Rachel Wetts

Brown University

Based in

United States
North America

Rachel Wetts is the Acacia Assistant Professor of Environment and Society and Sociology at Brown University. Her research examines how cultural and social psychological processes interact with systems of power and privilege to shape American politics. Rachel focuses on two areas of American politics with profound consequences for contemporary American society and for societies across the globe: the politics of white racial resentment, and the problem of stalled political action to address climate change. Her research has been published in such journals as Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences and Social Forces, and has been covered in major news outlets, including The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and NPR.