Given/Organized
Oral History Methodologies
I was a guest lecturer at the University of Gastronomic Sciences for Gabriele Proglio. The class was dedicated to a presentation of fieldwork completed in Cuba in the summer of 2022, mostly discussing with students how to conduct an oral history.
Research Methods in Malawi
I was a guest lecturer at the University of Gastronomic Sciences for Gabriele Proglio. The class was dedicated to a presentation of fieldwork completed in Malawi in 2018 on food sovereignty, food aid, and impact on the global on local communities.
University of Padova
Created and executed an entirely new syllabus from Ancient Rome to the present, touching on all of the significant moments in Italian food and wine history.
Kerala Fieldwork Oral History Training and Guidebook: Collaboration Meeting
February 17th, 2025; Center for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Gather and Ground: Oral Histories of Food Workshop
March 29th & April 12th; Neighbour Terrace, Kesavadasapuram, Thiruvananthapuram
Rice, Biodiversity, and Everyday Life in Kerala, India
Guest Speaker at University of Toronto, in Foods that Changed the World, taught by Dr. Jo Sharma; October 23rd, 2025
Guest Speaker at University of Toronto, in Foods that Changed the World, taught by Dr. Jo Sharma; October 23rd, 2025
Attended
The Last Word: An Editing Workshop
Dr. L. Sasha Gora, July–August 2025
Intensive three-day workshop on academic editing, manuscript revision, and dissertation writing
Dr. L. Sasha Gora, October 2025, December 2025, and February 2026
Advanced training in scholarly writing, argument development, and revision for academic publication.