Kristin Raub

Sr. Research Scientist

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Dr. Kristin Raub is the Sr. Research Scientist at the Global Resilience Institute where she leads several ongoing research studies funded by NOAA and NASA and the development of new projects. Dr. Raub is an interdisciplinary scientist who specializes in social science methodologies. Her background includes degrees in Marine Science (B.A.), Chemical Oceanography (M.S.), Environmental Economics (M.S.), and Natural Resources (PhD) from Boston University, the University of Connecticut, and the University of Vermont, respectively. Additionally, she holds a Graduate Certificate of Complex Systems from the University of Vermont and was a 2016 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow. This unique background has shaped her present research, which is motivated by the fact that climate change is caused by and is impacting human communities, therefore, it is important to engage with the frontline communities who are key to “doing something” about it. Presently, she works to connect complex science, data, and information with those who need it, often in the context of resilience and planning, by leveraging social science and community engaged methodologies. Examples of her current work at GRI include investigating NOAA’s National Water Model’s applicability to community resilience planning and investigating NASA’s Earth Observation data’s potential to address environmental justice in a community in Puerto Rico. Dr. Raub is based out of Vergennes, Vermont and outside of work enjoys venturing to the ocean as often as possible and traveling to visit friends across the country.