Humane & Sustainable Food Seminar

We host a virtual seminar series in which leading researchers discuss topics related to humane and sustainable food. Seminars are held on selected Thursdays at 10–11am Pacific Time, by Zoom. To receive the Zoom link and be notified about upcoming seminars, you can add yourself to the email list below.

Starting in 2024, seminars are recorded and posted publicly on YouTube for speakers who consent to public dissemination.

Upcoming speakers

5/16/24 – Dr. Bob Fischer (Associate Professor, Texas State University) on TBD topic

6/6/24 – Seth Green (Nonresident Fellow, Columbia University) on TBD topic

7/5/24 – Dr. Laura Scherer (Assistant Professor, Leiden University) on TBD topic

Past speakers

4/25/24 – Dr. Jared Piazza (Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University) on “Monitoring a meat-free pledge with smartphones: An experimental study”

3/7/24 – Noga Golan (Founding and Managing Director, Alt Protein Careers) on “How to make a big impact by working in the alternative protein space”

1/11/24 – Daphene Altema-Johnson (Program Officer, The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future) on “Meat Reduction Strategies Using Meatless Monday, a Public Health Campaign at JHU”

10/12/23 – Dr. Courtney Dillard (Social Change Researcher, Mercy for Animals) on “Better understanding the vulnerabilities of the dairy industry: A preliminary survey of U.S. citizens”

8/17/23 – Jacob Peacock (Senior Research Manager, Rethink Priorities) on “Selling competitive plant-based meat might not be enough”

7/6/23 – Jacy Reese (Co-Founder, Sentience Institute) on “Moral circle expansion, factory farming, and effective altruism”

4/12/23 – Dr. Michelle Sinclair (Academic Affiliate, Stanford University) on “Effective animal advocacy abroad”