Prof. J. Timmons Roberts

Timmons Roberts is Ittleson Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology at Brown University and the Executive Director of the Climate Social Science Network. He has taught in and directed environmental science and policy programs at Brown, the College of William and Mary, and Tulane University. Co-author and editor of fourteen books and edited volumes, and of over eighty articles and book chapters, his current research focuses on social drivers of action and inaction on climate change. Timmons’ approach to research is to learn about social change by participating with leading engaged actors in the real world. His Climate and Development Lab at Brown partners with research institutions, NGOs, and organizations at the local, national and international levels around the world.