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Kristen Lear National Geographic Explorers Festival Leigh Vogel

© Leigh Vogel, National Geographic, 2019

Media Outreach

I am always eager for new opportunities to engage with diverse audiences about bats, bat conservation, and being a woman in STEM. Previous appearances include live speaking engagements, TV segments and documentaries, interviews for radio shows and podcasts, and popular articles. Please contact me for engagement opportunities.

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VIDEO

March 2021

Atlanta 40,

Science ATL

"Atlanta 40: Mexican free-tailed bat"

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CALENDAR

January 2021

Princesses with Power Tools,

Reinvented Magazine

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ARTICLE

October 2020

International Dark-Sky Association

"Bat Week: Shedding (Some) Light on Bats"

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VIDEO

September 2020

IF/THEN Collection,

IF/THEN Initiative

Ambassador Profile Video

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

VIDEO

August 2020

Camp Creature Feature,

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

"Camp Creature Feature: Bats"

Science With Friends podcast

PODCAST

May 2020

Science! With Friends Podcast

"It's a Bat, Bat, Bat, Bat World"

Mission Unstoppable episode

TV

November 2019

"Mission Unstoppable" TV Show,

CBS

"Kristen Lear is the Real Life Batwoman"

The Science Pawdcast

PODCAST

November 2019

The Science Pawdcast

Episode 20: "Get Batty with Kristen Lear, Bat Conservationist"

Women of Impact

ARTICLE

October 2019

National Geographic Magazine: Women of Impact

"We asked women around the world these 6 provocative questions"

Saving a Species

VIDEO

April 2018

Sustainability Spotlight,

University of Georgia

"Saving a Species: Kristen Lear’s Bat House Habitat Grant Project”

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NEWSLETTER

October 2017

"Report From the Field"

Documentary

DOCUMENTARY

August 2017

Daniel Guzman

"Looking for the Mexican long-nosed bat (En búsqueda del murciélago magueyero)"

ESA GSPA

PODCAST

June 2016

Ecological Society of America

"Putting a face’ on science funding, Lear reflects on congressional visits day"

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BLOG

October 2014

Fulbright Student Program Blog

"Going Batty in Oz: Conservation of the Critically Endangered Southern Bent-wing Bat in South Australia"

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RADIO

July 2012

ABC South East SA Radio,

Breakfast

"Kristen Lear: Bat Girl"

OWU Magazine

ARTICLE

Summer 2011

Ohio Wesleyan Magazine,

Ohio Wesleyan University

"Spreading Her Wings"

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ARTICLE

March 2021

Reach the World,

Explorers Club

"To the Bat Cave! Exploring to Save a Species"

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PRESENTATION

October 2020

Mission Conservation,

Agents of Discovery

"All About Bats!"

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PODCAST

October 2020

SpaceBus Podcast

"Episode 23: Hanging with Bats w/ Dr. Kristen Lear"

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VIDEO

August 2020

"Mission Unstoppable",

CBS

"Awesome Jobs Working with Animals"

Science Delivered

LESSON PLAN

June 2020

Science Delivered

"Bats and Bat-Inspired Invention (NGSS 1-LS1-1)"

(Meets Next Generation Science Standards)

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PODCAST

February 2020

Locally Global Podcast

"Sustainable Cities and Communities"

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VIDEO

November 2019

She Can STEM Campaign,

The Ad Council

"I Made This" Campaign for National STEM Day"

Reading With Your Kids Podcast

PODCAST

October 2019

Reading With Your Kids Podcast

"Interview with Kristen Lear: A Bat Conservationist & National Geographic Explorer"

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PRESENTATION

June 2019

2019 Explorers Festival,

National Geographic

Lightning Talk

UGA Three Minute Thesis 2018 Kristen Lear

PRESENTATION

April 2018

Three Minute Thesis Competition,

University of Georgia

"A Story of Bat Conservation and...Tequila?"

BATS Magazine

ARTICLE

September 2017

Bats Magazine,

Bat Conservation International

"Bat-friendly agriculture: Conserving the Mexican long-nosed bat with bat-friendly agave harvesting"

Bat News BCT

ARTICLE

August 2017

Bat News,

Bat Conservation Trust

"Not Just Tequila"

ICON Interview

INTERVIEW

May 2016

Integrative Conservation,

University of Georgia

"ICON Interview with Kristen Lear"

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RADIO

October 2012

ABC South East SA Radio,

Mornings

Interview with Stan Thomson

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RADIO

March 2012

ABC South East SA Radio,

Saturday Breakfast

Interview with Lucy Richards

Theory to Practice

VIDEO

November 2010

Ohio Wesleyan University

"Turning Theory into Practice: Kristen’s Experience"

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ARTICLE

February 2021

El Paso Zoo Blog

"El Paso Zoo is helping to save an endangered bat"

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VIDEO

October 2020

Wild Lens Collective

"31 Days of Bats"

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VIDEO

October 2020

Bat Week 2020

Bat Book Reading: "Stellaluna"

Solve It For Kids

PODCAST

August 2020

Solve It For Kids Podcast

"How Can Kids Help Bats?"

Wow in the World

VIDEO

June 2020

Wow in the World,

NPR

"Scientist Saturday"

Locally Global logo

PODCAST

February 2020

Locally Global Podcast

"Gender Equality"

I Made This

VIDEO

November 2019

She Can STEM Campaign,

The Ad Council

"I Made This" Campaign for National STEM Day"

Athen-Oconee Parent Magazine

ARTICLE

October 2019

Athens-Oconee Parents Magazine

"To the Bat Box!"

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ARTICLE

October 2018

Extension News,

University of Georgia

"This Halloween season make room for Georgia’s bats"

Fieldwork

BLOG

October 2017

Bat Conservation International

"It Takes a Village"

Applied Biodiversity Series

ARTICLE

Fall 2017

Applied Biodiversity Science Perspectives Series,

Texas A&M University

"Navigating Muddy Waters: Working at the Interface of Integrative Research, Conservation Practice, and Cultures"

Mentoring

BLOG

March 2017

Bat Conservation International

"Mentoring Tomorrow’s Bat Champions"

WGSA Podcast

PODCAST

February 2015

Getting the Dirt on Natural Resources,

Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

"Interview with Kristen Lear"

The Fulbrighter

NEWSLETTER

August 2012

The Fulbrighter Australia

"Tracking Bats for Sustainability"

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RADIO

November 2011

ABC South East SA Radio

"Kristen Lear on Bat Research"

Opportunity Knocks

NEWSLETTER

October 2009

Opportunity Knocks,

Ohio Wesleyan University

"Bats, Science & Service Learning"

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