Videos

Clip of Gayle Sulik's presentation at Siena College. October 26, 2010. YouTube »

Gayle's Interview, "Susan G. Komen For the Cure defunds Planned Parenthood," In Deep with Angie Coiro. YouTube »

Academic Workshop Materials

"Dissertation to Book" Powerpoint Slides (PDF) » Companion Handout (PDF) »

Can New Forms of Social Media Enhance Collaborations Among Health Care Professionals, Researchers, and Advocates? An Examination of the Popular Twitter Tweetchat, Breast Cancer Social Media (#BCSM). Companion Handout (PDF) »

Thinking Outside the Academy Powerpoint Slides (PDF) »

Past Engagements

  • American Evaluation Association
  • American Sociological Association
  • Breast Cancer Action
  • Breast Cancer Social Media (#BCSM)
  • Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer
  • Colony Film Festival
  • College of Mount Saint Vincent
  • Highland Village Business Association
  • Hudson Valley Community College
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Michigan State University
  • National Breast Cancer Coalition
  • Russell Sage College
  • Siena College
  • Society for the Study of Social Problems
  • Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
  • Sociologists for Women in Society
  • Southern Connecticut State University
  • Southern Methodist University
  • SUNY New Paltz
  • Texas Book Festival
  • Texas Woman's University
  • University of North Texas
  • University of Illinois
  • Vassar College
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute
  • Women and Society Conference

Keynotes & Workshops

Dr. Gayle Sulik offers keynotes and workshops to colleges, universities, foundations, and professional organizations designed to address the issues most overlooked in awareness/fundraising campaigns. Her presentations provide thorough grounding for thinking through the complexities and perversions of a pink ribbon system gone awry. She also gives academic workshops on writing, social media, and how to engage in public scholarship.

For more information or to schedule an event, please send Dr. Sulik an email.


Select Keynotes

  • #ReThinkPink: The Changing Landscape of Breast Cancer Advocacy
  • The big business of breast cancer
  • How breast cancer became one of America’s most popular brands
  • From ta-tas to boobies bracelets: Is the sexualization of breast cancer helping women or the Cause?
  • What is breast cancer awareness, and what could it be?

Breast Cancer Workshops

  • Breast Cancer 101: How to create a game-changing breast cancer awareness campaign
  • Evaluating philanthropy: How to know if your donations are going to the right place
  • The breast cancer awareness pitch: How to deconstruct breast cancer ads and marketing materials

Academic Workshops

  • Is public scholarship right for you? Thinking inside and outside the Academy
  • Building bridges: Using social media to engage the “real” world
  • Writing across audiences: What do you do, and how do you do it?
  • From dissertation to book: Practical steps for breaking down the process and moving forward.

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