Talks and Workshops

Upcoming

May 9 | PyLadies Monterrey | Virtual

I will join PyLadies Monterrey to discuss connecting Python with LLMs. Register for the talk here.

May 13 - 18 | PyCon US | Long Beach, CA

Come join me and other Posit folks at Booth #738! Register for PyCon US here.

June 16 | R/Pharma GenAI Day | Virtual

Thinking about boosting your skills in (LLM) skills? Join us to learn more! I’ll add the link to register once it’s available.

Past

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Getting Started with Quarto: A Hands-On Workshop 30 April 2026
R User Group – Nueva Vizcaya State University
A virtual, hands-on workshop on Quarto, a tool for creating reproducible documents.

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The Invisible Work of Data Science Projects 16 April 2026
Northern Illinois University College of Business
I was honored to present on the hidden work behind trusting data, tools, and systems.

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Working smarter with {dplyr} 1.2.0 18 March 2026
R-Ladies Rome
A talk on the new functions introduced in the latest {dplyr} release.

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Categorical Survey of Complex Survey Data in R 21 November 2025
MAPOR 2025
An interactive short course on analyzing categorical survey data in R using weighted methods and survey design techniques.

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Creating Polished, Branded Documents with Quarto 04 November 2025
R/Pharma 2025
A hands-on workshop on creating polished websites, reports, presentations, and dashboards in Quarto, with consistent theming using brand.yml.

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Automating Repetitive Reports with Quarto 24 October 2025
2025 MAPOR Fall Webinar Series
A webinar on creating report templates with Quarto and automating polished, repeatable outputs.

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Positron for RStudio Users: A Gentle Introduction 09 October 2025
R-Ladies Gaborone
A session introducing Positron, the new IDE from Posit, highlighting familiar features and what’s new for RStudio users.

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Branded Websites, Presentations, Dashboards, and PDFs with Quarto 16 September 2025
posit::conf(2025)
A workshop on creating polished websites, reports, presentations, and dashboards with Quarto, including consistent theming with brand.yml.

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Complex Survey Data Analysis: A Tidy Introduction with {srvyr} and {survey} 08 August 2025
useR! 2025
An interactive tutorial on analyzing weighted survey data in R using tidyverse workflows and survey design methods.

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Quarto—To Tell Your Story with Data 26 June 2025
Government Advances in Statistical Programming (GASP) 2025
A workshop introducing the fundamentals of Quarto, from document creation to code integration and customization.

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Build Automated, Tailored Marketing Dashboards for Optimized Marketing Spend 25 June 2025
End-to-End Workflow With Posit Team
A demo on turning messy, manual marketing reporting into an automated, Shiny-powered dashboard that delivers clear, tailored insights.

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Choosing the right tool for interactive dashboards: flexdashboard, Quarto, and Shiny 10 April 2025
ShinyConf 2025
A talk comparing flexdashboard, Shiny, and Quarto dashboards, with practical guidance on choosing the right tool for your project.

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Brand your Quarto projects with brand.yml 12 March 2025
R-Ladies Philly
A talk on using brand.yml to bring consistent, on-brand styling to all your Quarto reports, presentations, and websites.

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Tidy Data, Weighted Insights: Analyzing Complex Survey Data in R 25 February 2025
R-Ladies Amsterdam and R-Ladies RTP
A talk on analyzing weighted survey data in R using srvyr and tidyverse tools.

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Interactive R, Python, and Shiny in the Browser 21 February 2025
R-Ladies Rome
A talk on bringing R, Python, and Shiny projects to life in the browser using Quarto Live and Shinylive, no server required.

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From Notebooks to Dashboards with Quarto 23 September 2024
Small Data SF
A workshop on creating polished, shareable dashboards with Quarto using a clear, reproducible workflow.

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Using pins for Shiny with ever-changing data 28 August 2024
End-to-End Workflow With Posit Team
A demo on keeping Shiny apps up to date automatically with frequently changing data.

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Quarto Dashboards 18 July 2024
R-Ladies Rome
A walkthrough on building dynamic, interactive dashboards with Quarto.

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Automating your reporting with Quarto Dashboards and Posit Connect 29 May 2024
End-to-End Workflow With Posit Team
A webinar on building lightweight dashboards with Quarto and automating them on Posit Connect.

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Getting Started with Report Writing Using Quarto 23 January 2024
R-Ladies Nairobi
A beginner-friendly introduction to writing and automating reports with Quarto.

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The Medium is the Message: R Programmers as Content Creators 19 August 2023
Cascadia R Conference
A keynote on how R programmers can shape ideas and influence others by becoming thoughtful content creators.

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Seven Essential Excel Data Visualization Tips (in R!) 07 June 2023
Salt Lake City R Users Group
A talk on creating Excel-style data visualizations in R that are reproducible, customizable, and shareable.

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What's new in the tidyverse 22 March 2023
R-Ladies Rome
A talk on the latest tidyverse updates and how they streamline data wrangling, visualization, and analysis.

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Intro to Quarto 27 October 2022
R-Ladies St. Louis
An introduction to Quarto, a tool for creating reproducible documents, reports, and dashboards with R, Python, and more.

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Building a Blog With Quarto 30 August 2022
RStudio Enterprise Community
A talk on creating a blog and sharing your data science work using Quarto.

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Building a Blog With R 25 January 2022
RStudio Enterprise Community
A talk on why blogging matters and how to share your R work using tools like blogdown and distill.

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Packages for Using R With Python, Tableau, and Other Tools 10 December 2021
Why R? 2021 Conference
A talk on using R’s interoperability features to connect your work with tools like Python and Tableau.

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Around the World in a Single Table (gt Walkthrough) 27 October 2021
R-Ladies Johannesburg
A talk on creating clear, professional tables in R using the gt package.

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Git Through April 23 April 2021
R-Ladies Seattle
A practical walkthrough of using Git within the RStudio interface.

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What do penguins have to do with being anti-racist? 05 August 2020
R-Ladies Seattle
A talk on why being anti-racist matters in data science.

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Package Management for Reproducible Data Science in R 07 May 2020
Seattle useR Group
A webinar on reproducible data science in R, focusing on managing packages and using renv for version control.

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Taking a Peek at Hiking Data Using R 16 July 2019
R-Ladies Seattle
A talk on analyzing hiking data using R.

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Blogdown for What 23 July 2018

A talk on creating a website using the {blogdown} package.

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