As an international speaker, I’ve been invited to give keynote talks at conferences and public lectures at universities, as well as to speak on panels, organize and facilitate workshops, etc.
Below is a brief overview of some of the topics I speak about, though these are constantly changing so please contact me for more. Also look at my UBC profile page, which contains other narrative descriptions of expertise.
- Environmental and Sustainability education
- Energy literacy and education
- Influence of the Arts in social and ecological action
- Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary education
- Climate anxiety
- Complexity education and systems change
- Future-making and futures literacy
- Digital media literacy
- Spatial and social justice
- Narratives of fear and storytelling
- Appreciative inquiry
- Empathy education
- Self-care and well-being in a sociocultural context
- Public scholarship
- Relational dynamics society and culture
Here’s a selected list of some institutions and locations where I’ve been invited to speak or host workshops:
- Banyen Books and Sound (Canada)
- Boston College (Ireland)
- Chautauqua Institution (USA)
- Concordia University (Canada)
- Creighton University (USA)
- DePaul University (USA)
- Edinburgh College of Art (Scotland)
- Memorial University Newfoundland (Canada)
- National University of Ireland, Galway (Ireland)
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (Japan)
- Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
- Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (France)
- University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- University College Cork (Ireland)
- University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
- University of Glasgow (Scotland)
- University of Lancaster (UK)
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- University of Ottawa (Canada)
- University of Utrecht (Netherlands)
- University of Wageningen (Netherlands)
- University of Waterloo (Canada)
- University of Victoria (Canada)
To schedule a speaking event, please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you!