Talks & Events
From keynote lectures to bookstore readings, Lisa is sought-after speaker. She loves to share science stories and talk about her books, especially to help people learn about and be awed by coral reefs, climate, fossils, ecology, and weather. She also gives talks about science education, science communication, and the craft of narrative nonfiction (aka creative nonfiction).
Reefs of Time book talks and events
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) Online Book Club Jan 28, 2027 [Details to come in November! All are welcome!]
Blue Book Festival, Denver, Colorado, Oct 10, 2026
Women and Climate Book Club, Aug 11, 2026
SWARM book writing panelist, May 27, 2026
Smith College lunchtime lecture, Nov 20, 2025
Author Talk at the Princeton Public Library, Nov 18, 2025 [recording]
NYC Lectures on Tap, Nov 17, 2025
Tattered Cover Bookstore talk, August 19, 2025
BioMed-Harvard Book Store talk, July 22, 2025
Harvard Science Book Talk, July 21, 2025
Smithsonian online lecture, June 25, 2025
Boulder Public Library lecture, June 10, 2025
Denver Museum of Nature and Science lecture, June 4, 2025
Ocean Conservation Networking Group presentation Dec 14, 2024
Selected previous talks and events
Beyond Climate Science: Teaching about Climate Solutions, National Science Teachers Association (2024)
Hurricane Resilience: A Curriculum for High Schools in the Cone of Uncertainty, National Science Teachers Association (2024)
Tales from an Uncertain World: What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us About Climate Change, Natural Hazards Center (2022)
Creative Ways to Communicate about Climate Change: A Conversation, panelist, Boulder Public Library, One Book, One Boulder (2021)
All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis, facilitator for a discussion with the editors, Boulder Public Library, One Book, One Boulder (2021)
Storm Stories: High School Students Learn from Their Community About Life with Hurricanes, American Geophysical Union (2021)
Responding to Climate Change, Teaching about Climate Change: Our Time Is Now, A Conference for Educators (2019) (keynote)
Sustaining Earth Lecturer, Le Moyne College (2019)
Catalyzing Change in Climate Education, Smithsonian Affiliations Conference (2019)
Breakfast, Books, and Art Panel Discussion, panelist, Society of Environmental Journalists, Annual Conference (2018)
How Past Disasters Can Inform Climate Action, Fisher Museum, Harvard Forest (2018)
Tales from an Uncertain World, John H. Ostrom Lecture Series, Yale Peabody Museum (2018)
Smithsonian Scholars in the Schools, Lafayette, LA (2016)
Creative Science Communication Guest Lecture (University of Florida, 2016)
Science Blogging with Students (Colorado Science Education Network, 2014)
Science and Art: An Intersection (National Center for Atmospheric Research Ignite, 2013) [recording]
Climate Storytelling (Facing the Future Webinar, 2013)
Stand-up...science?
Lisa once lectured about the dangers facing coral reefs in an NYC comedy club. It seemed an odd venue for a heavy topic, but she and the audience discovered bits of humor amid the grim realities facing reefs.
