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2011	9th Biennial International Conference on Children and Youth with Behavioral Disorders: Facing the Future - Building on the Past - Celebrating CCBD's 50th Anniversary. Inclusive Leadership: Principals as Facilitators of the Inclusion of Students with Behavioural Disorders. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (September 2011).
2011	9th Biennial International Conference on Children and Youth with Behavioral Disorders: Facing the Future - Building on the Past - Celebrating CCBD's 50th Anniversary. Not a Contradiction: Inclusive Education for Students with BED's in Segregated/Self Contained Programs. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (September 2011).
2011	Centre for the Study of Leadership and Ethics: The 16th Annual Values & Leadership Conference: Authentic Leadership: The Intersection of Purpose, Process and Context. Are Their Limits to Inclusion: Principals Understanding of Inclusion as a Philosophy, Process & Product . Victoria, BC (September 2011).
2011	American Educational Research Association (AERA): The Principals' Role in Facilitating Inclusive School Environments , Denver, Colorado (April 2011)
2011	American Educational Research Association (AERA): Interventions that Work in Segregated Classes for Behavioral Students: Exclusionary Practice or the Least Restrictive Environment? Denver, Colorado (April 2011). Co-presenters: M. Parr, W. Richardson, C. Richardson, & M.I. Parr
2010	22 nd Annual National Youth-at-Risk Conference. Successful Strategies for Developing Resiliency and Adaptive Skills for Students at Risk with Social, Emotional, & Behavioural Challenges . Savannah, Georgia, USA (March 9, 2011). Co-presenters: M. Parr & Richardson, W.
2010	Canadian Society for the Study of Education (C.S.S.E.) - 28 th - Principals' Role in Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Inclusion for Students with Behaviour Problems. Montreal, Quebec (June 1, 2010).
2009	Canadian Society for the Study of Education (C.S.S.E.) 37 th Annual Conference: Prejudice in the Professional Journeys of Male Primary teachers in Ontario. (May 23, 2009), Ottawa, Ontario. Co-presenters: D. Gosse, & M. Parr.
2009	American Men's Studies Association, Beyond Borders: Masculinities and Margins: Challenging Accepted Paradigms of Understanding the Lived Experience of Male Primary/Junior Teachers with New Insights. Montreal, PQ. (April 2009), Co-presenters: D. Gosse, M. Parr.
2009	American Men's Studies Association, Beyond Borders: Masculinities and Margins: 'Erastesphobia' and 'Androgenophobia': Sexuality and fear in the lives of male primary school teachers. Montreal, PQ. (April 2009), Co-presenters: D. Gosse, M. Parr.
2008	The 6th th International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities: The Distilling of Juvenile Delinquency Through an Educational Paradigm: A Mixed Methodological Approach. (Virtual Presentation), Istanbul, Turkey, (July 2008), Co-presenters: W. Richardson, M. Parr, & J. Scott.
2008	The 15 th International Conference on Learning: Defining "At Risk": Perceptions from the Field. (Virtual Presentation), Chicago, Illinois, USA. (June 2008), Co-presenters: M. Parr, W. Richardson, & J. Scott.
2008	The 8 th International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations: Being Male in a Sacred Female Space, Montreal, PQ. (June 2008), Co-Presenters: M. Parr & D. Gosse.
2008	The 8 th International Conference on Diversity in Refereed Conference Presentation Organizations, Communities and Nations , By Hook or By Crook: Engaging reluctant Readers & Writers through the Use of Technology and Virtual Field Trips , Montreal, QC. (June 2008). Co-presenters: J. Scott, M. Parr, & W. Richardson.
2007	The 7 th International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations: The Professional Journey of Male Primary Teachers: Experiences and Perceptions of Entering into a 'Sacred Female Space', Amsterdam, the Netherlands, (July 2007). Co-presenters: M. Parr, D. Gosse, & J. Allison
2007	The 7 th International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations: The At Risk, Marginalized and Criminal Adolescent: An educational perspective, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, (July 2007). Co-presenters: W. Richardson, & M. Parr.
2007	Canadian Society for the Study of Education (C.S.S.E.) 35 th Annual Conference: Glen's Story: the Untold Costs of Hegemonic Masculinity in Teacher Education , University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon (May 2007), Co-presenters: D. Gosse, M. Parr, & J. Allison.
2007	Canadian Society for the Study of Education (C.S.S.E.) 35 th Annual Conference: Historiographical Challenges and the Study of Male Primary-Junior Teachers in Northern Ontario Schools: 1970-2000, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, (May 2007). Co-presenters: J Allison, D. Gosse, & M. Parr.
2007	International Reading Association 52 nd Annual Convention: Igniting the Flame Within: Using technology as a catalyst for engaging reluctant and 'at risk' students in reading and writing activities. Toro n to, Ontario, (May 2007). Co-presenters: M. Parr , & J. Scott.
2007	American Men's Studies Association, Engaging Boys and Men: How are we doing? Narrative Inquiry into the Professional Journey of Male Primary-Junior Teachers Candidates in Northern Ontario, Kansas City, United States, (March 2007). Co-presenters: D. Gosse, M. Parr, & J. Allison.
2007	American Men's Studies Association, Engaging Boys and Men: How are we doing? Researching the Halted Paths of Male Primary School Teacher Candidates, Kansas City, United States, (March 2007). Co-presenters: D. Gosse, M. Parr, & J. Allison.
2006	Canadian Society for the Study of Education (C.S.S.E.) 34 th Annual Conference: Effective Program Interventions for Behavioural and At Risk Students , Toronto, Ontario, (May 2006).
2006	Canadian Society for the Study of Education (C.S.S.E.) 34 th Am Conference: Inclusive Leadership: Preliminary Findings from Principals Interviews - paper presentation (May 2006). Co-presenters: C. Brayman, E. Irish & M. Parr, Toronto, Ontario, (May 2006).
2005	The 12th International Conference on Learning: Addressing the Needs of Students At Risk: A Two-Tiered Multidisciplinary Approach: Case Studies in Two District Elementary and High Schools, Granada, Spain (July 2005). Co-presenters: M. Parr, & W. Richardson.
2005	The 12th International Conference on Learning: The Diagnosis, Misdiagnosis and Treatment of the Identified Behavioural / Emotional Student, Granada, Spain (July 2005). Co-presenters: W. Richardson, M. Parr
2005	Canadian Society for the Study of Education (C.S.S.E.) 32 nd Annual Conference: Using a Curriculum of Life to Combat Marginalization , London, Ontario (May 2005). Co-presenters: M. Parr & W. Richardson.

Recent Events

Parr, M. (2011, Feb 24, 2011), Piranhas in a Fish Bowl: The "Challenging Student's" need for Identity and Place , Presentation at at the second annual North Eastern Ontario Education Network Research Carousel. Evidence in the Classroom - Affecting Student Achievement at the Grassroots Level, Sudbury, ON
Parr, M. (2011, May 19, 2011 ). Keynote Speaker: Understanding The Adult Learner. Breaking the Cycle: An Educators Role in Creating New Beginnings for Adult Learning in Correctional Facilities. Presentation at Correctional Services Canada (CSC) Annual Education Conference: Understanding The Adult Learner, Kingston, ON