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Presentations

Some presentations I’ve given

Conference Presentations

I have presented a variety of research papers, roundtables, panel discussion, and interactive workshops at academic conferences including:

  • The Society For Social Work and Research (SSWR)
  • European Conference on Social Work Research (ECSWR)
  • The Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting (CSWE APM)
  • The Network For Social Work Management Forward-Thinking Summit (NSWM)
  • The EMES International Research Network Conference on Social Enterprise (EMESConf)
  • The Association for Research on Nonprofit Associations and Voluntary Associations (ARNOVA)
  • The Society for The Advancement of Socioeconomic Research (SASE)
  • The Open Education Conference (OpenEd)
  • The Humanities, Arts, Sciences, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC)

I have also organized sessions and presented at The NYC School of Data (NYC SoDa).

2026

  • Massey, M., Williams, I.G., Polistina, G., and Breaux, E. (2026, January 17). Artificial Intelligence and Environmental Justice: A Critical Review of Social Work Literature. [Flash talk]. Society For Social Work Research (SSWR) 30th Annual Conference. Washington, DC.
  • Williams, I.G. , Counselman-Carpenter, B., Singer, J., and Thomspon, M. (2026, January 16). More Than Prompt Engineers: Philosophical Perspectives on Generative AI in Social Work Scholarship. [Conference roundtable]. Society For Social Work Research (SSWR) 30th Annual Conference. Washington, DC.
  • Borgan, I, and Williams, I.G. (2026, January 15). Digital Literacies in the Practicum Space. [Conference poster]. Society For Social Work Research (SSWR) 30th Annual Conference. Washington, DC.

2025

  • Mandiberg, M., and Williams, I.G. (2025, November 5). Reframing Service Users As Economic Agents: Lessons from Art Ateliers and Peer-Led Research. 10th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise. [Conference presentation]. Utrecht and Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Muhlbauer, Z, Williams, I.G., Zhang, H., Pan, S., and Najm, H. (2025, October 31). Read-Write-Prompt: A Focused-Inquiry Group Model for AI Literacy and its Discontents. Open Education Conference 2025. [Conference presentation]. Denver, CO & online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH44nV40Op4 
  • Singh, M., Williams, I.G., McMillin, S., Crocker-Billingsley, J., and Mandayam, M. (2025, October 24). Championing Disability Justice and Disability Joy through Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.  Council on Social Work Education 2025 Annual Program Meeting. [Conference panel]. Denver, CO.
  • Mandiberg, M. and Williams, I.G. (2025, July 12). The Economic and Social Development of Identity Communities of Highly Stigmatized Human Service Populations. The Society for the Advancement of Socioeconomics (SASE) 2025 Annual Conference. [Conference presentation]. Montreal, QC.
  • Williams, I.G. (2025, March 29). The Data Politics of Squatter Legislation in New York City: Situating Urban Squatting and Homesteading Beyond Criminalization and Property Regimes. In O’Hana, (chair). Defending Affordable and Stable Housing: Progress and Problems. [Conference roundtable]. NYC School of Data 2025. Long Island City, New York. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL0lqt6KxmM
  • Cumiskey, K., MacLaghlan, E., Garcia, A. Williams, I.G., Korpan, R., and Siddika, A. (2025, March 29). Let’s Build A NYC Public Interest Tech Lab: A Visioning Game. [Conference workshop]. NYC School of Data 2025. Long Island City, New York. YouTube: https://youtu.be/j3a52KxEdU0?si=T9cFVmEqli9p0hFF
  • Williams, I.G. (2025, January 18). Retooling Diffusion of Innovations Research Through Critical Data Studies: Examining Urban Artificial Intelligence Adoption. In Maschke, A. (Moderator). The Untapped Potential of Critical Organizational Studies for Understanding Human Service Organizations’ (Anti-)Oppressive Practices and Possibilities. [Conference roundtable]. Society For Social Work Research (SSWR) 29th Annual Conference. Seattle, WA.
  • Borgan, J. and Williams, I.G. (2025, January 17). Developing a Technology Inventory for Social Work Students: A Tool For Practical Exploration of Affordances, Constraints, and Risks. [Conference poster]. Society For Social Work Research (SSWR) 29th Annual Conference. Seattle, WA.

2024

  • Borgan, J., and Williams, I.G. (2024, November 14). Developing a Technology Inventory for Social Work Students: A Tool For Practical Exploration of Affordances, Constraints, and Risks. [Conference poster]. Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Associations 2024. Washington, DC.
  • Borgan, J., and Williams, I.G. (2024, October 9th). Developing and Piloting A Technology Inventory for Social Work Students: A Tool For Practical Exploration of Affordances, Constraints, and Risks. [Conference lightning talk]. Open Education Conference 2024. Providence, RI. YouTube: https://youtu.be/bH0xWOcSJ4U
  • Williams, I.G. (2024, July 3rd). Good For Whom and To What Ends? Comparative Ethnographies of Civic Tech, Public Interest Tech, and Tech For Good. [Workshop presentation]. 9th EMES International Research Network Summer Training School. University of Trento. Trento, Italy.
  • Williams, I.G. and Borgan, J. (2024, April 19). Developing a Technology Inventory for Social Work Students: A Tool For Practical Exploration of Affordances, Constraints, and Risks [Conference presentation]. European Conference for Social Work Research 2024. Vilnius, Lithuania.
  • Williams, I.G. (2024, April 19). Critical Making with AI Imagery: (Re)evaluating the Role of Visual Communication in Social Work [Conference workshop]. European Conference for Social Work Research 2024. Vilnius, Lithuania.
  • Williams, I.G., Krisel, R., and O’Hana, S. (2024, March 23). Human Sides of Open Data: Bridging Digital Humanities and Public Interest Tech [Conference roundtable]. NYC School of Data 2024. CUNY School of Law. Long Island City, NY.
  • Kaloga, M., Singh, M, Mandayam G., and Williams, I.G. (2024, January 12). Centering a social innovation lens: Formalizing the future of global social work science [Conference presentation]. 28th Annual Society for Social Work and Social Research Conference. Washington, DC.

2023

  • Williams, I.G., Mandiberg, J., and Chen, K. (2023, September 13). Utilizing the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) Form for Social Enterprise [Conference presentation]. 9th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Williams, I.G. (2023, June 9). The Pleasures and Perils of Generative AI: Remarks from Social Work [Conference presentation]. HASTAC Conference 2023: Critical Making and Social Justice. Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, NY.
  • Williams, I.G. (2023, May 5). In-Between Disciplines and Campuses: A Diagrammatic View from Social Welfare [Conference presentation]. Where is Academic Work? CUNY Graduate Center. New York, NY.

2021

  • Williams, I.G. (2021, June 7-11). Working With Technology: What Social Work Managers Need to Know for 2021 and Beyond [Conference presentation]. 2021 Forward Thinking Summit, The Network for Social Work Management. Online.