Talks and Posters
Invited Talks & Panels
Nov 2025, The Future of Collections: Discovering Novel Biodiversity & Signals of Change in Dusty Cabinets, Vials, & Freezers. Biodiversity, Earth & Environmental Science (BEES) Dept. Graduate Seminar, Drexel University, USA.
Jun 2024, Lichen Systematics: A Not-So-Cryptic Addition to the Kenya-Norway Knowledge-Building Collaboration. Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Jun 2024, Women in STEM Panel. First Joint International Scientific Congress, Kenya.
Public Talks
May 2026, Lichens & Lichenologists of the Appalachian Mountains. Reeves Visitor Center, Harriman State Park, New York, USA. Part of the Appalachian Mountain Club 150 Outdoors Festival.
May 2019, Hikers are helping build a long-term climate record in the White Mountains, NH. Science Cafe, Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Salem, MA, USA. Part of the Northeastern University Marine Science Center series, Theme: Weather and Climate.
Mar 2019, Northeast Alpine Flower Watch. New England Wildflower Society, Concord, NH, USA.
Nov 2018, DNA Today. Gorham Public Library, Gorham, NH, USA.
Talks
Jul 2026, Spatial phylogenetics of Psora: Integrating evolutionary relationships across species with occurrence records to evaluate biodiversity. 10th Symposium of the International Association for Lichenology (IAL10), Trieste, Italy.
Apr 2026, The Urban Lichen Toolbox. The Northeast Natural History Conference, Burlington, VT, USA. Link to blog post
Aug 2024, ITS as a tool to discover and describe cryptic diversity of Psora(Lichenized Ascomycota) in Collections. International Mycological Congress, The Netherlands.
Jun 2023, Cryptic diversity of the lichen genus Psora in cryptogam collections. Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, CA, USA. Link to Recording
Oct 2022, Challenges & Unexpected Opportunities from constructing a Lichen DNA Barcode Database for Norway. BIOSCAN-NOReDNA Conference, Trondheim, Norway. (Lightning Talk)
Mar 2022, Searching for Psora in North America. Northwest Lichenologists & California Lichen Society Meeting, CA, USA.
Dec 2021, Patterns and Processes of Cryptic Species Diversity of Soil Crust Lichens of South Africa. ForBio Research School for Biosystematics Annual Meeting, Norway. (Lightning Talk)
Aug 2021, Integrative Taxonomy of the Psoraceae (Lichenized Ascomycota). International Association of Lichenology, 9th International Congress, Brazil. Link to Recording
Apr 2021, Tracking Flowering Times of Alpine Species in New England. Lunch Seminar Series. Natural History Museum, Oslo, Norway.
Dec 2020, Integrative Taxonomy of the Psoraceae (Lichenized Ascomycota). ForBio Research School for Biosystematics Annual Meeting, Norway. (Lightning Talk)
May 2017, DNA to Discoveries with Ocean Genome Legacy: A DNA Bank for Research and Marine Conservation. Regional Aquatics Workshop, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA, USA.
Apr 2017, Global Genome Biodiversity Network Regional Meeting, Washington D.C., USA. Link to Program
Oct 2013, Kelp population genetics along a light and temperature gradient. Student Conference, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Norway.
Apr 2012, Biology Day Talk, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
Apr 2012, Roots, rhizomes, and restoration: Growth and biomass allocation of transplanted Zostera marina. Col. Springs Undergrad. Research Forum, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
Jul 2011, MDI Biological Laboratory Symposia Talk, Bar Harbor, ME, USA.
Posters
Aug 2024 I am a Lichenologist, of course I use iNaturalist to connect with collaborators, correct species identifications, and map biodiversity. International Mycological Congress, The Netherlands Link
Feb 2018, A Genomic DNA Collection to Facilitate Black Coral Research. Ocean Sciences Meeting Poster, Portland, OR, USA.
Oct 2016 Ocean Genome Legacy: A Marine DNA Bank From Sea to Changing Sea: A Science Symposium about Oceans, Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Sep 2015, Genetic tools reveal diversity and structure of kelp forests in Norway. European Marine Biology Symposium Poster, Helgoland, Germany.
Oct 2011, Drought response of non-native and native Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) predict range expansion. Midstates Math and Science Consortium Undergrad. Washington U., MO, USA.
Apr 2011, Col. Springs Undergrad. Research Forum, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.