Castle Williamsberg, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Athens, Ga, Us

Athens, Georgia, United States

The purpose of this position is to support the Observations and Research Division (ORSD) of the Weather Program Office (WPO) within National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by conducting in-depth and innovative program analysis and evaluation to progress and shape the strategic direction of WPO. Specifically, this position will support the R2X Program Manager in discovering systematic barriers to the R2X process, evaluating WPO-funded projects to determine effectiveness, championing social science transitions, and developing strategic success metrics for WPO programs through human-centered approaches. This position will also develop and implement recommended approaches to project data collection to enable constant project evaluation to resolve data calls and answer stakeholder questions.

Athens, Ga

In this role, I provide remote, social science contract support for NOAA’s Weather Program Office and the Social Science Program, as well as coordinate and oversee the execution of social and behavioral science research to applications (R2X) for the WPO Social Science Program with an emphasis on transitioning relevant scientific knowledge and research outputs to the National Weather Service and the broader Weather Enterprise.

The AMS Board on Enterprise Communication is dedicated to the idea that improved communication within the weather, water and climate communities will result in improved science and services to the entire community.The BEC is responsible for planning the AMS Summer Community Meetings. These are held at a variety of venues and cover selected topics of interest. The Summer Community Meetings also provide an opportunity to discuss enterprise wide issues of concern.

The primary focus of this committee is to facilitate effective communication of weather, water and climate information within our sciences and to the larger user community, especially our most important “user”, the general public.

Athens, Ga

-Provided remote, social science contract support to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Program Office and the Social Science Program.-Coordinated closely with the Social Science and FACETs Program Manager to effectively develop, plan, implement, and track actively funded social science projects through both internal Smartsheet mechanisms and the federal online system, GrantsOnline. -Coordinated the administration and oversight of the execution of social and behavioral science research to applications (R2X) for the WPO Social Science Program with an emphasis on transitioning relevant scientific knowledge and research outputs to the National Weather Service and the broader Weather Enterprise.

Athens, Ga

-Successfully led a research team in the development of a NOAA/OAR/OWAQ Joint Technology Transfer Initiative (JTTI) grant proposal, statement of work, and project deliverables. -Collaborated with partners at the Storm Prediction Center and NWS Severe Weather Program to identify operational, R2O, and social science needs associated with the Convective Outlook graphic and Public Severe Weather Outlook graphic. -Responsible for coordinating the transfer of knowledge from research to operations by collaborating and co-creating a transition plan with Storm Prediction Center partners and NOAA/NWS point-of-contact.-Participated in coordination calls with OAR/OWAQ representatives and other JTTI grant awardees to better understand the breadth of physical and social science R2O projects in progress across NOAA/NWS. -Conducted qualitative interviews with members of the public to gauge knowledge, use, and understanding of the SPC’s Day 1 Convective Outlook graphic. These interviews were also used to understand how members of the lay public identify and describe any graphical inconsistencies when viewing Convective Outlook graphics with different visual designs.-Co-developed an experimental survey methodology to explore the effects of inconsistent graphical weather information on uncertainty, risk perception, and behavioral intentions. -Presented findings to SPC leadership and OAR/OWAQ representatives through various internal presentations, progress reports, and final reports.

Athens, Ga

Responsible for co-creating curriculum for and instructing an undergraduate physical geography lab class.

Formerly known as the Alliance for Integrative Approaches to Extreme Environmental Events. The Mission of Impact360 Alliance is to serve as an organizing mechanism among a wide array of sectors and stakeholders in facilitating rapid and sustained progress toward mitigating the societal impacts of extreme environmental events.For more information or to join the Alliance, please visit: http://impact360alliance.org

• Create monthly audio podcasts on weather and climate issues relating to society and the general publics• Schedule interviews and produce content with guests in meteorology, climate and social science• Edit audio podcasts using Audacity software for publication on iTunes, Google Android podcast apps, and other outlets• Develop original logo and branding material for promoting podcast through self-maintained website and social media

-Advise and serve the NWA in matters related to societal impacts of weather and climate.-Raise awareness, encourage, and support efforts within the NWA relating to societal impacts of weather and climate.-Support the application of social science principles into operational meteorology and decision support for hazardous weather and high impact events, as well as day-to-day forecasting and operations.-Develop and strengthen relationships between social scientists, operational meteorologists, and decision makers, particularly those responsible for public safety

Silver Spring, Md

-Partnered with operational meteorologists and social scientists at National Weather Service Headquarters to gauge understanding of the current watch, warning, advisory system and evaluate alternative language prototypes as potential replacements to revamp the current weather watch, warning, and advisory system.-Collaborated with National Weather Service program branch chiefs (e.g., Severe, Public, Winter Weather, Tropical, Marine, and Hydrology) in the development of warning language prototypes to ensure consistency across all service program areas. -Provided expert physical and social science knowledge on meteorological hazards, weather risk communication, and the watch, warning, and advisory system to NWS meteorologists and Eastern Research Group social scientists.-Co-developed the survey instrument used to collect end user feedback on the current watch, warning, and advisory system and the alternative warning language prototypes. -Conducted survey research to evaluate the excessive heat and high wind watch, warning, and advisory products and test the warning language prototypes.-Presented findings to NWS leadership and service program branch chiefs through various internal presentations and written reports.

