Selected Media Mentions & Articles

Forward, The Art of Voting: A Creative Collection on the Power of the Ballot. Los Angeles, CA 2020.

Co-Authored with Paula Rogers and Kiersten Nash: “How to Make Change Through Government, The Art of Voting: A Creative Collection on the Power of the Ballot. Los Angeles, CA 2020.

“A Guide to Working With People’s Data Responsibly” Thicket Labs, New York, NY, 2018.

Guynn, Jessica: “Most TV computer scientists are still white men. Google wants to change that.” USA Today, 09/01/2017.

“Emerging Tools for Community-Driven Evaluations” Communities Creating Health, Bridging Health & Community, Inc. & Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2015.

“Cracking the Black Box of Human Reasoning” Stanford Social Innovation Review, San Francisco, CA. 2015.

Leber, Jess: “How Youth Community Groups Change Kids’ Lives, Visualized.” Fast Company, 2014.

Co-Authored with Garance Choko: “New Ways to Evaluate Impact.” Stanford Social Innovation Review. San Francisco, CA. 2014.

“The Big Data Index” Thicket Labs and The Aspen Institute Socrates Seminar on Big Data. 2014.

Co-Authored with Garance Choko & Eli Rosenbloom: “Contagious Logic.” Makeshift Magazine, New York, NY. 2013.

“Doc U on the Road Recap: Brooklyn, NY” International Documentary Association, New York, NY. 12/13/2011.

"Vote4Africa: Powering Free and Fair Elections" Blue State Digital, New York, NY, 02/17/2011.

“The International Center: Through Diverse Voices, A Rich Community” The International Center in New York Newsletter, New York, NY, 2010.

Lectures, Presentations, Workshops

Panelist, “Making Change Equitable”, RSA, London, UK. 2021.

Panelist, “Engaging the Citizenry”, RSA, London, UK. 2020.

Panelist, “Design for Democracy - Defense Against Disinformation.” AIGA, Los Angeles, CA. 2020.

Panelist, “Sustainable Activism.” BRIC Summit, Los Angeles, CA. 2020.

Panelist, “Civics Disrupted: The Rise and Potential of Political Entrepreneurship,” Generation Citizen, New York, NY. 2017.

Moderator, “New Approaches to Community & Stakeholder Engagement” Women's Wealth & Health Summit, Washington DC. 2017.

Presenter, “Women in Tech Who Should Be on Wikipedia” Women Journos Unconference and Editathon, co-sponsored by Her Girl Friday and Lenny Letter, ThoughtWorks New York. January 28, 2017.

Panelist, “Tech and Disconnected Youth,” SXSW Interactive 2016, Austin, TX. 2016.

Panelist, Design Intelligence Conference, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY. 2016.

Presenter, “#creatinghealth: The tools you’ll need.” SuperNova South, Austin, TX. October 6, 2015.

Presenter, “Complex Evaluations.” Annual Conference, American Evaluation Association, Chicago, IL. 2015.

Panelist, “Small Steps.” Institute for Child Success. Fordham Law School, New York, NY. 2014.

Facilitator, “Designing Evaluations for What Communities Value.” National Academy of Medicine, Washington, D.C. 2014.

Facilitator, “The Story of Data.” #PhotoEx Symposium and Workshop, Magnum Foundation, New York, NY. 2014.

Panelist, “Understanding Media Studies: Creative Methods," The New School, NY. September 22, 2014.

Facilitator, “Designing New Pathways for Learning” Digital Media and Learning Conference, Boston, MA. 2014.

Facilitator, “G-Everyone Hackathon.” The Design Gym, LRN, 92Y, the UN, and Mashable, New York, NY. 2013.

Panelist, “The Sound Designer." 3LD Salon Series celebrating the the craft of technical theater artists, 3LD, New York, NY. 2013

Presenter, “Metonymic Icons: How Faces Inspire Imagined Communities in the Global Imaginary.” Circulation & Collaboration Panel, Critical Themes in Media Studies Conference. Department of Media Studies and Film, The New School, New York, NY. April 2010.

Presenter, “From Playfulness to Apocalypse: Postmodernism in the Book and Film of Howl's Moving Castle.” Screening Childhood Panel, MLA Convention, Philadelphia, PA. December 2009.