talks + research
CREATING SPACE FOR STORY
Keynote presentation and workshop
Create Appalachia film conference, 2023
WOMEN IN PRODUCTION
Roundtable, Host/Organizer
Millenium Park Chicago, 2018
NET IMPACT
Sustainability Panel
University of Illinois Chicago, 2016
ART, ADVOCACY + METRICS IN THE CREATIVE SPACE
Panel and workshop series, Host/Organizer
Google Chicago, 2015
ADOPTING THE RURAL CONDITION
Conference Speaker
THATCamp Southeast Missouri, 2013
CHOREOGRAPHIES THAT LAST
Author and Presenter
PSI19 Conference ‘Now Then: Performance and Temporality’
Stanford University, 2013
WAYS OF KNOWING: PERCEPTION AND SPACE IN MEDIA AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICE
Author and Presenter
CSA Conference ‘Beyond Disciplinarity: Interventions in Cultural Studies and the Arts’
Columbia College Chicago, 2013
A CASE STUDY IN IP ARISING IN ART/SCIENCE PERFORMANCE RESEARCH AND TRANSDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION
White Paper Author
SEAD Network for Science, Engineering, Art and Design
XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan, 2012 - 2014
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE AMERICAS: YOUTH AGENCY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY AND MOVEMENT BASED PERFORMANCE PRACTICE
Author and Presenter
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
New York University, 2007
awards + press
Joel Hall Dancers + Center Resident Artist
Cliff Dwellers Foundation Grantee
The Awesome Foundation Grantee
Helen R. Whiteley Center Resident Artist
Storefronts Auburn Project Grantee
smART Ventures Fund, City of Seattle Grantee
Richard Hugo House Writers Fund Grantee
Air Le Parc Resident Artist
Centre D’Art I Natura Resident Artist
Tinker Foundation, Center for Caribbean + Latin American Studies Research Fellow
PSAS Department of Performance Studies, New York University. Grantee
Denver Opera Guild Scholarship Recipient
Richter Studios Breathtaking Dance, Music + Film = Fantasmagorie
ABC News Humboldt Park Dance Performance
WBEZ Chicago Fantasmagorie Live on the Water at Humboldt Park Lagoon
Chicago Tribune List of Top Things for Families in Chicago To Do
ChicagoNow Fantasmagorie: Surprise Dance Performance at Humboldt Park in Chicago
DNA Info http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/people/josie-davis
ABC News Rooftop Dance Series Waltzes Across Chicago
France5.fr Documentaires Des Trains Pas Comme Les Autres
Chicago Tribune A City on the Move
Time Out Chicago Wake Up! Waltz Brings Dance to Chicago’s Rooftops
City Vision Magazine Pride of Place
Seattle Channel Art Zone with Nancy Guppy