Jennifer Bernstein holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Case Studies in the Environment, published by UC Press, and adjunct environmental studies faculty at Tarleton State University. She is a Senior Fellow at The Breakthrough Institute. Previously, Jenn was on the faculty of University of Southern California, the University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, and Hawaii Pacific University. She researches and publishes on the diversity of environmental attitudes and values, paying particular attention to social justice issues. Her first book, published by Emerald Press, is 'Responsible Consumption and Production: A Revolutionary Challenge for the 21st Century'. Her work has been published in academic journals including the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Environmental History, and Nature Climate Change. Her popular writing has been featured in the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Conversation. She was a Training and Retaining Women in STEM (TRELIS) Fellow in 2020, and winner of the University of Southern California Undergraduate Mentoring Award in 2022.

In this episode, recorded in October 2022, Jennifer reads from ‘Loss and Wonder at the World’s End’ by Laura A. Ogden.