Wittenberg Series: IBM Lecture

October 23, 2023
Start Time: 7:00 pm
Location:
Bayley Auditorium; Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center

Britt Wray

IBM Endowed Lecture in the Sciences
Britt Wray, Lead of the Chair’s Special Initiative on Climate and Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine

  • Presentation Title: "Belonging and Progress"

Britt Wray's research focuses on the mental health impacts of climate change on young people ("emerging adults") and frontline community members, as well as psychosocial resilience building, community-minded healing interventions, and public engagement for improved mental well-being and planetary health.

Wray holds a Ph.D. in science communication from the University of Copenhagen and is a journalist, speaker, and author of two books: Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in the Climate Crisis (Knopf 2022, and a finalist for the Governor General's Award), and Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics and Risks of De-Extinction (Greystone Books 2017). She has hosted and produced several science radio programs, podcasts, and television programs for international broadcasters including the BBC and CBC, and is a TED speaker.

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