Bruno Takahashi Ph.D.

Bruno Takahashi is the Brandt Endowed Professor of Environmental Communication at Michigan State University. He holds a joint appointment in the School of Journalism and AgBioResearch and serves as the Research Director at the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism. He earned his bachelor’s degree in communication from Universidad de Lima, Peru, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Science from SUNY ESF, USA. His current research focuses on news coverage of environmental issues, environmental journalism practices in Latin America and U.S. Latino media, and identity in science communication.He is also affiliated with the Health and Risk Communication Center, the Environmental Science and Policy Program, and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at MSU.

For more information on Dr. Takahashi's work, visit his personal page.

Current research projects:

• "Intercultural Science Communication Research and Training to Broaden Participation Among Historically Minoritized Science Practitioners." Project funded by the National Science Foundation (2021-2026).

• Environmental communication and disinformation in Peru. Upcoming support from the Climate and Land Use Alliance.

   

Past projects:

• "Infrastructure collapse and its effects on news practices during Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico." Project funded by the National Science Foundation (2018-2022).

• Environmental risk perceptions among recent Latin American and Caribbean immigrants: The role of information sources and acculturation processes. Project funded by the Diversity Research Network, Launch Awards Program, MSU (2020-2021).

Recent publications:

• Takahashi, B. & Salas, M. F. (in press). "Localizing (or not) climate change in Spanish-language newspapers in the United States. Environmental Communication.
• Valdez-Ward, E., Ulrich, R. N., Bennett, N., Martinez-Maldonado, E., Mattheis, A., Treseder, K. K., Takahashi, B., & Menezes, S. (2024). Science communicators from marginalized backgrounds challenge STEM cultural norms to promote community belonging. Journal of Science Communication, 23(4), A01.
• Hartinger, S….Takahashi, B.,… et al. (2024). The 2023 Latin America report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: The imperative for health-centred climate-resilient development. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas.
• Heo, R., Miller, S., Takahashi, B., Cottrell, J. (2024).  A content analysis of EPPM’s threat and efficacy information in environmental news: The impact of a community of practice and topic. Newspaper Research
• Kendig, C., Selfa, T., Thompson, P….Takahashi, B. (2024). The need for more inclusive deliberation on ethics and governance in food biotechnology. Journal of Responsible Innovation.
• Takahashi, B. (2024). Latin American immigrants and the environment: Acculturation, information sources, and place. Local Environment, 29(3), 399-413.
• Miller, S., Takahashi, B., Heo, R., & Cottrell, J. (2023). Sustainability and environmental communities of practice’s impact on news content diversity. Journalism Practice.
• Rodriguez, L., Takahashi, B., Tiffany, L. A., Menezes, S.., & Valdez-Ward, E. (2023). Minoritized scientists in the United States: An identity perspective to science communication. Science Communication.
• Yglesias, M., Hartinger, S….Takahashi, B.,… et al. (2023). The Lancet Countdown South America: Increasing health opportunities by identifying the gaps in health and climate change research. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, 26.
• Takahashi, B., et al. (2023). Climate change and public health in South America: A scoping review of governance and public engagement research. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas.
• Hartinger, S….Takahashi, B.,… et al. (2023). The 2022 South American Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Trust the Science, now that we know, we must act. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas.
• Takahashi, B. & Zhang, Q. (2023). Place in disaster coverage: An analysis of newspaper coverage of Hurricane Maria. Journalism Practice.
• Takahashi, B. (2023). Towards inclusive international environmental communication scholarship: The role of Latin America. International Journal of Cultural Studies. 26(4), 372-391.

Teaching

• JRN 365 International News and Governments  (Spring)

• JRN 372 Environment, Health, and Science Jrn Seminar (Spring)

• JRN 873 Environment, Health, and Science Jrn Seminar (Fall)

• Education Abroad (Summer 2024): Environmental and Science Communication in Peru. Summer 2024 blog

• Education Abroad (Summer 2018): Environmental Communication and International News in Peru. Summer 2018 program blog 

• Education Abroad (Summer 2022): Environmental and Science Communication in the Netherlands and Belgium. Summer 2022 blog

Research Director, Knight Center for Environmental Journalism

Interim Director, Journalism Ph.D. program

Immediate past Chair, Environmental Communication Division, International Communication Association

Associate Editor, Environmental Communication

Environmental journalism

Environmental Communication

Environmental behaviors

Latin America

Research Centers and Labs

Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
Health and Risk Communication Center