Talks

Invited Speaking Engagements

“Cultural Globalization at Sea: The Rise of the Modern Caribbean Cruise Industry,” University of California, Berkeley, January 24, 2025.

“Culinary Tourism Destination Development in Ontario,” School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts, Centennial College, October 13, 2023.

“Navigating the Human Rights of Migrant Seafarers in the Cruise Industry,” Department of Politics, York University, February 17, 2022.

“Caribbean Cultural Encounters in Early-to-Mid-Twentieth Century Cruise Ship Tourism,” University of California, Berkeley, October 9, 2020.

Conference Talks

“Following the Multicultural Food Trail: Celebrating Southwestern Ontario’s Cultural Diversity Through Culinary Destination Development,” ASFS/AFHVS Annual Conference, Syracuse University, June 5–8, 2024.

“Constructing Cosmopolitan Cruises: Megaships & the Emergence of Culturally Immersive Dining,” ASFS/AFHVS/CAFS/SAFN Annual Conference, New York University, June 9–15, 2021 (Culinary Tourism panel organizer).

“Familiarizing Exotic Excursions: Representations of Caribbean Foodways in Early-Twentieth-Century Cruise Travel Writing,” Food Futures in the Anthropocene, University of Tasmania, November 9–10, 2020.

“The World on a Ship: Producing Cosmopolitan Dining on Mass-Market Cruises,” ASFS/AFHVS Annual Conference, University of Alaska Anchorage, June 26–29, 2019 (Culinary Tourism panel organizer & chair).

“Marketing Immersive Dining: Cruise Passengers Respond to the ‘Authenticity Project,’” ASFS/AFHVS Annual Conference, University of Wisconsin–Madison, June 13–16, 2018 (Mobilized Food panel co-organizer & chair).

“Finding Familiarity in Foreign Waters: The Place of Dining on Cruises, 1900–1969,” ASFS/AFHVS Annual Conference, Occidental College, Los Angeles, June 14–17, 2017.

Public Engagements

“Why Can’t We All Eat Hummus & Get Along?,” Dispersion (Season 2, Episode 1), The Zoryan Institute, Podcast, January 16, 2023.