SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
AWARD-WINNING WRITING
“Wings of Change: The Impacts of a Warming Climate on Birds of North Carolina”
- 3rd Place in Journalism Division; Science Communicators of North Carolina
SCIENCE WRITING AND BLOGS
- North Carolina Sea Grant:
- “Sparrows and Rising Seas”
- “Breaking Systemic Barriers: Being Black in the Aquatic Sciences and Related Fields”
- “Conserving a Culture: Land Development, Climate Change, and the Gullah/Geechee Nation”
- “Wings of Change: The Impacts of a Warming Climate on Birds of North Carolina”
- “Troubled Waters: Flooding, Contaminants, and Heightened Risks”
- “Resilience and Redevelopment in Duffyfield: Revisualizing the Future of an Underserved Neighborhood in New Bern, NC”
- Ecology, Psychology, and the Art of Being You: An Interview with Dr. J. Drew Lanham, MacArthur Fellow
- The Nature Conservancy’s Cool Green Science Blog Series
- Benton Soil and Water Conservation District Blog Series
- The Cincinnati Zoo Blog: “Tips for attracting backyard songbirds”
SELECT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- North Carolina Botanical Garden: Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: A Fire Specialist in Peril.
- The Harris Center: How Urbanization Effects Wild Birds with Researcher Lauren Pharr
- New Hope Audubon Society: “The Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Past, Present, & Future.”
- Mountaineer Audubon Society: “Birds and Beyond: A Conversation with Lauren D. Pharr”
- North Carolina Botanical Garden: “Analyzing the Effects of Urban Noise and Light Pollution on Avian Communities”
- North Carolina Wildlife Federation: Island Wildlife Chapter: “Birding Basics: A Guide for New Birders”
- North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: “Analyzing the Effects of Urban Noise and Light Pollution on Avian Communities”
- Georgia Audubon Society: “Analyzing the Effects of Urban Noise and Light Pollution on Avian Communities”
- University of Southern California’s Wild Coachella Series: “Analyzing the Effects of Urban Noise and Light Pollution on Avian Communities”
- Benton Soil and Water Conservation District: “Preserving our Bird Species, Ways we can help Birds”
IN THE MEDIA
- Wingate Magazine: “Ph.D. Student Discovered Her Passion at Wingate”
- PBS Sci NC: “Saving the Red-cockaded Woodpecker”
- But Seriously…with Brian Malow:““Avian Ecology with Lauren Pharr”
- Destination Charlotte: “Charlotte’s Birding Community on the Hobby’s Explosion, Where to Spot”
- WUNC 91.5: “Black Birders harness Social Media to Push for Field Safety”
- National Geographic:“Americans are observing Nature during the Pandemic, helping scientists with Research”
- eBird: “eBird Stories-Lauren Pharr: Wildlife Biologist, Ornithologist, and Science Communicator”
- Wired Magazine: “A Bird Feeder will Bring you Joy”
- North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources News: “Black Excellence: Wildlife Biologist Lauren Pharr”
- Walter Magazine: “6 Escapes Recommended by Local Outdoorsy Folks”
- Discover Magazine: “#BlackInNature: How Young Scientists are Pushing for Equality”
- North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources News: “The Importance of Black Birders Week and Its Lasting Impact”
- BBC Wildlife (Subscription Required):
RADIO & PODCASTS
- BirdNote: “Lauren Pharr on Being a Black Field Biologist.”
- The Thing with Feathers: birds and hope with Courtney Ellis: “Amazing Woodpeckers and the Inclusivity of Birding (avian ecologist Lauren Pharr).”
- The Science Pawdcast: “SciChat with Lauren Pharr Woodpecker Expert!”
- Three Rivers Land Trust Campfire Conversations:‘“Way “Pharr” Up”‘
- The American Birding Podcast:“Skyglow and Community Science with Lauren Pharr”
- Ologies with Alie Ward: “Very Special Episode: BlackAFinSTEM with various Ologists”
- The Fancy Scientist Podcast: “Bird Basics with Ornithologist Lauren Pharr”