Reading for Michelle Tea | Dopamine Press Witch Anthology
Philosophical Research Society, May 2025
Talk about contemporary scent practices
Brown University | Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, with Robyn Price, April 2025
Musk and Leather: Perfumery and creative cultural expression
Moscow & online, April 2025
Sensory Mementos
Exhibited Sensory Mementos at Austin Central Public Library, with NASA House.
Austin, March 2025
Scents of Power
in conjunction with the exhibition Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
Los Angeles, September 2024
Sensing: John Waters
in conjunction with the exhibition, John Waters: Pope of Trash
With Maite Gomez-Rejon
Los Angeles, July 2024
Scent + Power
Middletown CT., US, February 2024
Vocabularies, Systems, Hedonics: How to Talk About Smell
Media Arts & Sciences Department, Arizona State University
Tempe AZ., US, January 2024
Five Smells That Shaped Us
Washington DC, US, October 2023
The Limits of Power: Accessibility in Perfumery
Cambridge MA., US, October 2023
Ongoing lecture series with Atlas Obscura
+ Experimental Perfumery
+ A Brief History of Perfume
Online
In Conversation: With Steven Gontarski
Los Angeles, US, May 2023
Visiting Lecturer
MA Fashion
Ballen Scholar (2020-2021)
Visiting Lecturer (2017-2020)
BA New Media
Visiting Lecturer
BA, Design
Power Relations in the Field of Perfumery
Jefferson University
Philadelphia, US, October 2022
Scent and Placemaking
Pasadena, US
Utopia: Scent in Conceptions of Heaven
Los Angeles, US
Overview of The Institute for Art and Olfaction
New York, US
Five Principles for Working With Scent
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attainment, Consumption, Creation: Perceptions of Power in Perfumery
Munich, Germany
Creating a Digital Archive of Scent Objects
Cambridge, US
Scent in Livable Space
Online, Canada
Corning Museum of Glass
Corning, US
Recipient of the Scent Innovation Award
New York, US
Chemicals, Seduction, and God
Los Angeles, US
Scent as Creative Practice
Los Angeles, US
Scent as Creative Practice
Los Angeles, US
Scent in the Paintings of Etel Adnan
Aspen, US
The Language of Aroma
Los Angeles, US
Collaboration in Perfumery
New York, US
Thinking with Smell
London, UK
Scent in Design
Pasadena, US
Scent and Access
Maastricht, Netherlands
+ Open Sourcing Scent Culture (2018)
+ A Brief History Of Perfume (2017)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Scent and the Concept of Open Source
London, UK
Panel Discussion
Shifting Olfactory Culture
Florence, Italy
Restoring Perfume’s Past and Future Models
Nice, France
Scent in the Shifting Natural World
San Francisco, US
Binding Emotion & Memory: Science, Story & Scent
Austin, US
Scent as Creative Practice
Los Angeles, US
Science and Culture of Scent
With Luca Turin
Waterloo, Canada
Odorama: Animal Smell
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aromas of the Ancient World
Los Angeles, US
Open Source Methodologies for Perfume
Berlin, Germany
Aphrodisiacs in Ancient Greece and Rome
Malibu, US
Exploring Scent as a Story Telling Tool
Austin, US
Hypothetical Scents: UFO Abductions
with Joe Merrell
Los Angeles, US
Froth and Folly: Perfume from Louis XIV to Louis XVI
Los Angeles, US
The Scents of Byzantium
Malibu, US
Curation and Protest
Bogotá, Colombia
More talks, if you're really curious.
Historical Scents for Wellness - LuxePack, Los Angeles (2017)
20th Century Synthetics - Dapper Days, Disneyland Hotel, (2017)
Scent and Public Access - Women’s Center for Creative Work (2017)
Working with Scent in Creative Practice - Sci-Arc Kappe Library (2016)
Scent in Experimental Design - Pomona College (2016)
Scent/Art - Henry Gallery, Seattle (2015)
18th Century French Perfume and Culture - Wallace Collection UK (2014, 2015)
Scent and Persuasion: Shopping Smells - Santa Monica Department of Cultural Affairs (2014)
Liturgical Bliss: The Historical Scents of Worship - The Institute for Art and Olfaction (2014)
Scent as Experimental Art Practice - Fowler Museum (2014)
Scents of the Silk Road - Natural History Museum (2014)
Transmedia Arts Practices: Scent - Big City Forum, Otis College (2014)
Introduction to Olfactory Art - Natural History Museum (2013)
Industry Mentor - SxSW Film (2011)
New Models in Curation - Open Video Conference (2010)
Fundraising & Audience-Building for Filmmakers - ShowBiz Expo (2009)
Multi-Platform and Other Buzz Words - ITVFest (2009)
Fundraising and the Independent Filmmaker - Hollywood Black Film Festival (2009)
Changes in Creative Collaboration - DIY Days Philadelphia (2009)
Tipping Point: Social Change Through Film, Panel - GLAADʼs Queer Lounge at Sundance (2008)
New Distribution Strategies - Slamdance Film Festival (2008, 2009), Power to the Pixel (2008)
Content is King - DIY Days San Francisco (2008)
Leveraging User-Generated Content to Reach Youth - YPulse (2008)
New Distribution Models - American Cinematheque Short Film Seminar (2008)
Audience Taking Control - IFP & Indie GoGo at NYC Internet Week (2008)
Online Content and New Distribution - ConvergeSouth (2007)