DHI (2025): Christian Brothers University (Virtual)

All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

All time slots for Friday include time for Q&A after the presentations.

9:00AM-9:05AM: Welcome and Opening Remarks, Emma Stanley, DHC-NC President

Morning Session 1: Digitally Mediated Curations

9:05AM-10:05AM: Panel – Pressing Forward: Using Instagram to Preserve and Share a Herbarium’s Legacy

• Matthew Cicanese, Duke Alumni & Documentary Photographer, info@matthewcicanese.com
• Andrew Griebeler, Assistant Professor, Art History & Visual Studies, Duke University, andrew.griebeler@duke.edu
• Erin Heyeck, Graduate Student, Duke University, erin.heyeck@duke.edu
• Hannah L. Jacobs, Digital Humanities Consultant, Duke University, hannah.jacobs@duke.edu
• Yuchen Chen, Student, Duke University, yuchen.chen@duke.edu
• Kaylee McKinzie, Student, Duke University, kaylee.mckinzie@duke.edu
• Nicolas Zepeda, Student, Duke University, nicolas.zepeda@duke.edu
• Kathleen Pryer, Professor, Biology, Duke University, pryer@duke.edu

10:05AM-11:05AM: Panel – Augmenting Controversy: Developing a Mobile Augmented Reality Tool for Visual Art Curation

• Mitch Ogden, Professor, Department of English, Philosophy, and Communication Studies, University of Wisconsin – Stout, ogdenm@uwstout.edu
• Addy Lanthier, Student, Professional Communication & Emerging Media Major, Digital Humanities Concentration, University of Wisconsin – Stout, lanthiera2750@my.uwstout.edu
• Cynthia Bland, Professor, Department of Visual and Performing Arts, University of Wisconsin – Stout, blandc@uwstout.edu

11:05AM-11:10AM: Break

Morning Session 2: Art, Education, and AI

11:10AM-11:55AM: 

2 Presentations (Formed Panel): 

Investigating Human Traits Through AI: Implications of Contemporary Art for Art Education in Turbulent Times

• Borim Song, Professor, Department of Art Education, East Carolina University, songb@ecu.edu

The Semester I Decided to Teach AI

• Maureen Johnson, Associate Professor and Writing Program Administrator, Christian Brothers University, mjohns85@cbu.edu

11:55AM-12:10PM: Curriculum and Research – Digital Humanities at Christian Brothers University

• James B. Har III and Juliette Paul, Christian Brothers University

12:10PM-1:10PM: Lunch Break

Afternoon Session 1: Digitally Mediated Histories

1:10PM-2:10PM: Panel – King & the Klan: A Visual Experience

• Margaret Baker, Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media Ph.D. Program Graduate, NC State University; incoming Assistant Professor, Communication, Berry College, mbaker@berry.edu
• Shaun Bennett, Research Librarian for Business, Education, and Immersive Pedagogy, Collections & Research Engagement, NC State University Libraries, sbennet@ncsu.edu
• W. Jason Miller, Distinguished Professor, Department of English and CRDM Ph.D. Program, NC State University, jason_miller@ncsu.edu
• Bee Rinaldi, Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media Ph.D. candidate, NC State University, akrinald@ncsu.edu

2:10PM-2:40PM: Creative Demo – Leveling Up: Video Games, Response-Ability, and Social Justice

• David Williams, Ph.D. candidate in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design, Clemson University, dgwilli@g.clemson.edu

2:40PM-2:45PM: Break

2:45PM-3:45PM: Panel – Children of the Struggle: Oral Histories as a Roadmap for Survival

• Jay Singley, Circulation Desk and Document Delivery Manager, NCSSM-Morganton, jay.singley@ncssm.edu
• Leslie D. McKesson, Instructor, Appalachian State University, lesmckess@yahoo.com
• David Dry, Instructor of American Studies and Humanities, NCSSM-Morganton,  david.dry@ncssm.edu

3:45PM-4:15PM: Single Presentation – Fight or Flight: Digital Representations of Racial Violence in North Carolina

• Rhonda Jones, Cultural Heritage Informatics Specialist and Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, rdjones3@uncg.edu

Afternoon Session 2: Data and Disasters

4:15PM-4:35PM: Lightning Talk – Beyond the Reports: Unpacking Risk in Public Health Data

• Munira Mutmainna, Assistant Professor, Department of Core Studies, St. John’s University, mmuniram30@gmail.com

