Erin Zimmerman
Environmental Advocate and Communication Professional
Phone: 650-770-4436
Email: erinzimmermanphd@gmail.com
Location: Colorado, USA
ABOUT
I am an experienced researcher and writer dedicated to educating and inspiring others to take climate action. As a climate advocate, I love to learn about emerging climate technology and innovative solutions geared towards tackling climate change or mitigating its impacts.
WRITING EXPERTISE
My writing expertise encompasses environment and security, thought entrepreneurs, and local and regional climate issues. I have also written professionally for a medical device and aviation company, where I translated complex and nuanced concepts into easily understandable content.
My true passion is capturing the environment we live in, human connections, and how they interact. I love a good success story, and stories based on hope and progress. I thrive crafting engaging narratives that create three-dimensional characters and provide thought-provoking opportunities for action.
WRITING EXPERIENCE
2022 - 2024
Creative Writer
Wisk Aero
Mountain View, CA
2020 - 2022
Contributing Author
San Jose Spotlight / India Currents
San Jose, CA
2018 - 2022
Writer/Market Development Manager
VirtaMed
Schlieren, Switzerland
2008 - 2013
Writer/Editor/Lecturer
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
EDUCATION
2010 - 2013
Doctor of Philosophy - International Relations
University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
2008- 2010
Master of Arts in International Relations
University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
NOTABLE WORKS
DIGITAL: San Jose Spotlight Profile
BOOKS: Governance Entrepreneurs: Think Tanks and Non-Traditional Security in Asia, Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. ISBN: 9781137488244
CHAPTERS IN EDITED BOOKS: Zimmerman, Erin C. "Think Tanks as Governance Entrepreneurs: Institutionalizing Human Rights Discourse in Asia," in Julien Landry (ed.), Power, Politics, and Knowledge: Critical Perspectives on Think Tanks, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021.
JOURNAL ARTICLES: With Anna Longhini, "Regional Security Dialogues in Europe and Asia: The Role of Track 1.5 Forums in the Practice of International Security." European Journal of International Security, 2021: 1-22.
With Diane Stone, “ASEAN Think Tanks, Policy Change and Economic Cooperation: From the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis to the 2009 Global Financial Crisis.” Policy and Society, 2017: 1-16. doi:10.1080/14494035.2017.1397394
