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Maria Isabel Espinoza is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. Her research and teaching expertise encompass environmental communication, climate change, and the climate-health nexus. She has published work in notable journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Environmental Sociology, and Big Data & Society. In addition, her book titled 'Strategic Nature: Public Relations Politics Environmentalism' (co-authored with Melissa Aronczyk) received the National Communication Association’s Roderick P. Hart Outstanding Book Award from the Political Communication division. Espinoza's current research focuses on media coverage of climate-sensitive diseases, particularly how public health experts in Peru perceive the implications of environmental conditions and climate change on infectious diseases. She is investigating adaptive strategies for the health sector and is involved in comparative projects across the Andean Region related to climate adaptation in public health. Furthermore, she explores how gender identities and racialized experiences among Latin American migrants in the U.S. shape their understanding of environmental problems and potential solutions.
Department of Psychology