Past Speaking Engagements

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Cortez-Neavel, B. (2023, July 28 & 29). The Professor and the Poem. [Bedpost Confessions].

Cortez-Neavel, B. (2023, January 13). How to Provide Counseling for Survivors of Sexual Violence. [Austin Association of Marriage and Family Therapists].

Peña, A. & Cortez-Neavel, B. (2022, September 16). Working with Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors. [Ample + Rooted Internal Training].

Cortez-Neavel, B. (2021, March 28). Inside the Texas Capitol: How To Stay Informed and Advocate for Changes in Policy. [Texas State University Counselors for Social Justice presentation].

Cortez-Neavel, B. (2019, Dec. 4). A Qualitative Look at Therapeutic Letter Writing With Sexual Violence Survivors [Poster presentation for a Texas State University research proposal].

Cortez-Neavel, B. & Lucy, J. (2019, July 19). Healing Trauma: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Paths to Prevention. [Keynote presentation for Summit Series on Youth & Violence: #2 The Impacts of Trauma]. 

Cortez-Neavel, B. (2019, May 1). Oral testimony on Senate Bill 10, 86th Texas Legislative Session. [Presentation to the House Committee on Health and Human Services].

Publications

Cortez-Nevel, B. (2023, June 29). Queer Love: Learning About Intimate Partner Violence in Queer Relationships. bethc-n.com

Cortez-Neavel, B. (2020, July 3). As White and White-Passing Counselors, We Must All Do The Work to Become Anti-Racist (Includes Resources). bethc-n.com.

Cortez-Neavel, B. (2020, March 9). How Weight-Based Stigma is Hurting The Mental Health of Fat Individuals. bethc-n.com.

Cortez-Neavel, B. (2019, June 12). We feel invisible and erased as plurisexuals. Graceless. 

Cortez-Neavel, B. (2019, March 25). Why you should go to sex therapy. Graceless.

TexProtects - Champions for Safe Children. (2019). ACEs Uncovered: Powerful Preventative Strategies to Promote Resilience and Brain Health for a Better Texas Tomorrow. Austin, TX: B. Cortez-Neavel, J. Lucy, D. Booker, E. Harms, B. Whalen, & B-J. Yen.

Cortez-Neavel, B. (2015, May 4). Closing the gap: Seeking better care for foster kids in Texas. Texas Observer & Fund for Investigative Journalism.

Freelance & Contract Writer + Editor

Focus on child welfare, mental health, sexuality, and marginalized populations

200+ articles appearing in the following publications: Texas Observer, Chronicle of Social Change/Fostering Families Today, Austin American-Statesman, Austin Monitor, KUT News 90.5 FM, Texas Standard, Fund for Investigative Journalism, Graceless Media, and The Simmons Voice