My Work
Publications
Dukes, L., Faggella-Luby, M., Gelbar, N., Mendoza, M., Charles, S., Madaus, J. (2024) “Getting Global With It: The Rapid Growth in Higher Education and Disability Professional Literature.” Under Review.
Charles, S. (2020). The (re) Urbanization of Honolulu: Colonialism and Urban Renewal in Hawaii. Ayana. Revista de Investigación en Turismo, 1(1), 006-006.
Charles, S., Fox, K., Jabola-Carolus, K., Shaw, A., Smith-Johnson, T. (2020). "Hawai’i-Pacific Participatory Feminist, Anti-Racist, and Indigenous-Centered Responses to COVID-19” University of Colorado - Boulder.
Portfolio
Ph.D. Educational Psychology — Portfolio Work
International Publications on Postsecondary Disability Map (Progression Slides)
UConn Postsecondary Disability Training Institute Poster
MA Geography — Research & Presentations
https://bit.ly/HIOrganAccessMapping
https://bit.ly/MastersPresentation
https://bit.ly/REP2021PresentationCharles
https://bit.ly/PearlHarborAmericanMusic
https://bit.ly/KeeaumokuStreetProject
Healthcare Innovation — 2-Year Project
Year 1 — Theory & Development
https://bit.ly/HealthcareInnovationTheoryProcess
https://bit.ly/HealthcareIssuesAndInnovationResearch
Year 2 — Refining & Finished Project
https://bit.ly/HawaiiOnlineDiabetesResourceCenter
Conferences, Presentations, and Invited Talks
Charles, S., Gelbar, N., Maudas, J., Dukes, L., Faggella-Luby, M. (2025, March) Global Perspectives on Supporting College Students with VI/Blindness. [Poster Presentation]. CEC 2025 Special Education Convention and Expo. Baltimore, MD.
Charles, S. & Scanlon, E. (2025, March) Multi-tiered Mentorship for College STEM Students with Disabilities. [Poster Presentation]. CEC 2025 Special Education Convention and Expo. Baltimore, MD.
Charles, S. (2024, August) Teaching for Student Success. [Invited Talk]. IB/M Curriculum Retreat. Neag School of Education: Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Storrs, CT.
Charles, S., Lombardi, A., Scanlon, E. (2024, June). NSF TAPDINTO-STEM at UConn: STEM Inclusion and Career Readiness. [Poster Presentation]. UConn Postsecondary Disability Training Institute, Portland, ME.
Charles, S. (2022, April). Social Media, Memes & Participatory Research I & II. [Invited Talk]. URBN 2302: Qualitative Methods in Urban and Community Studies. University of Connecticut: Storrs, CT.
Charles, S. (2022, February). Imperialism, Colonialism, Exotification Oh My!: American Music and Hawaii. [Conference Presentation]. American Association of Geographers. Hybrid Conference: NYC, NY.
Charles, S. (2021, October). Social Media, Memes & Participatory Research. [Invited Talk]. GEOG 2400: Introduction to Sustainable Cities. University of Connecticut: Storrs, CT.
Charles, S. (2021, October). Parallaxes in Latinx & Micronesian (Im)migration Representation. [Conference Presentation]. Race, Ethnicity, and Place: Justice and the City in an Age of Social Division. Baltimore, MD.
Charles, S. (2021, April). Ke’eaumoku: A Mecca of Settler Colonialism. [Conference Presentation]. Association for Asian American Studies Conference (AAAS). Virtual Conference.
Charles, S., Fox, K., Shaw, A., Dang, T. (2020, September). Building Bridges, Not Walking on Backs: Hawai‘i’s Feminist Economic Recovery Planning. [Conference Presentation]. American Planning Association – Hawaii Chapter. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Charles, S. (2020, June). Parallaxes in Latinx & Micronesian (Im)migration Representation. [Conference Presentation]. Latina/o Studies Conference. South Bend, IN. *
Charles, S. (2020, April). ‘Koreamoku’ as a Site of Gentrification and Settler Colonialism. [Conference Presentation]. Association for Asian American Studies Conference. Washington, D.C. *
* Accepted but canceled due to COVID-19