A popular speaker and guest lecturer, Rosanna is known for her engaging and heartfelt approach to communicating science and environmental issues.
Rosanna has been invited to speak at numerous 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, National Geographic, and the Aspen Institute, among others.
She is also a frequent guest speaker on public radio and podcasts, and she has given talks at dozens of bookstores, libraries, conferences, and film festivals across the country.
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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.
2026 public events
Tuesday, June 30
Crystal Cove Conservancy
Featured speaker as part of the Cove Talk series
Tuesday, June 16
San Diego Natural History Museum
Special screening + discussion of OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
Saturday, June 12
UC Santa Barbara, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
2026 commencement speaker
Thursday, May 21
Hammer Museum (Los Angeles, CA)
Special screening + discussion of OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
Saturday, April 18
Foundation for Investigative Journalism in Norway (SKUP)
Featured speaker at Norway’s annual summit for investigative journalism
Friday, April 3
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Special screening + discussion of OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
Thursday, April 2
California State University, Chico
Featured speaker as part of the university’s campus-wide Book in Common program
Thursday, March 26
Pitzer College
Guest lecture on climate storytelling
Open across the Claremont colleges
Sunday, March 8
American Cinematheque -Los Feliz 3
Guest programmer for SUNDAY PRINT SERIES
Wednesday, February 11
National Geographic Storytellers Summit
Main stage speaker
Registration required
Saturday, January 10
Laguna Beach LitFest (Laguna Beach, CA)
Featured speaker
Registration required
Past public events (2025)
February 4
Commonwealth Club
(virtual)
Book club discussion
February 7
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara, CA
West Coast premiere of OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
February 10
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara, CA
Featured panel on journalism and filmmaking
February 20
Slamdance Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
Opening night film + live podcast taping
March 15
Tucson Festival of Books
Tucson, AZ
Panel on environmental nonfiction
March 29
D.C. Environmental Film Festival
Washington, D.C.
Director’s Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
March 30
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland, OH
PosDirector’s Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
April 6
Miami Film Festival
Miami, FL
Director’s Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
April 8
University of Miami
Rosenstiel School
Featured talk
April 21
International Wildlife Film Festival
Missoula, MT
Director’s Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
May 31
Berkshire International Film Festival
Great Barrington, MA
Director’s Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
July 9
Assn. for the Study of Literature and Environment
University of Maryland
Presentation on oceanic storytelling
July 17
Alta Journal’s California Book Club
(Virtual)
In conversation with John Freeman
July 29 to 31
Woods Hole Film Festival
Woods Hole, MA
Director’s Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
September 15
Chapman University
Orange, CA
“Engaging the World” lecture series
October 1
Jackson Wild Media Summit
Jackson Hole, WY
Featured speaker on Investigative Journalism panel
October 7
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, D.C.
Presentation before the Ocean Studies Board
October 9
Santa Cruz Film Festival
Santa Cruz, CA
Director’s Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
October 17
Heartland International Film Festival
Indianapolis, IN
Director’s Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
October 20
Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach, CA
Director’s Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
November 1
The Roxie Theater
San Francisco, CA
Special Q&A + screening of OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT, presented with The Redford Center
November 3
Coast Film Festival
Laguna Beach, CA
Director’s Q&A for OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
November 19 to 25
Laemmle NOHO Theater
North Hollywood, CA
Q&A discussion after every 7:10pm screening of OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
December 9
The Aero Theatre-American Cinematheque
Santa Monica, CA
Special screening + filmmaker Q&A of OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT
December 11
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, D.C.
Special screening + panel discussion of OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT, presented with the D.C. Environmental Film Festival
Past book tours (2023 to 2024)
