Edward Wile Maibach is a professor at

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who works on

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and climate change communication. Maibach received a B.A. in social psychology from the

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at San Diego (1980), a M.P.H from San Diego State University (1983) and a Ph.D. in communication research from

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(1990). Before joining the faculty at George Mason, Maibach was the associate director of the

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, Worldwide Director of Social Marketing at

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and a professor of Public Health at

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. Since 2010, he has been a Distinguished Professor of Communication at and Director of the Center for Climate Change Communication at GMU. As of 2018 Maibach had published around 80 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on public health and climate change communication. His edited book (together with Roxanne Parrott) ''Designing Health Messages'' was published by

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in 1995. Between 2011 and 2014, Maibach co-chaired the Engagement and Communication Working Group of the National Climate Assessment Development and Advisory Committee.

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GMU Faculty page
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