Faith Kearns is a scientist and research communication practitioner. She writes and talks primarily about water, wildfire, and climate change. Her work has been published at New Republic, On Being, Bay Nature, and more. Kearns' award-winning book Getting to the Heart of Science Communication: A Guide to Engagement (Island Press) is widely available. She co-hosts the award-winning Water Talk podcast with Mallika Nocco and Samuel Sandoval.
In previous roles, Kearns has developed science communication projects at the Ecological Society of America, served as a AAAS Science and Policy Fellow at the U.S. Department of State, managed a wildfire research and outreach center at the University of California - Berkeley, bridged science and policy advocacy efforts at the Pew Charitable Trusts, and led science communication efforts with the California Institute for Water Resources in the University of California's Division of Ag and Natural Resources/Cooperative Extension.
Kearns currently serves as the Director of Research Communication with the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at ASU.