INVITED LECTURES 

1. Forest Pest Horizon Scan: Climate Risks and Management Priorities, 2025 Invasive Species Forum, Invasive Species Centre, February 2025

2. Applications of Remote Sensing in Conservation and Ecology, Guest Lecture, Introduction to GIS, Antioch University, November 2024

3. River Otter Rebound, Worcester Natural History Society - EcoTarium annual meeting, June 2023. 

4. Writing a Learner-Centered, Inclusive syllabus, part of Fitchburg State University's School of Graduate, Online & Continuing Education Faculty Development Days, August 2022. (invited)

5. “Do I belong here? Can I really do this? How did other people do this?” Invited panelist, Office of Professional Development, University of Massachusetts Amherst, September 2021. (invited)

6. Suzzi, A.  How can we teach environmental justice to high school students? Talk and Poster. Mid Term Review Harvard Forest LTER, September 2021. (invited)

7. Suzzi, A. Analyzing Carbon Stocks in a Temperate Forest: A Case Study From Rindge, NH. Lightning Talk and Poster. Annual Harvard Forest Ecology Symposium, March 2021. (invited)

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

1. Suzzi-Simmons, A., Willford, R.,  McNulty, M., Somsky, E., Bowman, R., McLean, E., and Kolomyjec, S. Porifera the People: A Deep Dive into North America's Freshwater Sponge Research, World Sponge Conference, September 2025

2. Nunez-Mir, G., Tovar, E., Allen, J., and Suzzi-Simmons, A. Invasive winners and losers: the influence of traits on climate-driven invasive plant range changes, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-14001, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-14001

3. Lieurance, D., Suzzi-Simmons, A., et al. Scanning the Horizon: Identifying climate-drive range-shifting forest pests in the Northeast USA, RISCC Symposium, March 2025

4. Suzzi, A. "How do you teach Environmental Justice to High School Students?" Fitchburg State University Center for Faculty Scholarship Speakers Series, December 2021.

5. Alcorn, T.,  A. Suzzi. Love that dirty water: Impervious surfaces influence on Stormwater Runoff. Data Nugget presentation at Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers conference, November 2021. 

6. Suzzi, A. How do we save the lemurs? ” Science Policy and Communication Showcase: Creating Connections organized by TriSci, the UMass NSPN chapter, and UMass OPD, May 2021.

7. Suzzi, A. Modelling the spatial distribution of Spartina alterniflora ecotypes. Lightning Talk. ECoGSS conference, March 2021. 

8. Suzzi, A. Impact of a foundational course on students’ attitudes, knowledge, relevance, and future use of Geospatial Information Science and Technology. Association of American Geographers (AAG) annual conference, Denver, April 2020. (Conference cancelled).

9. Suzzi, A. Measuring Attitudes and Knowledge of Freshman Geospatial Fundamentals Students. Lightning Talk. EcoGSS conference, February 2020. 

10. Suzzi, A. Wetland Change Detection by Classification of a Multitemporal Remote Sensing Image Dataset (Otter River, Baldwinville, MA). NY/NJ Society for Conservation GIS - Conservation & Communities Symposium: Trends in Geospatial Technology. April 2019.

11. Suzzi, A. Climate Change and Ecosystem Dynamics: Phytoplankton Bloom Size Affects Seal Abundance. Marine Mammal Symposium. June 2018.