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Dr. Renee Lertzman challenges conventional assumptions about public engagement with climate change. She proposes reframing issues to more

Dr. Renee Lertzman challenges conventional assumptions about public engagement with climate change. She proposes reframing issues to more effectively protect the environment and people.

An applied researcher and strategic communications specialist, Lertzman focuses on generating lasting behavior change. Her work employs a scalable, potent, and deep systems-based psychosocial approach.

Renee Lertzman, Ph.D., is a researcher, writer, and consultant focusing on sustainability's psychological dimensions. She lectured at Portland State University on February 4, 2010, discussing "The

Renee Lertzman, Ph.D., is a researcher, writer, and consultant focusing on sustainability's psychological dimensions. She lectured at Portland State University on February 4, 2010, discussing "The Myth of Apathy or Why People Don't Seem to Care About Sustainability."

With two decades in the sustainability sector, Dr. Lertzman's innovative research and consulting are widely recognized. She holds an MA from UNC Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. from Cardiff University, where she developed psychosocial research for sustainability. Her work has appeared in the New York Times "Dot Earth," KBOO Radio, and The Ecologist. More information is available on her Website.

Climate One interviewed Dr. Renee Lertzman on February 10, 2016, to discuss the presence of heroes and villains within the climate narrative.

Dr. Lertzman, whose work can be explored

Climate One interviewed Dr. Renee Lertzman on February 10, 2016, to discuss the presence of heroes and villains within the climate narrative.

Dr. Lertzman, whose work can be explored further at reneelertzman.com, is the author of *Environmental Melancholia: Psychoanalytic dimensions of engagement*. The book is available on Amazon and at local bookstores.