Fred Traylor is a Ph.D. student in Sociology at Rutgers University – New Brunswick. He primarily researches public opinion on climate change solutions, focusing on how solutions become seen as acceptable. His dissertation will explore how these solutions result from the socially mediated meanings of climate change as a problem. Among other projects, Fred is also researching the representativeness of novel survey sampling methods, the perceived moral hazard of technological solutions to climate change, the role of institutional trust in advancing support for climate policy, and how environmental attitudes affect and are affected by parenthood. He also studies how family ties and political disagreements affect religious behavior and belonging throughout the lifespan. He holds an MA in Sociology from Rutgers University, an MS in Social Data Analytics and Research from The University of Texas at Dallas, and a BA in Sociology, also from UT Dallas.