An in demand speaker and guest lecturer, Rosanna is known for her engaging and heartfelt approach to communicating science and environmental issues.
She has been invited to speak at prestigious universities and museums, including at Harvard, Stanford and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and she has moderated high-profile panels by the Television Academy Foundation, the Aspen Institute, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, among others.
She is also a frequent guest speaker on public radio and podcasts, and she has spoken at dozens of bookstores, libraries, conferences, and film festivals across the country.
Rosanna is usually booked months to a year in advance, but shorter notice requests can be accommodated on a case-by-case basis.
A sample of her recent and upcoming events are listed below.
2025 public events
Thursday, January 16
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (Honolulu, HI)
Better Tomorrow speaker series
Tuesday, February 4
Commonwealth Club (virtual)
Book club discussion of California Against the Sea
Free with registration
Friday, February 7
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
West Coast premiere of OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
SOLD OUT
Monday, February 10
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Featured panel on journalism and documentary filmmaking
Open to the public
Thursday, Feb 20
Slamdance Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA)
Opening night film + live taping of Slamdance podcast
SOLD OUT
Saturday, March 15
Tucson Festival of Books
Panel on environmental nonfiction with Edward Humes and Vince Beiser, moderated by Steve Goldstein
Open to the public and broadcast on C-SPAN
Saturday, March 29
DC Environmental Film Festival (Washington D.C.)
Post-screening Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
SOLD OUT
Sunday, March 30
Cleveland International Film Festival
Post-screening Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
Saturday, April 6
Miami Film Festival
Post-screening Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
Monday, April 21
International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula, MT)
Post-screening Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
Saturday, May 31
Berkshire International Film Festival (Great Barrington, MA)
Post-screening director’s Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
Wednesday, July 9
Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (University of Maryland)
Presentation on oceanic storytelling at ASLE’s biennial Collective Atmospheres conference
Conference registration required
Thursday, July 17
Alta Journal’s California Book Club (virtual)
In conversation with John Freeman
Tuesday, July 29
Woods Hole Film Festival (Woods Hole, MA)
Post-screening Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
Thursday, July 31
Woods Hole Film Festival (Woods Hole, MA)
Featured panel on science and filmmaking