The Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media is happy to announce that Heather Kostick has been appointed Associate Director of PCSSM. Heather has been with PCSSM since its launch in 2022, and looks forward to continuing advance and expand the mission of PCSSM under the direction of Dr. Michael Mann.
Heather manages center research, communications, planning, and programming while collaborating with Penn organizations and centers, as well as, external organizations to further the center’s mission of science and sustainability communication in the media. She joins PCSSM after having previously worked for the Masters of Environmental Studies and Applied Geosciences programs in LPS. Heather received her B.Sc. in Wildlife Conservation from Juniata College, her M.E.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, and is a Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Science at Drexel University. Heather’s research interests include climate misinformation and disinformation, urban ecology, urban green space, biodiversity, and conservation.