Cleveland, R. Everybody Hates Chris: Working Effectively With African American Males. Myrtle Beach, SC. February 2013. Regional Dropout Conference.
Cleveland, R. Candidates for Greatness. BMW Academy & Carter G. Woodson Academy. National Association of Black School Educators. Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
Cleveland, R., Powell, N. & Thompson, S. Active Learning in the Classroom. Kentucky Association of Blacks in Higher Education. April 2012.
Cleveland, R. & Thomas, D. Advocating for Cultural Competence in the Classroom. National Council of Black Studies Conference. Atlanta, Georgia. 2012
Cleveland, R. BMW Academy: Candidates for Greatness: National Middle School Conference. Louisville, Kentucky. November, 2011
Cleveland, R. BMW Academy: Candidates for Greatness: National Dropout Prevention Conference. Chicago, Illinois. October, 2011
Thomas, D. & Cleveland, R. Let's Be Real: Real Conversations from Faculty of Color. Kentucky Association of Blacks in Higher Education. April 2011.
Cleveland, R. Powell, N. Thompson, S. Through Black Eyes: The African American Male Perspective on a Predominately White Campus. Kentucky Association of Black in Higher Education. Louisville, Ky April, 2011.
Cleveland, R; Chambers, J., Powell, N.; & Wood, Examining School Culture in a Rural Appalachian School: A qualitative investigation to determine if there is a correlation between school culture and student National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. Washington, D.C. August 2010.
Thompson, S., Powell, N. and Cleveland, R. Kentucky Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Creativity and the Educated Person. Lexington, Ky. May, 2010.
Cleveland, R. BMW Academy: Candidates for Greatness: National Council on Educating the Black Child. Las Vegas, NV. April, 2010.
Cleveland, R., Understanding School Culture. National Alliance of Black School Educators, November 2009.
Skepple. R, & Cleveland, R. Culturally Proficient Pre-Service Teachers: National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. San Antonio, Texas. August 2009.
Tyler, T. G., Saddler, S. and Cleveland, R. (March, 2009). The Fellows Academy: A Case Study in Community Based Dropout Prevention. Presented at the 20th Annual National Youth-At-Risk Conference, Savannah, Georgia.
Cleveland, R. and Thompson, S. (February, 2009) Assessing School Culture: Implications for Leadership Presentation at the American Association of Educational Research. West Palm Beach, Florida.
Tyler, T. G., Saddler, S., and Cleveland, R. (February, 2009). Interagency Case Management and Risk Identification: Integral Aspects of Dropout Mitigation. Presented at the 21st Annual At-Risk Youth National FORUM, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.