Presentations of scholarly work

REFERRED NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Feb -2026

Cofield, J., Wei, X. Sounding Solidarity: A Sonic and Visual Plática Between Black and Asian Single Mother-Scholars. Paper session at the 2026 Ethnography in Education Research Forum, University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, Philadelphia, PA.

June -2025

Cofield, J. Multimodal Literacy as Antiracist Praxis: Engaging Diverse Learners through Arts Integration. Workshop session at Fostering Antiracism
through the Arts in PreK-12 Education Conference, American University School of Education | Washington, DC.

May -2026

Cofield, J. Algorithmic Intimacies – Podcasting as Pedagogy in the Age of AI and Isolation. Paper session at the Twenty-First International Conference on The Arts in Society, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

May -2025

Cofield, J. Aesthetic and Epistemic Violence – Exploring Conditional Hospitality in the Dynamics of Beauty and Knowledge. Poster session at the Twentieth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA.

April- 2025

Cofield, J. Empowering Freshman Writers Through Black Feminist Praxis and Multimodal Pedagogies in Online Learning Environments. Paper session at the International Conference on E-Pedagogy and Educational Design(ICEPED-25) | Atlanta, GA.

Apr-2025

Cofield, J, Wei, X. Solidarity in Intersectional Bonds: A Plática-Inspired Study of Black and Asian Mother-Scholars’ Collaboration in Academia. Paper session at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting | Denver, CO.

Apr-2025

Cofield, J. Aesthetic Possibilities Emerging from Collaboration: Insights from Black Women Artists and Educators. Paper session at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting | Denver, CO.

Apr-2025

Cofield, J. Black Visual Arts & Aesthetics, for the Black Studies as the Study of the World Curriculum Series, Black Education Research Center (BERC), at Teachers College, Columbia University

March- 2025

Cofield, J. The Art of Inclusion: Cultivating Leadership and Belonging Through Arts. Paper session at the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education Conference | Washington, DC.

Feb- 2025

Cofield, J. Playlists as Praxis: Music, Art, and Liberation in the Work of Black Women Artists. Paper session at the Black Artistic Freedom Conference 2025, UMass Amherst | Hartford, CT.

Jan-2025

Cofield, J. The Artist as Teacher: Exploring Bisa Butler’s Educational and Artistic Practice. Artist introduction at “Guest Talk: The Artist As an Educator,
with Bisa Butler” for Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Advanced Study at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.

Nov-2024

Cofield, J. Decolonizing the Curriculum with Art: Expanding Multicultural Perspectives in K-12 Education. Presentation to faculty and graduate students at “Rejuvenating Our Praxis: Sharing Critical Hope Conference,” Teachers College, Columbia University.

Sep-2024

Cofield, J. Building Worlds Through Dance: The Legacy of Alvin Ailey. Paper presentation at The Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY.

Jun- 2024

Cofield, J.. Reimagining STEAM Education: Bridging Disciplinary Divides and Cultivating Inclusive Pedagogies. Poster session at the 2024 Hawaii University International Conferences on STEM/STEAM and Education, Hawaii University | Honolulu, Hawaii.  (Paper accepted, unable to attend)

May -2024

Cofield, J.. From Oral  Histories To Digital Archives: Podcasting As Multimodal Scholarship In Global Women Artists’ Narratives. Poster session at the Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Hanyang University | Seoul, South Korea. (Paper accepted, unable to attend)

Apr-2024

Cofield, J J. Unveiling Perspectives: Constructing Educational Possibilities through the Praxes of Black Women Artists. Culturally Responsive & Democractic Arts Education Paper session at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting | Philadelphia, PA.

Jul -2023

Cofield, J.. The Epistemologies and Aesthetic Praxes of Black Women Artists: Not All Teachers Are in the Classroom. Poster session at the Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Jagiellonian University | Kraków, Poland.  (Paper accepted, unable to attend).

May -2023

Cofield, J.. Advancing Equity in Education Through Black Intellectual Thought & Creative Production. Roundtable presentation at New England Educational Research Organization 2022 Annual Meeting | Portsmouth, NH.  (Paper accepted, unable to attend).

Apr-2023

Cofield, J J. A Black Feminist Approach for Shifting the Landscape on Arts Integration Research. Paper session at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting | Chicago, IL.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

May-2025

Cofield, J. Decolonizing Museum Education: Arts Integration for Inclusive Community Engagement. Workshop session at New York City Museum Educators Roundtable (NYCMER) Annual Conference, Teachers College, Columbia University | New York, NY.

Apr-2025

Cofield, J. Archiving Everyday Life: Amy Sherald and Representation in American Art. Paper presentation at The Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY.

