Seminar Series: What is Important for the Public to Know About Climate Change?

Event Date: November 21, 2017

The CREST monthly Seminar Series continues. Please join the City College of New York in welcoming:

Speaker: Rachael Shwom

Date: Wednesday, November 21, 2017

Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Location: City College of New York, Steinman Hall T-106

Topic: What is Important for the Public to Know About Climate Change?

Dr. Shwom is Associate Director, Rutgers Energy Institute; key member of Energy Economics, Environment & Policy Systems strategic planning committee. Her research links sociology, psychology, engineering, economics, and public policy to investigate how social and political factors influence society’s responses to energy and climate problems. She was Co-PI on a multi-university, $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant on “Reducing Household Food, Energy and Water Consumption: A Quantitative Analysis of Interventions and Impacts of Conservation”. Rachael has served on the Rutgers Climate Institute’s advisory committee, the American Statistical Association’s Advisory Committee to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration, and the American Sociological Association’s Task Force on Climate Change. Dr. Showm holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Michigan State University where she was an Environmental Science and Policy Fellow.

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