4:35PM-5:05PM: Single Presentation- Psycholinguistic Patterns of Social Media Communication

• Andrew Hampton, Assistant Professor, Christian Brothers University, andrew.hampton@cbu.edu

Special Evening Event: Plenary Speech

5:10PM-6:00PM: Invited Keynote: Jazmin Miller

• Jazmin Miller (M.F.A.) is a filmmaker, theatre director, and artist, who served as the executive director of Carpenter Art Garden in Memphis, TN. Contact: jazmin.miller@gmail.com

6:00PM: Adjourn, end of day 1

All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

9:00AM-9:05AM: Opening remarks and agenda overview, day 2

Morning Session: Digital Storytelling and Advocacy

Panels (each session includes time for Q&A)

9:05AM-10:05AM: Making Memoirs: Engaging Students in Storytelling through Data, AI, and Digital Humanities

• Kelsey Virginia Dufresne, Postdoctoral Education Researcher, Data Science and AI Academy at North Carolina State University, kvdowns@ncsu.edu 
• Alin Yalcinkaya, Postdoctoral Research Scholar – Research & Analysis, DELTA at North Carolina State University, ryalcin@ncsu.edu

10:05AM-11:05AM: Sound Bridges: Podcasting and Storytelling as Community Advocacy and Humanities Research

• Sydney Beeman, Lecturer, Film Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte,  sbeeman@charlotte.edu
• Wilfredo Flores, Assistant Professor, Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, wilflores@charlotte.edu
• Heather Freeman, Professor, Department of Art & Art History, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, heatherfreeman@charlotte.edu

11:05AM-11:10AM: Break

11:10AM-12:10PM: Zines as a Path to Social Justice Issues and Advocacy

• Steve Bookman, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of English, Pace University, sbookman@pace.edu
• Josephine Tome, Student, Pace University, tt86795n@pace.edu

12:10PM-1:10PM: Lunch Break

Afternoon Session 1: Digital Cultures and Memories

Lightning Talks (time after both talks for Q&A)

1:10PM-1:15PM: The Memory Work of Social Movements: Documenting Activism in Archival Spaces

• Ericka Christie, PhD candidate, Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media at NC State University, enchrist@ncsu.edu

1:15PM-1:20PM: From Martial Law to Memes: Digital Culture and Crisis Communication in South Korea

• SaeHim Park, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Xavier University of Louisiana, saehimpark27@gmail.com

1:20PM-1:35PM: Q&A for Lightning Talks

Afternoon Session 2: Digital Improv

Workshop (includes time for Q&A)

1:35PM-3:05PM: Technological Improvisation During Disasters: A Digital Repository for Disaster Resilience

• Ragan Glover, Director of the Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars Program, University of Michigan, rlglover@umich.edu

3:05PM-3:10PM: Break

Afternoon Session 3: Digitally Mediated U.S. Histories

Artist Talks (each includes time for Q&A)

3:10PM-3:40PM: Gormandizer Artist Talk

• Chelsea Brtis, Assistant Professor, Department of Art & Art History, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, cbrtis@charlotte.edu

3:40PM-4:10PM: Magic in the United States (podcast series)

• Heather Freeman, Professor, Department of Art & Art History, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, heatherfreeman@charlotte.edu

4:10PM-4:15PM: Break

4:15-4:40PM: Single Presentation + Q&A – Poetry ‘Resurrection’ from LLMs 

• Vincent A. Cellucci, Ph.D. candidate, Leiden University & TU Delft, v.a.cellucci@liacs.leidenuniv.nl

Afternoon Session 4: Preservation and Resilience

3 Presentations (Formed Panel, includes time for Q&A)

4:40PM-5:40PM:

Integrating Data Visualization and DNA Analysis for Artifact Preservation

• James B. Harr III, Associate Professor, Department of Literature and Languages, Christian Brothers University, james.harr@cbu.edu

Digitally Mapping Female Survivors of Dalt Massacres: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches

• Jyothi Justin, Doctoral Student, Department of English, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI), India, jyothijhr@gmail.com

Border Soundscapes and Lucha Libre: Exploring Cultural Resilience in the Paso del Norte Region

• José Manuel Flores, Assistant Instructor, Department of English, The University of Texas at El Paso, jmfloresfuente@utep.edu

5:40PM-5:50PM: Closing Remarks

5:50PM: Adjourn