A heartfelt thank you to the many faculty, students, alumni, special guests, and staff who contributed their time, energy, and insights to the success of the 2025 Teach-In on Sustainability.
Special thanks to the Iwasaki Library team for their expert curation of the TIOS25 Research Guide.
Acknowledgments
Students
- Yao Xiao ’26, Journalism and Marketing Communication
- Jayden Lopez ’28, Comedic Arts
- Kalan Cordell, MFA Candidate, Fiction
- Danielle Marston, MFA Candidate, Fiction
- Kathryne McCann, MFA Candidate, Fiction
- Emma Ross, MFA Candidate, Fiction
Faculty
- Nejem Raheem, Professor and Chair, Department of Marketing Communication
- Matt McMahan, Assistant Professor of Comedic Studies, Department of Performing Arts and BFA in Comedic Arts
- Hunter Vaughan, Assistant Professor, School of Film, Television, and Media Arts
- Douglas Struck, Senior Journalist in Residence, Department of Journalism
- Niko Emack, Affiliated Faculty, Communication Studies
- Jamie Lichtenstein, Senior Affiliated Faculty, Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies
- Christine Casson, Assistant Professor, Writing, Literature & Publishing
- Alireza Raisi, Affiliated Faculty, Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies
- Michael Tucker, Senior Executive-in-Residence and Associate Chair, Marketing Communication
Alumni
- Gyuri Won ’25, Marketing Communication
- Suzie Hicks ’18, award-winning media maker, author, environmental educator, and Emerson alum
- Conor Biddle ’18, Co-Founder at Onward, Creative Director at The People Platform, Emerson alum
- Jordan Cipolla ’18, Co-Founder at Onward, Creative Director & Co-Founder at Orbit Lane, Emerson alum
- Scott Clavenna MFA ’98, Co-Founder and CEO, Latitude Media, Emerson alum
- Evan Chapman ’11, Founder and Senior Director of Policy, Clean Tomorrow, Emerson alum
Special Guests
- Beth Osnes-Stoedefalke, Professor of Theatre and Environmental Studies, University of Colorado
- Matt Hobs, stand-up comedian and biochemist
- Kyle Marian, comedian, producer, science communications consultant, AP journalist, and former evolutionary biologist
- Suhasini Ghosh, Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation, Boston
- Alexandra St. Pierre, Director of Communities and Toxics, CLF Environmental Justice Program
- Adilson González Morales, Senior Communications Strategist, Conservation Law Foundation
- Olga Khokhryakova, PhD Candidate in Sport Management, Louisiana State University
- Lindsay B. LeClair, MS, MPH, CIYT, Public Health and Nutrition Policy Researcher
Staff
- The Iwasaki Library Team
- Steph Smyrl, Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Director of Athletics
- Jennifer Lamy, Emerson Sustainability
- Jacqui Moy, Emerson Sustainability
- Paul Pegher, School of Communication