About
Sharing research with academic, policy, and public audiences at NCA 2025, Denver, CO
Neha Gour is a Ph.D. candidate in Science Communication at George Mason University and an affiliated researcher with the Center for Climate Change Communication. She is currently an Institute for a Sustainable Earth Summer Fellow with The Nature Conservancy. Her work examines the intersections of AI infrastructure, climate change, public health, and public policy. Using quantitative methods, she generates and evaluates empirical evidence to inform policy, public communication, and decision-making.
Her research spans the health implications of data center expansion, the role of health professionals as climate communicators, and how news coverage of climate change as a health issue has evolved over the past decade across the United States, India, and China. Her dissertation uses cross-national survey data from the United States, India, and China to examine how trusted opinion leaders shape public understanding of climate change and health. She works closely with policymakers, journalists, industry, and community stakeholders to translate research into evidence-based strategies that support both technological innovation and community well-being.
Neha has led and contributed to research, policy communication, and knowledge management initiatives with international organizations, research institutes, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, the Government of the City of Fairfax, Virginia; the World Health Organization (WHO); UNESCO; the Wellcome Trust; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark; Oxford Policy Management; Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy; the Centre for Policy Research; and the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Selected Talks & Conferences
Can data centers have health impacts?
American Public Health Association (APHA), San Antonio, Texas
Rapid expansion of data centers and health implications
George Washington University, Washington DC
Virginia Conservation Network, Summer Speaker Webinar Series
Virginia
Loudoun Energy Innovation Forum
Virginia
Which Americans understand that climate change harms their physical, mental, social health and community livability
National Communication Association, Denver, CO
News coverage of climate change as a public health issue: A decade-long analysis in the US, China, and India
International Communication Association, Australia
Effective advocacy and communication strategies for climate change and health
United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28), Dubai, UAE
The emerging role of communication in the development sector
Moolya Summer School, New Delhi, India
Memberships & Leadership
- –Air & Waste Management Association · 2026
- –Zero Hunger Generation Member, World Food Program USA · 2025
- –National Communication Association · 2025
- –Planetary Health Alliance, Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health · 2025
- –Society for Health Communication · 2024
- –Co-Founder, Moolya Foundation, New Delhi · 2020
- –Podcast Creator — Being Health and Compassionate (20 episodes, 4 languages) · 2020
