Talks, podcasts and press
Where I've spoken, been interviewed or been quoted, newest first. Older links point to an archived copy when the original is gone.
Policy and standards
- Aug 2024AI and Just Transitions for American Workers (panel)National AI Advisory Committee public meetingarchived copy of AI and Just Transitions for American Workers (panel)
- Sep 2023
- Oct 2022Managing AI Risks (panel)NIST AI Risk Management Framework Workshop #3
Presented on AI in hiring at the White House and to several state legislatures, and contributed to the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.
Press, interviews and bylines
- Oct 2025
- Jun 2025Surprise! Employers are using AI to interview youComputerworld
- Mar 2025The AI Recruitment Takeover: Redefining Hiring In The Digital AgeForbes · Keith Ferrazzi
- Jun 2024CSSS Silver Celebration (alum highlight)Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences, University of Washington
- Jun 2024Working Toward Responsible AIPerspectives, UW College of Arts & Sciencesarchived copy of Working Toward Responsible AI
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- Nov 2023
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- Oct 2015
- Oct 2015
- Dec 2013
- Aug 2013
Also quoted in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and interviewed on CBS News 24/7.
Talks, panels and lectures
- Jul 2026Rubrics, evaluations, and LLMs-as-judges (talk and tutorial)Summer Institute in Computational Social Science, University of Washingtonarchived copy of Rubrics, evaluations, and LLMs-as-judges (talk and tutorial)
- Mar 2026Beyond the Algorithm: Building a Responsible & Ethical AI Future (panel)HBCU AI Conference & Training Summit, Huston-Tillotson University, Austinarchived copy of Beyond the Algorithm: Building a Responsible & Ethical AI Future (panel)
- Apr 2025Speaker, inaugural HBCU AI Conference & Training SummitHuston-Tillotson University, Austin
- Sep 2024
- May 2024
- Feb 2024AI & Digital Equity: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (panel)Net Inclusion 2024, National Digital Inclusion Alliancearchived copy of AI & Digital Equity: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (panel)
- May 2023Equitable AI: How to Create an AI Ethics Practice at Your OrganizationANA (Association of National Advertisers)archived copy of Equitable AI: How to Create an AI Ethics Practice at Your OrganizationMembers-only video
- Jun 2022AI and Ethical Decision Making (panel)Women in Tech Regatta 2022, Seattle
- Mar 2018Speaker series talkConvoy, Seattle
- Jul 2017Digital Government: Data + Government Isn't EnoughWrangle 2017 (Cloudera), San Francisco
- Jan 2017
- Feb 2016Building The New York Times Fourth Down BotCenter for Statistics and the Social Sciences seminar, University of Washingtonarchived copy of Building The New York Times Fourth Down Bot
- 2016Data science hiring panelInsight Data Science
- 2016Guest panels, data mining courseUniversity of Washington
- Aug 2015Discussant, Quantifying and Improving Referee Decision-Making in SportsJoint Statistical Meetings 2015, Seattlearchived copy of Discussant, Quantifying and Improving Referee Decision-Making in Sports
- Jul 2015
- Apr 2015Scalable Machine Learning in Python using GraphLab CreateMontreal-Python 53
- Jan 2015Pythonic Data Science: from __future__ import machine_learningPuget Sound Python User Group, Seattle
- 2015Guest panel, data science certificate programUW Professional & Continuing Education
Plus internal talks for Google (2016), Tableau's Data Science Guild (2018, on the 4th Down Bot) and Plaid (2025, on AI and people teams).
Podcasts
- Oct 2025Is Responsible AI Failing?Road to Accountable AI, with Kevin Werbach (Wharton)archived copy of Is Responsible AI Failing?
- Jul 2024
- May 2016
- Oct 2015AFA Podcast interviewAdvanced Football Analytics, with Dave Collinsarchived copy of AFA Podcast interview
- Sep 2015
- Aug 2014
Published by Indeed
- May 20253 ways your hiring teams can move past AI anxietyBusiness Insiderarchived copy of 3 ways your hiring teams can move past AI anxietySponsored content (Indeed)
- May 2025The top challenges for job seekers and hiring managers in CanadaBusiness InsiderSponsored content (Indeed)
- Mar 2025The Secret to Successful AI in Hiring? Stop Overthinking It (byline)Indeed Leadership HubAlso republished as Indeed-sponsored content on Business Insider
- Jan 2025
- Oct 20245 questions leaders face when adopting AI in hiring, and the solutionsBusiness Insiderarchived copy of 5 questions leaders face when adopting AI in hiring, and the solutionsSponsored content (Indeed)
- Jul 2024
- Mar 2024
- Jan 2024How to Responsibly Use AI-Powered HR ToolsLead with Indeed
- May 2023What AI Can Do for Your Recruitment, and What It Can'tLead with Indeed
Research citing the 4th Down Bot
- 2020Fourth Down Decision Making: Challenging the Conservative Nature of NFL CoachesDuke Undergraduate Research Journal · Will Palmquist
- 2019nflWAR: a reproducible method for offensive player evaluation in footballJournal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports · Ronald Yurko, Samuel Ventura and Maksim Horowitz
- 2019What was lost? A causal estimate of fourth down behavior in the National Football LeagueJournal of Sports Analytics · Kevin Yam and Michael J. Lopez
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