About the Author

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BRITT WRAY is a writer and researcher working at the forefront of the emotional and psychological impacts of the climate crisis. Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, she is the Director of Stanford Medicine's Special Initiative on Climate Change and Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She holds a PhD in science communication from the University of Copenhagen and did her postdoctoral training at Stanford Medicine in global health. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, and Globe and Mail, among other publications. She has hosted several podcasts and radio and TV programs with the BBC and CBC, is a TED speaker, and is the creator of Gen Dread, a newsletter about staying sane in the climate crisis: gendread.substack.com.