We are pleased to present our keynote speaker for the American Ornithological Society 2025 (AOS 2025) meeting in St. Louis, Missouri.
elin kelsey, Ph.D.
elin kelsey & company; adjunct faculty member at University of Victoria
“Why Evidence-Based Hope Matters in an Age of Climate Doom”
elin kelsey, Ph.D. is an award-winning author, speaker and thought-leader for the evidence-based hope and climate justice solutions movement. elin’s influence can be seen through the popularity of her book, Hope Matters: Why Changing the Way We Think Is Critical For Solving the Environmental Crisis (2020), and in the hopeful, solutions-focus of her clients, including the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and other powerful institutions where she has served as a visiting fellow including the Rachel Carson Center for the Environment and Society, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Kone Foundation, the Salish Sea Institute, the Cairns Institute, and Stanford University. She co-created the viral social media campaign #OceanOptimism and is currently leading intergenerational collaborations with climate influencers to make evidence-based hope more shareable online.
Her work as a best-selling children’s book writer, podcast host, film writer, and exhibit creator celebrates the resilience that exists within ourselves, and across species. elin is an adjunct faculty member of the University of Victoria School of Environmental Studies. She regularly leads workshops for environmental organizations, youth climate activists, educators, and community groups on evidence-based hope in communities around the world. Look for her newest book, How to Be Hopeful: Empowering Practices to Overcome Despair and Act for Climate Justice in Fall 2025.
For more, please visit www.elinkelsey.org.
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