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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD

@sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arizona 🏜️Environmental decision making | Policy support | Climate change communication | Technology adoption | GIS | Adaptation

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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Come work with me on an exciting new interdisciplinary research project! Read more and apply here: lovejoycenter.arizona.edu/who-we-are/j... #research #hiring #climatejobs #universityofarizona #lovejoycenter
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🌎 Join me at our session, The Psychology of Climate Action, this Saturday at the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. 📍 Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 8:30–9:40 a.m. | Session 7, Ville Marie B | Montreal, Quebec, Canada      #SESP2026 #SESP #Conference #Research #ClimateAction
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
See you soon in Montreal! 🇨🇦 Join us for our session, The Psychology of Climate Action, at #SESP2026.
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Some of my favorite newsletters and communities to keep up with 🌎 for people interested in climate change solutions ⬇️ #Newsletters #Resource #ClimateChange #Solutions
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“The study also showed that the naturalness effect holds broad appeal across the political spectrum,” Attari said. “…natural characteristics can build consensus among both conservative and liberal audiences...” oneill.indiana.edu/news/2026-08... #research #natural #climatechange #solutions #tech
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Perceived "Naturalness" Drives Public Support for Climate Tech: News: O’Neill School News Archive: Indiana University Bloomington
New research finds public support for climate technologies rises when solutions are perceived as natural, offering insights for building trust and bipartisan support.
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Great article by University of Michigan on our recent paper, “Naturalness catalyzes public support for carbon dioxide removal and low-carbon energy technologies”. news.umich.edu/clearing-the... #climatetech #CDR #renewableenergy #lowcarbon #technology #research
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Clearing the air: Public prefers 'natural' approaches to curbing climate change
Public support for climate solutions isn't just about whether the technique works—it's also about whether people perceive it as a natural process.
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Our new paper is out in Communications Earth & Environment! Thank you to CU Boulder Today for writing this piece about what we found. 🌎 www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0... #research #sustainability #technologies #publicsupport
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But is it natural? How our affinity for ‘naturalness’ can save or sink new climate solutions
Across political ideologies, people in the U.S. overwhelmingly gravitate toward technologies presented as natural and reject those that seem unnatural. The
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New paper, available now in Energy Research & Social Science! doi.org/10.1016/j.er...
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Check out our latest article, published in Communications Earth & Environment: doi.org/10.1038/s432...
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I’m excited to kick off the Sustainability on Tap series tomorrow, hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder Sustainability Research Initiative! 🌎 Join us at Rayback Collective from 6-8pm MT on January 21, 2026. “Trees Good, Machines Bad? The Psychology of Sustainability Technology Judgments”
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
2026 reading list for people who work on climate change 🌎 #climatechange #readinglist #humandimensions #climatesolutions
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Are you an undergraduate student interested in pursuing a PhD in psychology? Or a mentor looking for graduate school resources for students? This 5-minute video offers tips and helpful information about how to prepare 🎓🌟 youtu.be/_8wSuQuzoJ8 #GraduateSchool #PhDPsychology #PhD #STEMaccess
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How to Prepare to Apply to PhD Programs in Psychology | Graduate School Tutorial
YouTube video by Sarah Gonzalez-Coffin, PhD | Social Scientist
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
I am excited to announce that I have defended my dissertation and completed my PhD in Social Psychology at the University of Colorado Boulder 🎓🎉 Thank you to my wonderful mentor, Leaf Van Boven, and committee members for investing in my training these past 5 years. Now, to celebrate! 😄
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
🎓 Are you interested in getting involved in research in psychology & neuroscience, but not sure where to start? This tutorial is for you! Learn about how to pick a lab & prepare to apply, with real examples. youtu.be/NXbVfTAMgFs?... #Access #Research #Psychology #Neuroscience #STEM
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How to Apply to Your First Research Assistantship in a Psychology & Neuroscience Laboratory
YouTube video by Sarah Gonzalez Coffin | Decision Scientist
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Thank you to @spspnews.bsky.social for selecting me as a recipient of this year's Jenessa Shapiro Graduate Research Award. I’m so honored! The funding will be applied to further my research on what drives public support/opposition to technological solutions to address climate change. #SPSP #Award
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Don’t miss out on #APA2025 programming from Division 34: Society for Environmental Population & Conservation Psychology 🌎 Itinerary information below! #APA2025 #APA #Div34
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Attending #APA2025 and interested in learning about how preferences for naturalness shape support of climate change solutions? Join me on Saturday, August 9, from 8-9am for our session "Strategies for Enhancing Public Support and Behavioral Change in Climate Action and Sustainability" 🌎 #Div34
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I’ve really appreciated the interdisciplinary community of SCB SSWG over the last few years. This is a great service opportunity for folks interested in expanding community in conservation social science! scbsocialscience.org #ServicePosition #Volunteer #SocialScience #ConservationScience
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
🎓 Undergraduates and future graduate students: free memberships are available today from the American Psychological Association! Available to the first 500 applicants. sso.apa.org/apasso/idm/a... #APA #ProfessionalSociety #FreeMembership #GraduateSchool #Psychology
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
What a great certificate program on machine learning by Harvard University! I'm excited apply these new skills to advance my research on climate change decision making and technology adoption. For anyone else interested in certificate programs by @harvard.edu: pll.harvard.edu/subject/data...
