I am a dynamic and passionate speaker who inserts levity into my talks because I believe we learn best when we have fun. I can speak to various disciplinary and multidisciplinary audiences on a variety of topics.

Below are some of my talks from the last handful of years. If you are interested in inviting me to speak to your group, email me at lisacampoengelstein@gmail.com.

Invited Conference Talks (Including Keynote and Plenary)

  1. “The Future of Fertility Justice.” Plenary speaker for UK Fertility Conference cohosted by the Society of Reproduction and Fertility, the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists, the British Fertility Society. Edinburgh, Scotland (Jan. 2026).
  2. “Ethical Issues in the Care of Young Patients with Breast Cancer.” Plenary Session. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium® (Dec. 2025).
  3. “Reproduction, Good Life, and Time from the Perspective of a Queer Bioethics.” Keynote Speaker, Workshop on Intersectionality and Reproductive Health, Bioethics and Structural Justice German Research Foundation, Germany (June 2023).
  4. “Male Reproductive Health & The Impact on Women’s Health.” Reproductive Health Innovation Summit (Feb. 2022).
  5. “Balancing Transparency and Privacy of Donor Gametes and Offspring.” American Society of Andrology Conference (May 2022).
  6. “Ethical Considerations in Cryobiology.” Plenary Speaker, Society for Cryobiology Annual Conference, Chicago (July 2021).
  7. “Fertility Preservation for Intersex and Transgender Youth: Ethical Cases and Considerations.” The Endocrine Ethics Association Inaugural Fall Conference (Sept. 2021).
  8. “Ethical Issues in Pediatric Fertility Preservation.” Keynote Speaker, Oncofertility Consortium Conference, Chicago, IL (Nov. 2019).

Invited Institutional Talks

  1. “Conscientious Objection and Discrimination Against LGBTQ Individuals.” Charles E. Cheever, Jr. Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics and Alamo Area Resource Center (AARC). UT San Antonio (Dec. 2025).
  2. “Queering Reproduction.” Charles E. Cheever, Jr. Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. UT San Antonio (Dec. 2025).
  3. “Caring for Queer Kids: Bioethics Case Studies.” Pediatric Ethics Grand Rounds — Donald N. Medearis, Jr., MD, Lecture. University of Pittsburgh. (Feb. 2025).
  4. “Clinicians’ Conceptions of Pain and Personhood in the Periviable Period.” Center for Bioethics & Health Law Colloquium. University of Pittsburgh. (Feb. 2025).
  5. “Queer Eye for the Clinician and PI: Ethically Caring for LGBTQIA+ Individuals.” Baylor College of Medicine (Sept. 2024).
  6. “Social Egg Freezing.” Advancements in Reproductive Care and Technology: Perspectives from Equality Law. Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law and the E&J Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard (Jan. 2023).
  7. “The Male Pill: Why We Don’t Have It and Why Do We Need It?” Reproduction in Society Seminar Series, Monash Bioethics Centre, Monash University (Oct. 2023).
  8. “Queering Reproduction.” Health Ethics: Changing the Spotlight Panel, PHSA Ethics Symposium, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, Canada (Oct. 2023).
  9. “The Legal and Ethical Considerations of Posthumous Reproduction.” Medical Humanities & Bioethics, Northwestern (May 2023).
  10. “Caring for LGBTQ Youth: Ethical Case Studies.” Yale Child Study Center Grand Rounds, Yale (March 2023). 
  11. “Pregnancy Termination Rhetoric, Personhood, and the Texas Heartbeat Act (SB 8).” University of Kentucky Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds (April 2022).
  12. “Ethical Considerations in Caring for LGBTQ Youth.” Yale Pediatric Ethics Program, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital (April 2022).
  13. “Ethical Issues in Pediatric Fertility Preservation: Case Studies Involving Cancer, Intersex, and Transgender Patients.” Grand Rounds, St. Jude’s (June 2021).

Invited Government and Nonprofit Talks

  1. “Fertility Preservation Justice.” Worth the Wait Nonprofit (July 2025).
  2. “Focus on Fertility: A Matter of Justice.” FDA/ASCO (American Society for Clinical Oncology) Workshop on Measuring Gonadal Toxicity in Cancer Clinical Trials (Oct. 2024).
  3. “Conscientious Objection and Discrimination Against LGBTQ Individuals.” Veterans Health Administration, National Center for Ethics in Health Care (Oct. 2024).
  4. “Intersex Health Listening Session.” Invited Expert. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services (Oct. 2022).
  5. “The Ethical Foundation of Reproductive Rights.” Clergy for Choice (Feb. 2020).
  6. “The Male Pill: Will It Help Advance Gender Equality?” 100 Women, BBC, UK (Oct. 2019). 

Feedback on LGBTQ+ talks

Here is sample feedback on three CME Ethics Grand Rounds talks I’ve given at multiple institutions for clinical, bioethics, and multidisciplinary audiences.

  • Queer Eye for the Clinician and PI: Ethically Caring for LGBTQIA+ Individuals
  • Conscientious Objection and Discrimination Against LGBTQ Individuals 
  • Caring for Queer Kids: LGBTQ Youth Ethical Case Studies

Sample feedback:

  • I believe this should be MANDATED for all medical providers!!!!!
  • One of the best and most important trainings of my career. Thank you, Dr. Campo-Engelstein!
  • The presenter was very clear and fair in providing examples and facts regarding the disparities in caring for LGBTQIA individuals.
  • Thank you for your great talk. It was both engaging and practical – exactly right for this audience!  We had several folks from school leadership on who had questions and comments – so I think it was very well-received.
  • That was wonderful! I can’t believe how quickly the time went by. Your energy, clarity, and expertise made for a terrific session.
  • Thank you so very much for your very compelling and moving Grand Rounds presentation. I have already heard from faculty and students that they deeply appreciated your presentation!
  • Thanks for your engaging talk. We appreciated your energy and passion.
  • Speaker was knowledgeable and clearly mastered the material. Talk had lots of information presented in a way anyone can understand.
  • I appreciated the candid open discussion of complex issues navigated with professionalism and applicability to clinical care
  • Speaker gave data to support the need for inclusiveness and history of exclusion and useful info on ways to be inclusive and be more aware of the unique challenges and needs/concerns of patients in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Reproductive Ethics Talks

Here is sample feedback on various reproductive ethics talks I’ve given at multiple institutions for clinical, bioethics, and multidisciplinary audiences.

Sample feedback:

  • She was a great speaker and would love to hear her talk more often on this subject. Very knowledgeable and engaging.
  • Outstanding speaker. Please consider asking them back.
  • Wonderful presentation and presenter!!!
  • The students *loved* your lecture. Your visit with them was absolutely perfect — energetic, informative, and inspirational.
  • Thanks so much for your presentation. I received very positive feedback from the class. They not only liked the content of the presentation, but were also impressed with some new perspectives that you gave them. One of my students has already changed her paper topic based on your presentation.