Assistant Professor of Public Relations and Environmental Communication at the University of Cincinnati. Research includes psychology, persuasion, and behavior in topics related to science, environment, and tech.

Dr. Abel Gustafson is an expert on public opinion and strategic communication about sustainability, the environment, and technology. He studies the roles that emotions, uncertainty, social norms, uncertainty, worldviews, media, and politics play in driving public attitudes and behaviors.

Before joining the University of Cincinnati, he was a postdoc at Yale University (Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, 2018-2020) and earned his Ph.D. at the University of California, Santa Barbara (Communication, 2018).

Kate Nicole is in her final year as a PhD Candidate.  Her interests revolve around understanding and reimagining the human-nature relationship, especially as applied to conservation, climate change, and animal ethics.  Her dissertation proposes an ameliorative project aimed at the reconceptualization of nature and naturalness.  In addition to her interests in environmental philosophy, she has worked on questions of animal consciousness, particularly on the possibiltiy of mental disorders in animals. 

Research Interests: Environmental philosophy, philosophy of science, climate change, animal minds/welfare Other interests: music, theatre

Dr. Amy Townsend-Small is a Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability at University of Cincinnati. She has a Ph.D. in Marine Science from The University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. in English and Biology from Skidmore College.  She is a service-driven researcher, teacher, and mentor in environmental science and policy, with a research focus on environmental impacts of the oil and gas industry.  Together with her collaborators and students, she has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles and raised millions of dollars in research funding.  She also works with local, national, and international governments on greenhouse gas emissions reductions policies based in science.  She recently served in the Biden-Harris Administration as the Senior Climate Advisor in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, United States Department of State.  She is the recipient of the Science and Community Award from the Ohio Environmental Council and the President’s Volunteer Service Award from the President of the United States.  

Peter Crawley has led at the intersection of strategic consulting, real estate and sustainability for more than fifteen years, serving as the principal advisor to top real estate owners and scores of  operating companies.  Peter has helped the executive teams at these enterprises develop and implement highly profitable Sustainability Strategies.  Prior to joining SR Inc, Peter served as the Director of Sustainability Services at the environmental engineering firm EBI Consulting, as well as Director of the Sustainable Business Leader Program of MA.  He has also taught on Sustainability, Leadership, and Corporate Social Responsibility as an adjunct professor at Boston College’s Carroll School of Business.

Peter is LEED accredited and has deep experience working on energy efficiency issues, product life cycle improvements, and greenhouse gas measurement, reduction, and reporting. He has worked on numerous LEED certification and high-performance building projects, and designed and implemented company-wide behavioral change programs to advance sustainability goals and enhance employee engagement.

Peter received his BA from Amherst College, his MS in Real Estate from Columbia University and his MA in Sustainability & Environmental Management from Harvard University.