Dr. Jennifer Marlon

Biography

Jennifer Marlon is a climate science researcher communicator with over 20 years of experience translating complex environmental data into actionable insights. She leads interdisciplinary efforts that intersect geospatial science, public opinion, and climate communication to inform policy and increase resilience, driving public engagement. Marlon holds positions as a Senior Research Scientist and Lecturer at the Yale School of the Environment and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC), and currently serves as Executive Director of the Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions. Her interdisciplinary research examines risk decision-making related to climate change and extreme weather, focusing on physical science and climate-wildfire interactions. Marlon has developed the Global Charcoal Database, an international collaborative effort that houses hundreds of sediment records from lakes, soils, and oceans to reconstruct past wildfires. She has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers and speaks regularly to the media on issues of climate change, wildfires, and resilience. Her recent work focuses on understanding how Americans' climate beliefs have changed over time, using large-scale panel data from nationally representative surveys. This research has shown that while concern about global warming has increased nationwide, support for policy varies significantly by region.

Research Interests