Assistant Director, Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic, Western University Dr. Katelyn Bryant is a registered School and Clinical Psychologist practicing with children, youth, and families. She is a Supervising Psychologist and Assistant Director at the Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic, a training clinic for future School Psychologists in the School and Applied Child Psychology program at Western University. Dr. Bryant's diverse experiences in schools, community mental health, day treatment, intensive inpatient and private practice settings have contributed to her clinical expertise in the assessment and treatment of children and youth with learning, developmental, and mental health needs. She works extensively with caregivers, teachers, and community healthcare professionals.
Research Scientist in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University Kyle Wilburn, Ph.D., is a research scientist at CIRA. His passion for satellite retrievals and precipitation led him to join CIRA in 2016, which provided him the exciting opportunity to analyze data from the new GOES-R Series Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) and Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instruments. His main focus has been on using GOES to better initialize convection in high-resolution weather models. Working with data from GLM sparked his interest in lightning. He is also fascinated with the power of artificial intelligence / machine learning to extract spatio-temporal patterns in satellite imagery. His recent research has used convolutional neural networks to extract precipitation latent heating rates from GOES ABI+GLM to inform numerical weather prediction models. He has developed approaches for visualizing and interpreting what the machine has learned. Kyle is also involved in satellite data applications for monitoring and modeling wildfires. Kyle previously worked for Remote Sensing Systems in Santa Rosa, California, where he worked as a Scientist and Lead Software Developer. His research initially focused on improving QuikSCAT wind retrievals in raining scenes, but this evolved into a broader pursuit of precipitation retrievals from passive microwave imagers. Kyle also studied the use of microwave satellite observations to better constrain the global water cycle.
Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Notre Dame Kristen Ferguson is an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. Her research examines the intersection between creativity and innovation, consumer emotions and social influences, where she applies innovative methods such as virtual reality (VR) technology and Google Ads studies. She teaches foundations of marketing at the undergraduate level. Ferguson earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from Manhattan College and her doctorate in business from the University of Connecticut.
