I spoke about the power of art to change perceptions and perspectives, and art in public space. Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, helped open the exhibition called "Disasters are Not Natural" alongside the UN General Assembly meeting “Working Together to Reduce Risk for a Resilient Future.”

In what ways can the experiences of individuals and communities impacted by slow-onset climate change be effectively integrated into relevant policy development processes to ensure their needs and perspectives are adequately addressed? How can policy discourse and art interact, to foster a more holistic understanding and approach to addressing human mobility challenges in the context of slow-onset climate change? I spoke about imagination and creative action to bring about policy change.

April 2022, I participated in FotoFocus, a photography conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. There, I was part of a panel discussion questioning the relevance of discerning between a center and a remote location. I spoke about my research work specific to the photography supply chain, the parts of the camera, the mining, production, and distribution of the elements that make the camera, film, and paper she prints on, describing the interconnectivity of places surrounding the production of photography.

In March 2022, I lectured about several ecologically-focused artworks that function as a type of soft activism that bridge concerns and communities, as part of a week-long environmental art symposium. I also spoke about bundling the objects in her possession into large sculptures and pulling them through New York City in absurd performances that emphasize the emotional weight of those objects. I touched on spectacle, public performance, and art as a regenerative act.

In February 2022, I presented my artwork to students and faculty at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, for a lecture geared towards undergraduate and graduate students that took place over zoom. I described the importance of balancing public art projects with photography and storytelling.

In January 2022, I lectured at CalArts about ecological art projects as part of a curriculum that focused on imagined futures curriculum hosted by several faculty. I focused on co-creating regenerative culture through art, collective world-building, and talked in depth about specific projects, including the Flock House, Swale, Waterpod, Wading Bridge, and Pull in Havana.

I lectured about community based, local art projects at Fordham University in March 2022. I focused on the Swale project, a floating food forest that docked near Fordham University at Concrete Plant Park and specific community groups she worked with in order to complete the project, as well as the effects the project had on New York City Park land. I also focused on the Waterpod project, a precursor to Swale, one that helped to identify many community groups.

In 2016 I was able to speak at Oxford University in the UK about photography and environmental public art, and the power of art. 

At the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia I spoke about my work with the US Department of State through a project called smArtpower, and how I facilitated a collaborative sculpture based on a project called Wearable Portable Architecture. I also spoke about bundling the objects in her possession to make statements about her personal consumption and waste, and how to co-build meaningful actions in the world.

As part of Alaska Design Forum, I traveled to several cities and towns in Alaska including Anchorage at the Anchorage Museum, AK. My lectures included public artworks such as Waterpod, Wetland, and Wearable Homes.

In 2014, with Art21s Jess Hamlin, I lectured at Harvard University Graduate School of Education on topics of arts-based research, public engagement and social practice in the arts, and looking towards art in the Anthropocene.