Selected Oral Presentations (over 345 total)

2024 Jan 19, Duquesne University, Pittsburg, PA
2020 Feb 20-22, Bidwell Training Center & Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
2019 Feb 8-9, Bidwell Training Center & Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
2018 February 9-10 - Bidwell Training Center & Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

Agile Career Transformations

2021 Apr 09, ACS National Meeting, "San Antonio, Tx"

Modern Career Management, formerly "Managing Your Career with Modern Technology" (68)

2024 August 18, ACS Fall Meeting, Denver, CO
2024 March 17, ACS Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA
2023 August 29, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2023 August 13, ACS National Meeting, San Fransisco, CA
2023 March 26, ACS National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN
2022 September 15, Iowa State University
2022 Jan 19, "Building a Successful Online Presence," International Younger Chemists Network, somewhere in Cyberspace, YouTube
2021 August 30, ACS National Meeting, "Atlanta, GA"
2021 April 21, ACS National Meeting, "San Antonio, TX"
2020 September 30, ACS NNY-YCC local section (short version), "NY"
2020 September 17, Iowa State University, "Ames, IA"
2020 May 02, "Atlanta" Virtual Career Fair
2019 September 12, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2019 August 25, ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA
2019 May 13-15, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2019 March 31, ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL
2018 Nov 13, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2018 Oct 24, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2018 Aug 19, ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA
2018 May 15, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA
2018 March 20, ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA
2017 Dec 07, Chicago Section ACS
2017 Sept 07, Iowa State University, Aimes IA
2017 August 20, ACS National Meeting, Washington DC
2017 May 04, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2017 April 20, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2017 April 02 ACS National Meeting, Ssn Francisco, CA
2016 Sept 13-15, University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
2016 August 21, ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
2016 May 11-13, Ohio University, Athens OH
2016 March 22-24 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
2016 March 13 ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA
2015 September 24-25, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2015 August 16, ACS National Meeting, Boston MA
2015 June 14-17 University of South Carolina at Columbia
2015 May 27-29 EPSCoR Conference, Pierre, SD
2015 May 11-12, University of Toronto, Toronto Canada
2015 May 6-8, Wayne State University, Detroit MI
2015 April 8-10, Auburn University, Auburn, GA
2015 March 22, ACS National Meeting, Denver CO
2015 Jan 24, ACS Leadership Institute, Dallas, TX
2014 Nov 21, Southwest Regional Meeting ACS, Fort Worth, TX
2014 October 04, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2014 Oct 01, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2014 Sept 23, American Chemical Society, Louisville KY local section
2014 August 10, ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA
2014 July 23, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
2014 July 17, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis TN
2014 June 18-20, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
2014 May 12-14, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2014 April 05, National Postdoctoral Association, St Louis MO
2013 December 07, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2013 November 09, Savannah River Local Section ACS
2013 October 04, Drake University, Des Moines IA
2013 Oct 03, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2013 Sept 6-11 ACS national meeting, Indianapolis, IN
2013 April 08, ACS national meeting, New Orleans, LA
2013 Jan 26, American Chemical Society Leadership Institute, Dallas, TX
2012 Aug 27, ACS national meeting, Philadelphia, PA
2012 June 07, Central Region ACS Meeting, Detroit, MI
2012 April 23, Experimental Biology 2012, San Diego, CA
2011 March 29, ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA
2011 March 21, Sierra Nevada Local ACS section
2011 Feburary 17, Principia College, Elsah, IL
2010 November 11, Permian Basic Local ACS Section, University of Texas - Permian Basin, TX
2010 October 15, Virginia Local ACS Section, Longwood University
2010 October 14, Virgina Blue Ridge Local ACS Section, Ferrum College

American Institute of Physics

2021 April 22, A Whole New World: Preparing For Life After Academia, Webinar

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Workshops

2023 December 04 Interviewing 101 (Data Visualization Competition)
2023 November 07 Resumes for STEM Professionals (Data Visualization Competition)
2019 December 8-13, Fall Meeting, San Fransisco, CA
2018 December 9-14, Fall Meeting, Washington, DC
2017 December 10-15, Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA

