About Our Speakers

The key points are:

• Explain the role of empathy and relationship-building in communicating about science

• Adjust the length, complexity, and language of a scientific message for a variety of audiences

• Use storytelling strategies to make scientific messages vivid, compelling, and understandable

About Krista Longtin:

Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development

Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Associate Professor, Communication Studies, School of Liberal Arts

• Read about Krista Longtin

• View a video of her talking about communicating science and health.

Timothy Reinholz composes music that builds upon classical tradition while addressing contemporary issues, incorporating the philosophical and production techniques of electronic music into the concert hall. With a passion for confronting climate change, his work engages complex scientific data and reveals hidden narratives within scientific literature. His piece Wave Decay – Papakōlea was a 2024 finalist for The American Prize in Chamber Music and was featured at the Performing Media Festival at the South Bend Museum of Art. In January 2023, his orchestral work Aspects of the Thaw was a finalist for the Crossroads of America commissioning competition with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra and is also a 2024 finalist for The American Prize in Orchestral Music. His music has been toured throughout the Midwest by Milwaukee’s Tontine Ensemble, and he has been commissioned by Romus Kulturskole in Norway. He holds degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Music in Composition at Indiana University.

• Read about Timothy Reinholz

• See a video of his work

• Read about Catherine Pilachowski

• See a video of her work

• Read about Orie Shafer