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#SwitzerTop50: The Top 50 Folks Switzer Fellows Follow on Twitter

Fellow(s): Mike Antos, Andrea Adams, Thomas Gill, Joshua Wickerham, Cynthia Robinson, Patrick McCarthy, Jen Sokolove, Doreen Stabinsky, Kartikeya Singh, Evan Hansen, David Kramer, Dustin Mulvaney
Topic(s): Science Communications

In recent years we have seen enormous growth on our social media streams, particularly Twitter.  With so many Fellows active on the service now, we thought it would be interesting to see who they think is worth following.  The following are the top 50 answers from our recent Fellow poll on environmental organizations and environmental thinkers worth following.

Contributors

Thanks to @mikeantos (Mike Antos), @AdamsAndreaJ (Andrea Adams), @tomgillpredicts (Tom Gill), @JoshuaWickerham (Joshua Wickerham), @CRobinson_STPF (Cynthia Robinson), @PMcCarthyNM (Patrick McCarthy), @jsokolove (Jennifer Sokolove), @doreenstabinsky (Doreen Stabinsky), @KartikeyaSingh (Kartikeya Singh), @hansenevan (Evan Hansen), @kramedog (David Kramer) and @DustinMulvaney (Dustin Mulvaney) for their thoughtful answers to our poll.

Twitter Lists

We have the following useful lists on our Twitter account (@switzernetwork):

Switzer Fellows Follow - The Top 50 Folks Switzer Fellows Follow on Twitter

Switzer Fellows - all of the Switzer Fellows on Twitter

Fellow Organizations - organizations that Switzer Fellows work for or are associated with

The Top 50 Folks Switzer Fellows Follow on Twitter

Without further ado, the top 50 folks Switzer Fellows follow on Twitter in no particular order are:

@drgrist

@SnowHydro

@kwren88

@carlyziter

@snakeymama

@ProfRubega

@duffy_ma

@TucsonPeck

@DrShepherd2013

@janegoodallinst 

@Revkin

@dotearth

@circleofblue

@waltonwater

@PeterGleick

@NatGeoGreen

@LauraPaskus

@G_Boccaletti

@ElizKolbert

@billmckibben

@PaulREhrlich

@msanjayan

@brettjenks

@NedBreslin

@ericstowe

@DKaimowitz

@JulianMollRocek

@rhett_butler

@pholmgren

@DaniNierenberg

@NigelSizer

@NickKristof

@GenAnthropocene

@upwell

@grist

@neiltyson

@GreenForAll

@michaelpollan

@CivilEats

@350

@NaomiAKlein

@_oscar_reyes

@kate_sheppard

@pandaclimate

@chilledasad100

@WRIClimate

@cleantechnica

@Kenwardjr

@Earthworks

@COMPASSonline

 

And as an added bonus, a few Fellows also submitted tags they follow on Twitter:

#WomenInSTEM

#womeninscience 

#disease

#ecologist

 

And finally a few more that came in late:

@JesseJenkins

@canislatrans

@CostaSamaras 

Meet the Fellows in this Story

Mike Antos

Mike Antos

2013 Fellow
Mike helps people and institutions navigate place, time and culture to achieve sustainable, just, and equitable outcomes. His experience includes extensive work and research about effective engagement between agencies and communities...
Andrea Adams

Andrea Adams

2014 Fellow
A 2014 Switzer Fellow, Dr. Adams conducts interdisciplinary research and facilitation aimed at conservation problem solving. Working at the intersection of science, management, and community, she aims to improve recovery outcomes for threatened wildlife to support thriving ecosystems. As an Ecologist in the Earth Research Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara, her work focuses specifically on amphibian declines, wildlife reintroductions, and endangered species management.
Thomas Gill

Thomas Gill

1991 Fellow
Tom Gill is Professor of Geological Sciences and Environmental Science and Engineering at the University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP). He teaches classes in climate science, geology, atmospheric science, and environmental science. Through UTEP...
Joshua Wickerham

Joshua Wickerham

2008 Fellow
Joshua Wickerham drives transitions to sustainable development through writing and participatory advisory work, especially in China. Joshua is currently Manager, Membership and Engagement at the ISEAL Alliance (www.isealalliance.org), the...
Cynthia Robinson

Cynthia Robinson

1994 Fellow
Cynthia Robinson is president of the Robertson Foundation for Government (RFG) where she directs grantmaking, management and operations, and stakeholder relations for RFG’s support of public service leadership development with an emphasis...
Katrina Schneider

Patrick McCarthy

1990 Fellow
Patrick McCarthy is the Water Policy Officer at the Thornburg Foundation. Trained as a conservation ecologist, he has worked for the last thirty years at the intersection of ecological science, water governance, and community-based...
Jennifer Sokolove

Jen Sokolove

2000 Fellow
Jen Sokolove leads the Water Foundation’s programs team, which drives grantmaking strategy to secure safe water for people, restore and sustain freshwater ecosystems, and build climate resilience. As a member of the senior management team...
Doreen Stabinsky

Doreen Stabinsky

1991 Fellow
Doreen Stabinsky is professor of Global Environmental Politics at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, USA. Her research focuses on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food security, adaptation and adaptation...
Kartikeya Singh

Kartikeya Singh

2014 Fellow
Kartikeya Singh describes himself as an "academic, a social entrepreneur, and a diplomat in training." He is currently the Deputy Program Director at the SED Fund in the Netherlands, where he supports a global network of partners to meet...
Evan Hansen

Evan Hansen

1996 Fellow
Evan Hansen founded Downstream Strategies, an environmental consulting firm in Morgantown, West Virginia, in 1997. He has more than 25 years of experience as an environmental consultant for nonprofit organizations, government agencies...
Dave Kramer

David Kramer

2004 Fellow
Dave's a bridge builder and boundary crosser, currently serving as Director of Green Programs for Boston Green Academy (BGA). Through outdoor learning experiences, real world interdisciplinary projects, and diverse leadership opportunities...

Dustin Mulvaney

2004 Fellow
Dr. Dustin Mulvaney is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Studies Department at San Jose State University where he teaches courses on energy and sustainability. His research focuses on the social and environmental dimensions of...