PUBLICATIONS

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PRESENTATIONS

MY STORY

Since 2015, Amber has written and presented a myriad of autoethnographies and creative nonfiction pieces on the topics of forgiveness, identity, mental illness, family, performance theory, critical race theory, Transmisogynoir, Afrofuturism, cults and religion, and writing nonfiction and academic research. 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“India Clarke and the News Production of Transmisogynoir.” NCA 102nd Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA. (2016, November)

“Forgiving Students. Forgiving Teacher. Forgiving Yourself: Mindfulness, Emotion, and Storytelling Pedagogy.” NCA 102nd Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA. (2016, November)

“Wholly-Struggling: Searching for Half-Sibling Identity Long After Trauma.” Panel Chair. Twelfth Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. (2016, May)

“What Makes Me So Special? A Story of Sibling Guilt and Undeserved Happiness.” Panel Chair. Twelfth Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. (2016, May)

“The Effects of Storytelling on Adult Survivors of Emotional and Mental Sexual Abuse – An Autoethnographic Literature Review.” Doing Autoethnography, San Angelo, TX (2016, March)

“Reconnecting to the Other by the Telling of Their Story.” Eleventh Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. (2015, May)

“Bullying and Rape: An Autoethnography of the United States Most Accepted and Encouraged Forms of Abuse.” Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association Conference. Chicago, IL. (2014, April)

“India Clarke and the News Production of Transmisogynoir” USF Women and Gender Studies Department, Colloquium (2019)

“India Clarke and the News Production of Transmisogynoir” USF Department of Communication, Colloquium (2016, November)

“Belief in a Higher Power: Why?” Keynote Workshop Presenter, Annual Purple Power Seminar. University of South Florida, Tampa (2014, August) 

PUBLICATIONS

Klee, A. Dark Roots. Split Ends. The Memoirist. Blog. (2024, June 8).

Klee, A. Blurred Lines Between Mentor and Academic Cult Leader. Black Bear. Blog. (2023, May 7).

Klee, A. Humorously Surviving: How a Brother and Sister Thrived Through Trauma with Humor. Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs. (2022, July 8).

Klee, A. (2014, June 19). Formally Incarcerated Shouldn’t Have a Harder Time Finding Jobs. The Oracle.