1.5* Minute Faculty Climate Lectures

Parrish Bergquist is an Assistant Professor at at the University of Pennsylvania's Political Science Department. She studies the political determinants of environmental policy—in the US and abroad—with a particular focus on public will and political behavior. The three major strands of herresearch focus on explaining the development of attitudes and policy views about climate change and the environment, examining how public environmental concern is activated in the political system, and explaining the drivers and consequences of state-level climate policies in the polarized US political context.

Sanya Carley is the faculty director of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. She holds secondary appointments at the Wharton School and the School of Social Policy and Practice. She also co-directs the Energy Justice Lab and is a Resources for the Future (RFF) university fellow.

Thabo Lenneiye is the Managing Director of the Sustainable Agriculture Fund at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy in the Weitzman School of Design. In this capacity, she is responsible for operationalizing the fund, launching initiatives focused on sustainable agriculture strategies and practices, and framing a research agenda that intersects with energy and climate policy.

John Kanbayashi (né Hayashi) is a Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's History and Sociology of Science Department. He is a historian specializing in the environment, science, and technology. His research focuses on how people in East Asia, particularly Japan and Taiwan, have developed new ways of interacting with the non-human world during periods of global political upheaval in the 20th century.

Doris Wagner, the DiMaura Professor of Biology, studies how plants change their cell functions during growth and in response to the environment. By understanding how plants reprogram themselves, her research aims to improve plant adaptability and resilience in changing conditions.

Kristen R. Ghodsee is an award-winning author of twelve books and a professor and chair of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work has been widely translated and featured in major outlets like The Washington Post and The New York Times. She’s also appeared on PBS NewsHour and numerous podcasts. Her latest book, Everyday Utopia, explores how communities throughout history have reimagined better ways to live together.