Speaking
I’m a frequent moderator, panelist, public speaker, and interactive workshop leader.
I develop workshops for both youth and adult learners. Most often, I present on data, speaking on specific tools like spreadsheets or thinking through complex problems like working with incomplete data. I’ve also led public media trainings on telling your own story.
Past partners have included the Open Visualization Academy, Education Writers Association, and the Reynolds Journalism Institute, as well as multiple investigative journalism associations. I’m also a contributor and recurring teacher for First Python Notebook.
2025 Highlights
- Keynote: Reporting on LGBTQ+ data under autocracy — U of Miami | Computation + Journalism
- Documentary: Heightened Scrutiny
- Investigating LGBTQ+ rights internationally — GIJN | Global Investigative Journalism Conference
- Changing trans news narratives — The Objective | Trans Media Convening
- Fighting censorship of gov’t data, moving beyond reliance on federal collections — OpenNews | SRCCON
- Pride is local: How to report on LGBTQ+ stories for home audiences — NPCJI | Webinar
- How do we know when data is “right”? — EWA | National Convention
- Covering attacks on trans rights — EWA | National Convention
- How to cover trans communities well — New England Scholastic Press Association Boston | Conference
- How to find education data — EWA | Diving Into Data
- Virtual town halls with students at The New School and in LOOKOUT’s Reporting as Resistance class
2024 Highlights
- Writing articles with heavy database use — ASJA | 2024 Virtual Conference
- Covering LGBTQ+ students in schools — NLGJA | National Convention (for EWA)
- Reporting on queer policies, legislation and politics — IRE | Election Webinar Series
- The Do’s and Don’ts of Covering Trans Issues — EWA | National Convention
- How to cover trans communities sensitively and accurately — SPJ Indiana, SPJ Region 10
- The power of knowing your (data’s) weaknesses — IRE | NICAR
- Trans data: How we can do better — IRE | NICAR
- How to cover trans issues well in an election year — Reynolds Journalism Institute | multiple venues
- Class visits to Columbia University and CUNY
2023 Highlights
- How to use bad and limited LGBTQ+ data responsibly — OpenNews | SRCCON
- Shop Talk: Visual Storytelling — Education Writers Association | National Seminar
- Trans and GNC data sources —IRE | AccessFest
- Envisioning high-impact coverage of anti-trans legislation — IRE | AccessFest
- Framing and Facts: Getting Trans Coverage Right — NLGJA | National Convention
- How to Cover Trans Issues Well — Society of Professional Journalists | Region 10 Conference