Lisa Palmer

Lisa Palmer is an award-winning journalist and senior fellow at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) who has written about science, the environment, sustainability and social challenges of a changing global environment for over 17 years for publications around the world. Her first book is Hot, Hungry Planet: The Fight to Stop a Global Food Crisis in the Face of Climate Change, to be published by St. Martin's Press in May 2017. The book brings readers on a global journey that explores the human story behind complex hot-button issues of food security and the environment, and it documents innovations by people and organizations working on the front lines of fighting to improve food security. You can read more about the book, her writing, and events at www.hothungryplanet.com. Palmer is a recipient of many grants and awards for her writing. She has been a grantee of the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, a media fellow at the Vermont Law School’s Environmental Law Center, and a fellow of the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. She was previously a public policy scholar at The Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., where she conducted research on global food security, resilience, and policies related to sustainable agriculture. Palmer serves as a mentor to journalists in the Women in Public Service Project, and she has professional memberships in the Society of Environmental Journalists, the National Association of Science Writers, and the D.C. Science Writers Association. She is a graduate of Boston University and earned her master's degree at Simmons College in Boston.