My passion is teaching weather forecasting techniques to operational meteorologists around the world. In my work, I connect information found through research in the geosciences and relay those findings to help people responsible for protecting lives through timely weather information improve their products and support.

I loved chemistry and physics in high school and began as a chemistry major in college. In my junior year, I switched to Atmospheric Science and really enjoyed the applied science aspect of the field. Much of my career has been involved with developing training for weather forecasters, and I have also worked in National Weather Service forecast offices and have taught in university classrooms. My research interests are in mesoscale modeling and applications to fire weather and post fire impacts on microclimate.