KEYNOTE AND DISTINGUISHED PRESENTATIONS
2022:
Mar 23: Night at the Museum w/ Emily Graslie, Bell Museum of Natural History, MN [virtual].
Aug 16: STEM Institute Day, Keynote speaker, Aurora/Naperville School District. Chicago, IL.
Sept 16: Montana Environmental Education Association, Keynote speaker, Missoula, MT.
2021:
April 27: Scholarship and Creative Works Conference, Adelphi University, NY [virtual].
Oct 21: Wisconsin Local History & Historic Preservation Conference, Keynote speaker [virtual].
2020:
Jan 6: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Moore Lecturer. Austin, TX.
Feb 28: Informal Science Educators Alliance, Keynote speaker. Waco, TX. [Virtual].
Mar 10: Women in Science Conference, Keynote speaker, Northern State Univ. Aberdeen, SD.
2019:
Jan 17: Speaking Science Conference, Keynote speaker, Univ. of Minnesota. St. Paul MN.
April 8: Technology and Innovation in Education Conference, Keynote speaker. Rapid City, SD.
May 24: Colorado-Wyoming Assoc. of Museums Conference, Keynote speaker. Gillette, WY.
Sept 20: Illinois Youth Climate Strike, Keynote speaker. Chicago, IL.
Oct 17: Youth in Science Rapid City, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Rapid City, SD.
2018:
Feb 9: Utah Conf. on Undergraduate Research, Keynote speaker, S. Utah Univ. Cedar City, UT.
Mar 16 & 17: Let’s Explore! With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Co-created and -presented educational orchestral series for a K-3 public school audience. Developed with guest musical conductor Edwin Outwater. Chicago, IL.
April 28: STEM Con, Keynote speaker, College of DuPage. Dupage, IL.
June 7: Backstop User Conference, Keynote speaker. Chicago, IL.
Aug 7: Summer STEM Institute, Keynote speaker; city-wide Chicago Public School summer teacher conference. Chicago, IL.
Nov 2: National High School Journalism Convention, Keynote Speaker. Chicago, IL.
Nov 12: Northern Illinois Science Educators Annual Conference, Keynote speaker. Naperville, IL.
2017:
Feb 18: Wild Things Conference, Keynote speaker; co-presented with Robb Telfer. Chicago, IL.
Mar 10: Granger Leadership Academy, Keynote speaker. St. Louis, MO.
Mar 25: Expanding Your Horizons, Keynote speaker. University of Chicago, IL.
April 22: March for Science Chicago - rally Keynote speaker; 40,000+ attendees. IL.
June 12: Chicago Collections Consortium Annual Meeting, Keynote speaker. Chicago, IL.
June 20: Society for the Preservation of Natural History Museums, plenary speaker. Denver, CO.
Oct 12: Women’s Energy Network emPOWERment Luncheon, Keynote speaker. Chicago, IL.
2016:
Jan 15: Fermilab Lecture Series, Communicating Science with Museums & YouTube. Batavia, IL.
Mar 8: SD School of Mines - Women in Science Conference, Keynote speaker. Rapid City, SD.
Aug 6: ComSciCon. Keynote speaker. Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Aug 11: Int’l Federation of Library Associations Conference. Keynote speaker. Chicago, IL.
Oct 27: NETT Day. Keynote speaker. Northeastern Illinois University. Chicago, IL.
2015:
Mar 24: Community and Alumni Lecture Series, University of Montana. Missoula, MT.
April 20: Smith College. Presenter: “Communicating Science w/ Museums & YouTube.” Northampton, MA.
May 28: Ciencia en Redes (Science in Networks), organized by the Spanish Association for Scientific Communication (AECC), Keynote speaker. Madrid, Spain.
Oct 9: YouTube Creator Day, Building a Community on YouTube, keynote speaker. Chicago, IL
2014:
Mar 26: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Women in Science Keynote. Pasadena, CA.
May 15: Johns Hopkins University, 1st Annual JHU Postdoctoral Fellow Retreat. Baltimore, MD.
Sept 29: DePaul University Jeanne LaDuke Women in Science & Health Lecture Series, Annual invited speaker. Chicago, IL.
