Hunter college New york city food policy center
40 UNDER 40: RISING STARS IN NYC FOOD POLICY, CLASS OF 2023
I was included among the Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center’s annual class of New York City’s 40 individuals under 40 years old who are working to transform and improve the food system. Awarded June 2023.
Sentient media
DEIJ COURSE: QUEERING GENDER JUSTICE IN ANIMAL ADVOCACY
An educational course I created for animal advocates on queering gender justice in the workplace and in organizing spaces as part of Sentient Media’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Justice syllabus organized by Zane McNeill. Released February 2022.
new york university steinhardt
An interview with NYU’s Steinhardt School about my mutual aid work in Queens with Sunnyside & Woodside Mutual Aid. We discuss food insecurity, the mobile food pantry I started out of my kitchen, the historic legacies of the Free African Society, sociedades mutualistas, and the Young Lords, and how mutual aid addresses overlapping injustices of capitalism. Published October 2020.
jarry Magazine
A Q&A with queer food journal Jarry Magazine about the historical scholarship of radical queer ecofeminists and what drew me to this research. April 2019.
jeanne magazine
A Q&A with French lesbian publication Jeanne Magazine about antispeciesism and queering liberation across social justice movements. Published April 2019.
food without borders, co-host
Co-host of Food Without Borders on Heritage Radio Network with Sari Kamin from 2017-2019, interviewing food writers, scholars, chefs and activists about how their foodways inform their work.
LINEWAITERS’ GAZETTE
Interviewed by writer Jess Powers about making vegan cheese at home for the Park Slope Food Coop’s newsletter. Published August 2018.
meatless: a podcast about eating
A discussion with Alicia Kennedy about my work as a food writer and nutrition teacher. We cover my upbringing in rural Indiana, my path to becoming vegan and teaching/queering veganism. Aired July 2018.
Heritage Radio Network
I was a panelist alongside Mayukh Sen, Vonnie Williams and Yemi Amu on a podcast crossover event, recorded before a live audience. Hosted by Korsha Wilson of A Hungry Society and Sari Kamin of Food Without Borders. Aired June 2018.
Meat + Three
An interview with Hannah Fordin on Heritage Radio Network. We talk about coming out as queer and vegan and how the two identities overlap. Aired June 2018.
Food Writers' Workshop
I moderated a panel of food media experts, Von Diaz, Aaron Hutcherson and Carly Fisher, who offer practical tips on the ins and outs of freelancing. Recorded live April 2018.
New york university food studies Program
Communication in Food Media
I was a panelist alongside Allie Wist and CB Owens discussing freelance food writing and pitching at a workshop for an undergraduate Food Studies course taught by Jasmine Nielson in April 2018 & December 2018.
New york university fales library & special collections
A conversation with co-panelists John Birdsall, Lukas Volger, Mayukh Sen and Mitchell Davis. I talked about the connections between queerness, veganism and sexism in food media. Moderated by Clark Wolf in October 2017.
GUILD HALL OF EAST HAMPTON
I presented my research on queer vegans and how personal narratives inform art and activism. Organized by Teen Arts Council. Held in May 2017.
New York University Steinhardt Research & Scholarship Showcase
Ecofeminism and gender equity in global agriculture
I presented my research on sustainable farming and women’s rights in April 2015.
Harvard University
I was a panelist on Gender Politics in the US Food System panel discussing research on ecofeminism and gender equity in global agriculture in March 2015.
