Lisa Leombruni

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Environmental Science & Management

Specialization

 

Lecturer, Environmental Science & Management; Manager, Communication Program, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management 

Bio

Lisa Leombruni manages the Strategic Environmental Communication & Media Program at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, where she is also a lecturer.  Previously, she co-developed proposals for new televisions programs, oversaw media evaluation and impact studies, and conducted editorial research for the NOVA television series at Boston Public Television station WGBH.  As a consultant, she has worked for the United Nations, Oxfam America, the Center for American Progress, and Climate Nexus.  She holds a PhD in Communication, UC Santa Barbara; an MES, Yale University; and a BA in Biology, Brandeis University.

Research

social influence and social networks; how people form attitudes about climate change; effectiveness of environmental messaging; storytelling and narrative