2013:
Oct 13: Moraine Valley Community College Math and Science Conference, Keynote speaker. Palos Hills, IL.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, & PANELS
2021:
Feb 18: National Geographic’s “Reimagining Dinosaurs.” Roundtable moderator. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. [Virtual]
Oct 20: World Congress of Science and Factual Producers. Panelist: “Women in Science Media.” [Virtual]
2020:
Jan 10-12: Television Critics Association Press Tour. Participant. Pasadena, CA.
July 8: Advisory Board for the Arts. Panelist: “Loyalty and Revenue in the YouTube Universe -- Lessons for the Arts.” [Virtual]
2019:
Mar 28-29: American Alliance of Museums FutureProofing Workshop. Discussion group leader. Washington, DC.
2018:
June 20: EduCon. Discussion group leader. Anaheim, CA.
June 21-22: VidCon. Panelist (4): “The Art of the Fact: Science EDU Online;” “Clicks without the Clickbait;” “Q&A with The Brain Scoop & Caitlin Doughty (Ask A Mortician);” “What’s the Role of Science Education on YouTube?” Anaheim, CA.
July 19: Association of Midwest Museums Annual Conference. Session co-presenter: “The Brain Scoop: Transparent science storytelling for a global digital audience.” Chicago, IL.
Oct: Society for Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting. Attendee. Albuquerque, NM.
Nov: ThinkerCon. Panelist and discussion group leader. Huntsville, AL.
2017:
Feb 25-26: Nerdcon. Moderator (1): “2007 - 2017: Times have Changed.” Panelist (2): “Learning Online: How To EDU;” “We’re All in This Together: Community.” Boston, MA.
April 12: iDigBio Webinar. Host: “How to Design a Great Storytelling Project; Insights from NPR Training, by Serri Graslie.” [Virtual]
April 26: Word of Mouth Marketing Conference. Panelist: “Spreading the ‘Good’ Word: Word of Mouth Marketing for Social Good.” New York, NY.
July 27: New England Museum Association: MuseumHive Digital Webinar. Presenter. [Virtual]
Oct 11: Field Museum Women in Science: 3rd Annual WIS Mixer. Moderator. Chicago, IL.
Oct 27: International Council on Museums (ICOM) - NatHist. Panelist: “Engaging the Public in Natural History Conservation.” Pittsburgh, PA.
2016:
Jan 28: California Academy of Sciences Women in Science Summit. Panelist: “Perceptions of Gender in Science.” San Francisco, CA.
April 13: iDigBio Education and Outreach Webinar Series. Presenter: “The Brain Scoop: Insight into using videos as engaging outreach tools.” [Virtual]
May 26: American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference. Panelist: “Crowdsourced: A Look at Museum Fundraising in the Digital Age.” Washington, DC.
June 23-25: VidCon. Moderator (1): “Women on YouTube.” Panelist (2): “Role Models on YouTube: In Education and Beyond;” “Creating Within a Company.” Presenter (1): “The Brain Scoop Q&A.” Discussion Group Leader (1): “Creativity & Content.” Anaheim, CA.
June 29: National Youth Leadership Forum. Panelist: “Explore STEM Careers.” Loyola University, Chicago, IL.
Aug 6: ComSciCon (Communications Science Conference). Presenter. Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Oct 6: Field Museum Women in Science: 2nd Annual WIS Mixer. Moderator. Chicago, IL.
Oct 18: The Art of Relevance: A Conversation with Nina Simon, author, museum advocate. Panelist. Chicago, IL.
Dec 13 - 15: Future Proofing Natural History Museums. Hosted by the Ecological Society of America, the American Alliance of Museum’s Future of Museums, and the Yale Peabody Museum. Group discussion leader and participant: “Creating Sustainable Models for Research Resources.” New Haven, CT.
2015:
Jan 31: American Library Association Annual Conference. Panelist: “Women In Geekdom: How to Reach Out to the Nerds in Your Community.” Chicago, IL.
Mar 14: Women in Science Day, Kenosha Public Museum. Presenter: “Importance of Science Role Models in the Media.” Kenosha, WI.
April 24: Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2). Panelist: “The Brain Scoop.” Chicago, IL.
June 26: TechWeek. Panelist: “Digitizing Dinosaurs, Downloading Whales, Streaming Science.” Chicago, IL.
