Speaking & Media

Bringing geoscience into the conversation.

Scientific knowledge belongs in classrooms and communities, scientific conferences and government meetings, newsrooms and museums. I give presentations and work with media to help connect geoscience with the questions people are asking and the decisions they need to make.

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Speaking

I’ve given presentations to scientists, engineers, emergency managers, policymakers, educators, students, and public audiences about earthquakes, hazards, science communication, and careers in geoscience. Each audience brings different experiences and questions; the science remains rigorous, while the point of connection changes.

Topics include: earthquakes and our dynamic planet; hazards, risk, uncertainty, and preparedness; communicating complex science; and unconventional careers, representation, and belonging in science.

Featured Speaking

Recorded talks and conversations exploring earthquakes, geoscience careers, and the ways our dynamic planet shapes our lives.

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Talks, keynotes, and panels connecting geoscience with public safety, everyday questions, and the people who use it.

• North State Emergency Management Conference — Speaker, 2026.
• CAPIO / Cal OES — Effective Social Media, panelist, Emergency Communications Academy, 2026.
• California Seismic Safety Commission — Myanmar Earthquake, invited presentation, 2025.
• Comic-Con International — The Science Behind Disaster Movies (2025); The Science of Dune (2024); Mission Unstoppable and Representation Matters panels (2022).
• Geological Society of America — Risky Business: Life Along an Active Margin, invited GSA Noontime Lecture, GSA Connects, 2024.
• Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants — Earthquake programs for students, including Earth-Shaking Science (2025) and World Shakers with Wendy (2024).
• EarthScope / CRESCENT — Explore Your Future: Geoscience Career Panel, panelist, 2026.
• Department of Energy National Science Bowl — Shaking Up Earthquake Science, keynote, 2023.
• Australian Earthquake Engineering Conference — How, When and Why to Talk About Earthquakes, keynote, 2022.

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Media

When an earthquake happens, people want to understand what happened, what might come next, and what it means for them. I work with television, radio, documentary, podcast, print, and digital media to explain the science, put events in context, and communicate uncertainty clearly.

I’ve also narrated more than 30 educational videos and animations and create original geoscience content for public audiences. My approach is to explain what we know, be clear about what we don’t know, and connect the information with people’s concerns.

Featured News Media

Live interviews after earthquakes, explaining what is known, what remains uncertain, and what the science means for people affected.

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Additional interviews putting earthquakes and other geologic events in context, from breaking news to questions about risk and preparedness.

• ABC News — How Colombia earthquake compares to past ones, August 2026.
• CNN News Central — Interview about the eruption of Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano, November 2025. Read the interview transcript.
• ABC News, The Science Behind Venezuela’s Earthquakes, 2026
• FOX News, Deadly Earthquakes in Venezuela, 2026
• NBC News Now, Japan Megaquake Advisory, 2024.
• News Nation, New Jersey Earthquake, 2024.
• Accuweather, The New Jersey Earthquake, 2024.
• Fox News, Spring Storm to Bring Chance of Landslides, 2024.
• Accuweather, The Great ShakeOut, 2023.
• TRT, Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, 2023.
• Hawaii News Now, 5th Hottest Year on Record, 2023.

Featured Media

A closer look at earthquake science and the people behind it through documentary storytelling, conversation, and reporting.

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Documentaries & Docuseries

Longer-form stories exploring how Earth works, how scientists study it, and what geologic hazards mean for communities.

• NOVA / PBS, The Next Big Earthquake Could Sink Parts of the Pacific Northwest, 2025.
• Curiosity Stream, Forecasting the Big One, 2023.
• The Discovery Channel, “Brink of Disaster”, 2022.
• NOVA/PBS, Preparing for the Pacific Northwest’s Next Major Earthquake, subject-matter expert, 2021.
• The Weather Channel, Weird Earth, subject-matter expert, 2021.
• CBS, Mission Unstoppable, segment guest, 2019.

