Turiya's experience as an educator spans over two decades.
As a University Instructor, Teaching Artist, Conference Presenter, Panelist, and Youth Educator,
her work has touched the lives of tens of thousands of students, throughout the country.
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University Faculty
Turiya taught approximately 20 distinct courses, most multiple times. While she was faculty primarily at Portland State University, she also instructed several courses at Washington State University-Vancouver. The work included developing and facilitating curriculum focusing on history, art and expression, cultural diversity and the intersections of multiple identities. Involvement in producing campus events, working with student groups, as well as collaborating with various departments and community organizations were other key aspects of her involvement. She received the John Eliot Outstanding Teacher Award and taught over 300 credit hours. |
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Courses Taught: (partial list)
Introduction to Black Studies Studies Women of Color in the US Introduction to Race, Class and Gender Gender Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality Film as Literature: The Cinematic Workplace Spoken Word & Hip Hop as Resistance Black Feminism/ Womanism Popular Cinema: The Hip-Hop Generation |
Hip-Hop and Contemporary Social Issues Issues Poetic License Race and Gender in Science Fiction Film Film African American Women in the US Introduction to Technical Writing Writing African American Cinema Beginning Poetry Writing African American Writers |
College and University Presentations:
Alfred University (NY) headline performance
Amherst (MA) headline performance, class visits
Chemeketa Community College (OR) headline performance
Cheney University (PA) performance
Clark Community College (WA) headline performances, workshops
Colorado College (CO) keynote speaker, headline performance
CSU Monterey Bay (CA) guest class lectures/visiting artist
Haverford College (NJ) headline performances, presentation
Lane Community College (OR) guest class lectures, workshop and feature performance
Lewis & Clark College (OR) event MC, headline performances, featured artist, event organizing
Linn-Benton (OR) featured performance
Macalester College (MN) Headline and Featured Performances
NYU (NY) artist class visit & presentation
Oregon State University (OR) conference workshops, keynotes and performances
Portland State University (OR) class visits, event organizing, performances & workshops
Portland CC: Sylvania & Cascade (OR) class visits, event organizing, performances & workshops
Reed College (OR) headline performances, event organizing
San Francisco State University (CA) MC of events
Stanford (CA) student dorm book reading and signing
Temple University (PA) class visit and presentation
University of Oregon (OR) class visits, event organizing, performances & workshops
UC Santa Cruz (CA) featured artist performance
University of Portland (OR) featured artist
University of New Hampshire (NH) feature performances
Warner Pacific College (OR) performance and workshop facilitation for student leadership group
Western Oregon University (OR) workshop for educators
Willamette University (OR) headline performance, curriculum design & class visits
NOTE: These listings do not include hundreds of performances at non-school venues around the country, including:
bars, clubs, concerts, festivals, bookstores, community centers, churches, coffeeshops, libraries, etc...
Alfred University (NY) headline performance
Amherst (MA) headline performance, class visits
Chemeketa Community College (OR) headline performance
Cheney University (PA) performance
Clark Community College (WA) headline performances, workshops
Colorado College (CO) keynote speaker, headline performance
CSU Monterey Bay (CA) guest class lectures/visiting artist
Haverford College (NJ) headline performances, presentation
Lane Community College (OR) guest class lectures, workshop and feature performance
Lewis & Clark College (OR) event MC, headline performances, featured artist, event organizing
Linn-Benton (OR) featured performance
Macalester College (MN) Headline and Featured Performances
NYU (NY) artist class visit & presentation
Oregon State University (OR) conference workshops, keynotes and performances
Portland State University (OR) class visits, event organizing, performances & workshops
Portland CC: Sylvania & Cascade (OR) class visits, event organizing, performances & workshops
Reed College (OR) headline performances, event organizing
San Francisco State University (CA) MC of events
Stanford (CA) student dorm book reading and signing
Temple University (PA) class visit and presentation
University of Oregon (OR) class visits, event organizing, performances & workshops
UC Santa Cruz (CA) featured artist performance
University of Portland (OR) featured artist
University of New Hampshire (NH) feature performances
Warner Pacific College (OR) performance and workshop facilitation for student leadership group
Western Oregon University (OR) workshop for educators
Willamette University (OR) headline performance, curriculum design & class visits
NOTE: These listings do not include hundreds of performances at non-school venues around the country, including:
bars, clubs, concerts, festivals, bookstores, community centers, churches, coffeeshops, libraries, etc...
