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.Â
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.Â
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
Coastal Resilience Liaison
Dr. Michelle Covi encourages collaborative coastal resilience efforts between military installations and coastal communities. She brings expertise to compatible land use planning, conservation, and other coastal resilience efforts and facilitates
Harmful Algal Bloom Liaison
Betty Staugler is working to mitigate harmful algal blooms nationwide by helping to expand and improve forecasting tools. As the Harmful Algal Bloom Liaison, she coordinates harmful algal bloom communications
Participatory Science Liaison
Liz McQuain recommends practices and develops trainings that will increase the diversity of participants to better represent communities in participatory science efforts, as well as increase uniform platforms for sharing