In the Media
ABC Radio Brisbane - Finding Fossils
Hear Founder of Found a Fossil, Sally Hurst chat with Cathie Schnitzerling about what to do if you find a fossil, or Indigenous artefact in Australia.
Geoconservation Research: More than Museums
My latest paper about the relationship between fossils, First Nations peoples and museums.
The Conversation - Everything is Country
Learn how grassroots projects are protecting heritage outside of museum walls.
Sky News - New dinosaur poo research!
I was able to provide expert comment on new research about dinosaur poo!
Alberta Palaeontological Society Speaker Series
Talking about human interactions with fossils through time, this was a great way to connect my research in Australia and my fieldwork in Canada.
Pals in Palaeo podcast
Listen to my podcast episode of Pals in Palaeo, hosted by the incredible Adele Pentland!
Interpretation Australia Conference Keynote
How can we have a big impact, but leave a small footprint when creating projects to engage the public? My keynote presentation drew on my own experience in how igniting change can begin with just one person.
Mitchell Youth Leadership Forum
Invited as a keynote speaker, we discussed expanding our definitions of leadership, service, and helping others.
Girls to Graduates - Regional Roadshow
Girls to Graduates aims to engage and empower girls and women in STEM. I spend a week in the NSW north coast running workshops, panels, and presentations with schools to give them a taste of science, and of university life.
Palaeontology @ Astronomy Open Night
Macquarie University’s Astronomy Open NIght is one of our largest events of the year, bringing together professionals and enthusiasts for all things stars, space, and science!
Animal Adaptations at Artarmon Public School
Integrating Australian cirriculum content into a lesson about animal features, with some fossil flavour thrown in!
Science in the Suburbs - Comedy Shows
Dinosaur sexual organs? Finding a dinosaur in your backyard? Accidentally being sent a human finger bone? This comedy talk for Science Week had it all!
Rhodes Science Fair - Fossil Stall & Jurassic Comedy Show
With a fossil touch table and a Jurassic Comedy Show on the line up, this was an awesome day engaging the community for National Science Week!
Dinosaur Provincial Park - What to do if you find a dinosaur in your backyard
Whilst on fieldwork digging up dinosaurs in Canada, I got to share my resarch with visitors to Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta!
Landholders Guide to Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Workshop
Discussing the role of landholders in protecting Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, this open conversation helped to mythbust fears and answer questions about finding things on private property.
Seeing yourself as a leader - MQ Keynote
Who do you imagine when you picture a ‘leader’? I share my leadership journey with Yer 12 students from across NSW to how they can shift their perspecive to start seeing themselves as leaders.
Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum Virtual Speaker Series
Talking all about the Found a Fossil project and how we can do better in communicating fossil protections to the general public.
Fossil Prep with UNE
I got to spend a week in the lab at UNE’s Palaeoscience Research Centre playing with fossils!
Found a Fossil on TuneFM
Chatting with UNE’s Student Radio Station TuneFM, we got to talk all about the Found a Fossil project and the importance of these archives of the past
Leadership Forum - Macquarie University
From exploring the value of role models, not knowing what you want to do with your life, acknowledging the messiness of being human, and how quiet inspirations can change the world, I was delighted to be invited back again to give a keynote speech at the Macquarie University Year 12 Leadership Forum.