By training, I am a PhD astrophysicist with an MA in the History of Science. As astroaweseeker, I am a speaker, writer, and content creator in the process of shifting my career toward public outreach, though I remain active in research on galaxies and black holes. My speaking highlights astronomical awe --- humanistic as well as scientific --- and invites audiences to renew their love of the sky and our living planet. My writing touches on similar themes as well as more personal ones, often related to empathy and/or healing for both the human and nonhuman world.
This website is a placeholder and will redirect to astroaweseeker (.com/.net/.org) when that website is ready. If you would like to hear from me when the new site launches, please email astroaweseeker@gmail.com and/or follow @astroaweseeker on Instagram. The new site will launch with content in other platforms (such as YouTube), but for now I've linked some sample talk recordings/slides below, and I've posted some sample poetry/flash on Instagram.
talks:
An Astronomer's Call to Worship -- home-recorded version of talk given in Texas for the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse (40 min)
Chasing Awe -- handout for Morehead Science Center Carolina Science Cafe on July 1, 2025 --- all about my experience first-time aurora chasing and how you can do it too!
Chasing Awe -- slides from talk given for Astronomy on Tap Triangle on December 11, 2024 as updated for the Raleigh Astronomy Club January 10, 2025 (similar to slides for the Cape Fear Astronomy Club May 4, 2025 and the Morehead Science Center Carolina Science Cafe July 1, 2025)
Coming Soon: a Zoom-recorded recap of my May 21, 2026 Friday Center talk "We Need the Sky: Awe and Our Connection to the Heavens" (photo above)