Expert Commentary

Scientific perspective for reporting on earthquakes, faults, and hazards, helping readers understand the evidence and its implications.

• HuffPost — Why Are There So Many Earthquakes Happening? We Asked Geologists., 2026.
• San Francisco Chronicle — 3.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Vallejo, November 2025.
• The Washington Post — Saving Istanbul’s ancient structures from the next big earthquake, July 2025.
• San Francisco Chronicle — New map shows a powerful Bay Area fault isn’t where scientists thought, July 2025.
• Scientific American: ” Risk of ‘megaquake’ higher in Japan after powerful earthquake strikes”
• Scientific American: “Japan’s 2011 earthquake was so powerful that it shifted the entire country’s location”
• Press Democrat: “No major damage reported day after Mendocino county earthquake”
• CBC: “Scientists Gobsmacked by never seen footage of Earth rupturing during Myanmar earthquake”
• Scientific American: “How Likely is a Major Earthquake in New York City?”
• Washington Post: “Why the New Jersey Earthquake was Felt Hundreds of Miles Away”
• Scientific American: “Dead trees and a mysterious cosmic explosion reveal bigger quake risk for Seattle”
• Washington Post: “What Caused the Morocco Earthquakes and Why Were They so Deadly?”

Podcasts & Radio

Conversations about earthquakes, science communication, and the paths people take into geoscience, with room to explore the questions behind the headlines.

• LAist, Earthquakes in Venezuela, 2026
• Nature’s Archive, 2025.
• Carolina Weather Group, Understanding the Earthquake and Tsunami, 2025.
• SDG Warriors, Shakespeare and STEM: a Seismic Journey, 2025.
• The Joe Piscopo Show , multiple appearances in 2024, 2025, 2026.
• Volcaknowledge, It’s Science Communication Time!, 2023.
• Carolina Weather Group, Iceland Earthquakes, 2023.
• Solve It! for kids: When and Where do Earthquakes Happen?, 2023.
• NPR Shortwave Radio: What Scientists Know About Aftershocks, 2023.
• Carolina Weather Group, Why the Carolinas are Earthquake Country, 2023.
• The Science Pawdcast: Caveman DNA, fishing cats, and Dr. Wendy Rocks, 2022.
• The Schist of It: Earthquake Geology and Science Communication, 2022.
• Mapscaping: Geospatial Geology, 2022.

Profiles & Press

Stories about my path into geoscience, my work in public communication, and efforts to broaden who sees themselves in science.

• Featured in the Sacramento Bee: “How Actress Turned PhD Scientist is Helping Lead California’s Earthquake Work”, 2026
• Featured by Eos: “Quelling Fears and Sparking Geoscience Joy”, 2025
• Featured in McGraw Hill Textbook “Science; Grade 7“, 2025
• Featured by “Conversations with Goddard”: “Wendy Bohon: From Actor to Scientist to Communication Specialist”, 2023
• Featured by “She Can Be Both”: “Wendy Bohon can be a geologist, science ambassador and mom”
• Featured by Arizona State University: “3 ASU women featured in statue exhibit in DC”, 2022
• Featured by James Madison University: “Geologist chosen for groundbreaking Smithsonian exhibit”, 2022
• Featured in the book “Quake Chasers: 15 women rocking earthquake science”, 2022.

Books, Exhibits & Educational Features

Resources that introduce learners to geoscience and the people who do it, helping make scientific careers visible and accessible.

• Featured in book: “Quake Chasers” by Lori Polydoros, 2022
• This is what a scientist looks like poster, 2022
• GeoCareers from GROW, 2022.
• STEM Trading Card, from Science Delivered!
• K-5 Readings on Geology Careers, from Science Delivered!
• If/Then Exhibit Companion, from Lyda Hill Philanthropies and AAAS
• Featured in book: “The ABC’s of Women in STEM” by Ashley Stenzel, 2019

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