Press/Press Commentary
9/3/2021
The Brilliant: "Why finding your flock and speaking your truth matters"
6/4/2021
NPR Life Kit: "A Field Guide for Fledgling Birders"
6/3/2021
Washington Post: "The racist legacy many birds carry"
4/26/2021
BET: "5 Black Environmental Warriors You Need To Know"
3/25/2021
Oprah Daily: "Why People Flocked to Birdwatching in the Pandemic"
2/25/2021
Daily Mail: "Moment fish drowns a baby bird in a nest that flooded in Georgia as climate change increases tides along the coast"
2/24/2021
Live Science: "Video captures unusual death of baby bird drowned by a fish"
2/19/2021
Georgia Public Broadcasting: "In Georgia's Salt Marshes, An Interspecies Smackdown Is Rising"
2/19/2021
Science Friday: "Fish Versus Feather: Georgia’s Salt Marsh Smackdown"
2/17/2021
The Post and Courier: "Fish spotted killing baby bird in the nest in collision driven by climate change"
2/15/2021
CBC As It Happens: "A fish was caught on camera attacking and eating a baby bird- Scientist Corina Newsome says the Georgia footage shows a real 'plot twist' of natural predation"
2/5/2021
KYW News Radio: "Philly Rising: Blazing trails for Black and brown women in conservation science"
1/20/2021
The Grio: "Graduate student Corina Newsome on encouraging the Black community to engage in nature"
1/26/2021
The Weather Channel: "Faces of Change: Corina Newsome"
12/30/2020
REI: "This wildlife conservationist is helping more birders find their place outside"
12/15/2020
VICE: "The Birder Who Wants Black Youth to See Themselves in STEM"
12/11/2020
Inverse #Future50: "Birder Corina Newsome--I want to see a scientist who looks like me"
12/4/2020
National Geographic: "10 good-news stories for wildlife in 2020: #3 Black Birders Week"
9/11/2020
CBC Quirks & Quarks: "Studying sparrows and launching a movement in support of Black scientists"
9/10/2020
Sierra Magazine: "Corina Newsome Helps Hatch #BlackBirdersWeek"
8/19/2020
Savannah Morning News: "Graduate student joins Georgia Audubon"
8/17/2020
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Georgia Audubon hires community engagement manager"
8/10/2020
Conde Nast Traveler: "Meet the Women Making the Outdoors More Accessible to All"
7/30/2020
WSAV: "GSU wildlife conservationist helps promote STEM diversity by co-organizing Black Birders Week"
7/24/2020
Georgia Southern University Newsroom: "Corina Newsome, co-organizer of Black Birders Week, helps change national narrative about inclusion in science, outdoor spaces"
6/25/2020
PBS Nature: "Corina Newsome: Biologist | Black Birders Week"
6/22/2020
The New Yorker: "Corina Newsome and the Black Birders Movement"
6/18/2020
Los Angeles Times: "The Wild: Considering camping? Read this first"
6/12/2020
Garden and Gun: "The Power of Birding in the South"
6/10/2020
Grist: "The joys and challenges of exploring nature while Black"
6/8/2020
Riff Reporter (Germany): "Black Birders Week – wenn Vogelbeobachter gegen Rassismus kämpfen"
6/6/2020
CBC News- The National (Canada): "Black birdwatchers push back against stereotypes, racism with #BlackBirdersWeek"
6/5/2020
BirdWatching Magazine: "Good birders: Meet Corina Newsome"
6/5/2020
Science: "‘I can't even enjoy this.’ #BlackBirdersWeek organizer shares her struggles as a black scientist"
6/5/2020
Scientific American: "Black Birders Call Out Racism, Say Nature Should Be for Everyone"
6/4/2020
National Geographic: "Everyone Can Watch the Birds"
6/4/2020
New York Magazine - The Cut: "Black Birding is About Hope"
6/3/2020
