Climate science researcher and communicator with 20+ years of experience translating complex environmental data into actionable insights. I lead interdisciplinary efforts at the intersection of geospatial science, public opinion, and climate communication to inform policy, increase resilience, and drive public engagement.
Currently serving as Executive Director of the Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions and a Senior Research Scientist at the Yale School of the Environment, I specialize in spatial analysis, environmental data visualization, and science communication. My work explores how people perceive and respond to climate risks—especially extreme weather—and how we can design better tools, narratives, and systems to support climate adaptation and decision-making.
I’ve helped shape nationally recognized climate opinion datasets (including Climate Change in the American Mind) and co-lead the development of widely used public data tools and visualizations. My publications appear in PNAS, Nature Climate Change, Environmental Research Letters, and others. I also contribute as a committee member to the National Academy of Sciences’ Event Attribution Panel.
A longtime mentor and educator, I co-teach graduate and undergraduate courses on climate communication, environmental data visualization, and the societal dimensions of climate change. I thrive at the intersection of science, storytelling, and systems thinking—working to build bridges between data and people, between evidence and action.