Invited Presentations

International Presentations

  1. Bristol, T.J. (2023). African Diasporic Research: Implications for Teachers of African Descent across the Americas. Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.

  2. Bristol, T. J. & Britton, T. A. (2023). Revisiting Racial and Ethnic Backgrounds Across Diverse Educational and Socio-cultural Contexts. Universidad del Pais Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain

  3. Bristol, T. J. (2022). The Impact of an Ethnoracially Diverse Workforce in England, the Netherlands, Germany, and Sweden. Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand.

  4. Bristol, T. J. (2022). Profesores Afrodescendientes en LatinoAmerica. Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia.

  5. Bristol, T. J. & Britton, T. A. (2022). K – 16 Education Policy: A Perspective from the United States. Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.

  1. Bristol, T. J. & Britton, T. A. (2022). Teacher Ethnoracial Diversity on both Sides of the Pond. University College of London, London, England.

  2. Bristol, T. J. (2020). Teaching Senior School District Leaders of Color to Design Equitable Policies and Practices. Seventh Strength through Diversity Policy Forum at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France.

  3. Bristol, T.J. (2017). Organizing for Educator Diversity: Promising Policies and Practices from the United States. Second Strength through Diversity Policy Forum at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France.

  4. Bristol, T.J. (2012). Teaching Boys: Towards a Theory of Gender Relevant Pedagogy. National Center for Research Education Development, Georgetown, Guyana.

National Presentations

  1. Bristol, T. J. A Black Man’s Leadership Journey: Using Research to Shape National, State, and Local Educational Policy. Keynote Address at the Morehouse Center for Excellence in Education, Atlanta, GA.

  2. Alvarez, A., Bristol, T. J., Ladson-Billings, G. J., Royal, C., Skiba, R. J. (2023). Consequential Issues for Educators and Education. Invited Presidential Session at the 2023 Virtual American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.

  3. Bristol, T. J. & Cheung, R. (2023). Investigations Into the Working Conditions of Leaders of Color: Illuminating the Truth About Recruitment, Retention, and Turnover. Invited Presidential Session at the 2023 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

  4. Bristol, T. J. (2022). Transforming Public School Systems to Develop Teachers and Leaders: The Next Phase of U.S. Education Reform. Keynote Address for the University of Connecticut 2022 Philip E. Austin Lecture, Storrs, CT.

  5. Bristol, T. J. (2022). A Professional Learning Community for Teacher Educators. Keynote Address at the California Teacher Residency Lab Symposium, Sacramento, CA.

  6. Bristol, T. J. (2022). Governors Education Symposium. Hunt Institute, Park City, UT.

  7. Bristol, T. J. (2022). Learning how to Love and to Teach Other People's Children. Keynote Address at the Region Nine Head Start Association Family Engagement and Cultural Effectiveness Conference, Kona, HI.

  8. Bristol, T. J. (2022). Who will teach? Who will lead our schools? National Academy of Education Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

  9. Bristol, T. J. (2022). Recommendations for Diversifying California’s Workforce. California Department of Education (virtual presentation).

  1. Bristol, T. J. (2022). Cross-Cutting Issues in Mental Health & Wellness Equity: Implications for Male Teachers of Color. Invited Presidential Session at the 2022 American Educational Research Association Annual Virtual Meeting. San Diego, CA.

  2. Bristol, T. J. (2021). Strategic Recruitment and Retention in Urban Contexts. Virtual Keynote Address at the U.S. Department of Education 2021 Effective Educator Development Annual Summit.

  3. Bristol, T. J., El-Mekki, S., Cockrell, D., & Williams, J. (2021). #BlackMenTeach: Amplifying ways to recruit and retain Black male teachers. The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

  4. Bristol, T. J. (2021). Moving beyond Recruitment: Supporting and Retaining Teachers of Color. Virtual Keynote Address at the University of California, Los Angeles School

of Education and Information Studies Office of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’s Lecture Series.

  1. Bristol, T. J. (2021). Developing and Retaining Teachers of Color. Virtual Keynote Address at the University of Southern California’s Scholar of Color Lecture Series.

  2. Kraft, M., Bartlett, L., Bristol, T. J. (2021). Being a teacher: The experience of the last year. Panel presentation at the Teaching and the Teacher Workforce Amid the Struggles of COVID-19 and for Racial Justice. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Virtual Conference.

  3. Davis, J.E., Bristol, T. J., Carey, R. L., & Wright, B. L. (2021).
    2021 American Educational Research Association

    Annual Virtual Meeting.

