Meet Britt

NOVEMBER 2, 2023 – A Toronto-born author and researcher, Britt is currently the Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry, a research and action initiative focused on community-minded interventions for resilience, climate leadership, and emotional wellbeing in the Stanford School of Medicine. Her research has been showcased in the New York Times, Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Wired, Globe & Mail, BBC Wildlife and TED Talks, and her books include the Governor General’s Literary Award-nominated “Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis,” which has been acclaimed by fellow authors Naomi Klein and Dr. Gabor Mate, and “Don’t Look Up” Writer-Director Adam McKay.

Learn more about our project with Britt in this video: