Sophia Whitaker is the Communications Manager for the Virginia Climate Center at George Mason University. Here she interfaces with the public to bring awareness on Virginia’s climate impacts and helps to translate the Virginia Climate Center’s research through formats such as reports, blogs, and social media. Sophia graduated from George Mason University with her master’s degree in climate science and interned with the Center for Climate Change Communication.
Contact Information
swhitak9@gmu.edu
Sophia Whitaker
Communications Manager, Virginia Climate Center
Selected Publications
Ortiz, L. E., Stiles, R., Whitaker, S., Maibach, E., Kinter, J., Henneman, L., Krall, J., Bubbosh, P., & Cash, B. (2023). Public health benefits of zero-emission electric power generation in Virginia. Heliyon, 9(9). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20198
Education
“Bachelor of Science, Meteorology from Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Master of Science, Climate Science from George Mason University”
Recent Accomplishments
“Released and recruited students for the newly formed Climate Resilience and Adaptation Minor at George Mason University (https://science.gmu.edu/academics/departments-units/atmospheric-oceanic-earth-sciences/climate-resilience-and-adaptation)
Contributor to the upcoming Virginia Climate Assessment by the Virginia Climate Center. Leading design, formatting, editing, and release. The assessment will be released in October 2025.”