Public Engagements

[Image Description]: Samantha looks over her shoulder, smiling down at a bouquet of baby’s breath.

On the Stage

A Moment of Science, Please!

Podcast interview on science communication and equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (Jul 2025)

Spotify episode

Amplify: Navigating Academia Through Disability Advocacy

Podcast interview on accessing accommodations, advocating for inclusive practices, and fostering community-based disability pride (May 2024)

Learn more about the Amplify podcast

Confabulation Stories: Lies I Told My Parents

Public storytelling event (Mar 2024)

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The Power of Stories in Building a More Inclusive STEM: STEM with Disabilities

Invited workshop to the Molecular Foundry at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Feb 2024)

Confabulation Stories and the Falling Walls Engage Hub

Public storytelling event as part of the Falling Walls Engage Hub Canada invited event (May 2023)

Let’s Talk About COVID-19: Misinformation in a Global Pandemic Era

Live and recorded series hosted by Science North and Laurentian University, 2021.

Recorded episode

The Science Pawdcast: Bee Nibbles, Chewing Dogs, and Science Communicator Samantha Fowler

Podcast interview on science communication and vaccination hesitancy (May 2020)

Spotify episode

In the News

Meet the entrepreneurs and innovators advancing happiness

University of Waterloo Magazine, Apr 2024

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Amplifying Diverse Voices in STEM

University of Waterloo News, Jan 2024

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Western Engineering Outreach hosts first Queering Engineering virtual conference

Western Engineering News, Feb 2022

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Samantha Fowler: PhysiX Girls Matter

University of Waterloo, Dec 2017

Watch the Interview

  • Samantha places her hand on her chest while describing a personal anecdote at the Falling Walls Engage Hub.
  • Samantha passionately shares her story at Confabulation, pictured in a scresenshot from the live recording.
  • Samantha delivers a hybrid presentation about diversity in STEM at the University of California Berkeley, captured in a virtual call screenshot.