Portfolio Category: Students

Elizabeth is a part-time PhD student in the Department of Communication at George Mason University. Her main research interests are understanding how people process climate change information and who they consider trusted sources of climate change information. She also is the Director of Integrated Communication for NOAA Sea Grant. Prior to starting her doctoral studies,…

Tania is a current Fullbright Visiting Scholar at the 4C, and Ph.D. student in Social Sciences at University of Granada (Spain), researching on gamification and online games as a strategic educommunication tool in the fight against climate change. At her home university, she is member of the Research Group “Scientific information: access and evaluation” (HUM-466). Tania has…

Kristin Timm is a second year doctoral student in the Department of Communication, and a research assistant in the Center for Climate Change Communication. She has spent over a decade as a science and environmental communication practitioner, most recently working with several climate change research programs at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Her research interests broadly…

Lindsey Beall is a doctoral student and a Presidential Scholar in the Department of Communication. She has a strong theoretical and research background in communication studies. Her general research interests include how perceived threat and efficacy influence pro-environmental behavioral change. Currently, she is working with other researchers in 4C on topics such as trust in…