Shannon Gibson serves as an associate professor in environmental studies, political science, and international relations at USC Dornsife and is an affiliated faculty member of the USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability. She is an accredited observer to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations.

     As Founder and Director of the Gibson Climate Justice Lab, Shannon researches climate justice and policy, focusing on the annual United Nations climate change negotiations and the role of youth, Indigenous, women’s, and other climate justice voices in the fight to create fair and equitable climate treaties and solutions. Her professional practice bridges the science-policy-community divide and fosters justice-based dialogue and action in global environmental and health governance.

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