I have presented to over 6,500 youth and adults in person and reached thousands more through video.
Speaking Awards
New York State Champion in Impromptu Public Speaking, 2021
2nd place in American Forensics Association National Tournament Novice Impromptu Public Speaking, 2021
Honorable Mention in Cornell Eastman-Rice Public Speaking Competition, $600, 2019
3rd Place in Student Presentations at Michigan Entomological Society Annual Meeting, $50, 2018
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TEDx Talk
Save the World: Eat a Bug
2022
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Global Youth Institute
Part of the World Food Prize programming; I led an immersion session about entomophgy
2021
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National FFA Organization
Bees & Beekeeping
Published with an accompanying lesson plan to be taught in classrooms across the United States and get students interested in agriculture
2016
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Singapore Design Week
Coexistence by Design interview about designing with insects and nature in mind
2024
Full List of Speaking Engagements
Singapore Writers Festival, Singapore, Sustainable Sustenance Panel, 2024
Singapore Design Week, Singapore, Coexistence by Design Panel, 2024
Tok Panjang lunch with Jane Goodall, Singapore, Alternative Protein, 2024
Nanyang Technological University’s Food Science and Technology Society, Singapore, Future Food Symposium, Edible Insects, 2024
Herpetological Society at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, Local Biodiversity for Reptiles and Amphibians, 2021
New Jersey 4-H World Food Security Coalition, NJ, My World Food Prize Journey, 2017-21
Fall Festival, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Snakes Ecology, 2021
Ecohouse Dormitory Cornell, Ithaca, NY, Introduction to Herpetology, 2021
Becker Dormitory Cornell, Ithaca, NY, Introduction to Herpetology, 2021
Court-Kay-Bauer Dormitory Cornell, Ithaca, NY, Introduction to Herpetology, 2021
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, Ithaca, NY, Local Biodiversity, 2020
Snodgrass and Wigglesworth entomology club, Ithaca, NY, Lovebugs: Insect Courtship, 2020
IvyOnline professional development speaker series, Chinese webinar, Public Speaking, 2020
Beverly Martin Elementary School, Ithaca, NY, Insect Diversity, 2019
Enfield Elementary School, Ithaca, NY, Insect Diversity, 2019
Gratiot County Conservation Council Annual Meeting, Keynote Speaker, Gratiot, MI, Entomophagy 2018
Cornell Entomology Department Holiday Party, Ithaca, NY, Cicada Education, 2018
Capitol Experience, 4-H, Lansing, MI, My 4-H Journey, 2018
Bee Palooza, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, Bumble Bees & Pollinators, 2017-18
Officer Camp, Region III FFA, Central Michigan, Team Leadership, 2017-18
Michigan 4-H Youth Leadership & Global Citizenship Spectacular, Tustin, MI, Entomophagy, 2017-18
Science Nights, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, Honey Bees, 2017
Viva la Pollination, Dow Gardens, Midland. MI, Insect Diversity, 2017
Rural Education Day, Gratiot County, MI, Insects in Agriculture, 2017
Rural Education Day, Isabella County, MI, Insects in Agriculture, 2017
AgroLiquid, St. John's, MI, Honey Bees, 2016-17
Teens as Teachers, Ag Innovators, 4-H, Detroit MI, How to Teach about Bees, 2016-17
Food For America, FFA, Breckenridge, MI, Insects in Agriculture, 2014-17
Laurenz Farm Tour, Breckenridge, MI, Insects in Agriculture, 2010-17
Chippewa Nature Center Summer Class, Midland, MI, Honey Bees, 2016
Forest Hill Nature Center, Midland. MI, Insect Ecology, 2016
Jakes Day, Boy Scouts of America, Sturgis, MI, Outdoor Safety, 2016
Exploration Days, 4-H, East Lansing, MI, Introduction to Entomology, 2016
Camp Neyati, 4-H, Hillcrest, MI, Honey Bees, 2016
Coldwater Lake Camp, 4-H, Coldwater, MI, Honey Bees, 2016