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
“Low-carbon sources of energy such as wind and solar not only have huge climatic and energy security benefits, but also financial advantages related to less construction risk and less chance of delays.” - Benjamin Sovacool www.bu.edu/igs/2025/05/...
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Investment Risk for Energy Infrastructure Construction Is Highest for Nuclear Power Plants, Lowest for Solar | Institute for Global Sustainability
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Want to jazz up your scientific posters? Check out this 15-minute tutorial I made about how to create scientific posters using Canva design software! 🌟 You can access this video and other resources here on my website: lnkd.in/gvJqC24V #ScienceCommunication #Tutorial #Poster
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🌎 Interested in organizing the 2026 SPSP Sustainability Psychology Pre-conference? We are recruiting organizing committee members & chair(s)! Email Sarah Gonzalez Coffin (S.GonzalezCoffin@colorado.edu)& Danielle Goldwert (dag591@nyu.edu). Organizers must be SPSP members. @spspnews.bsky.social
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
The first book on my summer reading list has arrived! 📚💡Looking forward to learning from @kelseabest.bsky.social and colleagues about the latest research on how climate change interacts with population dynamics. #Research #ReadingList
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Want to learn more about research-informed communication methods for novel carbon dioxide removal and low-carbon energy technologies? Don't miss my session at #APA2025 on August 9th from 4:30-5:30pm MT. Register today to join me! convention.apa.org  #TechnologyAdoption #Research
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
I am hiring a new Lab Manager to help run the NYU Center for Conflict & Cooperation. We start reviewing apps on MAY 1st and it pays over $58,000. Please share with anyone who might be interested! Please apply here: apply.interfolio.com/166620 See more details below:
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
A thoughtful and inspiring perspective piece by Paige Nicklas (University of Rochester) about what it’s been like to be a PhD student during this time. With my graduation approaching this December, I appreciate and resonate with so many of the sentiments shared here: www.science.org/content/arti...
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We started our Ph.D.s during COVID-19. Now, we’re graduating into political chaos
“It is difficult to absorb all the uncertainty and still hold on to hope,” this Ph.D. student writes
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
What a great #SPSP2025! I’m honored to have co-chaired the 🌎 Sustainability Psychology 🌍pre-conference with @dgoldwert.bsky.social as we featured 58 outstanding speakers, and hosted a networking happy hour. Thank you to our wonderful organizing committee for your service. Cya next year! #SP32025
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
We can’t wait to welcome everyone to Denver for the SPSP Sustainability Psychology pre-conference! 🌎 Join us this Thursday for breakfast, followed by a great morning of talks, then an evening networking happy hour. See you there! ❄️ 🏔️ #SP32025 #SPSP2025 @spspnews.bsky.social
SPSP sustainability preconference agenda 2025. See Whova app for program.
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Tiffany Ito @tiffanyito.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
If you are at #SPSP, please check out the talks and posters presented by Social Neuroscience Lab members! (And don't forgot your jackets 🥶) @spspnews.bsky.social #SocialPsyc
A listing of 4 CU Social Neuroscience Lab presentations at SPSP. 
Emily Brown will present "The Impact of Kamala Harris's Social Identities on Political Perceptions" [poster 148] at the Social Cognition Preconference, 9:00-10:00 am. She will also present "Gender and Professional Stereotypes in STEM Professors: A Double Bind" [poster 67] at Poster Session D, Friday 4:30-5:30 pm, Exhibit D.

Charlotte Moser will present "Communicating Inclusion: Effects of Interpersonal Allyship versus Organizational Diversity Statements" on 
Saturday 3:15-4:45 pm, Bluebird Ballroom 2A.

Chelsea Taylor will present "College Classes Getting You Down? TA Support Promotes Belonging and Persistence for Undergraduates" [poster 50] at Poster Session E, Saturday 12:30-1:30 pm, Exhibit D.
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
CU Boulder Colleagues: join us next week for this special speaker event that I am co-hosting in partnership with the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies & STEM Routes. Open to all! RSVP here: bit.ly/STEMRoutesFeb19 #CUBoulder #IndigenousKnowledge #ClimateChange
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
I’m excited to share that a new article I wrote with Pamela Buckley, Charleen Gust, Sheba Aikawa, Christine Steeger, and Fred Pampel has been published in Prevention Science! Read our open-access paper here: rdcu.be/d6ybQ #PreventionScience #Preregistration #HealthPsychology #HealthEquity
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
The technological innovations we invest in now have cascading economic, social, and environmental effects for generations to come. It’s great to see wind turbines being designed with a circular economy in mind 🌟 www.energy.gov/eere/article... #DecarbonizedEnergy #WindEnergy #ClimateChange
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America Can Recycle 90% of Wind Turbine Mass, According to New DOE Report
Report suggests investing in strategies and innovations to process the remaining 10%, improving sustainability and supporting a circular economy.
