Speaking

Drawing on my background as a researcher, educator, writer, and longtime traveler, I bring research and real-world experience together to explore how we understand ourselves, one another, and the places we inhabit.

Research, Storytelling, & Attention


Exploring how observation, interviewing, listening, and storytelling can deepen our understanding of lived experience and turn research into a creative practice.

Cross-Cultural Communication


Drawing on years of living and working across cultures, I explore culture context, listening, curiosity, and the assumptions we bring to our interactions.

Travel, Place, & Belonging


Exploring how moving through and living in different places shapes our identities, our relationships, and our sense of belonging.

Women, Work, & Agency


Drawing on research into girls’ education and women’s work across the global coffee industry, I explore how women navigate systems, create opportunities, and exercise agency within them.

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Selected Speaking Engagements


Live With Jen & Mel: A Substack Live Series

2026


Life Reimagined 120: Jen Roberts — What Happens When You Stop Living for Other People's Expectations?

2026


Global Leadership Graduate Class Guest Speaker, St. Louis University

2020


Northgrid Park

2019