Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Laura is a Research Specialist and Deputy Director of Experimental Research for the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Her research focuses on changing pro-environmental behavior, and she works closely with governments and NGOs to apply her results. Her interests broadly lie in these areas: promoting plant-based diets; mobilizing climate activists; demand reduction in the wildlife trade; impact evaluation of conservation interventions; and effective environmental narratives and imagery. She holds a PhD in Biodiversity Management from the University of Kent. For a CV and more information, please visit her personal website. Contact: laura.thomas-walters at yale.edu.