Erin Zimmerman
Science Communications
Phone: 650-770-4436
Email: erinzimmermanphd@gmail.com
Location: Colorado, USA
ABOUT
I am an experienced writer, advocate, and researcher dedicated to educating other about climate change and, hopefully, inspiring them to action.
WRITING EXPERTISE
My writing expertise encompasses climate science, technology, and social/political science. I have written professionally in the areas of climate and science communications, technology, advocacy and civil society, where 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
2024 - Present
Science Communications Manager
National Science Foundation ASCEND Engine in Colorado and Wyoming
Fort Collins, CO
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
SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS: NSF ASCEND Engine in Colorado and Wyoming Impact Stories
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
