I took to the Caveat stage in NYC to tell the story of Caroline Herschel, comet finder and epic grudge holder.

Visceral Science is an astronomy lesson in virtual reality designed for middle school students. I've spent months consulting with WSF and leading demos of the experience at conferences.

Iris Fisher is interviewing women who study space to inspire the next generation of young girls to pursue STEM careers.

I discussed what it takes to turn a research idea into a published scientific paper.

A group of first graders in Queens were learning about space exploration, so I answered their awesome questions about the cosmos

I performed a standup comedy routine at the Scientista Foundation's annual symposium for women in STEM.

For the first time ever, I tried my hand at standup comedy. The theme of the night was "Blackademia," where Black academics performed sets inspired by their experiences being black in their respective fields.

The Apocalypse NowThis team interviewed me to find out if the Sun poses a threat to us here on Earth.

I taught a group of artists and makers how to let science inspire their craft. 

I wrote about my first graduate research project in American Scientist! They made pretty graphics and everything.

I recorded a video explaining my first graduate research project.

Astronomers discovered a system of 7 planets orbiting a star about 40 lightyears away. I talked about the system and what its discovery means for exoplanetary research on MSNBC.

The Harvard Gazette wrote about my senior thesis, a science fiction novel set on a planet I studied.

I spoke with Neil Thompson, creator of Teach the Geek to Speak, about how I got into science communication.

I was invited to give a workshop at the inaugural She+ Geeks Out Summit. I taught attendees how to use the scientific method in their everyday lives.

I spoke at WakandaCon about my life as a black woman in astrophysics. I also dressed up as Miss Frizzle from the Magic School Bus!

This organization is on a mission to profile 1 million women in STEM careers, and I was lucky to be 1 in a million!

I taught artists and astronomy enthusiasts how to let science inspire their creativity.

I spent three weeks traveling around South Africa to communicate science. I spoke at schools, amateur astronomy societies, and a national science festival!

I gave a lecture to the amazingly curious members of the Rockland Astronomy Club. The talk was about telescopes and how I use different instruments for my own research on planets outside of our solar system.

There are more important things about a telescope than its size. I described some of them at the last Columbia Astronomy Public Lecture of 2018.

I was paired with an amazing artist, Andrew Scoville, to design an exhibit for NYSCI. We created an interactive planet-themed escape room.

I joined two other astronomers and one psychologist to talk about our favorite fictional scientists.

I taught a real-life astronaut about the physics and math that sent him into space. Then we talked about the social commentary in Hidden Figures.

Carol Hartsell and Sean Crespo interviewed me on Stupid Human Suits, their podcast about life, death, and everything in between.

I was named one of Harvard's 15 most interesting seniors of 2016!

I traveled to Youngstown, Ohio to talk about telescopes, my PhD research, and teaching STEM to non-science majors.

Lev Raslin is interviewing young astronomers on his YouTube channel to learn what the state of the field might be in 15 years.

I led a workshop about imposter phenomenon for astronomy undergrads and grad students at the Center for Computational Astrophysics.

I talked about what it was like to grow up in a log cabin and answered some interesting questions from a talking deli cat.

I gave an introductory scientific skills workshop to a team at the education company, JumpStart.

Sadly, NASA officially shut down the Opportunity Mars Rover mission earlier this month. I was interviewed on NPR's The Takeaway to talk about the rover and what it meant to the scientific community.

Producer and filmmaker Darrell Brown interviewed me for his series about how multiracialism can affect people's self-identities. I used it as an opportunity to talk about my path to becoming a scientist.

I joined Ali Gordon and Marty Scanlon as they pitched a scientifically questionable sequel to the 2015 hit, The Martian, live at Caveat in NYC. 

Willie Hobbs Moore was the first black woman to get a PhD in physics in the US. I told her story at the coolest edutainment venue in NYC

I wrote an article for Fast Company about how thinking like a scientist can make you better at your job.

I visited the Museum of Science in Boston, MA to talk about my first graduate research project.

As part of the Imagine Science Film Festival, I was paired with Spanish filmmaker Javier Diez. Together, we made a video explaining the finite speed of light