I’m often asked to moderate panel discussions or present on endometriosis, female fitness, and chronic pain in women. Contact me for availability.
International Conferences
Society for Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy - October 2022
Assessing Inhibitory Pain Mechanisms and Neural Activity in Patients with Endometriosis-Associated Pain
European Pain School, University of Siena - June 2022
Exploring the Role of Childhood Trauma on Pain Modulation Endometriosis Pain
Society of Behavioral Medicine's 40th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions - March 2019
Examining Pain, Psychosocial, and Sensory Factors in Adolescents and Young Women with Endometriosis ()
Society of Behavioral Medicine's 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions - March 2018
The Effects of Daily Caffeinated Energy Drink Use and Caffeine Abstinence on Sleep Among Young Adults
National Conferences
Diversity Supplement Conference at the National Institute of Health - October 2023
Unraveling the Mystery of Endometriosis-Related Pain
Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, 2019 Research Day - April 2019
Heightened Pain Sensitivity Associated with Endometriosis-Related Pain when Compared to General Abdomen Pain Sensitivity among Males and Females
Emmanuel College, Fenway Psychology Research Conference March 2019
Lower Health-Related Quality of Life Associated with Endometriosis-Related Pain
Grand Rounds at Boston Children’s Hospital - December 2018
Program for Research Assistant Development and Achievement
Helplessness, Heightened Pain Sensitivity, and Lower Health-Related Quality of Life Associated with Endometriosis-Related Pain in Adolescents and Young Women
Invited Talks
University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Women’s Reproductive Health - February 2023
Brain Activity, Endogenous Pain Inhibition, and Psychological Factors in Patients with Endometriosis
Boston Center for Endometriosis February 2019
Examining Pain, Psychosocial, and Sensory Factors in Adolescents and Young Women with Endometriosis
Center for Pain and the Brain, Boston Children’s Hospital - February 2019
-Effects of Social Exclusion on Pain
Biobehavioral Pain Innovations Lab, Boston Children’s Hospital - October 2018
Endometriosis Is Associated with a Shift in MU Opioid and NMDA Receptor Expression in the Brain Periaqueductal Gray
Workshops and Seminars
Independently conducted 50+ workshops at Boston Children's Hospital’s Biobehavioral Pain Innovations Lab, focusing on lab start-up environment, data analysis and tools, data presentation, project progress reports/client success, and scientific and non-scientific communication.
Seminar at the University of Toronto as part of the Human Pain Seminar Series - September 2022
Long-Term Impact of Cerebellar Mass Resection on Pain Processing, and Cognitive and Emotional Sequelae: Mixed Methodology. Honorable mention as a top conference speaker.