Papers and Projects
University of Northern Iowa
Thesis: SLAPPing Back: Greenpeace’s $660m Crisis Narrative
Abstract: In March of 2025, the environmental group Greenpeace was found liable for nearly $667 million to Energy Transfer, the oil company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The lawsuit centered around Greenpeace's involvement in DAPL protests nearly a decade earlier. Energy Transfer's lawsuit is a textbook Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP), a lawsuit that weaponizes civic torts to infringe upon First Amendment rights. The jury delivered a verdict that is unprecedented in SLAPP litigation--one that has the potential to "chill" future public participation. This thesis uses a crisis narrative framework to analyze Greenpeace's public response to the lawsuit, particularly the language Greenpeace uses to renew support for their organization and the broader environmental movement.
Read the prospectus here. (link coming soon)
Term Paper: Educating for Activism: UNESCO’s Greening Communities Guidelines and Ecojustice Adult Education
Abstract: coming soon
Read the paper here. (link coming soon)
Advocacy Campaign: #batswithbenefits
Description: Human activity—such as waterway impoundment and cave commercialization—post an imminent threat the United States’ bat population. This advocacy campaign provides educational content about why humans ought to care about the bat population and actionable tasks viewers can take.
The primary graphics parody famous works of art with overlayed colonies of bats flying in the background. This is an editorial choice intended to reflect the concept of an “image event”—cutting through the clutter of social media and creating a defining image for this campaign.
View the project here.