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Robert W. Corell, PhD,
Senior Policy Fellow
Gina M. Eosco, Communication Research Associate
Genene M. Fisher, PhD,
Senior Policy Fellow
Paul A. T. Higgins, PhD Senior Policy Fellow
William H. Hooke, PhD, Director and Senior Policy Fellow
Anthony Socci, PhD, Senior Policy Fellow
Pamela Stephens, PhD, Visiting Senior Policy Fellow
Wendy Thomas
Program Associate
Jan Wilkerson
Administrative Assistant
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Communication Research Associate
Phone: (202) 737-9006, ext. 440
Fax: (202) 737-9050
Gina M. Eosco is a Communication Research Associate for the American Meteorological Society’s Policy Program where she conducts research on the effectiveness of hazard and weather messages with a specific focus on visuals. In addition, Gina is a graduate student at Cornell University working on a Masters of Science in Communication. Her research interests include the application of risk communication theories to weather, climate, and natural hazards, as well as the intersection between science communication and action, i.e., policy decisions, evacuation decisions, etc.
Her thesis focuses on scientific translation through visuals looking at how the scientific objective of a graphic may or may not translate to public understanding. In particular, she is using hurricane track graphics as a case study to see how forecasters prioritize and convey weather information. Her next steps include a study of how the public interprets these graphics, and then an analysis of forecasters’ objectives compared to the public understanding of the graphic. Her other research includes a content analysis of newspaper use of uncertainty and preparedness frames while covering seasonal hurricane forecasts.
Continuing her passion for weather, Gina is an active member of the AMS. She is a member of the Board on Enterprise Communication, as well as a member on the Committee for Forecast Uncertainty. She has also served on the AMS Student Conference Planning committee since 2005. In addition, she was a 2005-2006 Weather and Society*Integrated Studies(WAS*IS) Fellow where she completed a 2-week workshop funded by the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the United States Weather Research Program. She also participated in the 2004 AMS Summer Policy Colloquium.
Gina has a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of Maryland. While there, she also received a citation in Public Leadership through the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership.
In her free time, Gina enjoys playing her flute in the Cornell Wind Symphony, as well as helping to start a flute choir. While living in Maryland, Gina was an active member of Flutes on the Brink, a flute choir that performs through out the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. In 2006, they performed at the National Flute Convention in Pittsburg, PA.
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Gina M. Eosco