People – Center for Inclusive Climate Communications

The Center for Inclusive Climate Communication (CICC) focuses on research, tool-building, training, and resource development that allows climate (and all) scientists to communicate and disseminate their findings broadly and effectively, ensuring that vital data reaches every corner of our diverse global community.

Our mission is to create a world where everyone has access to climate information, and inclusion keeps everyone informed.

Line graph showing monthly global temperature anomalies from multiple years, with temperatures increasing over time. September 2023 reached an anomaly of 1.8°C (3.2°F) above the baseline, the highest point in the dataset

The CICC brings together world-leading experts in the requisite fields, such as: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; Psychology; Multimodal Displays and Sonification; Universal and Accessible Design; Inclusive Education; Assistive Technology; Environmental Justice; Creativity; Science Innovation; Engineering; Biologically Inspired Design; User Experience; Public Policy; Ethics; and more. Such an assemblage of knowledge and experience will facilitate the creation of accessible and engaging tools, methods, and information products, along with their application and deployment for the improvement of Science, Engineering, Education, and Public Policy related to climate change and weather. We plan to forge the existing projects and collaborations of our team into a fully funded Center for Inclusive Climate Communication (CICC).

Steering Committee

Portrait of Bruce Walker — **Bruce Walker**

Portrait of Susan Lozier — **Susan Lozier**

Portrait of Carrie Bruce — **Carrie Bruce**

Portrait of Jessica Roberts — **Jessica Roberts**

Potrait of Abigale Stangl — **Abigale Stangl**

Portrait of Isabella Martinic — **Isabella Martinic**
Graduate Fellow

Academic

Portrait of Claire Arthur — `Claire Arthur`
Georgia Tech –
School of Music

Portrait of Zachary Handlos — `Zachary Handlos`
Georgia Tech – Earth and
Atmospheric Sciences

Portrait of Alexander Robel — `Alexander Robel`
Georgia Tech – Earth and
Atmospheric Sciences

Portrait of Lizanne DeStefano — `Lizanne DeStefano`
Georgia Tech –
CEISMC

Portrait of Brad Fain — `Brad Fain`
Georgia Tech –
CACP

Portrait of Nathan W. Moon — `Nathan W. Moon`
Georgia Tech –
CACP

Portrait of Maureen Linden — `Maureen Linden`
Georgia Tech –
CIDI

Portrait of Michael Nees — `Michael Nees`
Lafayette College –
Psychology

Portrait of Nathan Heald — `Nathan Heald`
Georgia Tech –
Excel Program

Portrait of Jon Bellona — `Jon Bellona`
University of Oregon –
School of Music and Dance

Portrait of Caroline M. Solomon — `Caroline M. Solomon`
Gallaudet University

Portait of Soren Salomo — `Søren Salomo`
TU Berlin –
Innovation Research

Portrait of Brett Oppegaard — `Brett Oppegaard`
University of Hawaii –
Communications

Portrait of Josiah Hester — `Josiah Hester`
Georgia Tech –
Interactive Computing

Portait of Cassidy Sugimoto — `Cassidy Sugimoto`
Georgia Tech –
Public Policy

Education

Portait of Kate Meredith — `Kate Meredith`
GLAS Education: Geneva Lake
Astrophysics and STEAM

Washington State School for the Blind (Owens); Georgia Academy of the Blind; Atlanta Area School for the Deaf; Thika School for the Blind, Kenya (Mdirangu); Teach Access (Sonka); Georgia AER (Marks)

Research

Portait of Amy Bower — `Amy Bower`
Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution (WHOI)

Photo of Irene Mbari-Kirika — `Irene Mbari-Kirika`
Technoprise Global

Portait of James Coughlan — `James Coughlan`
Smith-Kettlewell Eye
Research Institute (SKERI)

Portait of Brett Fielder — `Brett Fielder`
Univeristy of Colorodo Boulder
PhET Simulation Center

Service

Portait of Ben Satterfield — `Ben Satterfield`
Tools for Life of Georgia

Portait of Norah Sinclair — `Norah Sinclair`
Center for Inclusive Design
& Innovation (CIDI) at Georgia Tech

Center for the Visually Impaired Georgia; National Federation of the Blind (Lewis); inABLE Africa (Kirika)

Public Outreach

Georgia Public Broadcasting; Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (Curtis-Davidson); Data Scientists (Walmer); Inclusive SciComm Symposium

Museum/ILE

Georgia Aquarium; Boston Museum of Science

Corporate

Photo of Oystein Moseng — `Øystein Moseng`
Highcharts

Portait of Mark Hakkinen — `Mark Häkkinen`
Educational Testing Service
(ETS)

Portait of Brandon Biggs — `Brandon Biggs`
XR Navigation

Also: The Weather Company; HaptX (Crockett); Elsevier (Gies)

Government

Georgia Emergency Management; NOAA; NASA (Candey)