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Don’t miss out! Join us in Denver, Colorado at the Sustainability Psychology Pre-conference this year on Feb. 20, 2025. #Conference #Denver #SustainabilityPsychology #EnvironmentalPsychology #SP3 #SP32025 #SPSPSP2025 #SPSP2025
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Scholarships for Native Students in STEM fields are available through AISES! Applications are due April 30, 2025. Learn more here: aises.org/scholarships/ #Scholarships #STEM #CollegeScholarships #AISES #NativeAmerican #AlaskanNative #AmericanIndian #StudentScholarships
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Really interesting perspective on the future of climate technology the role of corporate buy-in in this conversation with Jigar Shah, Director of the Loans Programs Office at the Department of Energy. #EnergyTechnology #DOE #CarbonDioxideRemoval #ClimateChangeTech youtu.be/LQOWz52NebE?...
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Yes, Biden’s Green Future Can Still Happen Under Trump
YouTube video by New York Times Podcasts
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Implementing technological solutions to social problems requires us to be intentional in planning for interconnectedness. To expand promising AI interventions, we need to also invest in an energy infrastructure that is more efficient and less carbon-intensive. phys.org/news/2024-09...
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Conversations with AI can successfully reduce belief in conspiracy theories
Have you ever tried to convince a conspiracy theorist that the moon landing wasn't staged? You likely didn't succeed, but ChatGPT might have better luck, according to research by MIT Sloan School of M...
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Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center @secasc.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
📢Applications are open for the 2026 #SeaGrant Knauss #Fellowship! This paid fellowship matches #GraduateStudents with an interest in #ocean, #coastal, & Great Lakes resources with hosts in government for 1 year. Learn more and apply: loom.ly/RHaRjrY
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Applying for PhD Programs This Cycle? 🎓 Odds are, you’re eagerly awaiting interview offers—or starting to prepare for upcoming visits. 🌟 Here are a few tips to add to your toolkit: #PhD #PhDPrograms #GraduateSchool #GradSchoolTips #Interviews #PhDPsychology #Research
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Registration is open for the 2025 SPSP Sustainability Pre-conference 🌎 Our theme this year is “Building a Sustainable Future: Infrastructure, Behavior Change, and Environmental Justice”. Join us in Denver on Feb 20, 2025 to hear from an amazing lineup of speakers. Register: bit.ly/RegisterSP32...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 26/11/2024
New starter pack! Practitioners + researchers in both mental health & societal well-being, addressing the individual and collective anxiety & grief we feel in response to the climate crisis, as well as understanding + overcoming societal & psychological barriers to climate action. Who'd I miss?
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
Final call! ⏰ Today is the last day to submit your abstract to the Sustainability Preconference with the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). Apply here by 11:59pm PT 10/17: spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2025-p... #SPSP #SP3 #SustainabilityPsychology
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Dan Goldstein @dggoldst.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
Judgment and Decision Making (JDM) starter pack Happy to add you go.bsky.app/8nDKmwG
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 14/10/2024
There are just a few days left to submit to the #SPSP Sustainability Preconference on Feb. 20, 2025, in Denver, CO. Join us as we highlight insights in environmental justice, sustainable policy, infrastructure, and behavior change. Abstracts due Oct 17, 2024. Submit here: bit.ly/Sustainabili....
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Tiffany Ito @tiffanyito.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
CU Boulder is hiring a social psychologist! We seek someone who can contribute to quantitative training. Substantive area of research is open, but we are particularly interested in someone with a social neuroscience focus. Please share! jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
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Assistant Professor
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 09/04/2024
Call for Abstracts! Division 34's 3rd Virtual Conference is on Sept 26-27, 2024. I’m excited to be serving as this year’s conference chair ✨ Submit by May 31, 11:59pm to join us for a great event: sites.google.com/sepcp.org/vi... #Activism #BehaviorChange #Resilience #Health #Technology #Design
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 09/04/2024
I’m honored to have been selected as a 2024 Linda Latham Scholar with the ACEEE Summer Study program. This generous award will allow me to learn from climate leaders about tools to equitably decarbonize the building sector. (1/2) #scholarship #decarbonization #climatechange
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Jeremy Bekker, PhD @jeremybekker.bsky.social · 24/02/2024
Hello everyone! I’m still recruiting my dissertation project. I’ve created a sustainable online well-being course. The course is now open to all participants 18-34 with $40 compensation for participating. Details outlined below.
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 23/02/2024
I am a PhD student on the search for a summer 2024 research internship at a government organization, with a focus on the social/human dimensions of climate change. All recommendations are appreciated. Thank you! #ClimateChange #HumanDimenions #SocialScience #SummerInternship
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Sarah Gonzalez Coffin, PhD @sgonzalezcoffin.bsky.social · 11/02/2024
What an honor to chair my first conference session with such incredible speakers! Many thanks to Danielle Goldwert, Jacob Rode, and David Sherman for your outstanding talks & important work on understanding paths forward to address climate change. #SPSP2024 #climatechange #environmentalpsychology
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