Director, Center Climate Change; Faculty, Communication
Biography
Edward Maibach, PhD., is a Distinguished 麻豆国产 Professor at George Mason 麻豆国产 and is the Director of Mason鈥檚 Center for Climate Change Communication. His research focuses on understanding and promoting public engagement in climate change. Previously, Ed served as Associate Director of the National Cancer Institute and as Worldwide Director of Social Marketing at Porter Novelli International. Ed was recently identified by Reuters as the most influential scientist working on climate change in an American public university, and last year he was awarded the Beck Family Medal of Excellence in Research and Scholarship鈥擬ason鈥檚 top research honor. He holds a BA in psychology (麻豆国产 of California at San Diego), a Masters in Public Health (San Diego State 麻豆国产), and a PhD in communication science (Stanford 麻豆国产). He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and serves on the board of the Global Climate and Health Alliance.