Tyler, T. G., Saddler, S., and Cleveland, R. (February, 2009). The Role Workforce Development Agencies Can Play in Mitigating Dropout. Presented at the 21st Annual At-Risk Youth National FORUM, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Tyler, T. G., Saddler, S., and Cleveland, R. (January, 2009). Community-Based Dropout Prevention: A Viable Dropout Mitigation Strategy. Presented at the Effective Strategies Institute, Clearwater, Florida.

Cleveland, R., & Saddler, S., Tyler, T.G., (November, 2008). Examining school culture: An exercise in dropout prevention. Presented at the National Dropout Prevention Network, Atlanta, Georgia.

Tyler, T. G. Cleveland, R., & Saddler, S. (November, 2008). The Fellows Academy: A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation of a Community-Based Dropout Prevention Program. Presented at the National Dropout Prevention Network, Atlanta, Georgia.

Cleveland, R., Samuels, A. D., & Tyler, T. G. (October, 2008). Cultural Competency: A Viable Approach to Health Disparities in Urban Schools. Presentation presented to the American Educational Studies Association, Savannah, Georgia.

Professional Presentations:

Cleveland, R. National Forum on Dropout Prevention for Native & Tribal Communities. From Profiling To Proficiency: Implicit Bias in the Classroom. Phoenix, Arizona April, 2017

Cleveland, R. Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences, National Conference, Keynote Speaker. Pittsburgh, Pa. March, 2017

Cleveland, R. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast, Keynote Speaker, Lexington, Kentucky January 2017.

Cleveland, R. Developing Culturally Responsive Educators. National Dropout Prevention Network Conference. Detroit, Michigan. October 3, 2016.

Cleveland, R. Creating a Culturally Responsive Organization. Kentucky Prevention Network 9th Annual Conference. Lexington, Kentucky. September 29, 2016.

Cleveland, R. Implicit Bias in the Classroom: Educational Strategies & Student Engagement Institute. Orlando, Florida. September 19, 2016.

Cleveland, R. Understanding 21st Century Students. Closing the Achievement Gap Conference, Richland One School District, Columbia, South Carolina. March, 2014.

Cleveland, R. Psychology Internship Program/Federal Bureau of Prisons. Cultural Competency: A Viable Approach for Service Delivery. Lexington, Kentucky, 2012.

Cleveland, R. Martin Luther King Celebration. Keynote Speaker Reviving the Dream. Kentucky Community Technical College System. Versailles, Kentucky. January 13, 2012