Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Kiribati, 2000-2002), Fulbright Fellow, co-creator of the social media platform Humans of Kiribati, and author of When There was No Money, Mike received his Ph.D. from the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh in 2014. His dissertation Migration, Transnationality, and Climate Change in the Republic of Kiribati,focused on the history and impacts of climate change on the I-Kiribati (Kiribati nationals) within and beyond the borders of the nation. His dissertation topic was turned into a 2018 Sundance selection Anote’s Ark, by Matthieu Rytz. Mike’s most recent film collaboration One Word, by Kameradistinnen Studio, highlights the Marshall Islands' fight for climate justice, and ultimately, survival. Collaborating with governments, international media, non-profit organizations, and citizens from around the world, he has spent the last 20 years raising global consciousness of our planet’s climate crisis from the frontlines. He currently teaches at the University of Cincinnati.