Scholars
Jennifer Brousseau
University of New England
Based in
United States
North America
Dr. Jenn Brousseau is an interdisciplinary social scientist interested in understanding what elements influence environmental planning (e.g., collaboration, trust, social networks, learning) and how we move from planning to action, with a broad focus on the human dimensions of climate change. Dr. Brousseau is advancing an environmental social science research program centering students and focused on coastal property owners’ decision-making related to resilience and risk perception, the role of regional climate planning in advancing climate action, the dynamics of decision-making related to wildfire mitigation and planning, and how the arts can help us envision more sustainable climate futures. Past research has included 1. identifying effective practices for conducting climate adaptation workshops, 2. documenting trends in how climate planning addresses social justice, and 3. identifying factors that have influenced the adoption of climate adaptation and wildfire mitigation projects. Dr. Brousseau received her Ph.D. in Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation from Virginia Tech and completed a postdoc at Colorado State University studying wildfire governance. In a former life, Dr. Brousseau followed orangutans around rainforests in Indonesia and led environmental education programs for Indonesian and international students.
Country(ies) of Specialty
United StatesFocus areas of expertise
Climate policy and politics Climate Justice Behavioral actionHow to Connect
Publications
Articles
Courtney, K., Holm, F., Brousseau, J., Walker, S. E., Cheng, A. S., Hamilton, M., … & Salerno, J. (2025). Mapping Community Capacity to Reduce Vulnerability to Wildfire in Colorado, USA. Forest Science, 1-20.
Brousseau, J. J., Stern, M. J., & Hansen, L. J. (2025). Enabling factors and constraints for advancing justice through climate adaptation: evidence from 25 US municipalities implementing climate plans. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 1-20.
O’Brien, C., Stern, M. J., Brousseau, J. J., & Hansen, L. J. (2025). Climate adaptation as a team process: the role of place-based climate adaptation workshops in catalysing collective action. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 1-28.
Courtney, K., Rabung, E., Brousseau, J., Cheng, A. S., Fischer, A. P., Fried, H., … & Walker, S. E. (2024). Application of Participatory Process Mapping to Evaluate Environmental Decision-Making and Implementation. Society & Natural Resources, 37(12), 1627-1634.
Brousseau, J. J., Stern, M. J., Pownall, M., & Hansen, L. J. (2024). Understanding how justice is considered in climate adaptation approaches: a qualitative review of climate adaptation plans. Local Environment, 29(12), 1644-1663.
Schoenle, L. A., O’Brien, C., Brousseau, J., & Wendler, A. (2024). Unleash the power of values: how to conduct better science and cultivate thriving research groups. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 1-9.
Brousseau, J. J., Stern, M. J., & Hansen, L. J. (2024). Unequal considerations of justice in municipal adaptation planning: an assessment of US climate plans over time and by context. Local Environment, 29(10), 1344-1362.
O’Brien, C., Stern, M. J., Brousseau, J. J., & Hansen, L. J. (2024). Learning for collaborative action: learning domains and processes in place-based climate adaptation workshops. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 1-25.
O’Brien, C., Stern, M., Brousseau, J., & Hansen, L. (2024). Participant perspectives on effective elements and impacts of climate change adaptation workshops in the United States. Climate Service, 33, 100436.
Stern, M., Hurst, K., Brousseau, J., O’Brien, C., & Hansen, L. (2023). Ten lessons for place-based climate adaptation workshops. Climate, 11(2), 43.
Merritt, E. G., Brousseau, J. J., Stern, M. J., & Hansen, L. J. (2022). Walking the Walk toward Increasing Access and Reducing Emissions: The Promise and Challenges of Virtual Climate Adaptation Convenings. Sustainability, 14(19), 12586.
Knott, C., Kane, E.E., Achmad, M., Barrow, E.J., Bastian, M.L., Beck, J., Blackburn, A., Breeden, T. L., Conklin Brittain, N.L., Brousseau, J. J., Brown, E.R., Brown, M., Brubaker-Wittman, L. A., Campbell-Smith, G. A…Susanto, T.W. (2021). The Gunung Palung Orangutan Project: Twenty-Five Years at the Intersection of 2 Research and Conservation in a Critical Landscape in Indonesia. Biological Conservation 225.
Husson, S. J., Limin, S. H., Boyd, N. S., Brousseau, J. J., Collier, S., Cheyne, S. M., … & Schreven, S. (2018). Biodiversity of the Sebangau tropical peat swamp forest, Indonesian Borneo. Mires and Peat, 22, 1-50.