Catherine Bruns
224 Church St SE
Minneapolis,
MN
55455
I am a PhD candidate in Communication Studies at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (UMN), where I study media discourses of water scarcity. My dissertation examines community stakeholder communication surrounding climate adaptation in the Andalucía wine region in southern Spain. I have previously taught in-person and asynchronous undergraduate communication courses and am currently a graduate research assistant for the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX). Presently, I serve on the UMN Water Council, the International Environmental Communication Association Board of Directors, and the United States Global Leadership Coalition Minnesota State Advisory Council.
Educational Background
- B.A.: Communication Studies-Theatre Arts, Political Science, Concordia College, 2015
- M.A.: Environmental Communication and Advocacy, James Madison University, 2017
Specialties
- Environmental communication
- Critical media studies
- Water
- Knowledge transfer
- Journalism
- Climate change