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or nuisance populations and endangered or at-risk species, with side ventures into public participation and social movements pertaining to wildlife conservation and climate change.
Tarla Rai Peterson is the Boone and Crocket Professor of Wildlife and Conservation Policy at Texas A&M University, a guest professor of environmental communication at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and an adjunct professor of communication at the University of Utah. She studies intersections between communication and democracy with the goal of facilitating community-based conservation that contributes to sustainable public policy. Her current research centers on climate change communication, especially as it relates to energy policy. She maintains an active theory-to-practice program that includes design and evaluation of best practices for facilitating public participation in science and technology issues related to environmental and energy policy. She has published articles and book chapters in numerous academic and trade outlets. Her books include Sharing the Earth: The Rhetoric of Sustainable Development, Green Talk in the White House: The Rhetorical Presidency Encounters Ecology, and Social Movement to Address Climate Change: Local Steps for Global Action.
Andrea Polli is currently an associate professor of art and ecology with appointments in the College of Fine Arts and the School of Engineering at the University of New Mexico. She holds the Mesa Del Sol Endowed Chair of Digital Media and directs the Social Media Workgroup, a lab at the University’s Center for Advanced Research Computing. Polli’s artwork with science, technology, and media has been presented worldwide and has been recognized by numerous grants, residencies, and awards, including a NYFA Artist’s Fellowship, a Fulbright Specialist Award, and the UNESCO Digital Arts Award. Her most recent book is Far Field: Digital Culture, Climate Change, and the Poles (with J. D. Marsching), available from Intellect Press.
Marianne Ryghaug holds a PhD in political science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She is professor of