On the stage
Keynotes, distinguished lectures, panels, and commencement addresses from a molecular biologist and science communication executive. I help research institutions, healthcare organizations, and science-led companies turn complex technical work into communication their audiences trust. From Pfizer's Science Will Win to TEDx, NSTA, Princeton, Disney, and PepsiCo, I've reached tens of millions on stages and on screens.
Watch me on stage
Signature talks
You Don't Look Like a Scientist
Belonging, identity, and who gets to do science. The talk that became a movement — on widening the door to STEM without lowering the bar.
Communicating Science in a Distrustful World
How to earn trust, meet audiences where they are, and stay credible when the public is skeptical and the information landscape is noisy.
Science Meets Culture
Meeting people everywhere they already are, through storytelling, social media, and yes, sometimes hip-hop. Making science feel like it belongs to everyone.
Health & Science Literacy That Sticks
Evidence-based translation for patients and the public. Turning complex medicine and research into language people can actually use.
The Future of Science Communication
What scientists need to be heard, the infrastructure the field has never had, and where communication is headed. Drawn from building Fervae.
Finding Your Voice as a Scientist
For researchers and communicators growing a platform with integrity — building an authentic public presence that advances the science, not just the self.
Every talk is tailored to your audience, academic, corporate, federal, or community.
Ideal for
Pharma, biotech & healthcare
Heads of communications, public affairs, and corporate affairs who need technical work understood and trusted well beyond their own walls.
Diversity & people leaders
Chief diversity officers and CHROs in science-led and technical industries building cultures where more people can do their best science.
Universities & research institutions
Leaders responsible for public engagement and outreach who want their research to land with the communities they serve.
Foundations & nonprofits
Teams investing in STEM education, equity, and the workforce pipeline, looking for a voice that reaches across science and culture.
Selected stages
Stages, campaigns, and curriculum with major institutions
Pfizer
FDA
NASA
Netflix
Smithsonian
AMNHWhat your audience leaves with
Credibility, doubled
A clear view of why technical credibility and cultural credibility have to live in the same person for science to be trusted across audiences.
The digital playbook
Specific examples of how working scientists and communicators use digital platforms to reach communities that traditional outreach has missed.
Culturally responsive, in practice
A working sense of what culturally responsive science communication looks like on the ground, drawn from my own research and field work.
Where the field goes next
An honest read of where institutional science communication is falling short, and the infrastructure that has been missing.
Let's get you on the calendar
Tell me about your event — audience, date, and the message you want your people to leave with. I read every inquiry myself and reply by email.
