Appearances
Colin is available for speaking engagements at university, public, and corporate events.
He can provide a general overview of recent research in the lab or tailor a presentation to your group. In the past, he has spoken to a wide range of audiences including the general public, architecture and design groups, environmental graphic design meetings, and urban planners.
Get in touch to learn how Colin could contribute to your next event.
Speaking Engagements
Colin presents in a variety of forums and excels at turning his expertise toward new areas of application. Here are a selection of recent and upcoming events.
Curious about Colin’s speaking history? Check out the archives.
Upcoming & Recent
Mind-Body-Space Global Symposium: Neuroscience and Environmental Psychology Applied to Architectural Design, Barcelona, Spain, 30 June – 4 July, 2025
The Psychology of Boring Buildings, Heatherwick Research Symposium, London, UK, 20 October, 2024
Exploring Science’s Blind Spots: Can Interdisciplinary Research Provide a Richer Perspective on Human Experince? Centre for Conscious Design, 7 November 2024.
Exploring Innovations in Housing and Public Infrastructure: Research and Innovation Symposium, Ottawa, 20 June 2024.
Designing the Social Infrastructure of Community, SXSW Conference, 12 March 2024
Messiness as the wellspring of freedom and autonomy in cities: Studies in urban psychology. MindCORE seminar series, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, 7 December 2023.
Psychology of Livability: The Case of Abu Dhabi. Creative Workshop for Ministers of State, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 27 November 2023.
Friction, Freedom and the Joys of Messy Places. Geospatial Analysis Conference (invited keynote) Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de Mexico, 17 November, 2023
Urban Psychology: Methods and Findings. Intentional Spaces Summit (panel discussion), Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC. 10 November 2023.
Friction, Freedom, and the Joys of Messy Places. Neuroarq Day (invited keynote), Sao Paulo Brazil, 19 October, 2023
Places for Inspiration. Invited Lecture at Novartis Campus, Basel Switzerland. 11 May, 2023.
The psychology of mass and extent in architecture. Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design, Università luav Venezia, 29 January, 2023.
The future of the workspace in light of the pandemic. USGBC Bridging Occupant and Community Health Summit (short talk and panel discussion, invited online). 15 December 2022
Neuroscience and urban design, MKSK Design (invited keynote), Columbus Ohio. 29 Sept 2022.
The urban brain. Future Cities Initiative, University of Waterloo. 19 October, 2022.
Watch
Dr. Ellard has appeared on TV and in video, as sample of which is here. View the archive.
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