Talks & Interviews

When I was younger, I thought my job was primarily to do research and communicate it to students and other scientists. More recently, I’ve realized that I enjoy communicating science to a broader audience, including giving talks and interviews about my work. Some highlights below include my collaboration with Mark Seidenberg on a talk about children’s reading at Planet Word Museum, including a Q&A moderated by Emily Hanford, Planet Word’s Journalist in Residence.

If you’re interested in scheduling a talk or interview, please contact me.

Talks & Interviews

I talk about the benefits of talking on the Something You Should Know Podcast, June 2, 2025

“What’s Next in the Science of Reading?”
Planet Word Museum, Washington, DC.
With Mark Seidenberg and Emily Hanford, March, 2025.

“Book Language”
I talk about the importance of Book Language for children’s reading: what it is, why it’s different from speech that kids hear, and why kids need it, how to help them get it.
April 2024.

Language & the Aging Brain
Talk to the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison.
January, 2022.

“How do production goals influence language?”
TalkTogether Project. Virtual Roundtable on development of children’s print corpora.
Oxford University, Department of Education, July, 2021.

“Talk is NOT Cheap.”
Hour-long interview on my work. 
January, 2021 University of the Air, Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), September, 9, 2021.

interview on cognitive consequences of the pandemic.
NBC15 evening news
Madison, WI, June 10, 2021

“How to Talk to One Another While Wearing Masks”
Badger Talks Video, September 22, 2020

Interview on foreign language learning
Central Time, Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), July, 2018

Perpetual Notion Machine (a science talk show)
WORT Madison Community Radio, April, 2018.