Speaking
I love speaking to people about the transformative power of the arts and humanities. My work focuses on how the arts can strengthen human connection, repair the social fabric, increase civic engagement, and promote human flourishing. Let’s talk!
“The energy in the room was powerful, and the attendee ratings were unanimously enthusiastic. Your thoughtful remarks were an important part of this event. We are confident that your participation will have tangible results in future support of the arts.”
“Watching you host that panel during SXSW about how art can change the world was a masterclass in interviewing. Your ability to ask deep questions and then help the other panel members work through those questions was beautiful.”
“Imagining a Flourishing Future” | Art & Democracy Day at Hopkins Bloomberg Center | October 22, 2024.
“Radical Conversations” | Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series | October 10, 2024.
“We Need To Talk: Repairing Our Social Fabric One Creative Conversation At a Time” | Davidson College | September 30, 2024.
“Art in Civic Education” | The Sphere Initiative at the Cato Institute | June 22, 2024.
“We Are the Greatest Poems” | Sparkfest24 at Amphibian Stage in Fort Worth, Texas | June 7, 2024.
“Talking Across the Divide” | Friends of the Facts, a News Literacy Fair | Missouri School of Journalism | June 27, 2022.
“C’mon, Can Art Really Change the World?” | EU@SXSW | March 14, 2022.
How Art Can Generate Real Change In Your Community and Lead To Human Flourishing” | Fort Worth Women’s Policy Forum | November 12, 2021.
“Dismantling the Polarization Industrial Complex” | Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series | October 16, 2020.
“Creative Placemaking For All” | TomTom Festival | April 10, 2019.
“Creating Places, Activating Spaces” | National Consortium For Creative Placemaking Summit | October 6, 2018.
"Architecture, Design & Cultural Space" | Women in Architecture Lecture Series | April 8, 2018.
"Crossing the Street: Building DC's Inclusive Future Through Creative Placemaking" | Intersections: Creating Culturally Complete Streets | April 3, 2018.
"Measuring Social Placemaking One Conversation At a Time" | Placemaking Week 2017 Amsterdam | October 12, 2017.
"Seeing Your Way to Civil Discourse" | TEDxAmericanUniversity | June 22, 2017.