Phoebe Cohen
Professor of Geosciences at Williams College
Phoebe Cohen is a paleontologist, teacher, and science communicator. Her research focuses on understanding the interactions between life and the earth system in deep time by integrating micropaleontological, geological, and biological lines of evidence.
Presentations
Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, the Harvard Library, and Long Now Boston welcome Peter Brannen for a discussion of his new book. He will be joined in conversation by Phoebe Cohen—paleontologist, science communicator, and Professor of Geosciences at Williams College.
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Publications
Biography
Phoebe Cohen is Professor of Geosciences at Williams College in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Phoebe is a paleontologist, teacher, and science communicator. Her research focuses on understanding the interactions between life and the earth system in deep time by integrating micropaleontological, geological, and biological lines of evidence. In short, she studies ancient tiny fossils to figure out how and why our world got to be the way it is today. Phoebe's research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and NASA. She is also the co-host of the forthcoming podcast Jax and Phoebe Make a Planet, and an advocate for inclusion and equity in the earth sciences and beyond.
