Lauren Lutzke

Lauren Lutzke is the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media. With a background in psychology and environmental studies, Lauren’s interdisciplinary research broadly focuses on judgments and decisions people make in relation to the issue of climate change. Her work has examined interventions for preventing the spread of climate misinformation online, public perceptions and acceptance of new climate technology, and communication strategies for conveying climate policy information on Twitter. Lauren’s work has been published in Global Environmental Change, Climatic Change, and Risk Analysis. Lauren received an M.S. in environmental studies from the University of Michigan in 2019 and a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Southern California in 2022.