Jennifer Bernstein holds a Ph.D. in Geography from University of Hawaii at Manoa. She received an M.A. in Geography at UC Santa Barbara and an M.S. in Science Education at UM Bozeman. Formerly, she was the Senior Data Analyst at American Environics, an opinion research and political strategy firm. She teaches at Santa Barbara City College and Hawaii Pacific University. Her research interests include environmental attitudes and values, American environmentalism, the environmental history of the US West, and online and interdisciplinary education.