How can we effectively engage people we know in climate change conversations when extreme weather events occur? Our new (open access) paper brings together many existing insights 🧵 With @kerf2012, @JamesPainter61, @sue_flocke, and @FrediOtto https://t.co/4VPKiXm9Jl

🚨 New paper in @ConLetters 🥳 Led by @LauraThoWal, we draw on social network theory to demonstrate how a focus on social beings can amplify the impact of behavior change interventions.🌍 With @emiel_delange, @JoshEttinger, Matthew Selinske, @megan_s_jones 👇

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📢 Our study on climate change engagement of scientists is now out in @NatureClimate 🥳 We surveyed 9,220 scientists on their beliefs about climate change, their engagement beyond research, and the barriers they face to getting more engaged 1/6 🧵

Very pleased to be part of a "think-and-do tank" that was just recognized for its work by the @NCSE. Here is an article about our center's unique approach and why I was thrilled to join as a postdoc:

This looks like an exciting study – we need much more research examining the impacts of climate representations in film/television on individual climate attitudes and behaviors. Looking forward to reading this in detail!

Excited to be on the way to Amsterdam to speak about climate storytelling @UvA_ASCoR Environmental Communication lab (@MHCMeijers, Anke Wonneberger), followed by a climate visuals panel @Radboud_Uni European Communication Science Event w/@sylviahayes98 @annayahprosser

Potentially of interest: @ThierryAaron @LauraThoWal @colognav @nielsmede @schipper_lisa @Ana_Sabherwal @SaffronJONeill @kristiansn89 @CameronBrick @samhampton @lwhitmarsh @fawcett_tina @ClimateComms @MaibachEd @Mason4C @ecioxford @oxfordgeography

The paper is part of a special issue on "Responding to the Socio-Ecological Crisis: Activism and Collective Action" – lots of other great articles to check out! Edited by @SwedishProtests @WLouisUQ Sebastian Bamberg https://t.co/GY1GsNd8XP

I am extremely grateful to my participants who bravely shared their stories with me, especially doing so online during COVID lockdowns. I thank @BSCA_Aus in particular for helping me recruit several participants and @monashclicomm for hosting me for a subsequent research visit.

The findings have implications for efforts to mobilize climate activism in the wake of extreme weather events. There is an opportunity to engage affected individuals, but it needs to be done responsibility and sensitively as people recover physically and/or emotionally.

There is too much to unpack in a tweet thread but I hope people find the paper interesting. Dozens of more quantitative-oriented studies have examined how extreme weather affects climate change issue engagement – this study contributes more depth on unique individual experiences.

Other reasons relate to storytelling: participants felt they had experienced the effects of climate change firsthand (which makes bushfires more intense and more frequent) and some felt a duty to share their stories with politicians, the media, and their communities.

These findings are not generalizable but we explore in depth the reasons why people responded differently. A significant aspect relates to trauma and emotions. Engaging in activism (especially with others) is healing for some, but others choose to distance themselves from it.

We found that bushfire experiences can influence activism in different ways: 45% of participants increased their activism; 39% maintained the same level of activism; 15% decreased engagement

We interviewed 33 Australian adults who lived through direct bushfire experiences and had previously participated in climate activism. We explored to what extent and in what ways these experiences influenced their activism. Their stories were often intense and harrowing.

Pleased to share a new (open access) paper from my PhD in @Global_Env_Psy – we examined how Australian bushfires experiences influenced individual climate activism 🧵 w/@kerf2012, @JamesPainter61, Kelly Fielding, Robyn Gulliver, @FrediOtto https://t.co/hZ7U5Gpa1u

Honored & excited to be testifying to Congress next Wed at @SenateBudget Committee's hearing on "Denial, Disinformation, & Doublespeak: Big Oil’s Evolving Efforts to Avoid Accountability for Climate Change", w/ @RepRaskin & @SharonYEubanks. Tune in 9am ET:

This perspective article from @kristiansn89 @colognav @CameronBrick and colleagues is a super helpful and thought-provoking contribution – highly recommended for anyone interested in research on climate behaviors/psychology/communication

Congrats to my colleague @finejulia6 on her new publication in npj Climate Action, which examines the the effects of climate conversations between US climate activists and non-activists they know 👇 https://t.co/A0YuqgGhMC @MaibachEd @Mason4C @KathrynTRex

Exciting new research on trust in science around the world led by @colognav & @nielsmede