Bustos, T.E., Nolton, E.C., & Ayeni, O. (2026, November). From Many Meanings to Shared Understanding: Co-creating Engagement in Evaluation [think tank session]. American Evaluation Conference 2026, Charlotte, NC. 

Bustos, T.E., Raman, U., Leman, A. M., Malorni, A., Kornbluh, M., Escalante, Ellison, E. R. (2026, November). Applying the ECO-ACT Framework: Evaluating Youth Outcomes Across Systems [Skill Building Workshop]. American Evaluation Conference 2026, Charlotte, NC. 

Paton, M. J., Raman, U., Leman, A. M., Malorni, A., Kornbluh, M., Bustos, T., Escalante, Ellison, E. R., Abraczinskas, M. (2026, November). Planning for Multiple Levels of Impact in Behavioral Health Research and Practice: A Demonstration of the Youth Participatory ECO-ACT Evaluation Framework. [Conference presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 60th Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD, United States.

Nolton, E.C. & Bustos, T.E. (2026, October). Toward a culturally responsive definition of engagement in evaluation [Roundtable] for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment IX Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. 

Bustos, T.E. & Nolton, E.C. (2026, July). Working toward shared language: Research on engagement in evaluation. American Evaluation Association’s Research on Evaluation Topical Interest Group (TIG). [Virtual Workshop]

Abraczinskas, M., Rutgers, A.M., Bustos, T.E., Escalante, K., Kaufman, K., & Kornbluh, M. (2026, June). Showing impact: Co-visioning and designing a pilot youth participatory action research (YPAR) measure repository. Symposium Presentation at UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre’s Shifting Power: New Frontiers in Youth Participation Conference. Galway, Ireland. 

Bustos, T.E. & Nolton, E.C. (2026, May). What do we mean by engagement? Co-creating a working definition, Presentation at the Eastern Evaluation Research Society 2026 Conference: Transforming Evaluation Through Vision and Values, Galloway, NJ. 

Bustos, T.E. (2026, April). Staying Rooted, Moving Forward: What We Carry, What Regenerates Us, and What We are Called to Build. Invited panelist for the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) Convening: Courage to Continuity: Fortifying the Infrastructure for Culturally Responsive Evaluation. Washington, D.C.

Bustos, T.E. (2026, March). Invited panelist for Spring 2026 Colloquium: Careers & Post-Docs Outside of Academia. University of Florida Children, Youth and Community Sciences, Tallahassee, FL. 

Hailemariam, M., Brown, G., Ng, T., Weinstock, L.M., Sneed, R.S., Nguyen, C., Simon, J., Hayes, T., Bustos, T.E., Corrigan, P.C., & Johnson, J.E. (2026, March). Implementing peer navigation for people with serious mental illness in the criminal legal system: Insights and lessons learned. Oral Presentation at the Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health (ACCJH) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Saucedo, J.S., Bustos, T.E., Nolton, E. (2025, November). Centering Community in Evaluation: Building an Agenda for Research on Evaluation Focused on Engagement. American Evaluation Association Conference 2025: Transforming Evaluation, Engaging Communities, and Sharing Leadership, Kansas City, MO. 

Bustos, T.E. (2025, October). Transforming research practices with communities: An introduction to community-based participatory research methods. Invited Webinar Presentation for the American Psychological Association’s Center for Learning and Career Development (CLCD) Statistical Methods and Data Collection. Virtual.  

Bustos, T.E. (2025, September). Our voices, our health: Centering women as co-researchers. Invited Presentation for the RTI International Families and Children Network. 

Bustos, T.E. (2025, September). Techniques and approaches for engaging interest holders. Invited Lecture for Expanding the Bench’s Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) Scholars Program. Virtual. 

Bustos, T.E. (2025, August). Science for practice: A review on engagement. Invited Presentation to Washington Department of Health's Monthly Epi Lunch and Learn, Virtual. 

Bustos, T.E. & Nolton, E.C. (2025, May). Evolving approaches to centering community in evaluation: A review of research on evaluation (RoE) focused on engagement. Presentation at Eastern Evaluation Research Society Annual Conference: Centering Vision and Values in Evaluation, Virtual.