  4. Hill, H. C., Grossman, P. L., Remillard, J., Bristol, T. J., Cohen, J. J., Guillen, L., Kang, H., van Es, E., & Stroupe, D. (2021). Designing for impact: Design choices in teacher education research. Invited Division K Symposium at the 2021 American Educational Research Association Annual Virtual Meeting.

  5. Bristol, T.J. (2021). A Broken Pipeline. Keynote Address at the Harvard Data Strategic Project Virtual Convening.

  6. Bristol, T. J. (2021). Our Urgency of Now: Diversifying California’s Teacher Workforce. Keynote Address at the California Department of Education Virtual Equity Thought Leader Series

  7. Bristol, T. J. (2021). Developing and Retaining Teachers of Color. Virtual Keynote Address at the Brandeis University Education Program Speaker Series

  8. Bristol, T. J. (2021). Designing Schools to Support Black Boys and Black Male Teachers. Virtual Keynote Address at the Situating Teachers of Color Voice Virtual Conference at Kansas State University

  9. Bristol, T. J. (2021). How to Organize Race and Gender Policies with Educational Institutions. Virtual Keynote Address at the Sonoma State Social Justice Week.

  1. Bristol, T. J., King, J. B., & Rodrigues, K. (2020). Covid-19 and Racial Equality: A National Reckoning in Public Education. Panel discussion at

  2. Gist, C. & Bristol, T. J. (2020). An Intersectional Examination of the Research Base on Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers: What Works, Under What Conditions, and For Whom? Invited Presidential Session at the 2020 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. (Conference canceled)

  3. Bristol, T.J. (2019). Recruiting and Supporting Teachers of Color: Starting with Ourselves. Keynote Address at the Association of Teacher Education, Burlington, VT.

  4. Bristol, T.J. (2019). Reimagining Teacher Education to Support Teachers of Color. Keynote Address at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY.

  5. Bristol, T.J. (2019). The Research Base on Teacher Diversity. Keynote Address at the

    Council for Chief State School Officers Network for Transforming Educator Preparation, Omaha, NE.

  6. Bristol, T.J. (2019). Recruiting and Supporting Teachers of Color: Starting with Ourselves. Keynote Address at the National Center for Teacher Residencies, Chicago, IL.

  7. Bristol, T.J. (2019). Ensuring our Classrooms are Representative of Our Communities. Keynote Address at 5th Annual Trellis Unconference, San Francisco, CA.

  8. Bristol, T.J. (2019). Policy Levers for Supporting Teachers of Color. Obama Foundation: My Brother’s Keeper Rising, Oakland, CA.

  9. Bristol, T. J. (2018). Policing and Teaching: Making Teacher Ethnoracial Diversity Matter: The Role of the Legal Community. Keynote Address at Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA.

  10. Bristol, T. J. (2018). Supporting and Retaining an Ethno-racially Diverse Educator Workforce: At the Intersection of Research, Policy, and Practice. Keynote Address at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Philadelphia, PA.

  11. Bristol, T. J. (2018). Policy Levers for Increasing the Ethnoracial Diversity of Teachers in Urban Public Schools. Keynote Address at Brown University, Providence, RI.

  12. Bristol, T. J. (2017). More than Recruitment: Supporting and Retaining Teachers of Color. Keynote Address at Yale University, New Haven, CT.

  13. Bristol, T.J. (2017). Research that Informs Practice and Policy Solutions for Increasing, Supporting, and Retaining Teachers of Color. Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge MA.

  14. Bristol, T.J. (2017). The Role of White Allies for Teachers of Color. Keynote Address at the National Board Resource Center at Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

  1. Bristol, T.J. (2017). The Urgency of Teacher Racial/Ethnic Diversity. Keynote Address at Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

  2. Bristol, T.J. (2017). People and Relationships: Engaging Families and Students in Developing Innovative Programs. Keynote Address at the Georgia Innovation Summit, Athens, GA.

  3. Bristol, T.J. (2016). Research on the Effects of a Non-Diverse Teaching Force Coupled with Recommendations for Research, Practice, and Policy. Keynote Address at the U.S. Department of Education National Teacher Diversity Summit, Washington D.C.

  4. Bristol, T.J. (2016). A Call to Increase the Racial & Ethnic Diversity of Tennessee’s Teaching Force: The Intersection of Research, Policy, & Practice. Keynote Address State Collaborative on Reforming Education, Nashville, TN.

  5. Bristol, T.J. (2016). Policy and Practice Recommendations for Recruiting, Supporting, and Retaining Teachers of Color. Keynote Address at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.

  6. Bristol, T.J. (2015). Black Men of the Classroom: How the Organizational Conditions in Schools Affect Black Male Teachers’ Experiences and Retention. Keynote Address at the Race and Social Justice in Education Symposia at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.