Redpath Speakers

The YAA-Redpath Speakers Program sends current Yale faculty and administrators to speak to alumni at club luncheons, receptions, annual dinners, and other special events. We will work with you to identify the right speaker to meet your group’s needs. Please use the filter below to explore speakers, departments, and topic areas.

Speaker Department
Anders Winroth
Topic: Medieval Europe; the Vikings
Robert J. Wyman
Topic: The neurobiology of animal behavior
Ruth Bernard Yeazell
Topic: Henry James; relationships between literature and visual arts
Mimi Yiengpruksawan
Topic: Buddhist art and iconography
Julie Zimmerman
Topic: Green chemistry, green engineering
Robert Zinn
Topic: Evolution of galaxies and stars
Subhashini Kaligotla
Topic: Medieval Indian art and architecture
Mary-Louise Timmermans
Topic: Earth's resources, oceans, atmosphere; climate change
Martin Jean
Topic: Yale's magnificent organs
Courtney J. Martin
Topic: British art at Yale
Nicholas Christakis
Topic: COVID-19's Impact on How We Live
Joanna Radin
Topic: History of Covid-19; history of how people have imagined science and medicine would change their lives
Joanne Lipman
Topic: Media and Democracy; Gender and Workplace Issues
Lisa Messeri
Topic: Virtual Reality and Culture
Vincent Wilczynski
Topic: Robotics at Yale; the Future of Engineering at Yale
Paul Grimstad
Topic: American literature; Edgar Allan Poe; detective fiction