Marija Verner, PhD, Climate Change Communication Researcher and Educator, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
March 2026
About the Speaker
Marija Verner, PhD, Climate Change Communication Researcher and Educator, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Marija Verner is the Digital Education Manager and Research Specialist at Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC). She studies how people around the world understand, experience, and respond to climate change, with a focus on cross-national public opinion, gender and development, and the spatial distribution of climate risks. Her research has appeared in World Development, Latin American Politics and Society, European Political Science, Nature Climate Change, Comparative Political Studies, and other scientific journals. In parallel, she co-leads the design and instruction of a professional education program in strategic climate communication for global audiences.
