Gail Hochachka, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia (UBC), in the Forests and Communities in Transition (FACT) Lab, Faculty of Forestry. She studies the human dimensions of climate change and transformations to sustainability. Her current research focuses on the meaning-making, worldviews and values that shape climate perceptions in BC. Her previous postdoc research at UBC looked at how to accelerate urban climate action using novel transformative-change heuristics to assess key barriers and untapped opportunities for climate action. Her work has been widely published and includes novel insights for climate policy design, communications, and engagement. She facilitates learning in non-academic settings such as through workshops, webinars, leadership trainings, and conferences, and she has also taught in academic institutions, including a graduate course on Climate Communications and Engagement at UBC. Prior to this, Hochachka did her PhD research at the University of Oslo with a focus on climate change adaptation and transformations to sustainability.

She maintains professional connections with researchers in Norway, at University of Oslo as well as the Western Norway Research Institute, with collaborations on climate change, nature-based solutions, and transformations to sustainability. Gail has substantial experience working in sustainable development in Latin America and Africa, and this global perspective continues to deeply influence her research questions and her approach.