July 23-25: VidCon. Panelist (2): “Dealing with Criticism on YouTube,” “Making the Internet Smarter.” Workshop leader (1): “Women on YouTube.” Presenter (1): “The Brain Scoop Q&A.” Anaheim, CA.
Sept 1-2: Biodiversity Collections Network (BCON). Workshop Participant: “Collections Communications.” Field Museum, Chicago, IL.
Nov 19: American Campuses Act on Climate (ACAC). Hosted and interviewed a livestream discussion with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Gina McCarthy. White House, Washington D.C.
2014:
Feb 26: Science Online. Panelist. Raleigh, NC.
June 25-27: VidCon. Panelist (3): “Entertainment + Education on YouTube,” “Fighting Sexism on YouTube,” “Women on YouTube.” Presenter (1): “Q&A with The Brain Scoop.” Anaheim, CA.
Sept 26: Online News Association. Presenter: “The Brain Scoop: creating audience-grabbing short videos with The Field Museum's Chief Curiosity Correspondent.” Chicago, IL.
Dec 3: Chicago's Council on Science and Technology (C2ST). Moderator: “Women in STEM Connect.” Chicago, IL.
2013:
Aug 8 - 4: VidCon. Panelist (2): “Internet for the Mind: Educational Content on YouTube,” “The Brain Scoop Q&A.” Anaheim, CA.
Aug 28: American Museum of Natural History. Panelist: “I F***ing Love Science.” New York, NY.
Sept 21 - 24: Evolving Culture of Science Engagement at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Panelist. Cambridge, MA.
ADDITIONAL LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2022:
Mar 19: Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum, Wembley, AB, Canada [Virtual].
Aug 16: Annual District-wide science teachers conference, Naperville / Aurora School Districts, IL.
2021:
Feb 19: NEA Big Read, Alachua Co. Library, FL [Virtual].
Mar 1: NEA Big Read, Kenosha Public Library, WI [Virtual].
Mar 25: NEA Big Read, Sangamon Co. Public Library, IL [Virtual].
Mar 28: NEA Big Read, Orange Co. Public Library, IL [Virtual].
2020:
Mar 4: Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience, University of Illinois Chicago.
Aug 21: NEA Big Read + IGNITE Lecturer, Duquesne University, PA [Virtual].
Aug 25: NEA Big Read, Galesburg Public Library, IL [Virtual].
Sept 17: Common Reading Lecture, Susquehanna University, PA [Virtual].
Oct 9: Online News Association. [Virtual].
Oct 22: Westchester Public Library, IL [Virtual].
2019:
April 25: Fortnightly. Chicago, IL.
Oct 25: NEA Big Read + Waukesha Reads Library Program. Waukesha, WI.
Nov 21: Careers in STEM, University of Chicago. Chicago, IL.
2018:
Feb 8: A.P.E.X. event speaker, Southern Utah University. Cedar City, UT.
Mar 22: Chicago Public Library Spring Program, Harold Washington Library. Chicago, IL.
July 25: Global Youth Ambassadors Program, Field Museum. Chicago, IL.
Oct 12: Science Museum of Minnesota. St. Paul, MN.
Dec 3: Silliman College, Yale University. Hartford, CT.
2017:
Jan 30: ‘myCHOICE,’ University of Chicago. Chicago, IL.
April 6: Broadening Natural History Museum outreach in the Social Media Age, California
Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, CA.
Oct 13: Science & Education Interchange Series, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL.
Nov 14: Arts & Ideas Speaker Series, Aurora University. Chicago, IL.
2016:
April 29: Evening with a Naturalist, Montana Natural History Center. Missoula, MT.
Oct 17 & 18: Columbia College. Chicago, IL.
Nov 29: Museum of Contemporary Art. Chicago, IL.
2015:
Mar 11: Women in Science and the Media, Loyola University. Chicago, IL.
Mar 23: University of Montana. Missoula, MT.
Oct 6 and 7: Columbia College. Chicago, IL.
2014:
April 11: Montana State University - Cafe Scientifique. Bozeman, MT.
May 5: Women in Science Monthly Seminar, The Field Museum. Chicago, IL.
June 30: Northwestern University. Chicago, IL.
Sept 11 + 12: Gettysburg College. Gettysburg, PA.
Nov 11: University of Kansas. Lawrence, KS.
Dec 12: TEDxSacramento. Sacramento, CA.