Adam Tasca serves as the WPO IT Project Manager focused on the Societal Data Insights Initiative (SDII), consisting of the development of a social science data infrastructure to enhance NOAA’s capabilities to integrate and synthesize social and meteorological data and provide user insights to evaluate societal impacts of NOAA’s products and services.
Gina Eosco Dr. Gina Eosco Division Chief – Science, Technology, and Society Gina is the Division Chief for the Science, Technology, and Society Division at the Weather Program Office (WPO). She is a social scientist and risk communication expert who joined the Weather Program Office at NOAA as the WPO Social Science and the Forecasting…
Stephanie Hoekstra, PhD Stephanie Hoekstra, PhD VORTEX Program Coordinator and Social Scientist Dr. Stephanie Hoekstra is a contractor supporting the Weather Program Office (WPO) as the VORTEX Program Coordinator and Social Scientist. She works in collaboration with both the VORTEX and Social Science Programs within the WPO. Prior, Dr. Hoekstra was a Department Director at…
Cassandra Shivers Cassandra Shivers-Williams Social Science Deputy Program Manager Cassandra is a social scientist supporting NOAA’s Weather Program Office as the WPO Social Science Deputy Program Manager. Prior to supporting WPO, she was a Research Scientist at NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO) focused on understanding social and personal…
Jon received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, and his dissertation focused on the growth and culture of early-stage venture capital in Philadelphia. Jon also received his Masters in economics and history from The New School and his Bachelors in economics and history from the University of Iowa
Alison Agather Alison Agather FACETS Program Coordinator & Social Science Program Competition Manager Alison supports the Weather Program Office (WPO) as a contractor for Science and Technology Corporation. She is the FACETS Program Coordinator and the Social Science Program’s Competition manager. Prior to supporting WPO, she was a Knauss Fellow and split her time between…
Using his personal experiences with the NOAA grant process and his knowledge of NOAA transition plans as an academic researcher, Castle brings a wealth of knowledge, excitement, and enthusiasm to the R2X process, and more importantly, aims to improve this process for principal investigators that wish to translate and transition social science research into various…