Presentations

Alaska's Berry Future: What is Happening in a Changing Climate and What We Can Do About It

Statewide webinar for the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy with Katie Spellman and Christa Mulder. People throughout Alaska have noticed a range of changes in their beloved berry species, from changing in the timing and abundance of the berries to changes in insect and pathogen damage to changes in the habitat of their berry patches. In this webinar we describe our efforts to compile the data and research on how climate change could or is impacting our berry species and the innovative ideas that Alaskans and other are coming up with to help adapt to the changes. What can your community do to ensure healthy local berries for future generations?  August 2024

TundraTalks: Panel Discussion on K-12 Student-Led Research

Arctic Research Consortium of the United States expert panel on good practices for facilitating student-led Arctic research in K-12 classrooms. February 2024

GLOBE Year of Climate and Carbon Campaign in Alaska - Imagining the Future using GLOBE Data

International webinar for the GLOBE Year of Climate and Carbon. Demonstrating the scenarios storytelling method for connecting youth-collected citizen science data to climate action. February 2024

Fresh Eyes on Ice With Katie Spellman

National live broadcast for the NASA Citizen Science and SciStarter event. Winter 2024.

A Decade of Alaska Berry Community and Citizen Science: navigating design tradeoffs between learning and science 

Keynote address at the ARCUS Community and Citizen Science in the Far North Conference. October 2021

New NASA expansion of Fresh Eyes on Ice

Public recruitment video for our new Community Eyes on River Ice expansion of our Fresh Eyes on Ice program. July 2021

Fresh Eyes on Ice

Video presentation highlighting opportunities for educators and students in our Fresh Eyes on Ice program for the NSF Navigating the New Arctic Community Office Educator Fair.

Sweetclover in Alaska: 15 years of research on Melilotus albus introduction, spread, impacts and control

Invited lecture for Canada National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Northwest Territories. This lecture was given with Bruce Bennett of Environment Yukon, and details the history and ecology of invasive white sweetclover (Melilotus albus) in Yukon and Alaska. May 2021

Lessons on long drives and muddy trails

Discussion of science mentorship between me and my mentor Dr. Christa Mulder.

Alaska Voices Podcast, Published July 2020

Fire and Invasives in Alaska's Boreal Forest

Invited lecture for the Yukon Invasive Species Council. November 2020, webinar, Yukon Territory, Canada

Alaska's Berries and Their Changing Seasons

Invited Public Lecture for the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, July 2020, Statewide webinar.  Speakers: Dr. Katie V. Spellman & Dr. Christa P.H. Mulder

Alaska's Berries and Their Changing Seasons

Invited Public Lecture for the Discover Alaska Series, UAF Summer Sessions, July 2019, Fairbanks, Alaska. 

Citizen science, diversity, and social-ecological resilience: improving access and outcomes by design

Invited Seminar for Life Sciences Seminar Series, UAF Department of Biology and Wildlife, Jan. 2018. Fairbanks, AK. [link to recording, search for 1/26/18: Katie Spellman]

Wildfire and Invasive Plant Spread

Keynote address to the Invasive Plant Council of British Columbia Conference 2011 on Katie's fire and invasive plant research and it's implications for post-fire management of invasive plant species.

Understanding Social-Ecological Vulnerability

Vignette for the Resilience and Adaptation Program website on my invasive plant impacts on berry production research as it relates to social-ecological vulnerability.

Modeling in Climate Change Research

Instructional video for Climate Change and My Community course with Dr. Katie Spellman and Dr. Nancy Fresco. Video describes for lay audiences what a model is and how they are used in climate change research.

Applying Education and Learning Research to Ecology Lesson Development

Webinar for the Ecological Society of America on utilizing learning research to create better ecology learning experiences for undergraduate classrooms.

Pollinator Attraction: Do exotics do it better? Outreach video

An outreach video about Katie Spellman and Dr. C.P.H. Mulder's research on the pollinator interactions between invasive white sweetclover (Melilotus officinalis) and Native berry-producing plant species (Vaccinium uliginosum and Vaccinium vitis-idaea).

Pollinator Attraction: How do non-native plants change pollination of berry plants across Alaska?

Professional talk to the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy on our research investigating the interactions between non-native white sweetclover, native berry producing species, and pollinators. 

Empowering K-12 Students and Teachers to Take Action on Invasive Plants

Presentation to the Invasive Plant Council of British Columbia Conference 2011on Katie's invasive plant education programs. Warning: inspirational, but slightly off-key singing occurs during this presentation.

Incorporating Citizen Science into your Research Project

Webinar for the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) discussing the lessons I learned in incorporating citizen science into my research. I provides a step by step process and tips for those who are interested in using this effective research and outreach.