Environmental Studies

Joanna Huxster

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Degrees

• Ph. D., University of Delaware, Marine Studies and Policy, 2013
• B.A., University of Delaware, Geography, 2008

Research Interests

My research interests include public understanding and communication of environmental issues, climate change, and science. My current work focuses on public understanding of the social structure of science and how that understanding relates to trust in scientific consensus for politically divisive scientific issues like climate change. I also study and test effective communication techniques for increasing public understanding of science and inspiring action on environmental issues.

I teach Introduction to Environmental Studies, Environmental Communication, and Climate Change Communication.

Areas of Expertise/Research Focus

Public understanding of climate change, public understanding of science, climate change communication, environmental communication, environmental attitudes and behaviors, environmental education

Professional Experience

• Eckerd College – Environmental Studies: St. Petersburg, FL
  Fall 2017 – Present: Assistant Professor
  Bucknell University – Production of Public Understanding of Science, Philosophy Department: Lewisburg, PA
  Fall 2015 – Summer 2017: Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow
• St. Joseph’s University – Environmental Science, Philadelphia, PA
  Spring 2014 – Spring 2015: Adjunct Faculty
• Drexel Univesity – Department of Sociology: Philadelphia, PA
  Fall 2013 – Spring 2015: Visiting Research Professor
• University of Delaware – College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment: Newark, DE
  2009 – 2012: Research Assistant, Center for Carbon-Free Power

Peer-reviewed Publications

• Slater, Matthew H., Joanna K. Huxster, and Emily Scholfield. (2022) “Public
  Conceptions of Scientific Consensus” Erkenntnis. First Online July 18 2022.
• Huxster, Joanna K. (2022) “Influence of Environmental Movements on Public Opinion
  and Attitudes: People’s movements moving the people?” Routledge Handbook on
  Environmental Movements. Eds. Maria Grasso and Marco Giugni. Routledge. 472-487
• Landrum, Asheley, Brady Davis, Joanna K. Huxster, and Heather Carrasco. (2021)
  “Influences of Study Design on the Effectiveness of Consensus Messaging: The Case
  of Medicinal Cannabis” PLoS ONE. 6(11): e0260342
• Huxster, Joanna K., Matthew Slater, and Asheley Landrum. (2021) “The Development
  and Validation of the Social Enterprise of Science Index (SESI): an Instrument to
  Measure Grasp of the Social-Institutional Aspects of Science” SAGE Open. April-June
  2021: 1-14. First Online May 25, 2021