Finding Your Fit
Careers in Academia
Careers in Industry
Resumes
CVs
Interviewing

ChemIDP: Planning Your Career

2024 Oct 10, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2023 August 29, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2023 August 13, ACS National Meeting, San Fransisco CA
2021 October 19, Iowa State University, "Ames, IA"
2021 August 26, ACS National Meeting, "Atlanta, GA"
2021 April 19, ACS National Meeting, "San Antonio, TX"
2019 August 25, ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA
2019 March 31, ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL

ACS Career Pathways^TM Workshop Series (52)

Certified Master Facilitator
(4 hours each, various subsets taught at each location)

Finding Your Path
Working in Industry
Working in Higher Education
Working in Government
Working for Yourself
Acing the Interview

2024 Nov 08, CERM ACS, Pittsburgh, PA
2024 Oct 8-10, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2023 September 12, NOBCChE Conference, New Orleans, LA
2023 August 29, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2022 September 15, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2021 October 18-19, Iowa State University, "Ames, IA"
2021 February 24, St Louis Section ACS, "St Louis, MO"
2020 November 05, NOBCChE Conference, "Florida"
2020 October 30, November 6, Iowa State University, "Ames IA"
2019 November 18 NOBCChE Conference, St Louis, MO
2019 October 18, Midwest Regional Meeting (MWRM) ACS, Wichita, KS
2019 September 12, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2018 Nov 08, SWRM ACS, Little Rock, AK
2018 Oct 30, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, IL.
2018 Oct 24, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2018 Sept 20, NOBCChE, Orlando, FL
2017 Sept 07, Iowa State University, Aimes IA
2017 May 31 ACS Webinar Series
2016 October 27 ACS Midwest Regional Meeting, Manhattan, KS
2016 October 19 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2016 September 7-8 Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2015 Oct 21-24 ACS Midwest Regaional Meeting, St Joseph MO
2015 September 24-25, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2015 August 16, ACS National Meeting, Boston MA
2015 May 11-12, University of Toronto, Toronto Canada
2015 March 24, ACS National Meeting, Denver CO
2014 Nov 20, Southwest Regional Meeting ACS, Fort Worth, TX
2014 Nov 13, Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Columbia, MO
2014 Nov 05, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Oct 16, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2014 Oct 01, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2014 Aug 10-12, ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA
2014 July 15-17, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis TN
2014 March 18, American Chemical Society national meeting, Dallas, TX
2013 November 09, Savannah River Local Section ACS
2013 Nov 06, ACS on Campus, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2013 Oct 25, ACS on Campus, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2013 Oct 23,ACS on Campus, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2013 Oct 18 ACS Midwest Regional Meeting, Springfield, MO
2013 Oct 03-04, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2013 September 6-11 American Chemical Society national meeting, Indianapolis, IN
2013 August 29, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2013 April 08, American Chemical Society national meeting, New Orleans, LA
2012 October 29, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
2012 October 24 Indiana University, Dept of Chemistry, Indianapolis, IN
2012 September 5-7, Iowa State University, Dept of Chemistry, Ames IA
2012 August 24-29, American Chemical Society national meeting, Philadelphia, PA
2012 July 19-23, Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque) and Los Alamos National Lab (Los Alamos), New Mexico
2012 May, June, July, Train the Trainer Training, Denver, CO
2012 March 23-29, American Chemical Society national meeting in San Diego, CA.

