Conference Presentations

The Lifecycle of a Washing Machine: Transforming The Customer Experience For A Home Appliance Manufacturer. Proceedings. EPIC (Ethnography Praxis in Industry Conference). October 2017.

“Just Wrestle: How We Evolved Through Rough And Tumble Play,” Co-presenter: Rafe Kelley, Executive Director, Evolve Move Play. Ancestral Health Society Annual Symposium. September 2017, Seattle, WA.

“Digital Workplace & Culture: How digital technologies are changing the workforce.” Eastern Sociological Society Conference. March 2016, Boston, MA.

SMPS Educational Breakfast, Seattle, WA October 2016.

Puget Sound Forum luncheon, Seattle, WA Spring 2015.

“The Importance of Play and Parkour as a Form of Play,” International Parkour Summit, Parkour Visions, 2012, Seattle, WA.

“On the Other Side of the Glass: Measuring Informal Learning and Emotional Response to Gorillas at Woodland Park Zoo.” Presented at the Society for Applied Anthropology, 2011, Seattle, WA.

“Crossing Paths: Visitor Studies at the Woodland Park Zoo Gorilla Exhibit.” Presented at the 2010 Northwest Anthropological Conference, Ellensburg, WA.

“A Photographic Case Study of the Cultural Change of Land Use in Skagit County, Washington.” Presented at the 2009 Northwest Anthropological Conference, Newport, OR.

“A Collaborative Look at How Traceurs View, Engage With, and Redefine Their Environment.” Presented at the 2008 American Anthropological Association’s Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

“Collaborating and Connecting Through Digital Storytelling.” co-presented with Joyce Hammond and Jeffrey Jenkins, American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, 2008, San Francisco, CA.

Roundtable presentation – “The Collaborative Digital Storytelling Project.” Festival of Scholarship: Celebrating Collaborative Inquiry, Western Washington University, 2008, Bellingham, WA.

“Go Play Outside: the Physical Discipline of Parkour as an Agent of Play for Young Adults.” The Association for the Study of Play 2008 Conference, Tempe, AZ.

“The Internet’s Contributions to the Discipline of Parkour.” Northwest Anthropological Conference, 2007, Pullman, WA.

Podcasts

Angelique X. Irvin on leadership and innovation in the defense industry. Expertise in building and leading organizations has led to a string of successes and Irvin’s status as an accomplished photonics entrepreneur. July 5, 2010.

Robots from Leonardo to the present: a video interview with Mark Rosheim. A fascination with robotics and the history of science led this entrepreneur to uncover a robot designed by DaVinci. June 2010.

Imaging Fabric and Multimaterial Fibers: From fabric that can process images to laser communication to brain surgery, Yoel Fink of MIT describes some of the uses of multimaterial fibers. September 2009

The Solar Landfill Project: Phovoltaic laminates are being used on capped landfills, rooftops, and other otherwise unusable spaces to create solar power. May 2009

SPIE Podcast: The Solar Electric Light Fund: The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is a non-profit focused on promoting, developing, and facilitating solar electrification of rural communities. April 2009

SPIE Podcast: The Institute for Figuring: Margaret Wertheim describes her work on The Institute for Figuring. March 2009

Radio

KGMI Morning News Extra: Mother Baby Center. Interview promoting silent art auction for Mother Baby Center in Bellingham, WA, on AM radio station KGMI. Aired December 4th, 2009.