Teresa Myers is a Research Associate Professor at the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University where for the past 15 years she has investigated activation of trusted voices to build public and political will for equitable climate solutions. She has collaborated with several federal scientific agencies, including NASA, NOAA, and the EPA, to strengthen national climate communication and was also involved in developing the Climate Matters program that activated the nation’s weathercasters to inform the public about climate change. She participates in the Climate Change in the American Mind research program — a decade plus, twice a year, survey that investigates, tracks, and explores the American public’s climate change knowledge, risk perceptions, policy support and behavior.
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Teresa Myers
Selected Publications
Ansah, P.O., Badullovich, N., Myers, T., Kotcher, J., Rosenthal, S.A., Leiserowitz, A., & Maibach, E. (2025). Predictors of willingness to support and engage in nonviolent civil disobedience to defend the climate. npj Climate Action 4, 53. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00258-x
Badullovich, N., Kotcher, J., Myers, T.A. Rosenthal, S.A., Leiserowitz, A., & Maibach, E. (2025).
Understanding six “key truths” about climate change predicts policy support, discussion, and political advocacy. Climatic Change 178, 89. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-025-03934-3
Orr, M., Borth, A., Kotcher, J., Campbell, E., Myers, T., Maibach, E., Leiserowtiz, A., Rosenthal, S.A., & Clarke, C. (2025). Breaking the climate silence: Predictors of discussing global warming with family and friends. PLOS One. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000538
Roser-Renouf, C., Myers, T. A., & Maibach, E. W. (2025). Information processing and response among global warming’s Six Americas. Environmental Communication, 1–20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2025.2464165
Ballew, M.T., Uppalapati, S.S., Myers, T., Carman, J., Campbell, E., Rosenthal, S.A., Kotcher, J.E., Leiserowitz, A., & Maibach, E. (2024). Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S.. npj Climate Action 3, 88. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-024-00172-8
Maibach, E. Roser-Renouf, C., Myers, T., Kotcher, J., & Reed, D. (2024). The “think-and-do tank” model: Action-oriented climate communication research. Environmental Communication, 18(1-2), 68-75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2024.2304571
Myers, T., Roser-Renouf, C., Leiserowitz, A., Maibach, E. (2024) Emotional signatures of climate policy support. PLOS Climate. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000381
Education
Ph.D., Communication with a Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Survey Research, The Ohio State University
M.A., Communication, The Ohio State University
B.A., Communication, Cedarville University