Education

1997

Ph.D., Geography, Clark University, Worcester, MA

1995

M.A., Geography, Clark University, Worcester, MA

1994

Diploma, Applied Physical Geography, University of Trier, Germany
(Minors: Geology, Soil Science, Canadian Studies) (M.A. equivalent)

1994

Certificate in Canadian Studies, University of Trier, Germany

1990

Vordiplom, University of Trier, Germany (B.A. equivalent)

Selected Scholarships & Awards

2005

Aldo Leopold Leadership Program Fellow

2005

Selected fellow of the UCAR Leadership Academy

1998-99

Global Environmental Assessment Fellowship and grant from the Heinz Foundation, Harvard University, J.F. Kennedy School of Government and The Heinz Center, Washington, DC

1997-98

Global Environmental Assessment Fellowship, Harvard University, Center for Science and International Affairs, J.F. Kennedy School of Government

1995

NSF Dissertation Award from the Decision, Risk, and Management Science Division for "Mapping the territory of uncertainty and ignorance: Broadening current assessment and policy approaches."

Main Professional Positions

July 2005-

Research Scientist II, ISSE, NCAR

Sept. 2003-
June 2005

Research Scientist I, Institute for the Study of Society and Environment/ Environmental & Societal Impacts Group, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

2000-2001

Visiting Assistant Professor, Clark University

1999-2003

Staff Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists, Global Environment Program

1997-1999

Fellow, Global Environmental Assessment Project, KSG, Harvard University

Professional Organizations

2005-pres.

Associate Member, IHDP Core Project on Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS)

2004-pres.

Member, American Geophysical Union

1998-2003

Member, National Council for Geographic Education

1998-pres.

Member, Union of Concerned Scientists, Sound Science Initiative

1994-2000

Member, Verband der Geographen an Deutschen Hochschulen

1992-pres.

Member, Association of American Geographers (AAG)

Selected Professional Services

Academic and Outreach Services, NCAR

2007

Member, ISSE/NCAR Earth Day Planning Committee

2006-present

Member, Advanced Studies Program (ASP) Advisory Council

2005-present

Member, Synthesis Team, Northeast Climate Change Impacts Assessment (coordinated by the Union of Concerned Scientists)

2004

Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Social Change and the Nascent Climate Movement.

2004

Mentor, SOARS Program for underrepresented minority students in the sciences.

Service in Professional Organizations

2005

Member, AAG Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Committee

2002-2004

Chair, AAG Human Dimensions of Global Change Specialty Group

2000-2002

Secretary/Treasurer, AAG Human Dimensions of Global Change Specialty Group

1999-2002

Member, Board of Directors, AAG Hazards Specialty Group

1998-2002

Member, Board of Directors, AAG Human Dimensions of Global Change Specialty Group

1996-98

Secretary/Treasurer, AAG Human Dimensions of Global Change Specialty Group

Peer Review

1998-pres.

Review of proposals and reports for National Research Council, National Science Foundation, U.S. Global Change Research Program, NOAA-Sea Grant, NOAA-Office of Global Programs (various programs, incl. RISA, SARP); Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (various); Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research; Review of global change research strategies of the EPA, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Climate Change Science Program; Review of journal manuscripts for the AAG Annals, Geoforum, Global Environmental Politics, ARCTIC, Physical Geography, Journal of the American Water Resources Association(JAWRA), Climatic Change, Regional Studies, Local Environment, Global Environmental Change, Environmental Science & Policy, Journal of Environmental Management, Geography Compass;

Review of book manuscripts for Arizona University Press, SCOPE/Springer

Editorial Services  

2005-pres.

Member, Editorial Board ("Wissenschaftlicher Beirat"), Communication, Cooperation and Participation (E-Journal for Sustainable Societal Transformation Processes)

Community  

2006-present

Member, City of ChicagoClimate Research Advisory Council, City of Chicago and Global Philanthropy Partnership.

2006

Advisor to Mayor of Boulder, CO on developing a local climate change outreach strategy

2000-2002

Appointed member, Cambridge Climate Protection Task Force, Cambridge, MA

Recent Research Foci

2006-present

NOAA-Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessment (RISA) Program. Evaluation of the RISA experience, with special emphasis on the science-practice interaction; Pilot projects with the Hawai'i/Pacific Island and Alaska RISA centers.

