Ian Parker

Ian Parker is a Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, specializing in Energy Policy, Environmental Studies, and GIS. He serves as a Climate Policy Advisor for the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Change and Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, leading multilateral negotiations for Indigenous Peoples at the UN Climate Conference and managing bilateral climate coordination across the Western Hemisphere.

• Education:
• PhD in Anthropology with Specialization in Interdisciplinary Environmental Research, University of California, San Diego
• MA in Anthropology, University of California, San Diego
• MA in International Relations, Johns Hopkins University
• BA in Anthropology, Reed College

Parker’s research explores the intersection of social, environmental, and institutional dynamics, focusing on climate change, governance, ethics, and marine conservation. His work includes mixed-methods studies with Scripps Institution of Oceanography on small-scale fisheries and ethnographic research in global environmental diplomacy at the UN Climate Conference.