By staying curious and saying yes to opportunities, Catherine Pomposi ’10 (CLAS) translated her degree in statistics and environmental analysis into a Ph.D. in climate science and a career on Capitol Hill.
Catherine graduated from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a degree in statistics and environmental analysis. She earned a Ph.D. in climate science from Columbia University, was a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at UC Santa Barbara, and served as a legislative fellow in the office of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris. In 2019, she joined the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), where she is currently a Climate Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor. Pomposi explains how her time at UConn helped shape her career.
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