2005-present

Research on Adaptation Opportunities and Barriers in the U.S. Northeast as part of a large multi-collaborator climate change impacts assessment for the Northeast (NECIA). Also member of the synthesis team for the entire assessment.

2004-present

National Research Council. Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making. Invited Study Participant; focus on the First U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change.

2003-2007

Climate Change Communication and Social Change - Project funded by the MacArthur Foundation; included an interdisciplinary workshop in June 2004 and the preparation of an edited volume (with Lisa Dilling, CIRES/University of Colorado ).

2003-present

Research on Coping Capacity and Adaptation to Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Erosion in California­ - Project partially funded by CalEPA and CEC (with John Tribbia, Amy Luers).

2003-present

Development of a Screening Tool for Uncertainty in Decision-Making; contribution to the Weather and Climate Impacts Assessment Science Program, ISSE/NCAR.

Recent Fund Raising Experience

2006

Internal Proposal to NCAR's Weather & Climate Impacts Assessment Science Program, research related to decision-making under uncertainty, the NCAR-RISA collaboration, and science-policy interaction in the context of adaptation in coastal regions ($80,000).

2005

"Information Needs to Deal with the Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on Coastal California " and "Indices of Coping Capacity in California ", California Environmental Protection Agency and California Energy Commission ($ 26,262 ).

2004-2006

"Toward Successful NCAR-RISA Collaboration: An Exploratory Workshop." NOAA-OGP ($4,000); NCAR Weather and Climate Impacts Assessment Science Initiative ($5,000).

2003-2004

"Climate Change Communication and Social Change Project" - funds raised from NSF ($5,000), Walter Orr Roberts Institute/NCAR ($6,500), and the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group ($5,000); additional (unsolicited) funds from The MacArthur Foundation ($25,000).

1999-2003

Contributed to various successful proposals to private foundations (e.g., Packard, Turner, Oak, Luce, MacArthur, Marbrook and others for climate change-related projects) while at the Union of Concerned Scientists

Recent Teaching, Curriculum Development and Advising Experience

2007

Invited mid-career mentor, DISCCRS Symposium, see http://aslo.org/phd.html

2006, 2007

Invited faculty staff for the Geography Faculty Development Alliance summer workshop for early career faculty in geography, University of Colorado, Boulder.

2004-present

Mentor, research advisor for graduate student John Tribbia, CU-Boulder; ongoing mentoring of students elsewhere

2004

SOARS Program Mentor for Clarence Mann ( Morehouse College ), NCAR

Selected Publications

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Selected Presentations

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Recent Workshops and Conferences (co/organized, co/chaired, recorded)

2006

Exploring the Boundaries of Nature: An Interactive Dialogue on the Environment, Aspen, CO, August 13-19 (co-organizer with Jeffrey Kiehl, Steve Bennett, Galin McGowan, Stephen Foster, Donald Williams).

2005, 2006

Toward Successful NCAR-RISA Collaboration: An Exploratory Workshop. Organizing/brainstorming meeting, Tuscon, AZ, March 20 and November 15, Arlington, VA (organizer and co-leader with Linda Mearns)

2004

Climate Scenarios and Projections: The Known, the Unknown and the Unknowable - Applied to California. Aspen Global Change Institute - Workshop Co-chairs: Steve Schneider and Richard Moss, March 2004 (session recorder and synthesizer).

2004

Communicating Urgency - Facilitating Social Change. Three-day workshop on climate change communication and social change, NCAR, June 8-11 (co-organizer, co-chair with Lisa Dilling).

Recent Panels (Contributed, Co-Chaired, or Co-Organized)

2007

Bringing Geography to the World. Panel organizer and chair, AAG Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 17-21.

2006

Getting to the Heart of the Science-Practice Interaction. Panel contribution at the ARCUS 18 th Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum, Washington, DC, May 26.

2005

Work at the Science-Practice Interface. Invited panelist in a session on the Science-Practice Interface, organized by Coleen Vogel, at the Sixth Open Meeting of the Human Dimensions of Global Change Community, Bonn, October 11, 2005.

2005

Coastal Futures - High and Dry. Chair and panel co-organizer. 101 st Annual Meeting of the AAG. Denver, CO, April 5-9 (co-organizer and co-chair with Diane Horn, Birkbeck College, London )

Media Work

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Other Outreach

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