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Jamie Vickery

Jamie Vickery

Jamie Vickery is a Research Social Scientist and the Decision Support Research and Evaluation (DSRE) Branch Chief within the Global Systems Laboratory’s Weather Informatics and Decision Support (WIDS) Division. She is currently serving as the Acting Deputy Chief for the WIDS Division and supporting Fire Weather Testbed activities. Her work draws upon applied research, evaluation, and user-centered methods to understand the decision spaces and weather information needs of end-users, including but not limited to: NWS meteorologists, emergency managers, and fire partners. She works to apply research and evaluation findings to create evidence-informed recommendations for enhancing weather decision support in service of these end-users.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
  • M.A. in Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
  • B.A. in Political Science, Concentration in Emergency Management, Oklahoma State University

Professional Activities

  • American Meteorological Society, Board on Societal Applications
  • Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop
  • University of Washington Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Affiliate Faculty
  • NOAA Experiential Research and Training Opportunities (NERTO) Mentor (2024)

Honors and Awards

  • 2024 July Team Member of the Month, Global Systems Laboratory 
  • 2022 Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Distinguished Staff Award Nominee
  • 2021 Outstanding Reviewer, Natural Hazards Review
  • 2021 Natural Hazards Center Quick Response Award Recipient, “Participatory Risk Communication Planning: Learning from Precariously Housed Communities”

Our Mission

Lead research and directed development through the transition of environmental data, models, products, tools, and services to support commerce, protect life and property, and promote a scientifically literate public.

Research Areas

Organizational Excellence, Earth System Prediction, Advanced Technologies, and Decision Support are the foundation to achieving the GSL Grand Challenge: Deliver actionable global storm-scale prediction and environmental information through advanced technologies to serve society.

Global Systems Laboratory