At universities, conferences, corporations, and cultural institutions, I usually speak about:
Sexual Health & Relationships
From comprehensive sexuality education to the orgasm gap to dating across cultures, I bring behavioral science, pop culture fluency, and two decades of expertise to conversations most speakers won’t even touch. I make people laugh, think, and leave with practical information they’ll actually use in their daily lives.
Behavior Change & Storytelling
How do you change what people actually do, instead of just what they know? I draws on 20 years of behavior change communication (BCC) practice, from Planned Parenthood programs reaching 30,000 young people annually to campaigns that moved 900,000 people in a single push. I know how to reach people where they actually are.
Gender, Justice & Social Change
Intersectional justice must be more than a buzzword. I’ve designed and delivered training programs for NGOs, government bodies, clinical teams, and corporate leaders. From direct lived experience, I speak on gender equity, reproductive justice, anti-racism, and the policy and cultural conditions that make change possible or impossible.
Culture, Media & Social Norms
Culture shapes behavior. Period. Full stop. I’ve been making this argument since before entertainment-education was a recognized field, from my nationally syndicated sex column reaching 1.7 million readers to directing narrative change programs for nonprofits. I love sharing how to work with culture strategies intentionally.
A youngest child and born extrovert, I’m naturally comfortable on stages.
SELECTED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Universities & Academic Institutions
Harvard University · Harvard Divinity School · Northwestern University · American University · University of Maryland · Wellesley College · Eckerd College · Kent State University · Illinois State University · Marymount Manhattan College · Pace University
Conferences & Professional Events
South by Southwest (SXSW) · Sundance Film Festival · Chicago Ideas Week · Catalyst Con · Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance · USAID · WAM!NYC · Momentum · BlogHer
Arts, Culture & Performance Venues
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company · Washington Improv Theater · 92Y Tribeca · Museum of Sex · MoCADA · Capital Fringe Festival · Blink Contemporary Art · Alliance Française · WNYC Greene Space · Bowery Poetry Club · San Miguel International Storytelling
Corporate & Civic Institutions
U.S. Chamber of Commerce · Soho House NYC · Truman National Security Project · Democrats Abroad Global Black Caucus · Boys and Girls Clubs of America · Population Connection · Second Home Lisboa