Bustos, T.E., & Wright, Y. (2025, April). Occupying the "space between": Ethnography, evaluation, and positionality. In M. Goodnight (Chair), Bridging Ethnography and Evaluation to Honor Relational Responsibilities: Theories and Cases [Symposium]. Eighth International Conference of the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA), Chicago, IL.

Bustos, T. E. (2025, January). Using mixed methods to study community research partnerships (Invited Lecture). Psychology Seminar Series at The School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma, WA. 

Bustos, T.E. (2024, October). Theories bridging ethnography and evaluation. Invited Discussant. American Evaluation Association Conference 2024, Portland, OR. 

Bustos, T.E. (2024, September 18–20). “We just want to tell the story”: Research summaries on what motivates community members to engage in community partnerships. Presented at the National Network of Public Health Institutes: Open Forum Next Generation Conference 2024, Chicago, IL.

Bustos, T. E. (2024, September 18–20). Lunch plenary: Paving the path forward: Shaping the future of the public health workforce. Presented at the National Network of Public Health Institutes: Open Forum Next Generation Conference 2024, Chicago, IL.

Barbosa, M., Bustos, T.E., Edick, M. J., Hart, L., & Williams, D. (2024, August 14). Tools to advance health equity in healthcare institutions. Panel discussion at the 2024 ASTARISQ Roundtable Series, Virtual. 

Bustos, T. E., Hailemariam, M., Felton, J. W., Key, K., Greer, D., Jefferson, B. L., … Johnson, J. E. (2024, August 8–10). “We bounce back from the worst of the worst”: Assets of Flint-area women in the Flint Women’s Study. Poster presented for Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27): Building New Imaginings, New Worlds, and New Futures from the Lens of Community Psychology for the 2024 American Psychological Association, Seattle, WA. 

Bustos, T. E. & Armstrong-Brown, J. (2024, June). Establishing authentic community partnerships for health equity. Workshop for Public Health Improvement Training, National Network of Public Health Institutes, Virtual.

Bustos, T. E. (2024, May 30). Program evaluation and evaluation engagement: Approaches for evaluating community engaged projects[Webinar]. Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children, University of Toronto, Canada. 

Bustos, T. E. & Armstrong-Brown, J. (2024, May). Establishing authentic community partnerships for health equity. Workshop for Public Health Improvement Training, National Network of Public Health Institutes, New Orleans, LA.

Bustos, T. E. (2024, April) Understanding positionality through the lens of relationships. Innovative workshop for the Community Research Action in the West 2024 Conference: Engaging with communities and across disciplines to rebuild our communities, Tacoma, WA. 

Bustos, T. E., Armstrong-Brown J., & Pineda, D. (2024, April). Using research tools to support environmental justice: practical applications and tips for inclusive engagement. Workshop for the 2024 National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program, Washington, DC. 

Bustos, T. E. (2024, March 27). Enhancing evaluation engagement with community based participatory action research principles: Centering relationships and power dynamics throughout the project [Webinar]. Evaluation Café at The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University. 

Drahota, A., Uphold, H., Thomas, C., Bustos, T. E., Crawford, M. K., Tschida, J., & Sridhar, A. (2023, December). Applying dissemination strategies in community based settings: A scoping review of the dissemination science literature and recommendations for advancing dissemination. Poster presentation for the 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Building the Future of D&I Science: Capacity Building, Infrastructure and Emerging Research Areas Track, Washington, DC. 

Bustos, T. E. (2023, October). Making hidden connections visible: The power of stories in social network data. Workshop for the American Evaluation Association Conference 2023: The Power of Story. Indianapolis, IN. 

Bustos, T. E. (2023, October). The importance of the story of health equity in Latinx communities. Invited panelist for panel discussion at the American Evaluation Association Conference 2023: The Power of Story. Indianapolis, IN. 

Bustos, T. E. (2023, August). Addressing systemic and structural Racism to Improve Safety, Quality, and trustworthiness in health delivery systems(ASTERISQ). Invited panelist for Summer Roundtable Series for the PATIENTS Program at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. 

Bustos, T. E. (2023, June). How to apply participatory practices for program sustainability assessments. Public Health Improvement Training at the Annual Conference 2023 for the National Network of Public Health Institutes, Virtual. 

Bustos, T. E. (2023, June). Practical applications of social network analysis for assessing community academic partnerships. Symposium: Contextualizing communities and charting connections: Why social network analysis is an important methodological tool for community psychology. 2023 SCRA Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action, Atlanta, GA. 

