Holly Marlatt

Sustainability Leadership Fellowship Cohort: 2012-2013

Ph.D. Student, Department of Journalism & Media Communication

Research Summary: I want to research the climate change communication process so that scientists can better inform journalists, journalists can better inform the public (including policy makers), and the public can come to educated and accurate conclusions. This matters because many people are still not getting “it.” Academic research can help, but only if the research goals involve strategies that can be applied. Additionally, I aim to leverage extreme weather events as climate change communication opportunities. This is relevant because more and more extreme weather events are occurring, yet people ignore the possible linkage. It is our ethical responsibility to adequately inform.