Kim Klockow McClain
Kim Klockow McClain is a social science researcher at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, and she leads the CIWRO/NSSL Behavioral Insights Unit.
Kim Klockow McClain is a social science researcher at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, and she leads the CIWRO/NSSL Behavioral Insights Unit. Her research focuses on informed decision-making in weather and climate contexts, including issues in the communication of forecast uncertainty. She is also actively involved in policy for social science within NOAA, and spent several years working at NOAA HQ after completing an AMS/UCAR Congressional Science Fellowship in the U.S. Senate. Kim received her PhD in Geography and MS in Professional Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma, and BS degrees in both Economics and Synoptic Meteorology from Purdue University.
- August 30, 2023
- The Mission to Improve Social Science Data Collection
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Efforts are underway to collect real-event observations, like post-tornado surveys, to better understand human behavior during weather events. Organizations, including the National Severe Storms Laboratory and National Weather Service, are using standardized surveys and citizen science apps to gather data and improve insights into meteorological questions.
- By Kim Klockow McClain