CEJ Faculty & Staff
Len
Ackland is co-director of the Center for Environmental Journalism
and an associate professor at the University of Colorado. He worked
for more than 20 years as a full-time journalist, including reporting
jobs at the Des Moines Register and the Chicago Tribune.
He was editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists magazine
before joining the University of Colorado faculty as an associate professor
in 1991. Among his journalism honors are the George Polk Award and the
National Magazine Award. His book, Making a Real Killing: Rocky
Flats and the Nuclear West, was published in paperback by the University
of New Mexico Press in 2002. He can be reached at Len.Ackland@colorado.edu.
Tom Yulsman is co-director of the Center for Environmental Journalism, an associate professor at the University of Colorado, and a faculty member in CU's Environmental Studies Program. He keeps a career as a science writer going by covering the Earth and environmental sciences, astronomy and astrophysics for magazines and newspapers. His book, Origins: The Quest for our Cosmic Roots, was published in 2003. Before joining CU in 1996, Yulsman was editor-in-chief of Earth magazine. His work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Denver Post, Discover, Audubon, and Astronomy. He can be reached at Tom.Yulsman@colorado.edu.
Deserai Crow is associate director of the Center for Environmental Journalism and an assistant professor at CU's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Crow earned her PhD in spring 2008 from Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. Her dissertation focused on the role that mass media and political factors play in establishing Colorado water law and policy at the local and state government levels. Her research here at the CEJ will include a more detailed analysis of the communication and framing of complex environmental issues such as water law and energy development in Colorado and the West. Crow's professional experience includes work as a public affairs specialist at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Denver, a promotions writer/producer at KWGN-TV in Denver, and stints as a reporter or bureau chief at four television stations from 1998 to 2000. She can be reached at Deserai.Crow@colorado.edu.
Doña Olivier's organizational skills and diverse background in project management, acquired from teaching in both public and private schools, help keep the CEJ and its staff on track. She holds a teaching degree from Chicago State University. Working at the CEJ coincides with her long-time interest in stewardship of the Earth. She has been with the School of Journalism and Mass Communication since 1999.
Jordan Wirfs-Brock is the CEJ graduate assistant and a master's student in the SJMC. Before coming to CU, she worked as a math and science teacher in South Korea and content editor for an environmental social media website. Wirfs-Brock has a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from MIT.