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Laura McMeeking
GSL Staff Profiles
Title
FWT Evaluation Researcher
Email
laura.mcmeeking@noaa.gov
Phone
720-722-2844
Address
DSRC
325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305-3328
Affiliation
CIRA

Profile


Laura McMeeking
Laura McMeeking is an Evaluation Researcher at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), contributing to the Fire Weather Testbed (FWT) at NOAA’s Global Systems Laboratory (GSL). Growing up in Texas, Laura experienced a wide variety of weather, from severe storms to droughts, which sparked her interest in atmospheric science and motivated her to study it further. Over time, she transitioned into social science to better understand how to help people make sense of complex scientific challenges and prepare them to be active community members. Now living in Colorado, fire weather has become particularly important to Laura, knowing friends and family in California and Colorado who have been impacted by fires. Her work at GSL blends her expertise in atmospheric science, education, and social science to enhance the effectiveness of FWT tools and positively impact communities.

Research Interests 
Fire weather risk communication, evaluation of decision-support tools, user-centered design, professional development and training, social justice in STEM fields, stakeholder engagement, cross-disciplinary research

Education
  • Ph.D. in Education and Human Resource Studies, Colorado State University
  • M.S. in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
  • B.S. in Meteorology, Texas A&M University

Experience
  • Evaluation Researcher, CIRA, NOAA Fire Weather Testbed (2024 - Present)
  • Executive Director & Associate Professor, STEM Center, Colorado State University (2019 - 2024)
  • Research Scientist/Scholar, Colorado State University (2007 - 2012)
  • Associate Director, STEM Center, Colorado State University (2013 - 2019)
  • Research Scientist/Scholar, Colorado State University (2007 - 2013)
  • Data Coordinator & Community Liaison, NASA CloudSat Data Processing Center (2005 - 2006)

Google Scholar 

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fH4x_24AAAAJ&hl=en