Bustos, T. E. (2023, June) Understanding context and experience in implementing evidence-based addiction care. Invited discussant for AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA. 

Dadgostar, P., Bunger, A. C., Warren, K., Qiuchang C., Bustos, T. E., & Yousefi-Nooraie, R. (2023, June). A cluster analysis of interventions to change social networks of individuals and organizations: A secondary analysis of a scoping review. Poster presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Bustos, T. E., & Sridhar, A. (2023, May). How to apply participatory practices for program sustainability assessments. Public Health Improvement Training, National Network of Public Health Institutes, Washington, DC. 

Bustos, T. E. (2023, February). How to use Jamboard for expansion: Eliciting participant voices in virtual settings. The Qualitative Report Annual Conference, Nova Southeastern University, Virtual.

Connors, E. H., Martin, J. K., Aarons, G. A., Barwick, M., Bunger, A. C., Bustos, T. E., … Powell, B. J. (2023). Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) 2022: From implementation foundations to new frontiers. Implementation Research and Practice, 4. https://doi.org/10.1177/26334895231173514

McNair, A., Bustos, T. E., & Hashimoto, Y. (2022, November). Building anti-racism into governmental programs and policies. Workshop presented at the American Evaluation Association Conference, New Orleans, LA. 

Bustos, T. E. (2022, October). Participatory approaches to assessing sustainability: CBPR in practice. Decolonized professional development Fall Speaker Series for the Society for Community Research and Action (APA Division 27), Virtual.

Torres, M., Hayward, A. R., Meltzer, G., Garcia, C., Bustos, T. E., & Silva-Diaz, A. (2022, October). Estamos bien, Puerto Rico: Compounding disasters and young adults in Puerto Rico. Paper presented at the 2022 Puerto Rican Studies Association Biennial Conference, Holyoke, MA.

Blitz, C., Comtois, K., Aldridge, W., Cooper, B., Patel, S., Bustos, T. E., Monroe-DeVita, M., Darnell, D., & Weaver, C. (2022, September). Developing comprehensive infrastructure to support evidence-based practice implementation and sustainability: Preparing guidance for providers, intermediaries, policymakers, and funders. Pre-conference workshop at the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration, San Diego, CA.

Hailemariam, M., Bustos, T. E., Montgomery, B., Adaji, R., Taylor, B., Brown, G., … Johnson, J. (2022, September). Evidence-based mental health interventions for justice-involved individuals with serious mental illness: A systematic review. Poster presented at the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference, San Diego, CA.

Bustos, T. E. (2021, November). Professional development workshop presentation on implementation evaluations. Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Professional Development Technical Assistance Center (PDTA), Penn State University, State College, PA. 

Bustos, T. E. (2021, November). Latinx Responsive Evaluation Discourse (LARED) preconference panel: The intersection between community-based and participatory research (CBPR) and culturally responsive and equitable evaluation (CREE) with Latinx communities. Invited Chair for Panel Presentation at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Virtual.

Bustos, T. E., Neufeld, S., & Standley, C. (2021, September). Noticing, navigating and negotiating power dynamics in community engaged research. Symposium for the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Social Research and Action to Shape the World We Live In 2021 Conference, Virtual.

Bustos, T. E., Simkani, S., & Reichel, C. (2021, August). Capturing community-academic partnership perspectives with mixed methods social network analysis. Poster presented for Society for Community Research and Action: Division 27 Community Psychology at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Rivers, M., Bustos, T. E., & Goodwin, G. (2021, August). How to effectively communicate your science to broad audiences. Session at the American Psychological Association 129th Annual Convention, Virtual conference.

Moore, J. E., D’Arpino, M., Miller, W., Williams, C., Bustos, T. E., & Khan, S. (2021, May). The Knowledge Cycle to Action Field Guide: An adapted process model for rapid applied implementation science during COVID-19. Visual storyboard for 2021 Global Implementation Conference, Virtual.

Saucedo, J., Bustos, T. E., & Dominguez-Rebollar, R. (2021, April). Social justice research: How to empower Latinx communities through community psychology. Panel workshop facilitated for the 28th Annual Dia De La Mujer Conference, East Lansing, MI. 

