About Me

Alaina Wood is a sustainability scientist, climate communicator, and eco-anxiety researcher based in the United States.

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Alaina has been an environmentalist and climate activist since she was a child, because growing up in Appalachia she experienced the negative impacts coal, logging, and the petrochemical industry have on both people and planet.

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She holds a bachelor's degree in sustainability and geography from the University of Tennessee, and her work as a scientist primarily focuses on solid waste management and water quality protection.

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Alaina has worked in both the public and private sectors doing environmental compliance, planning, and design for solid waste facilities, public utilities, and land developers.

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She is also a climate communicator who works on keeping young people engaged in climate activism by producing video content around climate issues, solutions, and calls to action.

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Through her work as a climate communicator, Alaina researches how social media influences eco-anxiety rates in young people, and it's because of this work she became a vocal climate optimist.