Leah Aronowsky

Leah Aronowsky is an Assistant Professor of Climate at Columbia University's Climate School, specializing in the historical analysis of climate science and energy policy development. Her work bridges academic research with contemporary environmental discourse.

Education:

• PhD in History of Science, Harvard University, 2018
• BA with high honors, Wesleyan University

Her research centers on the critical period of 1970s United States, examining how climate science emerged alongside energy crises and political debates. Aronowsky investigates the socio-political construction of climate knowledge and its influence on modern environmental governance, contextualizing current climate challenges through historical frameworks. She actively translates scholarly insights for broader audiences through public-facing writing.

Her academic publications appear in leading interdisciplinary journals including Critical Inquiry, Environmental History, and Environmental Humanities, reflecting her position at the intersection of historical scholarship and environmental studies.

Aronowsky contributes to public intellectual discourse through essays and reviews in The New York Review of Books, The Nation, Public Books, and Jacobin, connecting historical analysis to present-day climate politics and policy debates.