Author Archives: Catherine Gautier

Catherine Gautier is a professor of Geography at the University of California Santa Barbara where she teaches about Climate Change. She holds a Doctorat d’Etat (Physics/Meteorology) from the University of Paris and has recently published two books with Cambridge University Press: Facing Climate Change Together and Oil, Water and Climate: An Introduction. Her main research areas are Global Climate Change, Science, and Education. With over 200 scientific publications in atmospheric and climate science, her education research addresses issues like learner-centered pedagogy, misconceptions about climate change, the utility of various pedagogical approaches (e.g., mock climate summits) and various tools (e.g., simplified climate models) to ensure learning and understanding about Climate Change occurs. She focuses on the use of concept maps to evaluate learning and misconceptions. Professor Gautier regularly gives talks about Climate Change in various local, national and international venues. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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