Catherine Ivanovich

Dr. Catherine (Casey) Ivanovich is a climate scientist interested in the physical and social drivers of climate variability and change. She is passionate about investigating the dynamics and impacts of climate extremes, as well as communicating scientific concepts in a way that is engaging and accessible to the public.

Dr. Ivanovich is currently a NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Fellow at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), where her work explores how land surface interactions constrain the influence of surface moisture on dry versus humid heat extremes around the world.

Dr. Ivanovich completed her PhD in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. Her dissertation research focused on improving our understanding of when, where, and why extreme humid heat occurs in order to prepare for its human health and socioeconomic impacts. Before beginning her studies at Columbia, Dr. Ivanovich served as a High Meadows Fellow at the Environmental Defense Fund in Washington, DC. She graduated from Princeton University with a BA degree in Geosciences.