April 16 2026
Planet Forward Summit, George Washington University
Research to Reel: Science Stories in Action
Rutgers students Colby Koutrakos, Amaya Baez, Ben Lerner, Shaniya Utamidata and Bella Burnworth share science-in-action storytelling ™ projects and process at national environmental storytelling conference:
March 26 2026
Association for Science Communicators Science Talk ’26
Portland, Oregon
Science-in-Action Film Storytelling Increasing Public Trust in Science
Dena Seidel and Xenia Morin presenters
January 16, 2026
PRSA Public Relations Society of America, Palm Beach Chapter
Communicating Complex Concepts
Workshop with Dena Seidel and Rutgers students Nichole Nikolova and Bella Burnworth
https://prsapalmbeach.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=174&ts=1765300449
January 15 2026
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
Scientific Storytelling Special Seminar
Dena Seidel and Rutgers students Nichole Nikolova and Bella Burnworth presenters
October 25, 2025
Rutgers Engineering Honors Council (REHC)
School of Engineering Keynote Seminar
“Science-in-Action Video Storytelling as Immersive Learning, Mixed Methods Research and Community Engagement”
Dena Seidel and Rutgers students Tori Rosen, Alex Barrett, Zolani Kizito, Emily Schneider, Amaya Baez, Colby Koutrakos, Lauren Koo, Bella Burnworth, Ben Lerner, Erin Quinn presenters
September, 2024
Syracuse University/SUNY ESF
Environmental Storytelling Series, Central New York
Keynote: Dena Seidel: Science Communication, Filmmaking and Food Systems
with participating students Or Doni, Emily Schneider, Shaniya Utamidata, Tori Rosen, Colby Koutrakos, Ben Lerner, Erin Quinn, Guazabara Rivera