Emily Diamond at TEDxURI 2021
Personal Identity and Climate Change
Climate change is among the most polarizing issues in American politics, creating barriers to meaningful policy solutions. Dr. Diamond introduces a new solution, emphasizing how relating climate change to different aspects of our identities might be a key to building bipartisan unity on the topic.
Emily Diamond
Assistant Professor of Environmental Communication
Dr. Emily Diamond is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Communication at The University of Rhode Island. Her research focuses on the intersection between identities, strategic communication, and public opinion on climate change and environmental issues. Specifically, how non-partisan identities — such as parental, place-based, or conservationist identities — influence how individuals form their attitudes on environmental issues. Her research has implications for efforts to overcome partisan divisions on environmental policies through framing and communication. Dr. Diamond has a Ph.D. in Environmental Policy from Duke University.