As a part of the Environmental Cognition and Education Seminar Series, Dr. Connie Roser-Renouf will present a talk at 4pm Dec. 5 in 117 Bessey Hall entitled “Engaging Diverse Audiences with Climate Change: Message Strategies for Global Warming’s Six Americas”.

Dr. Roser-Renouf has been with the Centerfor Climate Change Communication at George Mason University since its inception in 2007. Her research focuses on understanding how diverse publics use, interpret and respond to information on the issue of climate change. The guiding objective of her work is the identification of effective communication strategies that inform and engage audiences.

Connie has participated in the design of the Climate Change in the American Mind surveys, and with the Global Warming’s Six Americas analyses. She is sharing this research with a number of organizations to assist in their message development, including the Science Museums of Minnesota and Virginia, NASA, NACCHO (National Association of County and City Health Officials), AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials), the California Department of Public Health, and the National Audubon Society.

Connie earned her PhD in Communication Research at Stanford University in 1986. Prior to joining the Center at George Mason, she taught and conducted research at the University of California at Santa Barbara; the University of Denver; the University of Pittsburgh; and Humboldt State University. Her research interests centered on the design and evaluation of public information campaigns, and on the use of mass media to facilitate positive social change.