Where Eli’s Worked
For more than a decade, Eli has traveled across the United States and Canada speaking, training, and teaching at conferences, community events, and colleges about disability, queer/trans identities, and social justice.
Here's a partial list of places he's worked. For a complete listing, see his CV as a downloadable PDF.
Colleges & Universities
• Boston College (2016)• Brown University (2000, 2008, 2015)
• Bryn Mawr College (2011, 2015)
• Clemson University (2018)
• Colgate University (2015)
• College of William and Mary (2015)
• Davidson College (2011)
• Dickenson College (2018)
• Elon University (2015)
• Emory University (2011)
• Florida Atlantic University (2010)
• Gallaudet University (2013)
• Macalester College (2016)
• Maine College of Art (2016)
• McMaster University (2015)
• Michigan State University (2004, 2012)
• Middlebury College (2010, 2014, 2015)
• Minneapolis Community and Technical College (2016)
• Mt. Holyoke College (2011, 2017)
• New York University (2009, 2010, 2017)
• Ohio State University, Lima (2017)
• Reed College (2010)
• Ryerson University (2010-2014)
• Saint Paul College (2016)
• San Diego State University (2013)
• Siena College (2011)
• Shippensburg University (2011)
• Smith College (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017)
• Southwestern University (2009, 2011)
• State University of New York, Geneseo (2010)
• Swarthmore College (2013, 2016)
• The New School (2015)
• University of Alabama (2014)
• University of California, Berkeley (2006, 2017)
• University of California, Los Angeles (2017)
• University of California, Riverside (2010)
• University of Colorado, Boulder (2013)
• University of Edinburgh (2017)
• University of Iowa (2012)
• University of Maryland (2013)
• University of Michigan (2007, 2008, 2017)
• University of Minnesota (2016)
• University of New Hampshire (2015)
• University of North Carolina, Asheville (2015)
• University of Oregon (2009, 2016, 2018)
• University of Ottawa (2011)
• University of Redlands (2010)
• University of South Carolina, Upstate (2018)
• University of Southern Maine (2016)
• University of Texas, Austin (2011, 2017)
• University of Toledo (2017)
• University of Toronto (2009, 2010)
• University of New England (2016)
• University of Vermont (2003-2016)
• University of Washington, Bothell (2016)
• University of Washington, Seattle (2008, 2011, 2016)
• University of Waterloo (2015)
• University of Wisconsin, Madison (2009, 2012, 2017)
• Washington University (2016)
• Wesleyan University (2010, 2017)
• Western Washington University (2009, 2017)
• Williamette University (2016)
Conferences
• Associated Writing Programs conference (2017)• Association of Higher Education and Disability annual conference (2004 - keynote)
• Canadian Association for the Prevention of Discrimination and Harassment in Higher Education Annual Conference (2010)
• Canadian Disability Studies Association Conference (2015 - plenary session)
• Canadian University Queer Services Conference (2013 - keynote)
• Creating Change (2006, 2008, 2011)
• Critical Care/Cure Symposium, Rice University (2017 - keynote)
• FORGE Forward Conference (2007 - keynote)
• Gender Odyssey Conference (2008 - keynote)
• Gender Studies Symposium, Lewis and Clark College (2017 - keynote)
• Minnesota OUT! LGBT Campus Alliance Conference (2009 - keynote)
• New York State College Health Association Annual Meeting (2008)
• Queer Conference, University of North Carolina, Asheville (2011 - keynote)
• Queer Places, Practices, and Lives Symposium, Columbus, OH (2014 - keynote)
• Society for Disability Studies annual conference (2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015)
• Trans Health Conference (keynote - 2008)
• Translating Identity Conference (2005 - keynote, 2006, 2007, 2008 - keynote)
• Unitarian Universalist General Assembly (2007, 2016)
• Western Regional LGBTQUIA Student Conference (2013 - keynote)
• White Privilege Conference (2018 - keynote)
Community Organizations & Events
• Access Living, Chicago, IL (2008, 2017)• Chicago's Disability Pride Parade, Chicago, IL (2010)
• DaDaFest (Disability and Deaf Arts Festival), Liverpool, England (2010)
• DAMN 2025, Toronto, Ontario (Disability Action Movement Now) (2009)
• Flynn Theater, Vermont Artists with Disabilities showcase, Burlington, VT (2012)
• F.R.I.D.A. (Feminist Response in Disability Activism), Chicago, IL (2009)
• GenderFest, Winnipeg, Manitoba (2015)
• Hands Off Our Stories, Toronto, Ontario (2011)
• Interface Children Family Services, Ventura, CA (2008)
• Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Troy, NY (2018)
• Independent Living and Resource Center of San Francisco (2017)
• Leaven Center, Grand Rapids, MI (2002, 2003, 2007, 2008)
• Metropolitan Council, St. Paul, MN (2018)
• Michigan Disability Rights Coalition, Lansing, MI (2008)
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Washington DC (2006)
• People's Movement Center, Minneapolis, MN (2016)
• Portland's Disability Arts and Culture Festival, Portland, OR (2010)
• Safe Space (LGBT anti-violence organization), Burlington, VT (2005)
• R.U.1.2? Queer Community Center, Burlington, VT (2005, 2012)
• Southerners on New Ground, Durham, NC (2009)
• Tangled Arts + Disability caberet, Ottawa, ON (2015)
• Transgender Day of Remembrance, Burlington, VT (2002-2006, 2016)
• Transgender Day of Remembrance, Edmonton, Alberta (2008)
• Unitarian Universalists, Buffalo, NY (2017)