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2017 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Community-centered Environmental Risk Communication

Student(s):

Shelby Cramer

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Julie Congdon

Partner(s):

  • United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

Faculty advisor(s):

Yen-Chu Weng, Program on the Environment, University of Washington

A strong foundation of trust is one of the most important aspects of a healthy community; it is essential to successful environmental risk communication. Culture, language, and other facets of diverse communities play their parts in how and why a community is healthy yet are often seen as barriers to communication. During my internship, I developed an understanding of how people embrace their differences in order to communicate effectively and ensure a healthy community. By learning about the different types of environmental education and the Duwamish River knowledge base, I dove into the various methods used to communicate so well.