Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1710 University Avenue, Room 207
Madison, WI 53726 USA

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Caitlin is currently working towards an M.S. in the Environment & Resources program with the Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies. She is also pursuing two certificate programs: the Air Resources Management certificate (ARM) and the Certificate on Humans and the Global Environment. General research interests include human-environment interactions emphasizing risk perception, decision-making, and policy. Caitlin's current work is with Prof. Tracey Holloway at the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) on an EPA funded project modeling atmospheric mercury in the Great Lakes region using the Community Muiti-Scale Air Quality Model (CMAQ). The results will be compared with field observations and at a later stage future climate scenarios will be put into the model to assess possible effects on mercury deposition. The ultimate aim is to inform mercury emissions policy and work towards a better understanding of atmospheric mercury chemistry.

Caitlin holds a B.A. in mathematics, with minors in philosophy and French, from the University of Toronto. During this time, she spent a year at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand studying stochastic nonlinear systems, and exploring the temperate rainforests of the region.

After graduation, Caitlin spent a year in Nîmes, France teaching English in primary schools, and studying classical voice at the Nîmes Music Conservatory with Daniel Salas. Returning to Buffalo N.Y., her native soil, she has also worked with Citizen's Environmental Coalition (CEC) and Great Lakes United (GLU) researching persistent bioaccumulative toxic (PBTs) chemicals, working with municipalities across New York State to create and implement environmentally-friendly purchasing policies, and writing proposals and public letters on various environmental topics concerning the Great Lakes.

In her spare time, Caitlin enjoys hiking, running, practicing her roulades, and connecting with the people and places that make environmental studies fascinating.