Haley Schneider

Haley Schneider serves as an Assistant Professor of Communication in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of Maine. Her research examines environmental communication and digital rhetoric, with a focus on community formation and transformation in response to environmental threats. She is affiliated with the Rural Community Health and Wellbeing Cluster and holds a leadership role in the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Fellowship (CAMF) program.

Dr. Schneider earned her Ph.D. in Communication from Penn State University prior to joining the University of Maine faculty.

Her primary research explores how digital platforms shape community responses to environmental challenges, particularly in rural contexts. This work bridges environmental communication, digital rhetoric, and community resilience studies, emphasizing the role of technology in facilitating collective action during ecological crises. She investigates long-term community adaptation patterns and the rhetorical strategies employed in environmental threat scenarios.

Dr. Schneider teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental communication, digital communication, and rhetorical theory and method within the Communication and Journalism curriculum.

No scientific awards are documented in the available information. While specific details about student advising and grant funding are not provided, her academic contributions are channeled through institutional initiatives. She maintains active roles in the Rural Community Health and Wellbeing Cluster and the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Fellowship (CAMF) program, where she serves on the leadership team to advance climate resilience research and education.