Speaking

I teach workshops introducing beginners to programming in fun ways, and more experienced programmers to weird things they may not have considered doing with software. I also give talks about teaching programming and bringing creativity to software.

• 4/19/2019 | LocoMocoSec, Lihue, HI
  Identifying Abuse Vectors in Web Applications (workshop)
• 10/28/2018 | Project Object workshop series, Portland, OR
  DIY Sex Robot (workshop)
• 10/15/2018 | GitHub Universe, San Francisco, CA
  Identifying Abuse Vectors in Web Applications (workshop)
• 4/17/2018 | RailsConf, Pittsburgh, PA
  Addressing Abuse Vectors in Web Applications (workshop)
• 5/12/2017 | Django Girls PDX #5, Portland, OR
  Welcome address to attendees and coaches
• 4/25/2017 | RailsConf, Phoenix, AZ
  Panel: Developer Happiness through Getting Involved
  Your First API Integration workshop
• 4/19/2017 | Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
  A Practical Guide to Useless Software (talk)
• 4/18/2017 | Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
  Build-a-Bot Workshop
• 11/19/2016 | Grinnell College Computer Science Reunion, Grinnell, IA
  A Practical Guide to Useless Software (talk)
• 10/1/2016 | PyDX, Portland, OR
  Lessons from Teaching 100 Women How to Program (talk)
• 9/23/2016 | Django Girls PDX #4, Portland, OR
  Welcome address to attendees and coaches
• 9/17/2016 | CodeHer Conference, Washington, D.C.
  Build-a-Bot Workshop
• 7/20/2016 | Django Girls Philadelphia
  Lightning talk about Twitter bots
• 7/17/2016 | DjangoCon, Philadelphia, PA
  Build-a-Bot Workshop
• 5/30/2016 | PyCon, Portland, OR
  Lightning talk about Twitter bots
• 5/5/2016 | RailsConf, Kansas City, MO
  Surrealist Rails App workshop
• 4/23/2016 | Act-W, Portland, OR
  Build-a-Bot Workshop
  Let's Make a DIY Sex Robot! (workshop)
• 10/10/2015 | PyDX, Portland, OR
  Build-a-Bot Workshop