Graduate Student
Katherine Carmichael's research focuses on environmental & political communication, with a focus on community-based research methods.
Bio
Katherine Carmichael is an MA/PhD student in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Carmichael's work seeks to answer 2 key question: 1) How can Communication scholarship be leveraged to reduce barriers to enacting climate action at governmental, societal, and organizational levels? 2) How can academia, Government, and society effectively collaborate to achieve shared goals? Carmichael's research interests stem from her time working as a climate staffer in state government, and are heavily intertwined with her active involvement in the Santa Barbara south coast community.
Education
B.A. (2022), University of California, Santa Barbara, Communication
B.A. (2022), University of California, Santa Barbara, Political Science (American Politics)
B.A. (2022), University of California, Santa Barbara, Political Science (American Politics)
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