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Upcoming research seminar on best practices for engaging individuals and communities in climate communication
In an upcoming research seminar on 27 March, Dr Robyn Wilson will discuss best practices for engaging individuals and communities both emotionally and cognitively. Specifically, she will discuss the climate-related beliefs that must be the focus of climate communication, as well as the strategies that can reduce polarization, help shift beliefs, and trigger action.
About the speaker
Dr Wilson is a behavioural decision scientist studying individual decisions under risk. She is also interested in the development of strategic communication efforts, as well as the design of decision support tools that assist individuals in making more informed choices. Her current research focus is on adaptation to climate-exacerbated hazards, and what motivates and constrains different land use and land management decisions on private and public lands. She is a former President of the Society for Risk Analysis, former member of the National Academies Board on Environmental Change and Society, former member of the US EPA Chartered Science Advisory Board, and former member of the Resilient America Roundtable. She is a current member and co-chair of the US EPA Board of Scientific Counselors, and the Associate Director of Research and Graduate Education in the School of Environment and Natural Resources. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and her B.A. in Environmental Studies from Denison University.
