Scholars
Jack Zhou
Climate Advocacy Lab
Based in
United States
North America
Dr. Zhou helped to produce and manage the Climate Advocacy Lab’s social science resources for its webinars, workshops, and website. He also oversees half of the Lab’s research programs, which involves designing, tracking, and analyzing a range of experimental and non-experimental projects with advocate collaborators. He works at the Lab to help the climate community build deeper, more inclusive, and more effective relationships centered around mutual learning. Zhou’s research interests revolve around how people think about climate change, how they process information on the issue, and what gets in the way. Prior to joining the Lab, he worked as a postdoctoral associate in energy policy and survey methods at Duke University. He received a B.S. in Society & Environment from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Environmental Politics from Duke University. He lives in Durham, NC.
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Country(ies) of Specialty
United StatesFocus areas of expertise
Climate policy and politics Communications research Behavioral action Social movementsPublications
Articles
Zhou, Jack. “Boomerangs versus Javelins: How Polarization Constrains Communication on Climate Change.” Environmental Politics, vol. 25, no. 5, 2016, pp. 788–811. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09644016.2016.1166602
Diamond, Emily, and Jack Zhou. “Whose Policy Is It Anyway? Public Support for Clean Energy Policy Depends on the Message and the Messenger.” Environmental Politics, vol. 31, no. 6, 2021, pp. 991–1015. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09644016.2021.1969844
Smithson-Stanley, Lynsy, and Jack Zhou. “Blueprint for a Multiracial, Cross-Class Climate Movement.” Climate Advocacy Lab, 4 Oct. 2023, https://climateadvocacylab.org/blueprint-multiracial-cross-class-climate-movement