MHCC Instructor Eliot Headley teaching class
Understanding and Communicating Climate Science: A Course for Everyone In an age where climate change impacts are becoming increasingly evident, effective communication of climate science is needed now more than ever. Mt. Hood Community College’s (MHCC) Community Education class, Communicating Climate Science Effectively, is designed to give students the knowledge and tools needed to convey climate science in easyto-understand terms . Instructor Eliot Headley brings 6
a diverse background to the course, combining hands-on experience in the outdoors with formal schooling. Headley spent six years working as a guide for different activities including kayaking, hiking, biking, and backcountry skiing. Through that work, he noticed the rapid changes in the environments he was exploring, which led him to pursue a master’s degree in climate science and policy from the Scripps Institution of Mt. Hood Community College
Oceanography.
“People often don’t feel equipped to have productive conversations about climate change, which is where this course comes in.” -Eliot Headley After completing his degree in 2022, Headley moved to Portland and started offering workshops tailored for outdoor guides to help them talk about the impacts