Nontraditional Careers for Chemists/Scientists:
Thinking Outside the Beaker (87)

2024 Oct 8, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2023 August 29, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2022 Nov 16, "Emory University", Atlanta GA
2022 September 15, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2021 Sept 07, Iowa State University, "Ames IA"
2020 November 18, ACS Webinar
2020 September 17, Iowa State University, "Ames, IA"
2020 August 22, Women in Chemistry Retreat, UIUC-Chemistry, "Champaign, IL"
2020 July 16, NSF Center for Selective C–H Functionalization (CCHF), Emory University, "Atlanta, GA"
2019 September 12, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2019 June 19, ACS Virtual Classroom webinar
2019 May 13-15, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2018 Nov 29, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
2018 Nov 13, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2018 Oct 24, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2018 October 17, Kolb Lecture, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2018 October 04, Kalamazoo and Lake Huron Local Sections ACS, Kalamazoo, MI
2018 August 29, ACS Careers Webinar
2018 May 15, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA
2018 March 20, Board of Directors Open Meeting, ACS National meeting, New Orleans, LA
2018 March 13, ACS YCC, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO
2017 Nov 14, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
2017 Oct 10, University of Texas at Arlington, TX
2017 Sept 08 Drake University, Des Moines, IA
2017 Sept 07, Iowa State University, Aimes IA
2017 June 7-9, University of Toronto, Toronto CA
2017 May 04, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2017 April 20, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2016 October 28 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2016 Oct 17, Mississippi (8 sites via webinar)
2016 Sept 15, Steven's Point ACS section, WI
2016 Sept 13-15, University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
2016 Sept 09, Drake University, Des Moines, IA
2016 September 7-8 Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2016 May 11-13, Ohio University, Athens OH
2015 September 25, Drake University, Des Moines, IA
2015 September 24, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2015 July 09-10, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2015 May 12, University of Toronto, Toronto Canada
2015 Jan 24, ACS Leadership Institute, Dallas, TX
2014 Nov 21, Southwest Regional Meeting ACS, Fort Worth, TX
2014 Oct 01, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2014 July 23, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
2014 July 17, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis TN
2014 June 18-20, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
2014 May 12-14, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2014 March 18, American Chemical Society national meeting, Chemistry and the Law Division, Dallas, TX
2013 October 04, Drake University, Des Moines IA
2013 April 08, American Chemical Society national meeting, New Orleans, LA, at the invitation of the CHAL Division
2012 October 08, Nebraska Research and Innovation Conference: Nanosciences Symposium (EPSCoR Symposium), Lincoln, NE
2012 September 5-7, Iowa State University, Dept of Chemistry, Ames IA
2012 June 06, Central Region ACS Meeting, Detroit, MI
2012 Feb 2-3, University of Iowa, Ames, IA
2012 February 23, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI
2012 Jan 13, University of New Mexico, Alburquerque
2011 Dec 12, University of Toronto, Canada
2011 March 22, Sacramento, CA Local Section ACS
2011 March 23, San Juaquin, CA Local Section ACS
2011 March 24, Los Padres, CA Local Section ACS
2010 October 10, Heart O' Texas Local Section ACS, Belton, TX
2010 October 9, Central Texas ACS Local Section, Austin TX
2010 October 13, North Carolina A & T University
2010 September 23, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2010 April 25, Experimental Biology 2010 Conference, ASBMB track, Anaheim, CA
2010 April 15, Wichita Falls-Duncan Local Section ACS
2010 March 22 ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, CA, for the Chemistry and the Law (CHAL) Division
2010 Mar 04 Washington University in St Louis - BioEntrepreneurship Core
2010 Feb 25 Hampton Roads Local Section ACS
2010 Feb 24 Virginia Blue Ridge Section, ACS
2010 Feb 18, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2009 September 17, Chemistry Career Night, Younger Chemists Committee, St Louis, MO
2009 May 16, Great Lakes Regional ACS meeting, Chicago, IL
2009 April 29, Arizona State University/Central Arizona ACS, Phoenix, AZ
2009 April 15, Cameron College, Hastings, Nebraska
2009 April 15, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
2009 April 14, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
2009 March 05, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, MO
2008 July 11, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chemistry Department. Focus on careers in sales and marketing.
2008 June 30, Northeastern Regional Meeting (NERM) of the American Chemical Society
2008 February 26, University of Connecticut, Chemistry 300 class
2008 February 23, University of Texas at Austin
2008 February 20, Northwestern University (Chicago)
2007 May 21, CERMACS meeting, Covington KY
2007 April 14, Detroit Local Section, ACS
2007 March 26, Invitation of CHAL division at ACS National Meeting, Chicago IL
2007 April 18, Pfizer Inc, St Louis, MO
2006 October 26, Midwest Regional ACS meeting, Quincy, IL

