Dena is invited around the country to discuss and present her innovative undergraduate curricular model and professional films made by, and with, her undergraduate film students.
SEMINARS & TALKS:
Planet Forward Summit, George Washington University, April 16 2026
Research to Reel: Science Stories in Action
Rutgers students Colby Koutrakos, Amaya Baez, Ben Lerner, Shaniya Utamidata and Bella Burnworth share Science-in-Action Storytelling™ projects and process at national environmental storytelling conference.
RESEARCH TO REEL: SCIENCE STORIES IN ACTION VIDEO : : :
Portland, Oregon, March 26 2026
Association for Science Communicators Science Talk ’26
Science-in-Action Film Storytelling Increasing Public Trust in Science, Dena Seidel and Xenia Morin presenters
ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATORS SCIENCE TALK VIDEO : : :
ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATORS SCIENCE TALK POSTER : : :
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, January 15 2026
Scientific Storytelling Special Seminar, Dena Seidel and Rutgers students Nichole Nikolova and Bella Burnworth presenters
SCIENTIFIC STORYTELLING SPECIAL SEMINAR VIDEO : : :
SCIENTIFIC STORYTELLING SPECIAL SEMINAR POSTER : : :
PRSA Public Relations Society of America, Palm Beach Chapter, January 16, 2026
Communicating Complex Concepts, Workshop with Dena Seidel and Rutgers students Nichole Nikolova and Bella Burnworth
https://prsapalmbeach.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=174&ts=1765300449
COMMUNICATING COMPLEX CONCEPTS PHOTO : : :
Rutgers Engineering Honors Council (REHC), October 25, 2025
School of Engineering Keynote Seminar: “Science-in-Action Video Storytelling as Immersive Learning, Mixed Methods Research and Community Engagement” Dena Seidel and Rutgers students Tori Rosen, Alex Barrett, Zolani Kizito, Emily Schneider, Amaya Baez, Colby Koutrakos, Lauren Koo, Bella Burnworth, Ben Lerner, Erin Quinn presenters
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING KEYNOTE SEMINAR VIDEO : : :
September 2024, Environmental Storytelling Keynote
Syracuse University and SUNY ESF: Filmmaking and Food Systems with Dena Seidel:
https://envirostorycny.com/guides/seidel
FILMMAKING AND FOOD SYSTEMS KEYNOTE VIDEO : : :
FILMMAKING AND FOOD SYSTEMS POSTER : : :
SUNY ESF, September 2024
Dena Seidel Science Storytelling Faculty Workshop Making Visible: Co-creating science stories for environmental action
See article here: https://sebsnjaesnews.rutgers.edu/2024/10/rutgers-students-share-stem-learning-through-science-in-action-storytelling-at-environmental-conference/
MAKING VISIBLE PHOTO : : :
October 2023, The Art of Storytelling
Rutgers Office of Research
ART OF STORYTELLING GRAPHIC SEMINAR VIDEO : : :
ART OF STORYTELLING GRAPHIC : : :
Dena Seidel, Visiting Scholar, Rutgers Center for Agricultural Food Ecosystems Institute for Food, Nutrition and Healthguides presents a mini workshop on telling your science story: empowering scientists to document and commnicate their research.
RUCAFE: DENA SEIDEL SCIENCE FILMMAKING SEMINAR VIDEO : : :
WUCAFE SEMINAR POSTER : : :
Johns Hopkins University, November 18th, 2015
The Art of Science Filmmaking.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY POSTER/PHOTOS : : :
Keane University, November 12th, 2015
The Art of Science Filmmaking
KEANE UNIVERSITY PHOTOS : : :
College of William & Mary, September 23rd, 2015
The Art of Science Filmmaking.
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY POSTER : : :
Liberty Science Center, June 30th, 2015
Dena Seidel presents “The Art of Science Filmmaking” as Keynote speaker for Woodrow Wilson New Jersey STEM Teachers Conference
LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER VIDEO : : :
Los Angeles World Affairs Council, May 15th, 2015
A presentation of Antarctic Edge followed by a Q and A moderated by Terry McCarthy, an Edward R Murrow Award winning journalist.
LOS ANGELES WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL NEWSLETTER (PDF) : : :
UCLA, April 27th, 28th, 2015
“Bridging Art, Humanities and Science through Digital Filmmaking”
UCLA TALK POSTER : : :
Bard College, April 20th, 2015
“Bridging Art, Humanities and Science through Digital Filmmaking”
BARD TALK POSTER : : :
BARDIAN MAGAZINE ARTICLE (PDF) : : :
TEDXRutgers, March 28th, 2015
Oscar Schofield and Dena Seidel
“Taking Ideas into Action – bridging science and filmmaking”
TEDXRUTGERS 2015 VIDEO : : :
Princeton University, March 25th, 2015
“The Art of Science Filmmaking”
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY TALK POSTER : : :
Massachusetts Institue of Technology (MIT)
“The Art of Science Filmmaking”
MIT TALK POSTER : : :
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), February 13th, 2015
“The Making of Antarctic Edge: 70° South”
Introduced by NOAA Senior Scientist Richard Spinrad
NOAA EVENT PHOTOS : : :
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, August 2014
“The Making of Antarctic Edge: 70° South”
Introduced by WHOI Director Susan Avery
WOODS HOLE EVENT PHOTOS : : :
TEDXRutgers, April 2013
Igniting a Global Environment
Storytelling in a Digital Age
TEDXRUTGERS 2013 PHOTO : : :
INTERVIEWS:
Green Gotham TV Ep. 207 with Dena Seidel and Nocole Wait
Dena Seidel discusses her latest film Antarctic Edge: 70 Degrees South, Published on December 5, 2015.
GREEN GOTHAM TV VIDEO : : :
Creative Works Interview
“Dena Seidel, Trust”
Dena Seidel discusses her latest film Antarctic Edge: 70 Degrees South, and explains why building trusting relationships and mutual respect is paramount to great narrative filmmaking.
CREATIVE WORKS TRUST INTERVIEW VIDEO : : :
Leonard Lopate show, WNYC NPR Radio, April 16th, 2015
“Inside the Fastest Winter Warming Place on Earth”
Dena Seidel, Oscar Schofield, film student Gabriela Elise
Listen to the interview: https://www.wnyc.org/story/inside-fastest-warming-place-earth/
NPR INTERVIEW PHOTO : : :
PBS interview by Steve Adubato on NJN’s “One on One,” 2012
Dena Seidel discusses the making of Generation at Risk.
PBS INTERVIEW VIDEO : : :
Rutgers ITV’s series “Breakfast at the Barrack,” 2010
Dena Seidel discussing student documentary series “Sports and Sexuality”
RUTGERS ITV INTERVIEW VIDEO (DENA SEIDEL SEGMENT @ 12:40) : : :
