Speaking
Talks, panels, workshops, and the occasional podcast, mostly on AI in legal practice, the future of law libraries, access to justice, and the land-grant project. For an invitation, email me.
Invited talks
- AI Use by Lawyers and Judges, Arizona Judicial Conference, 2026 (co-panelist)
- AI, Legal Education, and the Practice of Law, IP Day at Montana, 2026 (co-panelist)
- Mapping 19th Century University Land-Grants to Document the Dispossession of Indigenous Land and Explore Historical and Current University Enrichment, School of Geography, Development & Environment Colloquium, 2026 (co-presenter)
- Generative AI and Access to Justice, Michigan Judicial Conference, 2025 (co-presenter)
- Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Law Libraries: An Arizona Law Initiative, Arizona Steering Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts, 2024
- Keynote panel: Tracking the History of Land-Grant Enrichment at the University of Arizona, University of Arizona Extension Conference, 2024
- Generative AI in Law, UA Law College Association, 2024
- Intelligent Integration of Artificial Intelligence, Society of Lake Management Professionals, 2024
- Future of Law Libraries Initiative, UA Law Board of Visitors, 2023
- Large Language Models & Law Practice, and Machine Learning Fundamentals for Law Faculty, Texas Tech University, 2023
- Computational Social Science, Women in Data Science Tucson, 2022 (panelist)
- Legal Design Thinking, University of Denver, 2022
- AI for Records Management, O’Melveny, 2021
Conference presentations
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in Law Libraries, Biddle Law Library Speaker Series, 2025
- Generative Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice: Possibilities, Concerns, Best Practices, and How to Measure Success, Arizona Judicial Conference, 2024 (panelist)
- AI & Access to Justice, Arizona Summit on Artificial Intelligence, Law and the Courts, 2023 (panelist)
- Machine Learning Fundamentals for Law Librarians, AALL Annual Meeting, 2023
- ‘Min Quals’: What’s Really Needed in a New Law Library Hire?, AALL Annual Meeting, 2023 (panelist)
- Diversity Shares: Initiating Action, PLLIP Diversity Summit, 2022 (panelist)
- Acquiring Essential Skills for the Future: Tech CLE for Law Librarians, SCALL Institute, 2022
- Making Learning Sticky, LWI One-Day Workshop: The Changing Roles of Legal Research in the LRW Curriculum, 2021 (co-presenter)
- Ethical Implications of Research Data Support in Libraries, lightning talk, Artificial Intelligence in Information Research and Practice, 2021
- DIY Analytics: Beyond Excel, AALL Annual Meeting, 2021 (co-presenter); Notion, Cool Tools Café, AALL Annual Meeting, 2021
- Empowering Student Co-creators of Knowledge, Teaching the Teachers, 2020
- Legal Design Derby: Empathy in Design Thinking, 2020
- Women in the Law: A Conversation with ABA President Martinez and Louisiana Chief Justice Johnson, AALL Annual Meeting, 2020 (moderator)
- Human Trafficking in North Carolina, Duke Law, 2020 (moderator)
- Data that Tells a Story: Creating Visuals with Their Own Voice, CAFLL Conference, 2019
- A Tale of Two Academic Tech Training Approaches: Workshop vs. Online Class, CAFLL Conference, 2019 (co-presenter)
- A2J by Design: Prototyping Innovative Solutions with Open Legal Information, UNT Open Access Symposium, 2019 (co-presenter)
- Emotional Intelligence in the Law Library, SEAALL Annual Meeting, 2019 (co-presenter)
- Algorithms and Hidden Biases: What Responsibilities Do Lawyers Have to ‘Look Under the Hood’ of Legal AI?, ABA TechShow, 2019 (co-presenter)
- Open: More than Access, ER&L Conference, 2017; TOGGL, Cool Tools Café, AALL Annual Meeting, 2017
Workshops and deep dives
- Machine Learning Fundamentals, SWALL Annual Meeting, 2022
- Making Learning Sticky: Increasing Retention with Thoughtful Collaboration and Digital Sticky Notes, with Sylvia Lett, Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, 2022
- NCCU Law Library Innovative Solutions Workshop, 2021
- Teaching Law Practice Technology, with Jacob Sayward, AALL Annual Meeting, 2021
- Design Thinking Session, AALL SIS Leadership Training, 2020; Design Thinking Session, Travelers LawLab, 2020
- Creating Supportive and Empowering Culture, with Crystal Grant, Central Park School for Children, 2020
- Agile, Lean, and Design: OH MY!, with George Taoultsides, SEAALL Annual Meeting, 2019
- Designing Innovative Ways to Meet the Needs of Human Trafficking Survivors, with Kelli Raker, IBM RTP Design Studio, 2019
Webinars
- The Digital Divide in the Criminal Justice System and its Implications for Social Justice, University of Arizona iSchool Colloquia, 2022 (moderator)
- Book Talk: Introduction to Law Librarianship, Cracchiolo Law Library, 2022 (panelist)
- Legal Panel, UC Berkeley Legal Forum, 2022 (panelist)
- Opening Up About Casebooks: A Virtual Discussion, LIPA, MALLCO, and NELLCO, 2022 (panelist)
- Leading Without Titles, AALL, 2020
- AI Fundamentals for Faculty, AALS Technology Section, 2020
- Diversity Dialogues: Building Pipelines for Diversity (2020), Hidden Disabilities and Visible Solutions (2018), Creating the Culture for Real Diversity (2017), AALL (moderator)
Podcasts, profiles, and media
- Law Librarians Take the Lead: The Future of AI and Legal Information, Geek in Review podcast, November 2025
- #WeAreAALL campaign, 2022
- Leader Profile: Law Librarianship Embracing Esprit de Corps, AALL Spectrum, May/June 2020
- Evolve the Law livestream at TechShow, Above the Law, February 2019
- Let’s Discuss Impact-Conscious Design, Geek in Review podcast, July 2018