Media & Speaking Engagements
Weather Geeks
Recently, Dr. Marshall Shepherd and I celebrated our Georgia roots, southern sport culture, weather curiosity, and climate expertise to discuss environmental challenges ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Am I a “weather geek?” Listen to find out!
Walk with TFB
I sit down with host and Walk with TFB Founder, Timothy Bryson, to discuss my personal-academic journey in pursuit of leveraging sport for climate science. We get one planet, Tim and I discuss how we can protect it.
The Sustainability Report
Alongside Claire Poole, Founder and CEO of the Sport Positive Summit, I joined host Matt Campelli to preview the 2023 Summit with key talking points, and hopeful takeaways.
MediaSport Podcast Series
I joined host Bret Hutchins to share insights about climate injustice, extreme weather and the benefits of adopting an intersectional perspective on the environment. We also discuss the attitudes of fans towards climate change and importance of research impact.
The Sustainability Report
Alongside Sean McCabe, Climate Justice officer at Bohemians FC, I joined host Matt Campelli to explain the concept of climate justice and how sport can facilitate it (if at all).
The Climate of Sport
I joined host Claire Poole, founder of the Sport Positive Summit, and the conversation goes from environmental impacts on major sports events, to the FIFA World Cup and the future of mega sports events, to climate justice and beyond!
Media Contributions:
ABC News/AP News. (2024, November 22). Athletes see climate change as threatening their sports and their health. Some are speaking up. https://apnews.com/article/cop29-climate-change-sports-athletes-ec284e8f3be7341ab50324c84dd691d9
The Atlantic. (2024, November 4). Climate change comes for baseball. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/11/baseball-climate-change-tropicana-field/680510/
Carbon Brief. (2024, August 9). Athletes feel the heat. https://www.carbonbrief.org/debriefed-9-august-2024-chinas-first-quarterly-emissions-fall-since-covid-harris-chooses-climate-vice-president-athletes-feel-the-heat/
The Guardian. (2023, September 24). American football season is getting hotter. Young players are dying. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/24/football-player-heat-deaths-athlete?CMP=share_btn_tw
Grist. (2023, June 30). How a Vermont soccer team makes climate progress its goooal. https://grist.org/culture/how-one-soccer-team-makes-climate-progress-its-goooal/
Forbes. (2022, December). Winning on and off the field: Forbes 30 Under 30, Sports 2023. https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2023/sports
The Athletic. (2022, December 19). Sam Mewis: Climate change, player safety, and the 2026 World Cup. https://theathletic.com/4010729/2022/12/19/sam-mewis-2026-climate-change/
ABC News. (2022, November 29). Georgia school district pays $10M settlement. https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/georgia-school-district-pays-10m-settlement/story?id=94151336
Scientific American. (2022, November 25). Outdoor air-conditioning cools the World Cup. But is it sustainable? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/outdoor-air-conditioning-cools-the-world-cup-but-is-it-sustainable/
Climate Central. (2022, November 21). World Cup warming up. https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/world-cup-warming-up-2022
Sport Business Journal. (2022, October 24). Puzzling out a career: The pathway to a role in sports sustainability is anything but a straight line. https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2022/10/24/In-Depth/Sustainability.aspx
Sports Illustrated. (2022, October 7). With hotter temperatures come more football deaths. https://www.si.com/high-school/2022/10/07/football-climate-change-daily-cover
Forbes. (2022, July 25). Athletes of color may be particularly vulnerable to heat — Here’s why. https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2022/07/25/athletes-of-color-may-be-particularly-vulnerable-to-heatheres-why/?sh=2e87f3156ec6
GRID News. (2022, June 21). From bad refs to brain-eating amoebas: How climate change is reshaping warm-weather sports. https://www.grid.news/story/climate/2022/06/21/from-bad-refs-to-brain-eating-amoebas-how-climate-change-is-reshaping-warm-weather-sports/?&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Vox. (2022, February 10). Artificial snow is nothing like the real stuff: The Beijing Olympics are the first to use 100 percent artificial snow. What does that actually mean? https://www.vox.com/2022/2/10/22926270/artificial-snow-beijing-2022-olympics-climate-change
Green Sports Blog. (2021, November 9). Previewing the inaugural Acting Green Forum: The first green-sports summit to emanate from Latin America. https://greensportsblog.com/previewing-the-inaugural-acting-green-forum/
Green Sports Blog. (2021, June 25). Environmental/climate justice, diversity and inclusion lead way at virtual event. https://greensportsblog.com/environmental-climate-justice-diversity-and-inclusion-lead-way-at-virtual-event/
Ocean Conservancy. (2021, May 7). For ocean action in sports, go to…Louisville. https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2021/05/07/ocean-action-sports-louisville/
Green Sports Blog. (2020, December 16). Environmental justice, racial justice and sports: Ideas on the way forward. https://greensportsblog.com/environmental-justice-racial-justice-and-sports-ideas-on-the-way-forward/