Rev. of Violet and Claire, by Francesca Lia Block. Metapsychology 16 Oct. 2001. <http://mentalhelp.net/books/books.php?type=de&id=767&gt;.

Rev. of Breaking Down the Digital Walls: Learning to Teach in a Post-Modem World, by R. W. Burniske and Lowell Monke. American School Board Journal Aug. 2001: 42.

MAGAZINE & NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

(more than 150 articles appearing in magazines, newspapers, and on websites)

“Highly Recommended.” EEO Bimonthly Sept./Oct. 1998: 34-36.

“Helping References Help You: Persistent Follow-up Pays Off.” Managing Your Career Winter/Spring 1998: 19-20.

“Seven Steps to Success.”  Careers and the disAbled Winter 1997: 61-62.

“Helping Your Employment References Help You.” New 2 USA.com 9 June 2000. <http://www.new2usa.com:80/nova/english/careers-060800-00.html&gt;.

“Full Frontal Feminism.” C-ville Weekly 19-25 Sept. 2000: 32.

“Tough Talk About Money: Negotiating Your Salary and Employment Benefits.” New 2 USA.com 25 Sept. 2000. <http://www.new2usa.com/showpage.jsp?PageID=careers-092500-00&gt;.

“A Business Etiquette Primer: How to Make a Great Impression with Employers.” New 2 USA.com 20 Oct. 2000. <http://www.new2usa.com/nove/english/Business-Etiquette.html&gt;.

“Play it Again.” C-ville Weekly 24-30 Oct. 2000: 28.

“Opere Season: Living la Vida Importante.” C-ville Weekly 20-26 Mar. 2001: 14.

“A Bumpy Yet Humpy Ride.” C-ville Weekly 20-26 Mar. 2001: 42.

“Controlled Mayhem.” C-ville Weekly 27 Mar.-2 Apr. 2001: 38.

“Stage as Hot as the Sun: Local Theatre Lights Up Summer Nights.” C-ville Weekly 29 May-4 June 2001: 19.

“Heat from Venus: Director John Gibson Defends Live Arts’ Most Controversial Play.” C-ville Weekly 19-25 June 2001: 14.

“Summer Stocked.” C-ville Weekly 19-25 June 2001: 28.

“Oedipus Hex.” C-ville Weekly 25 Sep.-1  Oct. 2001: 32.

“Listening for the Clicks: Figgins Enters 20^th Workshop Year.” C-ville Weekly 13-19 Nov. 2001: 29.

“Theater Review: Ambitious Production.” C-ville Weekly 11-17 Dec. 2001: 48.

“Returning Prophet.” C-ville Weekly 11-17 Dec. 2001: 48.

“Theater Review: Meet the Wiz.” The Hook 14-20 Mar. 2002: 23.

“Stevie’s Show’s On… Stevie Shows Off.” The Hook 21-27 Mar. 2002: 23.

“Mood Music.” The Hook 28 Mar.- 3 Apr. 2002: 14.

“Countertenor Carden: If It Ain’t Baroque, He’ll Fix It.” The Hook 3-9 Oct. 2002: 23.

“Examine Your Monsters: Interactive Exhibit Puts You in the Show.” The Hook 24-30 Oct. 2002: 18.

“Walking the Line: Impresario Harris Balances ‘Fun and Insanity.'” The Hook 18-24 Dec. 2002: 22.

“Experimentation: Big Love Takes Big Risks.” The Hook 10-16 Apr. 2003: 33.

“Brown Trades Metal for Classics.” The Hook 17-23 Apr. 2003: 39.

“Gimme Two: Shepard Duo Wraps Up Season.” The Hook 24-30 Apr. 2003: 39.

“Variety Shows: Heritage Opens 30^th Season.” The Hook 5-11 June 2003: 31.

“LAB Experiments: Summer Festival Had Full Plate.” The Hook 26 June-2 July 2003: 27.

“Culture Central: Ash Lawn Operas Spice Up Summer.” The Hook 10-16 July 2003: 31.

“Playwrights Unite: Live Arts Summer Fest.” The Hook 17-23 July 2003: 31.