Our Team

Mason 4C is built on collaboration. Our core team at George Mason University brings together researchers and practitioners with expertise in climate change, science communication, public opinion, and social science. Around them is a broader community of students, research affiliates, long-term collaborators at Yale and beyond, and Advisory Council members who contribute diverse expertise and perspectives to our work.

Faculty & Staff

Research Affiliates

Students

Advisory Council

John Kotcher

Director and Research Associate Professor
Mason 4C

Lisa Patel

Executive Director
Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH)

Bob Inglis

Executive Director
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Edward Maibach

Founding Director Emeritus
Mason 4C

Daniel Reed

Associate Director
Mason 4C

Cat Kutz

Stakeholder Engagement Director
Mason 4C

Mohamed Ahmed

Finance and Operations Manager
Mason 4C

Teresa Myers

Research Associate Professor
Mason 4C

Julia Fine

Research Assistant Professor
Mason 4C

Joshua Ettinger

Research Fellow
Mason 4C

Chris Clarke

Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Mason 4C

Caiti Kelleghan

Budget and Grant Administrator
Mason 4C

Judith Cramer

Administrative Coordinator
Mason 4C

Chelsea Henderson

Director of Editorial Content
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Angela N Larck

Engagement Director
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Kimberly Williams

Director of Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH)

Bev Harp

Manager of State Programs
Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH)

Savannah Martincic

Manager of Communication 
Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH)

Clarissa Peyton

Digital Communications & Multimedia Program Assistant
Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH)

Anthony Leiserowitz

JoshAni-TomKat Professor of Climate Communication; Director of Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
YPCCC

Seth Rosenthal

Manager
YPCCC

Matthew Goldberg

Director of Experimental Research
YPCCC

Jennifer Carman

Director of Survey Strategy
YPCCC

Jennifer Marlon

Senior Research Scientist
Yale School of the Environment

Lisa Fernandez

Former Managing Director 
YPCCC

John Cook

Senior Research Fellow
University of Melbourne

Gabi Mocatta

Senior Research Fellow, Climate Futures
University of Tasmania (2025 Fulbright Fellow) 

Jim Kinter

Professor and Director
Virginia Climate Center

Celso Ferreira

Co-Director
Virginia Climate Center

Luis Ortiz

Co-Principal 
Virginia Climate Center

Sophia Whitaker

Communication Manager
Virginia Climate Center

Leah Nichols

Executive Director
Institute for a Sustainable Earth, George Mason University

Nic Badullovich

Research Fellow
University of Western Australia

Deepti Ganapathy

Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor

Eryn Campbell

Research Analyst
Action for the Climate Emergency

Kathryn Thier

Assistant Professor of Communication
Fairleigh Dickinson University

Muhammad Ittefaq

Assistant Professor 
James Madison University

Julianna Gwiszcz

Associate Director
Institute for a Sustainable Earth, George Mason University

Neha Gour

PhD Candidate (ABD), Science Communication
Mason 4C

Em Kohl

PhD Candidate
Department of Communication Studies

Tracy Mason

Assistant Dean for Strategic Communications & Marketing, PhD StudentGeorge Mason University College of Science

Yuan Yue

PhD Student

Syed Muhammad Abubakar

PhD Student

Naessiamba Eab-aggrey

PhD Student 

Michelle Cadwell Blackston

PhD Student

Hyojin Suh

PhD Student

William Baker

Advisory Council

Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi

Advisory Council

Salomon Salinas

Advisory Council

Edward Maibach

Advisory Council

Mona Sarfaty

Advisory Council

Brendan Jones

Advisory Council

Philip Dahlin

Advisory Council

Jeff Nesbit

Advisory Council

Collaboration Powers Our Work

Mason 4C brings together an ecosystem of organizations, institutions, funders, and collaborators who help make our work possible. Together, we strengthen climate communication, put research into action, and extend the reach and impact of our work. Meet our partners and sponsors whose support helps power 4C research, programs, and impact.
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