Career Kickstarter (formerly known as "Preparing for Life After Graduate School" (3 day workshop)(28)

2021 August 30-Sept 03, "University of California Santa Cruz, CA"
2021 May 17-21, "University of Connecticut", CT
2021 Apr 22, AIP Webinar, (1-hour version)
2021 Jan 11-15, "North Carolina State University", Raleigh, NC
2019 May 13-15, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2018 Nov 12-13, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2018 May 13-15, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA
2017 June 7-9, University of Toronto, Toronto CA
2017 May 3-5, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2017 April 19-21, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Feb 7-9, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
2016 Sept 13-15, University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
2016 May 11-13, Ohio University, Athens OH
2016 March 22-24 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
2015 Nov 4-6, Univ of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2015 July 09-10, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2015 June 14-17 University of South Carolina at Columbia
2015 May 27-29 EPSCoR Conference, Pierre, SD
2015 May 6-8, Wayne State University, Detroit MI
2015 April 8-10, Auburn University, Auburn, GA
2014 Nov 20-22, Southwest Regional Meeting ACS, Fort Worth, TX
2014 August 8 Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
2014 July 22-24, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
2014 June 18-20, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
2014 May 12-14, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2014 April 11, Wake Forest University,Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2012 Sept 17-19, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2011 Sept 20-21, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
2011 Sept 12-14, University of California, Irvine
2011 May 17-19, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
2011 May 9-12, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Networking: Online and Off (Formerly: It's Not Just for Computers Anymore)

2020 Sept 30, "Northern New York section - YCC, ACS"
2020 March 06, Keynote address, Graduate Women in Science Conferences, St Louis, MO
2018 April 28 University of Missouri, St Louis, Chemistry Connections
2012 June 07, Central Region ACS Meeting, Detroit, MI

Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for Scientists

2017 Oct 10, University of Texas at Arlington, TX

Essential Career Skills for Chemists

2023 August 29, Iowa State University, Ames IA
2017 August 05 Midwest Women Chemists Conference, Newton, IA

Planning For Your Career

2017 June 29 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN

Transferring Your PhD Skills to a Nontraditional Career

2016 Feb 18 National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Chemical Sciences Roundtable, Washington DC

Teaching STEM at Camp

2021 March 13, Central Region Planning Conference, BSA, "St Louis, MO"
2021 March 06, Commissioner College, GSLAC, BSA, "St Louis MO"
2019 Sept 26-28, National Outdoor Conference, Philmont Scout Ranch, NM
2017 Sept 28-29, National Outdoor Conference, Philmont Scout Ranch, NM
2015 Oct 15 National Outdoor Conference, Philmont Scout Ranch, NM

Current Topics in Career Consulting

2016 Jan 23, ACS Leadership Institute, Dallas, TX

Advancing Your Career with Soft Skills

2015 Jan 24, ACS Leadership Institute, Dallas, TX

What I Wish I Had Known
(or You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

2017 June 29 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
2016 April 26, Central Texas ACS Awards Night, Austin, TX
2015 March 24, ACS National Meeting, Denver CO, for Younger Chemists Committee

Exceptional Resumes for LGBTQ+ STEM Professionals

Joint 4th National oSTEM Conference & Out to Innovate™ 2014, Nov 08, Atlanta, GA

Interviewing

"Behavioural Based Interviewing", 2012 Nov 15, Younger Chemists Committee, St Louis, MO
"Interviewing Online and Off: Making the Best Impression", 2012 March 22, California Nanoscience Insitute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Current Issues in Career Consulting

