Climate Central

Erika Freimuth

Managing Editor and Writer

Erika Freimuth, Ph.D., is the managing editor and lead writer for Climate Central’s Climate Matters program. In this role, she manages the long-lead editorial calendar and coordinates the production and publication of each weekly Climate Matters release.

As a member of the content department, she researches and writes weekly Climate Matters briefs that summarize Climate Central analyses and place the findings in a broader scientific context. She also helps develop content strategy, edits and occasionally writes reports, liaises with external scientific experts, and supervises High Meadows Research and Communications Fellows.

With a scientific background focused on paleoclimate and a passion for science communication, Erika is delighted to work on the Climate Matters program to support local, data-driven, and broadly accessible reporting about climate change impacts and solutions.

Prior to joining Climate Central in 2021, she worked as a scientific editor at Cell Press where she helped launch One Earth, a peer-reviewed journal publishing original research and expert commentary on global environmental change. She holds a Ph.D. in geology from the University of Cincinnati and a B.S. in Earth systems science from Cornell University.