Lectures
Invited Academic Presentations
Lecture: Poynter Institute (St. Petersburg, FL, May 2010)
Lecture as 2010 Sense-Making Fellow on non-traditional journalism and new media
Workshop: Mills College Center for Socially Responsible Business (Oakland, CA, April 2010)
Led workshop on "Sustainability 101".
Lecture: Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA, November 2009)
Virtual lecture on environmental stewardship and faith in Chris Doran's REL 301 Christianity, Ecology and Public Policy class.
Lecture: University of Houston-Downtown (Houston, TX, October 2009)
Lecture on "Social justice, Sustainability and Leadership" at the
Keynote on Green Heroes: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA, September 2009)
Premiere keynote in social analysis series on student activism and sustainability for incoming freshman class.
Faculty in Residence, Institute on Sustainability: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, June 2009)
Upcoming keynote and working group leader at American College Personnel Association’s Institute on Sustainability. The goal of the institute is to create an understanding, framework and actionable goals and tasks that college personnel can take back to their campuses and integrate into the core of their institutions.
Presenter on Sustainable Messaging, Professional Edge Series: University of Kansas, Edwards Campus (May 2009)
Upcoming featured presenter in breakfast series designed to support community, economic and workforce development needs. The focus of this presentation is effective ways to tell stories about sustainable enterprises and initiatives.
Lecturer on Climate Justice, C-CHANGE Program: University of Kansas (May 2009)
Upcoming presenter in IGERT C-CHANGE lecture series. This lecture will address the disproportionate burdens of climate change on low-income communities and communities of color.
Lecturer on Sustainable Design, Hallmark Symposium on Design: University of Kansas (March 2009)
Lectured on sustainable design—from industrial design to urban planning—and the ways in which design can restore the environment and address some of our most pressing social problems as part of Hallmark Symposium on Design.
Keynote on Environmental Justice: Tennessee Technical University (March 2009)
Keynote at Tennessee Tech University Women’s Center Women’s History Month celebration, titled “Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet.” The presentation focused on working together across class and cultural barriers to advance sustainable, equitable access to and participation in our natural world.
Presenter on Environmental Journalism: Smith College (February 2009)
Featured presenter to sociology department and general college as part of Rally Day celebration, on “Fighting the Good Fight (Making a Life After Smith).”
Lecturer on Environmental Communications: Pepperdine University (February 2009)
Virtual lecturer in Chris Doran’s Environmental Policy capstone class at Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy. The lecture addressed environmental justice, as well as effective means of measuring and communicating sustainability to politicians and the general public.
Lecturer on Sustainable Business: Lipscomb University (October 2008)
Virtual lecturer on sustainable business in David Clark's Sustainable Enterprise class at Lipscomb University’s Institute for Sustainable Practice.
Presenter on Environmental Communications, Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (June 2008)
Addressed how scientists can effectively communicate with journalists to further a more comprehensive public understanding of climate science to the staff at the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, a national science and technology center founded by the National Science Foundation and headquartered at the University of Kansas.
Moderator, Focus the Nation Roundtable at Dole Institute of Politics (January 2008)
Moderated roundtable discussion as part of Focus the Nation, a national town hall series on a just and clean energy future, sponsored by the KU Center for Sustainability and the Dole Institute of Politics. The discussion included Lieutenant Governor Mark Parkinson, U.S. Congressman Dennis Moore, U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Boyda and University of Kansas Provost Richard Lariviere. The discussion engaged the KU campus and Lawrence community in an open discussion on global climate change, its potential regional impacts and possible solutions at all levels of government.