"Legal Capacity & the Right to Vote." Presentation at the Bi-Annual Meeting of the International Academy for Law and Mental Health, New York, NY (July 2009).
"Beyond Medicare: Reconsidering Age-Based Social Policy." Presentation at the 32nd Annual Health Law Professors Conference, Cleveland, OH (June 2009).
"Neglect & Abuse of Elders: Caregiver, Juror, & Expert." Discussant, American Law Psychology Association, San Antonio, TX (March 2009).
Portia Law School 1908-1938: Its Place in History," Panel Discussion, New England School of Law, Boston, MA (February 2009).
"A Rights Based Approach to Elder Law," Presentation at the World Study Group on Elder Law, Vancouver, Canada (November 2008).
"The Interaction Between the Guardianship System and the Right to Vote," Panel Moderator and Speaker, Canadian Conference on Elder law, Vancouver, Canada (November 2008).
"Making Voting Accessible to Older Adults," Panel Moderator and Speaker, Canadian Conference on Elder Law, Vancouver, Canada (November 2008).
"Outliving Civil Rights: A Constitutional Critique of Elder Protectionism," Cumberland School of Law Works in Progress Series, Birmingham, AL (September 2008).
Unfair Dealing and Older Adults: Understanding the Lures, Questioning the Cures." Presentation at the International Federation on Ageing Tenth Global Conference, Melbourne, Australia (May 2010).
"Enduring Powers of Attorney – A Double-Edged Sword for Protection and Abuse." Panel presentation at the International Federation on Ageing Tenth Global Conference, Melbourne, Australia (May 2010).
“Designating Health Care Decision-Makers for Patients Without Advance Directives: A Psychological Critique.” Presentation at the 31th Annual Health Law Professors Conference, Philadelphia, PA (June 2008).
“Democracy, Dementia, and Dignity: Implications of Voting by Cognitively Impaired Citizens.” Presentation at Annual Meeting of the Law & Society Association, Montreal, Canada (May 2008).
“Designating Health Care Decision-Makers for Patients Without Advance Directives.” Presentation at the American Law-Psychology Society Conference, Jacksonville, FL (March 2008).
“Outliving Civil Rights?” Lubin Lecture, New York, NY (December 2007).
“Preserving Voting Rights of Elderly and Cognitively Impaired Citizens.”
Presentation at the World Study Group on Elder Law, Vancouver, Canada (November 2007).
“Don’t Tell Mama, But I Just Sold Her House: Durable Power of Attorney Abuse and a New Strategy to Combat It.” Presentation at the Canadian Conference on Elder Law, Vancouver, Canada (November 2007).
“Who Can, Should or Would Vote.” Panel presentation at the National Aging and Law Conference, Washington DC (October 2007).
“Voting in Long-Term Care Institutions: Fundamental Rights in the Face of Dementia.” Presentation at the 30th Annual Health Law Professors Conference, Boston, MA (June 2007).
“Political Engagement of Frail and Institutionalized Elders: The Implications of Dementia on the Right to Vote.” Presentation at the Conference on Aging and Disability, sponsored by the Syracuse University Gerontology Center, Syracuse, NY (May 2007).
“Preserving Voting Rights in Long-Term Care Institutions: Facilitating Resident Voting While Maintaining Election Integrity.” Paper presented at Voting as People Age: Implications of Cognitive Impairment, a symposium of invited experts sponsored by the American Bar Association, the Borchard Foundation Center on Law and Aging, and McGeorge Law School, Sacramento, CA (March 2007).
“Voting Rights of Long-Term Care Residents: Providing Access and Maintaining Dignity in the Face of Dementia.” Faculty talk at the Syracuse University Gerontology Center, Syracuse, NY (March 2007).
“Elder Empowerment as a Strategy for Curbing the Hidden Abuses of Durable Powers of Attorney.” Poster presentation at the American Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, Washington, DC (Jan. 2007).
“An Overview of Assisted Living Regulation.” Presentation as part of a panel on consumer expectations in assisted living at the National Citizens’ Coalition on Nursing Home Reform Conference, Washington, DC (October 2006).
Moderator and Speaker, Panel on model guardianship courts, Impact of Problem Solving Courts Conference, organized by the Family Law and Social Policy Center of the Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY (October 2006).
Moderator, Panel on end-of-life issues, 29th Annual Health Law Teachers Conference, Baltimore, MD (June 2006).
“Assisted Living Regulation and the Washington State Model.” Presentation as part of a panel on assisted living issues at the National Aging and Law Conference, Washington, DC (April 2006).
"Cambridge Law School for Women.” Paper presented at the American Society for Law, Culture and Humanities’ annual conference, Syracuse, NY (March 2006).