University Of Georgia

-Developed, proposed, and received funding for a project sponsored by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program to better understand the knowledge that parents and caregivers possessed about the topic of pediatric vehicular heatstroke.-Collaborated with physical scientists, social scientists, and non-profit leaders to discuss the dangers of extreme heat and to identify misconceptions, myths, and gaps in knowledge when it comes to pediatric vehicular heatstroke. -Conducted qualitative interviews with experts, parents, and caregivers to evaluate end user needs and explore the differences that existed between their knowledge and beliefs on the topic of pediatric vehicular heatstroke with the hope that these findings could be used to craft, refine, and produce risk messages that better resonate with parents and caregivers.-Worked with an interdisciplinary team of meteorologists, social scientists, and climatologists, to explore nonconvective wind events and wind-related bounce house incidents from both a physical and social science perspective.-Collected and analyzed meteorological data to identify weather-related trends in previous bounce house incidents and performed a policy analysis to better understand state laws pertaining to bounce houses and inflatable operations.-Constructed a website that aimed to increase the visibility of nonconvective wind events and bounce house-related injuries/deaths by providing information on the meteorological conditions often associated with these incidents, state policies and laws, and safety tips for parents, caregivers, and inflatable business owners.

Fema Region Iv

-Collected data on existing and new state and local evacuation zones and planning resources based on the most recent hurricane evacuation studies associated with FEMA Region IV coastal states.-Compiled and aggregated any available evacuation zone data (e.g., GIS shapefiles, GeoPDF documentation, etc) and other formatted information from county and state emergency management agencies into a common database.-Explored and evaluated current and emerging technologies, platforms, and techniques for transitioning the collected information into an operational portal or tool for internal access and use.-Presented findings to FEMA leadership, and recommended the use of an interactive PDF or portal for- emergency managers and FEMA officials to have access to evacuation zone information when deployed in the field.

University Of Georgia

Awarded an AMS Fellowship funded by the AMS 21st Century Campaign. -Utilized ArcGIS to explore the spatial relationship of wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) data across the contiguous United States to better understand the geographic variability of extreme heat exposure, identify regional heat safety zones for athletics, and develop WBGT activity guides for each U.S. climate region. -Developed a web application that helps athletic trainers identify their regional heat safety zone and provides the appropriate WBGT activity guidelines for their particular climate region (http://www.castlewilliams.com/wbgt-regions.html). -Partnered with an interdisciplinary team of meteorologists, social scientists, and climatologists to better understand what the ‘probability of precipitation’ means among atmospheric scientists, operational forecasters, and broadcast meteorologists. -Collaboratively conducted qualitative telephone interviews with experts in hydrometeorology, forecasting, and operational meteorology to inform the development of a survey instrument.-Co-developed a survey instrument and analyzed quantitative and qualitative data that explored the meaning of the ‘probability of precipitation’ among atmospheric scientists, operational forecasters, and broadcast meteorologists.

University Of Georgia

-Gathered temperature data from the National Climatic Data Center.-Used ForTran programming to gather data into a sortable file.-Worked with ArcGIS to create various interpolation maps.

Office Of The Vice President For Instruction

Duties consist of assisting students with school related tasks, helping students get familiarized with a new college setting, provide outside assistance for students who need additional help, and be a leader and strong positive influence.

Hugh Hodgson School Of Music

Duties consist of running errands, copying papers, handling confidential documents and records, answering telephones, and interacting with students, faculty, and office staff.

College Of Education

Assist professor with any organizational needs before class, help students within the class who may need assistance, grade papers and handle confidential information, make yourself available outside of class for any student who may need additional assistance.

Office Of The Vice President For Instruction

Duties consist of assisting students with school related tasks, helping students get familiarized with a new college setting, provide outside assistance for students who need additional help, and be a leader and strong positive influence.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geography

Activities and Societies: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2016-2018), WPO Joint Technology Transfer Initiative.

Master’S Degree, M.S. Geography

Activities and Societies: AMS Graduate Fellowship Recipient (2014-2015), Graduate Representative - UGA Chapter of the American.

Bachelor'S Degree, Geography, Psychology, And Certificate In Atmospheric Sciences, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Golden Key Honour Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society, American.