Workshop Participants

Britt Wray, PhD is an author and researcher working at the forefront of climate change and mental health. Her latest book Generation Dread: Finding Purpose…

Retired eco-defense attorney; climate psychology researcher/writer; author of “Climate Trauma: Towards a New Taxonomy of Trauma” (2019) and “Climate Trauma, Reconciliation & Recovery” (2022); currently…

I am an educator with experience in the public school system (K-12), as well as post-secondary and post-graduate education. I have facilitated professional learning for…

Social scientist, writer, and teacher with extensive background in a variety of methods and subject areas, focusing on consciousness, transformation, and healing. Teach and engage…

Elizabeth Sawin is the Founder and Director of the Multisolving Institute. Beth is an expert on solutions that address climate change while also improving health,…

Elizabeth Ban Rohring served as the Engagement Lead for NOAA’s Sea Grant Program. Her focus has been on the effective communication of complex environmental science…

Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray works at the intersection of social justice and climate emotions. An environmental humanist with a BA in Religious Studies, an MA in…

Bill Plotkin, PhD, is an eco-depth psychologist, wilderness guide, and agent of cultural regeneration. As founder of southwest Colorado’s Animas Valley Institute, he has, since…

Dr. Panu Pihkala (b. 1979, he/his) is an adjunct professor of environmental theology (Title of Docent) at the University of Helsinki. He is currently known…

Aaron is excited about the interplay between our inner lives and the broader world. Aaron Pereira is currently Project Lead for The Wellbeing Project. The…

Per Olsson is Associate Professor and Deputy Science Director at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Based in complexity and systems thinking, his current research focuses on…

Julian Norris is one of the founding directors of the Wolf Willow Institute which supports complexity leaders and systems influencers of all kinds to cultivate…

Judi Neal is an author, scholar, speaker, and consultant. Her primary focus is workplace spirituality, transformation, and global consciousness. After receiving her Ph.D. in organizational…

Dr. Rachel Lilley is a Senior Fellow at the University of Birmingham working on systems leadership, with a specific interest in awareness practices and how…

I am an art historian researching existential aspects of art and transformation in history and now.

I began my career with large multinational corporations, then moved into the non-profit sector as a social entrepreneur contributing to the founding of four non-…

Kritee (dharma name Kanko) is a Buddhist Zen priest, Climate scientist and educator & Founding spiritual teacher of Boundless in Motion, a nonprofit based in…

Staci Haines is the author of "The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing and Social Justice." She has been experimenting at the intersections of personal and…

Philippe Goldin, PhD is a Professor at UC Davis and leads the Clinically Applied Affective Neuroscience Laboratory. His team is currently engaged in (a) basic…

I currently serve as Executive Director of The BTS Center, a private operating foundation in Portland, Maine, building on the legacy of the former Bangor…

Director, Birgit Rausing Centre for Medical Humanities; Assistant director, Neuronano Research Center; Thematic leader of Scientific Scholarship, Medical Degree Program; Core partner, Multihelix Think Tank.

Leslie Davenport is a climate psychology educator, consultant, and therapist exploring the intersectionality of climate, economics, education, policy, and social justice. Leslie authored four books…

I received my Master's of Social Work from New York University in 1995, and a post-master's Advanced Certificate in Clinical Social work from the same…

I am a social psychologist who studies the human relationship with the natural world. I am interested in how people are affected by environmental changes…

12 years of happily visual harvesting meetings, conferences and conversations of all kinds, with a special preference to anything related to sustainability, resilience, mental health,…

Being a physicist by background I have transitioned into faciliating reflective and co-creative processes for decision-makers in the field of sustainability. So often, my sense…

I am the incoming Dean of the Faculty of Education at UVic and the interim Director of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced (transdisciplinary) Studies.…

Kristen is an interdisciplinary social scientist, leading the Coastal Training Program since 2009 in efforts that consider the human dimension in coastal management. Being situated…

Christine Wamsler is Professor of Sustainability Science and the founder and director of the Contemplative Sustainable Futures Program (www.contemplative-sustainable-futures.com). She is an internationally recognized expert…

Rebecca Weston is a psychotherapist, photographer, and activist living in metro-New York. In her clinical practice, her work is informed by a recognition that our…

Dr. Alison Meadow has a background in environmental anthropology, Indigenous studies, and urban planning. Her research focuses on the process of linking scientists with decision…

Dr. Maria J. Molina (she/her) is a Project Scientist working in the Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)…

Dr. Rose Yu is an assistant professor at the University of California San Diego, Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Her research focuses on advancing…