2016 Jan 22-24 ACS Leadership Institute, Dallas TX

Preparing Perfect Scientific Presentations

ACS Short Course Webinar, 2010 April 13, 20, 27

Green Opportunities for Your Chemistry Career

2010 August 24, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, MA
2010 March 22-25 American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Francisco, CA

Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries:
Career Opportunities for Chemical Professionals

2010 August 23, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, MA
2010 March 22-25 American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Job Search Strategies for Chemical Professionals
(retired in 2012)

Planning Your Job Search
Preparing a Resume
Effective Interviewing for Industrial Positions

2012 October 25, ACS Midwest Regional Meeting, Omaha, NE
2012 Feb 2-3, University of Iowa, Ames, IA
2011 October 20 ACS Midwest/Great Lakes Regional Meeting, St Louis, MO
2010 October 27, ACS Midwest Regional Meeting, Wichita, KS
2010 September 23, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2010 July/August, ACS Webinar Series
2010 Feb 18, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2009 October 22, Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Iowa City, IA
2009 April 30, Arizona State University/Central Arizona ACS, Phoenix, AZ
2009 April 18, Southest Missouri State University
2009 March 23, 24 ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
2008 August 17, 19 ACS National Meeting, Philadephia, PA
2008 April 6, ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA

Careers in Chemistry: What Can I do with a Ph.D.?

2011Sept 30, ACS on Campus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, MA

Marketing Your Career by Being Proactive

2010 Nov 12, American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Conference, Milwaukee, WI

Preparing for Your Future:
Professional Development for Undergraduates

2010 August 22, American Chemical Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA

Jobs in the Pharma, Biotech, and Green Industries

2010 May 20, Eatontown, NJ Career OneStop Center
2010 April 08, New Brunswick NJ Career OneStop Center

Careers for Organic Chemists

2010 April 15, Cameron University, Lawton OK (twice)

Work-Life Balance on Multiple Time Scales
Daily, Monthly, Yearly and Lifetime

2010 March 22-25 American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Francisco, CA

Things I Wish I'd Known - Life Lessons from My Career in Chemistry

2010 Feb 26, WCC North Carolina local section ACS

Changing Careers: When and How (LinkedIn)

2010 Feb 11, 17, March 09, 31, April 12, 29, Pfizer Career Center, Right Management

How to Prepare for a Career Fair

2010 March 16, ACS Webinar Series

Non-Traditional Careers in the Sciences (3-hour Workshop)

University of British Columbia, Vanvouver, Canada, 2010Jan20

Career Transitions: Navigating the Shifting Employment Landscape

2010 November 3, ACS Virtual Career Fair

Mock Interview Demonstration

2011 March 28, ACS National Meeting in Anaheim, CA
2010 March 22 ACS National Meeting in San Francisco, CA

Leadership Development Workshop

Younger Chemists Commitee, Fort Worth, Texas, 2010 Jan22
Younger Chemists Commitee, Fort Worth, Texas, 2009 Jan24

Leadership: A Critical Tool for Career Success

2021 May 18, AIP Webinar
2015 Mar 31, Principia College, Elsah IL
2010 Feb 23 Central North Carolina Local ACS section
2008 September 22-26, Chisholm/Osage Speaker Circuit

Leaving the Nest: Life After Postdocing

2009 August 21, presented at the American Chemical Society meeting in Washington DC for the Computers in Chemistry Division

How to Start a Chemical Consulting Business

2009 August 16, ACS National Meeting, Washington DC
2007 August 21, ACS National Meeting, Boston MA

Career Management for Chemists in a Challenging Market

2010 February 02, "Resume Preparation Tips for Scientists", Washington University Danforth Campus
2009 October 28, "Basics of Behavioral Interviewing", Washington University Danforth Campus
2009 September 22, "Career Services Available from the American Chemical Society", Washington University Danforth Campus

Younger Chemists Career Night

2009 September 17, "My Career in Chemistry", Sigma-Aldrich

Successful best practices for Electronic Balloting Utilizing SurveyMonkey

LSAC/DAC ACS teleconference, 2008May 28