Presentations
Sampling of outreach and scholarly presentations:
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
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.
Sweetclover in Alaska: 15 Years of research on Melilotus albus introduction, spread, impacts and control
Invited Keynote with Bruce Bennett (Yukon Territory) for the Northwest Territories, Canada National Invasive Species Awareness Week.