Speaking, Presenting, & Teaching
Below are ways in which you can engage Dr. Lopez and her team to provide on-site or virtual instruction or keynote presentations.
Ways you can engage Dr. Lopez (or one of our team) to speak, present, or instruct (in-person or virtually):
Keynote engagements can be crafted around topics agreed upon. Some areas that Dr. Lopez and the Past the Edges team have ready-to-go include:
Mass Incarceration in the U.S. and Global Criminal Justice Reforms
The Effects of Mass Incarceration & the Important Role Correctional Professionals Play
The Effects of Mass Incarceration & the Important Role Educators Play
Why Educate an Inmate? What’s in it for Me?
Stories from the Field: What a Difference You’re Making!
Doing Time (the Big Fallacy About Re-entry and How We Can Make a Big Change)
Presenting professional development that is high-interest and relevant to your staff and organizational needs. You give us a topic and we’ll create professional development for you. For some ready-to-go topics, check out the page for training by clicking here.
Presentations at workshops, seminars, and other gatherings. Any of the PD offerings on the training page can be developed into workshop-style presentations, with hands-on activities, small group discussions, etc.
Collaborating to provide training, including technical training, to staff. The Past the Edges team can create training sessions applicable to your needs. Some ready-to-go suggestions we can offer include:
Creating a peer mentoring program
Training associated with the implementation of program housing units, inmate technology deployment, post-release programming, or any new programming we may design together
The Executive Leadership Toolkit
Collaborating to develop topics of interest to inmates/students. Training topics we currently provide include, but of course aren’t limited to are:
Principles of Effective Mentoring/Coaching
Technical training for inmate technology deployment
Appropriate Self-Advocacy
Training associated with the launch of program housing units
Cultural Diversity and Cultural Awareness
Implicit Bias
Growth Mindset
Dr. Lopez and Past the Edges team members are engaging, entertaining, and articulate speakers, instructors, and presenters. If you need the topics suggested here, great! If you have a specific need, let’s talk about it. You can schedule a free 15 minute call by clicking on the Getting Started button at the top of this page, or by sending us an email by hitting the Contact Us button below.
