My piece for NPR's The Academic Minute was selected as one of their best of the year. Yay! https://academicminute.org/best-of-the-academic-minute-in-2025-johanna-smith-california-state-university-san-bernardino-finding-the-courage-to-demand-delight/

I had the pleasure of facilitating a debate between an AI expert and... AI! It was fun to come up with the idea for this event. More here: https://www.csusb.edu/inside/article/593016/ai-debate-csusb-highlights-promise-pitfalls-and-need-critical-thinking?fbclid=IwY2xjawOG40pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyCGNhbGxzaXRlAjMwAAEeRx7VcOnVnVM7MdNjgkyAJtdpNe0VGd2A5SFp72CBptkCF_v6FIAiD8Ff-EE_aem_lIYpZUuYf3LYHXu0OsDuIg

I'm busy prepping for this exciting event in Konstanz, Germany next week: https://kilometer1.de/bodensee-startup-school/ ...

I'm beyond excited to be presenting a talk and a workshop at this exciting conference in Bochum, Germany in September. Here's the link to...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matata/matata-and-friends-on-safari

I'd argue that the people were even better than the puppets at the Puppets in the House Festival. This is Peter Allen, who is a fantastic...

A conversation with a friend about the state of live Theatre in Los Angeles turned into an interview. https://stageraw.com/the-muzzling-...

For their final applicaton of their puppetry skills, my students made puppets and used them to present Public Service Announcements. I...

I like reading about puppeteers and the crazy stories they have to share. Recently I reviewed a fun book for Puppetry International -...

I'm excited to bring some improv to this conference! Look, they made me a cool promo image. More info here: https://lavincenter.sdsu.edu...