Psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy — all as a foil for our art thinkers — as a way to explore the human scale of the climate crisis. How does global citizenship affect our climate response?
Meet the Panelists
Stacia Ryder
Environmental sociologist
I received a PhD in Sociology from Colorado State University in 2019 and am currently a postdoctoral research fellow in the geography department at the University of Exeter. I have spent eight years studying the impacts of proposed fracking projects on communities in the US and the UK. I use theoretical frameworks of power and an environmental justice lens to explore institutions, decision-making processes, place attachment, community engagement and collective action in the context of energy and climate policy across multiple governance scales. I am the lead editor of "Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene: From Unjust Presents to Just Futures" available now for pre-order for June 2021 (see book link below).
Zhiwa Woodbury M.A., J.D.
Panpsychologist, Author
Long time advocate for Mother Earth and all her inhabitants. Studied Thermodynamics, Science/Math and Economics at So. Illinois Univ. before obtaining a doctorate in Natural Law (1983). After a successful career advocating for wildlife and wild places, returned to school and obtained an M.A. in East/West Psychology w/emphasis on eco-psychology and spiritual counseling. Vajrayana practitioner emphasizing Hua-Yen & Kalacakra tantrayana. Author of "Climate Sense ~ Changing the Way We Think & Feel About Our Climate in Crisis" available on Amazon.com, and 2 peer-reviewed, lead articles in Ecopsychology journal: "Climate Crisis & the Cosmic Bomb: Is the American Dream an Expression of Cultural Trauma" (Dec. 2015) & "Climate Trauma: Towards a New Taxonomy of Trauma" (March 2019). Speaker and part of the inspiration for Thomas Hubl's Collective Trauma Summit. Lives in Seattle, WA. Blogs at EcopsychologyNow!