People

(in alphabetical order)

Many people from a range of fields are engaged in research, discussion, activism, and art related to climate psychology. Here, we provide a list of several writers and speakers who work actively in the area of Climate & Mind, and maintain active websites.

• Glenn Albrecht

  • Environmental philosopher, developed concept of “Solastalgia”, and author of Earth Emotions

  • Website: https://glennaalbrecht.com/

• Jennifer Atkinson

  • Professor of environmental humanities, environmental ethics, and American literature and culture; teaches and writes on climate grief

  • Website: https://www.drjenniferatkinson.com/

• Ginny Battson

  • “Writer, ecolinguist and nature photographer…with a passion for wider ecological understanding and symbioethics.”

  • List of neologisms related to nature and the planet

  • Website: https://seasonalight.com/

• Tony Cartwright

  • The Timeless Axis - Essays, Articles & Book Reviews on Climate Change and Cultural Transformation

  • Website: https://www.thetimelessaxis.com/

• Ashlee Cunsolo

  • Editor of Mourning Nature: Hope at the Heart of Ecological Loss & Grief (2017)

  • Website: https://ashleecunsolo.ca/

• Leslie Davenport

  • Author of Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change: A Clinician's Guide (2017)

  • Website: http://lesliedavenport.net/climate-psychology/

• Dahr Jamail

  • Author of:

    • The End of Ice: Bearing Witness and Finding Meaning in the Path of Climate Disruption (2019)

    • “Dancing with Grief” and the TruthOut series, “How Then Shall We Live?”

  • Website: https://www.dahrjamail.net/

• Renee Lertzman

  • Author of Environmental Melancholia: Psychoanalytic Dimensions of Engagement (2015)

  • Website: https://reneelertzman.com/

• Joanna Macy

  • Author of Active hope: How to face the mess we're in without going crazy (2012)

  • Website: https://workthatreconnects.org/

  • Website: https://www.joannamacy.net/

• Susanne Moser

  • Writes on climate adaptation, resilience, and communication

  • Website: http://www.susannemoser.com/

  • Here’s an interview with her from Earth Island Journal

• Panu Pihkala

  • Researches climate anxiety and other emotions

  • Blog with useful resources for discussion climate emotions effectively: http://ecoanxietyandhope.blogspot.com/

• Rosemary Randall

  • Author of The Carbon Conversations Facilitator’s Guide and The Carbon Conversations Workbook (2015)

  • Website: Carbon Conversations

  • Website: https://rorandall.org/

• Mary-Jayne Rust

  • Author of Towards an Ecopsychotherapy (2020) and various articles on psychotherapy and climate

  • Website: http://www.mjrust.net

• Margaret Klein Salamon

  • Founder of The Climate Mobilization

  • Website: https://www.theclimatemobilization.org/psychology

• Britt Wray

  • Author of Gen Dread, a newsletter on climate and mental health: https://gendread.substack.com/

  • Website: https://www.brittwray.com/

• Sally Weintrobe

  • Author of Engaging with Climate Change (2012)

  • Website: http://www.sallyweintrobe.com/