Storytelling to Accelerate Climate Solutions

Emily Coren is a science communicator and an affiliate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University where she has been working to adapt entertainment-education strategies for health promotion and social change to create more effective climate communication. She has a B.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and is a certified professional Science Illustrator. She has worked in science communication for 15 years, contributing to collections at the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of Natural History, consulting on a World Health Organization clean air campaign, and developing educational content for children’s films. Over the last six years, her work has led to new methods in developing frameworks at a national level, connecting community-led experiences to federal, local, and non-profit sector programs for climate change communication. She is a member of the National Association of Science Writers and the Society of Environmental Journalists.

Hua Wang is a communication scientist who is passionate about using innovative strategies for health promotion, behavior change, and social justice. She specializes in the design, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives that leverage powerful storytelling, emerging technologies, and communication networks to facilitate positive change, particularly in the field of entertainment-education. She holds a Ph.D. from University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and is currently Professor of Communication at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. Her interdisciplinary research has been funded by federal agencies, private foundations, and nonprofit organizations, appeared in high-impact journals, and received prestigious awards from the American Public Health Association and the International Communication Association.