Moore, J. E., D’Arpino, M., Miller, W., Williams, C., Bustos, T. E., Tessier, L., & Khan, S. (2021, March). Rapid implementation: Adapting a process model to plan for rapid implementation of evidence. Oral presentation for Evidence and Implementation Summit 2021, Virtual.

Bustos, T. E., Sridhar, A., Guhin, A., & Drahota, A. (2021). The implementation strategies and satisfaction survey: Evaluating implementation strategy use for an early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) among community agencies serving children with autism. In: Proceedings from the 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, meeting abstracts. Implementation Science, 16(Suppl 1), S-74, 32–33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-021-01110-6  

Bustos, T. E., Sridhar, A., Guhin, A., & Drahota, A. (2020, December). The implementation strategies and satisfaction survey: Evaluating implementation strategy use for an early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) among agencies serving children with autism. Oral presentation for Accounting for Context and Understanding Implementation Outcomes Symposium at Academy Health’s 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Virtual.

Bustos, T. E., Drahota, A., & Carpenter, K. A. (2020, October). A secondary analysis of longitudinal state-level support for school-based health centers mental health services. In: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial Conference of the Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC) 2019: Where the rubber meets the road: The Intersection of research, policy, and practice – Part 2, September 12–14, 2019, Seattle, WA. Implementation Science, 15(Suppl 2), Article 80. A35, 17–18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01033-8

Bustos, T. E. (2020, August). A scoping review of social network analyses in interorganizational collaboration studies for child mental health. Poster presented for Society for Community Research and Action: Division 27 Community Psychology at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.

Sutter, A., Cira-Reyes, S., Markam, A., & Bustos, T. E. (2020, March). Zero Cities: Centering residents voice in the design of energy efficiency strategies. Panel presentation for the Grand Rapids Neighborhood Summit, Grand Rapids, MI. 

Bustos, T. E., & Ayeni, O. (2019, October). Reflections on collaborative evaluations: Sharing power throughout project development. Village dialogue circle for SCRA Midwest Eco, Lisle, IL.

Bustos, T. E., Drahota, A., & Anderson-Carpenter, K. D. (2019, September). A secondary analysis of longitudinal state-level support for school-based health centers mental health services. Oral presentation for Driving the School Bus Symposium: Exploring Applications of Implementation Science in School and Community Settings at the 5th Biennial Society for Implementation Research Collaboration (SIRC), Seattle, WA. 

Bustos, T. E., Rojas, C., Saucedo, J., Bilbao, M. I., & Ayers, E. (2019, April). Navigating white spaces as women of color in academia. Panel workshop facilitated for the 26th Annual Dia De La Mujer Conference, East Lansing, MI. 

Bustos, T. E., Sridhar, A., & Drahota, A. (2018, December). A mixed methods study of the Early Learning Initiative (ELI) within three early intervention sites. Poster presented at AcademyHealth’s 11th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health. Washington, DC. 

Hailemariam, M., Bustos, T. E., Montgomery, B., Barajas, R., Evans, L., & Drahota, A. (2018, December). Evidence-based sustainability strategies: A systematic review. Poster presented at AcademyHealth’s 11th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Washington, DC. 

Stoddard, S., Montgomery, B. W., Burch, B., Felton, J. W., Drahota, A., Johnson, J., … Furr-Holden, D. (2018, March). Strengthening Flint families: Effectiveness of community-informed implementation methods in behavioral health. Poster presented at the Healthy Flint Research Symposium, Flint, MI. 

Bustos, T. E. (2016, September). Review of literature on mental health outcomes and perceived racial discrimination in Latina/o communities. Poster presented at the National Latino Psychological Association Conference, Orlando, FL. 

Bustos, T. E. (2013, March). The media and dating perception: An analysis of the media’s influence on the Hispanic male’s intimacy beliefs.Symposium presentation in media’s influence on racial/ethnic minority populations’ sexual identities at the Annual Women’s Studies Graduate Student Association Conference, Miami, FL.

Introduction to Community-Based Participatory Research Methods, American Psychological Association, 2025

Psychological Research Design II, University of Washington Tacoma, 2024–2025

Establishing Authentic and Equitable Research Partnerships with Community, RTI International, 2024–2025

Applying Participatory Research Methods to Advance Equity-Centered Research, RTI International, 2024–2025

Equity-Centered Transformative Research Cohort Training, RTI International, 2023–2025