Our Team
Kate McClure, Ph.D.
Coastal Inundation Community of Practice Co-Lead
Kate McClure serves as a co-lead of the Coastal Inundation Community of Practice. In this role, she works with a collaborative team to develop and facilitate a national network of practitioners working to address coastal flooding.
Kate brings a passion for helping coastal communities adapt to climate change and over five years of on-the-ground experience as a Sea Grant Extension agent to this effort.
She holds a Ph.D. in Evolution, Ecology and Marine Biology from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the College of William and Mary. She was also a Sea Grant Knauss Fellow in 2017 with the Department of Treasury’s Office of Gulf Coast Restoration.
Kate is based near Annapolis, MD and enjoys spending time in, on, and around the Chesapeake Bay.
Email: kate.mcclure@noaa.gov
Learn More About Our Work
![Four people install substrate for an oyster reef.](https://seagrant.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53238624329_3155374926_o-300x200.jpg)
Biden-Harris Administration invests $60 million to build a climate-ready workforce through Investing in America agenda
Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $60 million in funding to help train and place people in jobs that advance a climate-ready workforce for coastal and Great Lakes
![](https://seagrant.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aquaculture_academy_2024_group-300x225.jpg)
![](https://seagrant.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aquaculture_academy_2024_group-300x225.jpg)
Sea Grant Aquaculture Academy in New Hampshire
Sea Grant aquaculture professionals from across the country convened in Portsmouth, NH in early April for a 4-day intensive “Sea Grant Aquaculture Academy” hosted by New Hampshire Sea Grant with
![Images of Sea Grant's work in research, education and extension provided by (from left to right) Wisconsin, Guam and Florida Sea Grant programs. Design by Hallee Meltzer | National Sea Grant Office.](https://seagrant.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sea-Grant-Special-Issue-Cover-232x300.png)
![Images of Sea Grant's work in research, education and extension provided by (from left to right) Wisconsin, Guam and Florida Sea Grant programs. Design by Hallee Meltzer | National Sea Grant Office.](https://seagrant.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sea-Grant-Special-Issue-Cover-232x300.png)
Sea Grant takes center stage in Oceanography special issue
NOAA Sea Grant-funded research and work with coastal and Great Lakes communities across the nation are being highlighted in a special issue of “Oceanography,” the official journal of The Oceanography