The monthly women's lunch brings together women graduate students and postdocs to connect, build community, and develop professional and personal skills.
Fall 2021 Speakers
Kristen L. Dorsey- Making advice about academia work for you
Spring 2021 Speakers
Mari Castaneda- Journey Through Academia: From First Gen to Faculty to Academic Leadership
Denise Minor- Got JBOPs?
Pattie Maes & Catherine D'Ignazio - The Compromises We Make: Navigating Academia and Motherhood
Fall 2020 Speakers
Libby Mahaffy- De-biasing a Process: Using Implicit Bias Triggers as an Audit Tool
Miriam Solis- Navigating Academia's Cultural Norms
Niambi Carter- Put Away Wet: Moving from Surviving to Thriving in Academia
Spring 2020 Speakers
Tavi D. Sookhoo - Salary Negotiation Strategies
Margarita Mora- Raven Mothers (and Fathers), the New Superheroes?
Fall 2019 Speakers
Emily Whiting -Mechanics-Based Design for Computational Fabrication
Catherine D'Ignazio- Intersectional Feminism: What is it and why do we need it urgently in tech, data, and design?
Sarah Sobieraj- Attacks Against Women Online and the Future of Democratic Discourse
Minoo Rathnasabapathy- "You Have NASA In Your Name!" - Everyone
Spring 2019 Speakers
Kemi Sorinmade - Unleash the Leader in YouMariana Arcaya - My Journey Through Academia
Mariana Arcaya - My Journey Through Academia
Saida Grundy - What I Wish I Knew Then: Reflections from the Worst Graduate Student Ever
Amanda Nguyen - Accelerating Change
Fall 2018 Speakers
Sheena Allen - Social Change From the Insiders
Jamira Burley - The Story of Self for Social Impact
Jenny Sabin - Matter Design Computation: Biosynthesis & New Paradigms of Making
Kate Darling - Robots are Awesome! Becoming a Robot Ethics Expert
Spring 2018 Speakers
Renee Gosline - Authentic Leadership
Jen Dziura - Entrepreneurship for Everyone
Samantha Brady - Planning for Life Tomorrow with Technology Today
Danielle Wood - My Journey to the Media Lab
Fall 2017 Speakers
Ridhi Tariyal - Navigating Male Dominated Spaces for Exclusively Female Agendas
Sara Hendren - Investigating Normal: Hybrid Research for Technology and the Body
Canan Dagdeviren - My Journey to the Media Lab
Colleen Macklin - Failing Better: How Games Taught Me to Be Human
Spring 2017 Speakers
Pattie Maes - Journey to the Media Lab
Rhonda Jordan - The Road Less Traveled
Liz Klinger - Women's Health: More Than Fertility
Lourdes Alemán - Hack Your Potential: Using a Growth Mindset
Fall 2016 Speakers
Roxane Gay - Bad Feminist
Neha Narula - Digital Currency Initiative
Diana Chien- Building Your CV/Resume
Cynthia Breazeal - Journey to the Media Lab