Teaching Artist:
Turiya has worked with over fifty K-12th grade schools, providing: Workshops, Week-long to Year Long School Residencies, All School Assemblies, Slam Poetry Training for librarians, educators and students and Guest Visits. She worked independently and as a teaching artist with the following organizations: Beats for Peace- 3 years, Caldera-14 years, Community of Writers/Wordstock- 10 years, Obo Addy Legacy Project- 3 years, Right Brain Initiative- 2 years, Step Up- 2 years, Sun After School Program- 2 years, Writers in the Schools- 14 years, Young Audiences- 4 years.
Turiya has worked with over fifty K-12th grade schools, providing: Workshops, Week-long to Year Long School Residencies, All School Assemblies, Slam Poetry Training for librarians, educators and students and Guest Visits. She worked independently and as a teaching artist with the following organizations: Beats for Peace- 3 years, Caldera-14 years, Community of Writers/Wordstock- 10 years, Obo Addy Legacy Project- 3 years, Right Brain Initiative- 2 years, Step Up- 2 years, Sun After School Program- 2 years, Writers in the Schools- 14 years, Young Audiences- 4 years.
Elementary Schools (in Oregon):
Abernathy artist-in-residence Bridger artist-in-residence
Clark artist-in-residence Glencoe artist-in-residence, poetry slam
Knight artist-in-residence Lent artist-in-residence
Lincoln Street artist-in-residence Marysville artist-in-residence
Oceanlake artist-in-residence, Write Nite Raleigh Park Elementary artist-in-residence
Markham 10-week workshops: Writing, Elements of Hip-Hop, Computer Basics & Jewelry Making
Rosa Parks year-long after school writer’s club, monthly parent writing workshops & Family Write Nite
Willamette Primary artist-in-residence
Middle Schools (in Oregon):
DaVinci assemblies, workshop series, artist-residence several years: including for the entire school
Jackson Assembly artist visits, assembly, Girls Night Out performances & workshops
Portsmouth weekly after school writing workshops for two academic years
Self Enhancement Inc. artist visits, writing & hip-hop workshops, artist-in-residence
Athey Creek Girl’s Night assembly, workshops Beaumont artist-in-residence
Beach artist-in-residence Clark/Binnesmeade artist-in-residence
Fernwood assembly & workshop series Fowler artist-in-residence several years
Hazlebrook artist-in-residence HB Lee artist-in-residence
Jason Lee class visits, artist-in-residence Laurelhurst assembly performance
Ockley Green artist-in-residence, assembly, Write Nite Open Meadow workshops, artist-in-residence
Robert Gray artist visit & in class presentation Peninsula class visits, workshops, artist-in-residence
Portsmouth 2 year-long after school writing workshops Rowe assemblies, class presentations & artist visits
Sabin School artist-in-residence St Helens assembly performance, artist-in-residence
Terrebonne Community School artist-in-residence Woodlawn D.R.U.M. Language residency w/ OALP
High Schools (in Oregon unless otherwise specified):
Alternative High School (MN) workshop & performance Beaverton Alternative artist visit & presentation
Benson artist visit & presentation Blanchet Catholic School assembly, workshops
Cascade Academy assembly presentation Churchill several assemblies and workshops
Cleveland artist-in-residence DE Long Detention Center artist-in residence
Grant artist visit, in class presentations, workshops Hillcrest Detention Center artist-in residence
Jefferson assembly, workshops, artist-in-residence Lincoln artist-in-residence
Lawrenceville Prep (NJ) assembly & class presentations McCoy Academy artist visit & presentation
Madison Write Nite, assembly performances, artist-in-residence, poetry slam judging & trainings
Merlo Station assembly performance, workshop Milwaukie class visit & workshops
Mount Desert Island (ME) virtual class presentations
NW Regional Treatment Center workshop, presentation Outside/In workshop & presentation
Pacific Academy assembly presentation Roosevelt assemblies artist-in-residence
Rosemont performance and workshop SE Works workshop series
Springdale Job Corp assembly performance Youth Opportunity artist visit & presentation
Vancouver School of Arts & Academics (WA) 6th -12th assembly performance & artist-in-residence
