Joanna Nurmis

Joanna Nurmis is a researcher and communicator based in the Bay Area. In 2017, she obtained her PhD in Journalism Studies from the University of Maryland. Her thesis discussed the opportunities and difficulties involved in communicating about climate change using photojournalism. She is passionate about how to use visual media, especially photography, to engage the public constructively with pressing international issues. She currently works in communications at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and continues to pursue her research independently.