EVENTS
Recent & Upcoming Speaking Events
Arbor Day Fdn. Partners in Community Forestry Conference
Nov. 16-17, 2022
Seattle, WA
Urban Forest Connections Webinar Series
Presentation title: “1+1=3: How Collaborations in Art and Science Lead to New Ways of Knowing”
Oct. 12, 2022
Past Events
Ecological Society of America Virtual Annual Meeting
Presentation title: “Leveraging tree canopy data to engage communities in urban forestry decision-making"
Aug. 4, 2021
UCLA Climate Adaptation Research Symposium
Presentation title: “Cooler and Healthier: Reducing heat-health risk using urban forestry and community engagement”
Sept. 8, 2021
Owens Valley Committee
Presentation title: “Drop by Drop, Word by Word: Local Antidotes to a Hotter, Drier Future”
Apr. 22, 2021
Global Heat Health Information Network Masterclass
Lesson title: “Urban Heat Interventions & Evaluation: A Los Angeles Case Study on Improving Heat-Health Outcomes Using Land Cover Prescriptions”
Mar. 2, 2021 (virtual)
City of Los Angeles
Growing Vibrant L.A. Communities Webinar Series
Webinar theme: Urban Tree Equity
Presentation title: “Los Angeles Tree Canopy Assessment & Map Viewer”
Feb. 9, 2021 (virtual)
City of Los Angeles
Growing Vibrant L.A. Communities Webinar Series
Webinar theme: Urban Heat From Hazard to Hope
Presentation title: “Rx for Hot Cities: Climate Resilience Through Urban Greening and Cooling in Los Angeles.”
Dec. 8, 2020 (virtual)
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
Climate Adaptation Research Symposium
Presentation title: “Rx for Hot Cities: Climate Resilience Through Urban Cooling and Greening in Los Angeles.”
Sept. 21, 2020 (virtual)
US Forest Service
Urban Forest Connections Webinar Series
“Rx for Hot Cities: Urban Greening and Cooling to Reduce Heat-Related Mortality in Los Angeles and Beyond”
July 8, 2020
American Planning Association
Planning for Public Health: Taking Action Through Policy & Design
Presentation title: “Climate Resilience Through Urban Greening and Cooling in Los Angeles”
June 28, 2019, California Endowment, Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Science Simply lecture series
Presentation title: “Heat-Health Risk and Its Potential Reduction Using Urban Greening and Solar Reflectance in Los Angeles”
April 25, 2019, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Loyola Marymount University Center for Urban Resilience & TreePeople
Research Symposium | Green Priorities in Los Angeles County: Tree Canopy Data to Support Decision Making
April 12, 2019, TreePeople Conference Center, Beverly Hills, CA
State of California
California Fourth Climate Change Assessment Symposium
Public Health Panelist: “Preparing for Extreme Heat and Impacts on Air Quality”
November 2, 2018, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA
American Psychological Association
Annual APA Conference
Presentation title: “Greening the Golden State: Behavior Change in Engaging Disadvantaged Communities in Tree Stewardship”
August 9, 2018, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability
Center for Diverse Leadership in Science Panel
Panelist: “Tomorrow”
October 2017, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
California ReLeaf
Webinar Series
Presentation title: “Inspiring Engagement: Identifying Tree Stewardship Best Practices in Environmental Justice Communities”
September 21, 2017
Bay Foundation & The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission
State of the Bay Conference
Presentation title: “Green Infrastructure Design and Implementation in Los Angeles”
September 2015, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
Border Environmental Cooperation Commission
Border Green Infrastructure Forum
Keynote presentation: “LA Story: From gray to green in a semi-arid megalopolis”
May 20, 2015, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
International Congress of Biometeorology
“Cool Cities” roundtable
Sept. 20, 2021
TreePeople “Learn at Home” Virtual Learning Series
Presentation title: “Urban Forest (In)Equity: A Look at Causes, Effects, and Solutions”
Feb. 17, 2021 (virtual)
Aspen Global Change Initiative
Advancing the Theory and Practice of Urban Heat Resilience workshop
Presentation title: “Rx for Hot Cities: Built environment prescriptions to combat extreme heat.”
Oct. 19, 2020 (virtual)
TreePeople
Learn at Home Virtual Learning Series
“LA’s #1 Climate Threat: Urban Heat”
June 17, 2020 (virtual)
Los Angeles Urban Cooling Collaborative & TreePeople
Urban Cooling Research Symposium
Presentation title: “Climate Resilience Through Urban Greening and Cooling in Los Angeles”
November 14, 2019, TreePeople Conference Center, Beverly Hills, CA
Los Angeles Urban Cooling Collaborative, City of Minneapolis, & the Science Museum of Minnesota
Workshop on Heat Mitigation in the Twin Cities Region
Organized technology transfer workshop for 30+ stakeholders in government, nonprofit, and academic sectors.
Oct. 15, 2019, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Occidental College
3rd LA Series | Turn Off the Sunshine: Shade as an Equity Issue in a Warming Los Angeles
Presentation title: “Climate Resilience Through Urban Greening and Cooling in Los Angeles”
April 17, 2019, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
Innovator Speaker Series
Panelist: “Conservation for Cities”
November 2017, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
American Industrial Hygiene Association & American Society of Safety Engineers
Southern California Joint Technical Symposium
Presentation title: “Local Water & Urban Cooling: Climate-adaptation strategies for Southern California”
October 2017, Carson, CA
L.A. Center for Urban Natural Resources Sustainability
Partners’ Forum
Presentation title: “Inspiring Engagement: Identifying Tree Stewardship Best Practices in Environmental Justice Communities”
June 2017, California Endowment, Los Angeles, CA
National Adaptation Forum
Green Infrastructure to Manage Heat and Stormwater: Equitable Solutions in Urban Settings
Presentation title: “Los Angeles: Climate Responses to Drought, Flood and Extreme Heat”
May 2017, St. Paul, MN
U.S. Green Building Council
Greenbuild Conference
Panelist: “The Science, Technologies, and Strategies for Cooler Cities”
October 2016, Los Angeles, CA
Local Government Commission & Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
California Adaptation Forum
Panelist: “Natural Infrastructure 101: A Guide to Implementing New Policies”
September 2016, Long Beach, CA
Public Health Alliance of Southern California
Webinar Series | Regulating Rainwater and Stormwater Capture for Multiple Public Health Outcomes
July 17, 2015 (virtual)
Mediterranean City Climate Change Consortium
Climate Change Adaptation Forum
Panelist: “What's Next for Climate Adaptation? Reflecting on International Progress & Building Resilient Cities in Southern California”
March 2017, Pomona College, Pomona, CA
L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Countywide Forum: “Metro Green Places Toolkit”
October 2015, L.A. Metro Headquarters, Los Angeles, CA
Pima County, AZ
Arid Low Impact Development Conference
Presentation title: “Green Infrastructure from the Ground Up: Community-Based Approaches and Innovative Partnerships”
March 27-29 2012, Tucson, AZ