Wesley, D. (March 2025). Podcast Focus: Navigating Internal and External Conflicts. Mindset Mastery Moments.

Wesley, D. (February 2025). Interview Focus: Leading as a Scholar and Practitioner. Followell Ignite Leadership Podcast.

Wesley, D. (February 2025). Podcast Focus: Conflict and Peacebuilding. The Leadership 5 Last Updated: January 2025 Window Podcast.

Wesley, D. (November 2024). Interview Focus: Fatherlessness, Forgiveness, and Faith. Fishbowl Radio Studio.

Wesley, D. (November 2024). Interview Focus: Empowering Daddyless Daughters and Building Resilient Entrepreneurs. The Entrepreneurial You.

Wesley, D. (May 2024). Keynote Speech: Building Resilient Networked Communities Amidst Conflict Experiences. Women's Economic Council's (WEC) Annual Conference.

Wesley, D. (November 2023). Interview Focus: Harvesting the Fruits of Your Conflicts. Teens Media Network (TMN).

Wesley, D. (September 2023). Interview Focus: 1000 Spotlights. Speaker Post.

Wesley, D. (January 2023). Presentation: MLK Do Justice–Love Kindness. WRAL-TV.

Wesley, D. (May 21-23, 2024). Building Resilient Networked Communities Amidst Conflict Experiences Keynote Speaker at The Women’s Economic Council’s (WEC) Annual Conference. Canada.

Wesley, D. (June 14-15, 2024). Forgiveness: The Path to Freedom. Conference Host at The GEM Daughters Network.

Wesley, D. (June 16-17, 2023). Conference Host at The GEM Daughters Network. The DEW Foundation.

Wesley, D. (March 26, 2023). Guest Speaker at the Eagles Nest Mastermind for Academics and Industry Professionals. The Discovery Centre Personal Development Hub.

Wesley, D. (March 7, 2023). Guest Lecturer at the Public Relations for Practitioners course. North Carolina State University.

Wesley, D., & Rosenfeld, C. (January 15, 2023). Speaker at the Virtual Martin Luther King’s Interfaith Celebration Service: Do Justice–Love Kindness. Cary Dream Festival in Christ the King Lutheran Church. Cary, North Carolina.

Wesley, D. (August 26, 2022). Guest Speaker at the 2022 Cohort Sistas Workshop for Academics.

Wesley, D. (August 14, 2021). Keynote Speaker at the 2021 International Women’s Conference. The Women of Virtue Restoration, Burlington.

Wesley, D. (January 24, 2021). Guest Speaker at the #dearworkingmother Skills Lab. Pro Scholar Africa Network.

Wesley, D. (May 8, 2020). Graduate Speaker at the Department of Communication Studies Graduation Ceremony. The University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Wesley, D. (April 3, 2017). The Artistry of Local Conversation in a Global World. Speaker at the DAWG/TED Talks (Da Vinci Days). Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Wesley, D. (December 13, 2017). Speaker at the Department of Communication Studies Graduation Ceremony. Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Wesley, D. (April 26, 2016). The Demographic World of Immigrants. Speaker at the Speaker’s Forum, Department of Communication Studies. Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Democratic Peace Process: A Critical Assessment of the 2023 Nigeria Presidential Election. Presenter at the 110th. Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 21–24, 2024.

Wesley, D. (November 21–24, 2024). Communicating Greater Regard for Mentoring and Community-Building in the International and Intercultural Communication Division. Panelist at the 110th. Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Wesley, D. (November 21–24, 2024). Mitigating Racial Conflicts Within Communities: A Case of the Together We Stand (TWS) Non-Profit Organization. Navigating Perspectives: Finding Balance Between Self-regard and Greater-Regard in Conflict. High Density Panelist at the 110th. Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Wesley, D. (November 21–24, 2024). Concepts and Representations: Papers on Peace and Conflict Communication. Chairing the Peace and Conflict Communication Division Paper Presentations at the 110th. Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Wesley, D. (November 16–19, 2023). Spoilers in a Democratic Peace Process: A Critical Assessment of the 2023 Nigeria Election. The High-density panel session was held at the 109th. Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. National Habor, Maryland.

Wesley, D., Smutherman, & M., Pandya, M. (November 16–19, 2023). Perspectives on Communication: (Re)Imagining Communication in a Digital World. Presented at the Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide at the 109th. Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. National Habor, Maryland.

Wesley, D. (November 16–19, 2023). Children Freedom Festival. Judge at the facilitation session to be held at the 109th. Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. National Habor, Maryland.

Wesley, D. (November 16–19, 2023). How to Be a Reviewer #2 and Still Maintain Our Core Humanness. Womentoring session for Woman Caucus, Feminist and Gender Studies Division. The 109th. Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. National Habor, Maryland.

Wesley, D., Smutherman, M. (October 21-22, 2023). Digitized: The Visual Rhetoric of Black Feminist Storytellers on Instagram. To be presented at the Black Women Studies Association (BWSA) for the Black Feminist Ecologies and Materialism Roundtable. Looking Forward: BWS in the 21st Century.

Wesley, D., Wiley, S., Smutherman, M., Pandya, M., Khan, L. K., Flannery, M. (May 30, 2023). The Decolonial Media Studies Archive: Decolonizing and politicizing epistemology. ICA POST CONFERENCE - Epistemic Injustice and the Role of Authenticity. Presented at the Media Ethics Lab for the Communication & Media Ethics Division and organized by the International Communication Association. The University of Toronto, Canada.

