Sarah LeRoy

Sarah LeRoy is the Research Coordinator for the Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (SW CASC). She holds degrees in ecology and geosciences from the University of Arizona, and her research at this time focused on paleoclimatology, where she reconstructed past precipitation using both lake sediments in the Peruvian Amazon and isotopes in Australian and Peruvian trees. Sarah’s work since then has focused on climate services, working with managers and other end-users in the Southwest U.S. to ensure they have the climate information they need to manage their resources and communities in the face of climate change. Examples include working with the National Park Service to develop a framework for assessing vulnerability of cultural resources to climate change and developing climate change adaptation plans and climate profiles for Tribes and other communities in the Southwest. Sarah also has extensive experience in science communication and outreach, and she continues to co-host a podcast titled Come Rain or Shine in partnership with the USDA Southwest Climate Hub.