Available for conference talks, faculty and student workshops, departmental conversations, and carefully scoped collaborative projects.
My work connects writing, pedagogy, authorship, responsible AI practice, qualitative inquiry, knowledge translation, and public-facing communication.
I am developing a research-informed approach to responsible AI adoption, policy development, and accountable practice in writing, communication, and organizational workflows.
Orientation → Supported Practice → Role-Specific Integration → Accountable Organizational Use
Eastern Michigan University GenAI Summit · March 16, 2026
A 15-minute presentation and Q&A examining invisible AI delegation, bounded collaboration, authorship, student agency, and rhetorical judgment. Conference program, p. 12
Manuel Gonzalez Velasco and Mallory Lectka
Workshop presentation at In Our Feels: The Emotional Landscape of Creative Writing Studies (CWSC26), Rochester, New York.
Manuel Gonzalez Velasco
Participatory workshop at Going Analog: Offline and Unplugged, Carolinas WPA, Wildacres, Little Switzerland, North Carolina.
Manuel Gonzalez Velasco
Presented at OBSCURA International Conference: Terror and Contemporary Media Culture, Faculty of Communication, University of Seville, Seville, Spain. The conference ran October 28–30, 2026.
Manuel Gonzalez Velasco
Interactive session accepted for Teaching Creative Writing at the Community College 2026: Connection, Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Omaha, Nebraska.
Preparing the connected assignment sequence and participant materials; the exact session time remains pending.
Manuel Gonzalez Velasco
Conference presentation accepted for the Digital Language Learning (DL2) International Workshop: AI in Language Education, University of Alicante, online.
The presentation is forthcoming; the exact session time has not yet been confirmed.
Manuel Gonzalez Velasco
Practice session accepted for the Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. Participants work through a shared rhetorical decision, compare criteria, and revise a proposal.
Session date, time, and room remain pending. Conference information
I completed a Marketing and Communications internship at NextEnergy on August 1, 2026. The work strengthened my practice in technical interviewing, audience analysis, knowledge translation, and public-facing revision. Company materials and internal deliverables remain private.
I am open to conversations about projects where qualitative inquiry, rhetorical judgment, teaching, or technical-to-public communication can solve a defined problem for a defined audience.
Translating specialized information for public and non-specialist audiences without simplifying away the substance.
Facilitating conversations with subject-matter experts, staff, educators, and community partners to identify language, values, needs, and points of friction.
Reviewing public-facing communication for audience fit, clarity, rhetorical consistency, accessibility, and responsible claims.
Helping educators and organizations distinguish useful assistance from unaccountable delegation and build role-specific practices.
Designing structured sessions for educators, students, departments, or community organizations around writing, AI, authorship, and rhetorical judgment.