CNN: "These Black nature lovers are busting stereotypes, one cool bird at a time"
6/3/2020
American Bird Conservancy: "#BlackBirdersWeek Aims To Raise Awareness, Grow Community"
6/1/2020
Paper Magazine: "Look out for #BlackBirdersWeek on Your Timeline"
6/1/2020
National Audubon Society: "‘Black Birders Week’ Promotes Diversity and Takes on Racism in the Outdoors"
5/29/2020
New York Times: "The Birds Are Not on Lockdown, and More People Are Watching Them"
5/29/2020
BirdWatching Magazine: "#BlackBirdersWeek aims to raise awareness, grow community"
5/27/2020
CNN: "The realities of being a Black birdwatcher"
5/26/2020
FastWeb: "Women in STEM: Corina Newsome, Wildlife Conservationist"
5/26/2020
National Geographic: "Backstage with Carnivore Ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant"
5/20/2020
The Philadelphia Inquirer: "'It’s important you know I grew up in the ’hood,’ says this wildlife conservationist from Philly"
4/28/2020
WABE News, Atlanta: "Appreciating The Rhythm Of The Natural World’: Studying Nature During The Pandemic"
4/15/2020
Grist: "How an outstretched hand launched a career in conservation"
3/4/2020
Grist: "Grist 50 fixer: For her, a more inclusive green movement is just natural"
2/11/2020
Popular Mechanics: "These 10 Women Are Changing the Way We Talk About Science"
12/3/2019
Diversity in Action Magazine: November/December issue (magazine pp. 38-41)
11/8/2019
Savannah Morning News: "Georgia Climate Conference moves to action"
10/1/2019
National Parks and Recreation Magazine: Equity Issue (magazine p. 33)
9/12/2019
PBS NOVA press release commentary: "Popular pesticide throws off birds’ feeding and migration schedules"
8/26/2019
PBS NOVA press release commentary: "Cheeseburgers give urban crows higher cholesterol—just like us"
7/17/2019
The Brunswick News: "Seminar to highlight rising sea level effects on bird nesting"
5/9/2019
Peterson Toscano: "Meet Corina Newsome — The Self-Described Hood Naturalist"
3/12/2019
The Grad Post Spring 2019, Georgia Southern University: Student Spotlight, Corina Newsome
2/24/2019
RealScientists: "Can’t cluck around about climate change! – Corina Newsome joins RealScientists"
Winter 2018
God and Nature Magazine: "Learning lessons from Nature: A conversation with Corina Newsome"
Radio/Podcast Features
9/14/2021
We Out Here: "Approximations: Avian Training and White Supremacy"
6/8/2021
Ologies: "Wildlife Ecology (Field Work) with Corina Newsome"
1/26/2021
REI, Wild Ideas Worth Living: "For the Love of Birding"
11/5/2020
Sistas in STEM: "Birding, Field Research, and Racism"
7/23/2020
Sierra Club, The Overstory: "The Movement for Black Lives Saves the Planet"
7/16/2020
Biomimicry Institute: "Start Where You Are: A Conversation on Uprooting Racism and Creating Systemic Change in S.T.E.M."
7/3/2020
NPR, Science Friday: "Making The Outdoors Great For Everyone," featuring Dr. Carolyn Finney, Corina Newsome, and Tim Shin
6/18/2020
American Birding Association: "#BlackBirdersWeek and Its Impact with Corina Newsome & Tykee James"
6/9/2020
Broad Science: "#BlackBirdersWeek with Corina Newsome"
4/22/2020
NPR Short Wave: "Animal Slander! Debunking 'Birdbrained' And 'Eat Like A Bird'," featuring Corina Newsome and Alejandro Rico-Guevara.
4/3/2020
The Wild Life Podcast: "Conversation with Corina Newsome, aka the Hood Naturalist"
3/4/2020
Bird Sh*t: "From the Hood to the Marsh: Environmental Equality with Corina Newsome"
2/19/2020
Just the Zoo of Us: "Harris's Hawk with Corina Newsome!"
