Carolyn Kormann

Carolyn Kormann serves as a Visiting Faculty member at Princeton University's Humanities Council, where she teaches the undergraduate course "Reporting the Anthropocene" focused on climate crisis journalism. An award-winning staff writer for The New Yorker, her work spans global environmental reporting from Siberian permafrost to Maui wildfire survivors.

Her research interests center on immersive environmental storytelling, examining climate impacts through human narratives and scientific phenomena. She investigates intersections of ecology, policy, and culture—documenting topics from nuclear power futures to plastic pollution—with emphasis on making complex scientific issues accessible through narrative journalism.

Her accolades include:

• Calderwood Journalism Fellowship (MacDowell)
• Abe Fellowship (Social Science Research Council)
• Middlebury Fellowship in Environmental Journalism

Kormann leverages prestigious fellowships to support field reporting across continents, translating scientific concepts into public narratives. Her teaching guides students in climate journalism techniques while her forthcoming book "How to Be a Bat" explores natural history through scientific inquiry and reportage.