Dave White is an expert in sustainability, environmental policy and climate change. White's research develops theory and methods to understand and enhance the positive societal impact of science for sustainability. White is a professor is Deputy Director & Professor in the School of Community Resources & Development. He is a recipient of the President's Medal for Social Embeddedness from Arizona State University and the Celebrating Natural Resources Award from the University of Idaho.
"Climate change is a specific, earth science phenomenon. I believe you can still talk about it as a process and still convey urgency by using words like crisis that convey the importance and impact of those changes."