1/31/2020
WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio: "Birds In Decline; How Habitat Loss And Climate Change Impact Birds In Connecticut"
1/3/2020
NPR, Science Friday: "Following The Flock Into The New Year," featuring Corina Newsome and Geoff LeBaron
11/25/2019
Citizen's Climate Radio: "The Art House: Rooted and Rising, fusing faith and personal essay to promote climate action" Featuring Corina Newsome, Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, and Dr. Leah Schade
11/12/2019
Brains On: "Ask-A-Scientist: Bird Bonanza!" Featuring Corina Newsome and Dr. J. Drew Lanham
10/24/2019
The Science Pawdcast: "Storm Quakes, The Love of Dogs and Corina Newsome- Biologist and Explorer"
Yale Climate Connections: "Biologist Corina Newsome wants to protect a tiny bird from sea-level rise"
8/10/2019
The Naturalist Podcast Episode 29: "Seaside Sparrows, Climate Change, and Reaching Out with Corina Newsome"
8/8/2019
BioLogos: "Meet Zoo Keeper Corina Newsome" (excerpt from film "Behold The Earth")
8/1/2019
SipNSci: "Birds & the Beez: Bird Conservation"
7/27/2019
Wow in the World: Scientist Saturday
7/1/2019
Podcast- The Dr. Will Show: "How to follow you calling: Journey as an African American in Wildlife Biology
5/22/2019
Skype a Scientist: "Working in Zoos and Marsh Ecology with Corina Newsome"
11/19/2018
Citizens’ Climate Radio, Ep. 30: "What does the Bible say about climate change?"
Film
Behold The Earth (2017), directed by David Conover
Academic Publications
Summer 2022
Newsome, C. D., & Hunter, E. A. (2022). Habitat edges influence the distribution of nest predators for Seaside Sparrows, but not nest placement or success. Ornithological Applications.
Fall 2020
Newsome, C. D., Evans, K. M., & Hunter, E. A. (2020). Birds versus fish: Nest flooding introduces predator–prey interactions in Georgia's coastal marshes. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology.
Writing
Summer 2020
National Audubon Society Magazine: "It's Time to Build a Truly Inclusive Outdoors"
Fall 2019
"Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis," book chapter
Summer 2019
Rookery Newsletter of the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes: "The Impact of our Urban Sanctuary"
3/26/2019
BBC Wildlife: "8 iconic birds to see in Georgia, USA; a glimpse into the avian diversity of Georgia, with local naturalist Corina Newsome"
Speaking Engagements
10/14/2020
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Conference: "Disrupting homogeneity: The importance of relationships and cultivating a long-term perspective."
10/10/2020
Cincinnati Nature Center, Next In Nature Teen Summit: "From the Block, to the Zoo, to the Marsh: The unexpected adventures of a Black city girl"
9/9/2020
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Meeting: "Disrupting homogeneity: Windows, mirrors and
cultivating a long-term perspective"
1/15/2020
Coastal Georgia Audubon Society: “Climate Change and a Salty Sparrow: Understanding seaside sparrow nest-predation threat in a variable landscape”
12/17/2019
Episcopal Academy, pre-k - 5th grade: "The Zoo: Saving wildlife, inspiring action"
11/12/2019
Morehouse MoreGreen & National Audubon Society meet and greet: "People of color in environmental conservation"- featured speaker and panelist
10/2/2019
Science on Tap, Georgia Southern University: "The Faces of Wildlife Conservation: Zoos, people of color, and others we struggle to trust"
7/18/2019
Georgia Sea Turtle Center: “Climate Change and a Salty Sparrow: Understanding seaside sparrow nest-predation threat in a variable landscape”
3/26/019
Lab Living-Learning Community, Georgia Southern University: "A Hood Naturalist: From the block to the zoo to the marsh"
2/12/2019
College of Charleston: "Faith Justice and Global Warming: Discussing the Climate of our Times," joint presentation with Peterson Toscano
2/6/2018
Nashville State Community College: "A Hood Naturalist: A city girl's journey in wildlife conservation"