Katherine Leitzell

Former Communications Director
University Affiliation: Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, San Diego

Prior to joining Sea Grant in 2017, she worked at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis in Austria, and the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. She has over ten years experience in science communication. Katherine has a master's degree in Neuroscience from the University of Southern California, and is an alumna of the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship Program.

Prior to joining Sea Grant in 2017, she worked at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis in Austria, and the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. She has over ten years experience in science communication. Katherine has a master's degree in Neuroscience from the University of Southern California, and is an alumna of the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship Program.