Item talk:Q44630

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T15:20:14.348983'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/aparna-bamzai-dodson
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - PhD in Geography and Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma
   - MS in Environmental Management, Duke University
   - BS in Statistics and Mathematics, Virginia Tech
   email: abamzai@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms: []
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Aparna Bamzai-Dodson is the Acting Director of the North Central Climate Adaptation
     Science Center (NC CASC), one of the nine regional centers that form the National
     and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Center network.
   name: Aparna Bamzai-Dodson, PhD
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-2444-9051
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers
   organization_name: Climate Adaptation Science Centers
   personal_statement: Aparna Bamzai-Dodson is the USGS Acting Director for the NC
     CASC. In this role, she undertakes stakeholder and partner engagement to identify
     strategic science goals, outputs, and objectives. She is also responsible for
     tracking budget planning and expenditures, organizing the solicitation and review
     of project proposals, and coordinating efficient and effective communication
     and collaboration among NC CASC-funded scientists. Aparna has a B.S. in Statistics
     and Mathematics from Virginia Tech and a Master of Environmental Management
     from Duke University with a focus on Global Environmental Change and has completed
     the coursework toward her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of
     California, Berkeley. She completed her Ph.D. through the Department of Geography
     and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma, with a focus
     on the theory and practice of engaging stakeholders in the creation of actionable
     science for climate adaptation. This research will provide an opportunity for
     the NC CASC to learn how to improve its practice of producing usable knowledge
     to support decision making.
   professional_experience: []
   title: Acting Director, North Central CASC