Liza Goldberg

Liza Goldberg

Liza Goldberg

  • CDDRL Honors Student, 2023-24

Biography

Major: Earth Systems
Minor: Data Science
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Thesis Advisor: Erik Jensen & Stephen Luby

Tentative Thesis Title: Investigating and Addressing Psychological Climate Poverty Traps among India’s Rural Youth

Future aspirations post-Stanford: After I finish my undergraduate degree, I will pursue a PhD program in sustainable development. I seek to dedicate my education and career to applying groundbreaking satellite technology in aiding climate adaptation across low- and middle-income nations.

A fun fact about yourself: I'm currently learning Hindi and hope to be at least conversationally fluent by summer!

publications

Journal Articles
July 2025

Adolescent psychological health, temporal discounting, and climate distress under increased flood exposure in Bangladesh: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study

Author(s)
Adolescent psychological health, temporal discounting, and climate distress under increased flood exposure in Bangladesh: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study

In The News

A woman stands on sandbags stacked to protect against flooding in Barisal, Bangladesh.
News

Climate Change and Mental Health Among Teenagers in Two Bangladeshi Cities

CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4-minute read]
Climate Change and Mental Health Among Teenagers in Two Bangladeshi Cities
Stanford researchers and others conducting focus group discussions in Barisal, Bangladesh.
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Climate distress: Disasters linked to mental health impacts

Adolescents living in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh face dramatically higher rates of anxiety and depression than their peers in lower-risk regions, according to a Stanford-led study by CDDRL Fisher Family Honors Program alumna Liza Goldberg ('24) that highlights a hidden cost of climate change with potentially devastating long-term consequences.
Climate distress: Disasters linked to mental health impacts
Liza Goldberg
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CDDRL Honors Alumna Named 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Liza Goldberg (Fisher Family Honors Program class of 2023-24) is among 84 scholars in the Knight-Hennessy Scholars' eighth cohort.
CDDRL Honors Alumna Named 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholar