Chaired the American Sociological Association's Task Force on Sociology and Global Climate Change, and co-edited the volume it produced: Climate Change and Society: Sociological Perspectives on Global Climate Change (Oxford, 2015). Studied organized climate change denial and resulting public skepticism for the past quarter of a century.
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Psychological Association; Lifetime Achievement Award, Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences; Web of Science "Highly Cited Researcher" 2019, 2021.