Wilson artist visits and presentations, artist-in-residence, poetry slam host and trainings for annual event
Woodburn Assembly performance and artist-in-residence
Abernathy artist-in-residence Bridger artist-in-residence
Clark artist-in-residence Glencoe artist-in-residence, poetry slam
Knight artist-in-residence Lent artist-in-residence
Lincoln Street artist-in-residence Marysville artist-in-residence
Oceanlake artist-in-residence, Write Nite Raleigh Park Elementary artist-in-residence
Markham 10-week workshops: Writing, Elements of Hip-Hop, Computer Basics & Jewelry Making
Rosa Parks year-long after school writer’s club, monthly parent writing workshops & Family Write Nite
Willamette Primary artist-in-residence
Middle Schools (in Oregon):
DaVinci assemblies, workshop series, artist-residence several years: including for the entire school
Jackson Assembly artist visits, assembly, Girls Night Out performances & workshops
Portsmouth weekly after school writing workshops for two academic years
Self Enhancement Inc. artist visits, writing & hip-hop workshops, artist-in-residence
Athey Creek Girl’s Night assembly, workshops Beaumont artist-in-residence
Beach artist-in-residence Clark/Binnesmeade artist-in-residence
Fernwood assembly & workshop series Fowler artist-in-residence several years
Hazlebrook artist-in-residence HB Lee artist-in-residence
Jason Lee class visits, artist-in-residence Laurelhurst assembly performance
Ockley Green artist-in-residence, assembly, Write Nite Open Meadow workshops, artist-in-residence
Robert Gray artist visit & in class presentation Peninsula class visits, workshops, artist-in-residence
Portsmouth 2 year-long after school writing workshops Rowe assemblies, class presentations & artist visits
Sabin School artist-in-residence St Helens assembly performance, artist-in-residence
Terrebonne Community School artist-in-residence Woodlawn D.R.U.M. Language residency w/ OALP
High Schools (in Oregon unless otherwise specified):
Alternative High School (MN) workshop & performance Beaverton Alternative artist visit & presentation
Benson artist visit & presentation Blanchet Catholic School assembly, workshops
Cascade Academy assembly presentation Churchill several assemblies and workshops
Cleveland artist-in-residence DE Long Detention Center artist-in residence
Grant artist visit, in class presentations, workshops Hillcrest Detention Center artist-in residence
Jefferson assembly, workshops, artist-in-residence Lincoln artist-in-residence
Lawrenceville Prep (NJ) assembly & class presentations McCoy Academy artist visit & presentation
Madison Write Nite, assembly performances, artist-in-residence, poetry slam judging & trainings
Merlo Station assembly performance, workshop Milwaukie class visit & workshops
Mount Desert Island (ME) virtual class presentations
NW Regional Treatment Center workshop, presentation Outside/In workshop & presentation
Pacific Academy assembly presentation Roosevelt assemblies artist-in-residence
Rosemont performance and workshop SE Works workshop series
Springdale Job Corp assembly performance Youth Opportunity artist visit & presentation
Vancouver School of Arts & Academics (WA) 6th -12th assembly performance & artist-in-residence
Wilson artist visits and presentations, artist-in-residence, poetry slam host and trainings for annual event
Woodburn Assembly performance and artist-in-residence
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Conference Presenter and Panelist:
(partial Listing & in Oregon unless otherwise noted) Women in Popular Music- A Retrospective on Jazz Blues and Hip Hop & Art As Resistance Community Strategic Training Initiative (CSTI) Child Care Conference Life Over Debt: Mobilizing Youth for Africa (Rwanda) Oregon Art Summit Domestic Violence Awareness (FL) Rob Ingram Youth Anti-Violence Summit Oregon Peacemakers Human Rights Day |
Oregon Students of Color Conference
Coalition Against Environmental Racism Hip Hop Fest Conference (MN) Gentrification Awareness Civil Liberties and Justice Rock the Vote Rock Against Racism Sexual Assault Awareness Guns Know No Borders: I Do Mind Dying (D.C.) Blues Women and Women in Hip Hop Racial Profiling Day of Action Third World Coalition Conference (PA) |