Beth Osnes,听PhD, is an Associate Professor of Theatre and Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado. She is co-director of , an initiative for creative communication on climate.听 She recently toured an original musical听Shine听to cities in the Rockefeller Foundation 100 Resilient Cities Initiative to facilitate local youth voices in resilience planning, and she published the book听Performance for Resilience: Engaging Youth on Energy and Climate through Music, Movement, and Theatre. Open Source Materials for using听Shine听to engage youth are . She is currently developing , a method towards vocal empowerment for young women that she is researching in Guatemala, Tanzania and the USA.听Her book听Theatre for Women鈥檚 Participation in Sustainable Development听includes her work specific to gender equity in Panama, Guatemala, India, Nicaragua and the Navajo Nation. She is featured in the award-winning documentary听.听
