I work where conservation, communication, and technology meet.
I explain science to people who aren’t scientists, and I look for better ways of doing things that include everyone.
Talks, keynotes, and MC work.
I’ve spoken at international conservation congresses, universities, schools, Rotary clubs, and bars full of nerds, and I’m at home in all of them. I’ll tailor a talk to your crowd, or keep your event moving as MC.
An evidence-backed deep dive into how fatphobia was deliberately constructed, not discovered, from its roots in colonialism, slavery, and eugenics to how thinness became a stand-in for goodness. It’s rigorous, it’s nerdy, and yes, there are memes.
Nerd Nite DC at DC9, Saturday 21 November, 6:30pm. Tickets and details
Each of these works as a keynote, a panel, or a workshop, and I can shape it for a conference, a classroom, or a bar full of nerds.
- Weight stigmaWhat fatphobia costs us in medicine, science, and everyday life.
- Conservation technologyWho conservation tech actually serves, and how to build it with the people it affects.
- Nerd Nite, panels, and eventsScience talks for a bar crowd, and MC work for your event.
Getting information to the people who need it.
That’s the thread through all of my work. Over fifteen years in great ape conservation, from orphaned chimpanzees in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the UN Environment Programme’s Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP), it has meant using conservation technology to put knowledge and decision-making power in the hands of local communities, and getting clear, usable information in front of the larger bodies that set policy.
At the UN Environment Programme I managed Wild for Life, the Webby-winning campaign against wildlife trafficking, and was on the team that got the first resolution on illegal wildlife trade passed at the first UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi.
I serve on the External Expert Advisory Board of Blue Connect and welcome invitations to join other advisory boards and expert panels.
Thick Me Up, and two books on the way.
Thick Me Up is my Substack about diet culture, weight stigma, and the politics of health.
I sing, too.
Private events, parties, and singing telegrams as Laura Singh, and front woman of the band Cover Story.
Speaking, advisory boards, writing, or singing. Send me a note and I’ll get back to you.