Wesley, D. (March 25, 2023). Community Engagement and Partnership Panel with White Rock Baptist Church Community Members. Presented at the Black Research Symposium organized by the African American Cultural Center. North Carolina State University. 3 Last Updated: January 2025

Wesley, D. (March 23, 2023). Amplifying Voices of Black Communities: The Power of Storytelling. We Will Tell Our Own Story: Changing the African Narrative through Digital Engagement! The Afro-Diasporic Worldbuilding and a Sustainable Futurity. Presented at The Black Research Symposium organized by the African American Cultural Center. North Carolina State University.

Wesley, D. (November 17–20, 2022). What Does That Mean? Nonverbal Communication in the Classroom. International Instructor’s Experience: Using Nonverbal Communication to Navigate Diverse Classrooms. The panel session was held at the 108th Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Wesley, D. (November 17–20, 2022). Womentoring/Womxntoring: Networking and Making Effective Use of Academic Friendships. Presenter at the 108th Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Wesley, D. (November 17–20, 2022). Honoring PLACE and Creating Space for Mentorship and Community-Building in the International and Intercultural Communication Division. The session was presented at the 108th Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Wesley, D. (November 17–20, 2022). Are Terrorism Survivors Better Portrayed? An Answer from the Visual Representation of Boko Haram Survivors in Inter(national) News Media. The paper was presented at the Visual Communication Division at the 108th Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Wesley, D. (September 29–October 1st, 2022). The Virtual Martin Luther King (vMLK) Project: Embodiment, Affect, Recovery, and Equity. The workshop project was co-facilitated and presented (with team members) at the 107th Meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). Renaissance Convention Center. Montgomery, AL.

Wesley, D. (September 9, 2022). The Virtual Martin Luther King (vMLK) Project: Transferability and Inter-Institution Experiences. The project was presented at the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Digital Extension. Hunt Library.

Wesley, D. (July 11–15, 2022). Are Terrorism Survivors Better Portrayed? An Answer from the Visual Representation of Boko Haram Survivors in Inter(national) News Media. Paper presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Wesley, D. & Pandya, M. (June 6–10, 2022). The Existing and Evolving Aspects of Mobilities in The Global South: A Comparative Analysis of Individuals Affected by COVID-19 in India and East Africa. The project was presented and featured at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) 2022. Online Edition.

Wesley, D. (April 28–29, 2022). Framing Terrorism Survivors: Visual Representation of Boko Haram Survivors in Inter(national) News Media. Paper presented at the International Conference on Gender Research. The University of Aveiro, Portugal.

Wesley, D. (March 24 – 26, 2022). The Decolonial Archive: Towards a Pluriversal Diversality. Presentation at the Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM) Symposium. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

Wesley, D. (February 25–26, 2022). International Students and COVID-19: A Critical Rhetorical Analysis of International Students’ Services Messages on North Carolina Universities’ Web Pages. Paper presented at the Carolina Rhetoric Conference (CRC). North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

Wesley, D. (November 18–22, 2021). Empowerment Through Silence: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Boko Haram Survivor Narratives. Paper presented at the 107th 4 Last Updated: January 2025 Annual National Communication Association (NCA) Conference. Convention Central Seattle, Washington.

Wesley, D. (June 21–22, 2021). Empowerment and Silencing of Boko Haram Survivor Narratives. Paper presented at the International Conference on Gender Research. The University of Aveiro, Portugal.

Wesley, D. (November 19–22, 2020). A Critical-Rhetorical Analysis of Michelle Obama’s Messages on the Abduction of the Nigerian Chibok Girls. Paper presented at the 106th Annual National Communication Association Conference, Virtual Convention.

Wesley, D. & Schwartzman, R. (April 2–3, 2020). Feminizing resilience: Transcending toughness in testimonies of Jewish Holocaust survivors. Paper presented at the International Conference on Gender Research. University of Reading, Berkshire, England.

Wesley, D. (April 1, 2020). Michelle Obama Embodies the Role of an African Feminist during the Abduction of the Nigerian Chibok Girls. Paper presented at the Graduate Research and Creativity Expo, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Wesley, D. (October 24-25, 2019). Finding Expression in Contested Spaces: Talking about Race. Moderated a panel at the Free Speech Conference, Department of Communication Studies. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Wesley, D. (September 27-28, 2019). Sustaining Student Learning by Embracing Diversity and Inclusion in the Basic Course. Presentation at the Carolinas Communication Association (CCA) Conference. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Wesley, D. (May 16, 2019). The Future of Graduate Education Coming and Going. Presentation at the Graduate Education and Internationalization for the Global Engagement Summer Institute (GESI), The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Wesley, D. (April 4, 2019). Thomas Undergraduate Research and Creativity Expo. Graduate Judge for the Social Sciences and Humanities. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Wesley, D. (March 29-30, 2019). Moving Beyond Our Boundaries: Supporting Persuasive Speech Organization in the Classroom. Presentation at the National Association of Communication Centers (NACC) Conference. Organized by the Speaking Center, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Wesley, D. (October 26, 2018). Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Graduate Panelist at the University Teaching & Learning Commons (UTLC). The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Wesley, D. (April 1, 2017). Discourse Markers: The Um and You Know Within Your Statement. Presentation at the Illinois Language and Linguistic Society (ILLS9) Graduate Conference. The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.