Apr-2025

Cofield, J. To Be a Woman, Then, Is Sublime: Black Women Artists and the Aesthetics of Otherwise Possibility. Plenary session presentation at Meeting the Moment: Art and the Aesthetics of Innovation, Penn State University| University Park, PA.

Mar-2025

Cofield, J. Curating Change: Art Institutions, Community, and Cultural Leadership. Presentation for graduate students in the course Contemporary Issues in Arts Administration, Program in Arts Administration, taught by Dr. Tania Aparicio at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York.

Mar- 2025

Cofield, J. Beyond Beauty: Art as a Catalyst for Social Imagination and Transformation. Presentation to faculty and graduate students for Artivisim Series at Adelphi Univeristy, New York.

Oct-2024

Cofield, J. Kara Walker Silhoettes. Presentation for graduate students in the course Toni Morrison Mthd taught by Dr. Illeana Jimenez at SUNY Stony Brook | Stony Brook, NY

Sep-2024

Cofield, J. Building Worlds Through Dance: The Legacy of Alvin Ailey. Paper presentation at The Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY.

June-2024

Cofield, J. Inside the Whitney Biennial: Embodiment. Paper presentation at The Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY. 

Jan-2024

Cofield, J. Creativity as a method of analysis. Presentation for faculty and graduate students in the course Dev of Crtvty: Case Study Mthd taught by Dr. Michael Hanson Hatchett at Teachers College, Columbia University | New York, NY

Nov-2023

Cofield, J. Border-crossing: A Multimodal Scholar’s Journey. Presentation for faculty and graduate students members of the Media and Social Change Lab (MASCLAB) Teachers College, Columbia University | New York, NY

Sep-2023

Cofield, J. Reclaiming Narratives: Henry Taylor’s Visual Biographies. Paper presentation at The Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY.

May-2023

Cofield, J. What is The Aesthetic? Presentation for graduate students in a curriculum design class, Curriculum in Neighborhood Spaces, Teachers College, Columbia University | New York, NY

Apr-2023

Cofield, J Visual Research Methodologies as Epistemic Disobedience. Panel presentation at Visual Research Center for Education, Art, and Social Change Conference. Teachers College, Columbia University  | New York, NY

Mar-2023

Cofield, J. Arts Informed Life Practices and Pedagogies as Epistemological Disobedience. Presentation for master’s students in a pre-service teaching class, Social Foundations in Arts Education at The City College School of Graduate Education, City University of New York  | New York, NY

Mar-2023

Cofield, J. Art-based participatory research as decolonial research praxis. Poster session in Invisibility & Erasure: Making Visible Critical Reflexive Methodologies in Research in Education mini-conference, George Clement Bond Center for African Education, at Teachers College, Columbia University  | New York, NY

Mar-2023

Cofield, J. Tools of the Trade: Collecting, organizing, and methodically gathering and sharing information in knowledge economies. Roundtable discussion for doctoral students in C&T 6965 (Spring Colloquium) at Teachers College, Columbia University.  | New York, NY

Oct-2022

Cofield, J. Panelist “The Radical Praxis of bell hooks.” North Eastern Philosophy and Education Society Conference at Villanova University | Philadelphia, PA

Sep-2022

Cofield, J. Panelist “The current state of arts organizations.” Reimagining Performing Arts Organizations course at NYU School of Professional Studies | New York, NY

Apr-2022

Cofield, J. Creativity Pedagogy: Teachers perceptions and issues. Presentation for master’s students in a pre-service teaching class, Arts Education in an Urban Setting at The City College, City University, New York  | New York, NY

Feb-2022

Cofield, J. Aesthetic learning as Resistance. Virtual presentation for GSCOPE, Grad Student Conference on Philosophy of Education, at Teachers College, Columbia University | New York, NY

Nov-2021

Lesko, N, Harris, C., Cofield, J, Animashaun, O. US Educational System Curriculum and Teacher Experiences. Panelist Mobility in International Teacher Education initiative at Heidelberg School of Education (virtual) | Heidelberg, Germany.

Apr-2021

Cofield, J. Writing literature reviews. Virtual presentation for required course C&T 6102 for first-year doctoral students at Teachers College, Columbia University  | New York, NY

Apr-2021

Cofield, J. Reframing Arts Education as a Human Right: Utilizing international Doctrine as Foundation. Virtual presentation for master’s students in a pre-service teaching class, Arts Education in an Urban Setting at The City College, City University, New York | New York, NY

Mar-2018

Cofield, J. Introduction to Arts Integration. Delivered professional development presentation to 400+ members of the Rochester’s Teacher Association  | Rochester, NY