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Olivia L Pearman, PhD

Olivia Pearman is a Science Engagement & Communication Fellow at the Social and Economic Analysis Branch at the Fort Collins Science Center.

Olivia's role as the Science Engagement & Communication Fellow includes creating new processes and methods for assessing USGS's organizational capacity to do science on cross-cutting science topics. She's interested in organizational decision-making, problem framing, and the science of communication related to environmental issues.

Professional Experience

  • Research Social Scientist, USGS Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, CO (2022-present)

  • Student Contractor, USGS Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, CO (2018-2020)

  • Policy Research Associate, Acadia Center, New Haven, CT (2016-2017)

  • Staff Scientist I, Carolina Wetland Services, Charlotte, NC (2012-2014)

  • Peace Corps Volunteer, Protected Areas Management, Honduras, CA (2010-2012)

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D. Environmental Studies, University of Colorado - Boulder, 2022

  • M.E.M Environmental Management, Yale School of the Environment, 2016

  • B.S. Environmental and Natural Resources, Clemson University, summa cum laude, 2009

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • Phi Beta Kappa (2009 - present)

Honors and Awards

  • SEA Partnership Engagement Award - Developing Science Commnication for Graphic Interfaces for Partners (2023)

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Romanello et al. 2022. The 2022 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels. The Lancet 400 (10363), 1619-1654.
Romanello et al. 2021. The 2021 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future. The Lancet 398 (10311), 1619-1662.
Pearman, et al. 2021. COVID-19 media coverage decreasing despite deepening crisis. The Lancet Planetary Health 5(1), e6-e7. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30303-X
Watts et al. 2021. The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises. The Lancet 397 (10269), 129-170.
Pearman & Boykoff. 2019. Now or never: How media coverage of the IPCC special report on 1.5 C shaped climate-action deadlines. One Earth 1(3), 285-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2019.10.026
Watts et al. 2019. The 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate. The Lancet 394 (10211), 1836-1878.
Watts et al. 2018. The 2018 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come. The Lancet 392 (10163), 2479-2514.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Romanello et al. 2022. The 2022 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels. The Lancet 400 (10363), 1619-1654.
Romanello et al. 2021. The 2021 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future. The Lancet 398 (10311), 1619-1662.
Pearman, et al. 2021. COVID-19 media coverage decreasing despite deepening crisis. The Lancet Planetary Health 5(1), e6-e7. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30303-X
Watts et al. 2021. The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises. The Lancet 397 (10269), 129-170.
Pearman & Boykoff. 2019. Now or never: How media coverage of the IPCC special report on 1.5 C shaped climate-action deadlines. One Earth 1(3), 285-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2019.10.026
Watts et al. 2019. The 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate. The Lancet 394 (10211), 1836-1878.
Watts et al. 2018. The 2018 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come. The Lancet 392 (10163), 2479-2514.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government