Dr. Cains is a Project Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research working in the Weather Risks and Decisions in Society (WRaDS) research group. Dr. Cains’ risk analysis interests (assessment, management, communication) have led her research journal through human health and ecological risk of land use, the role of human factors in cyber security risk, integrating climate risk and resilience for regional adaptive management, and most recently exploring how environmental risk information becomes useful to and used by decision-makers. Dr. Cains earned her BS in Environmental Science (Environmental Toxicology) from Western Washington University. At Indiana University, she earned an MS/MPA in Environmental Science and Policy and PhD in Environmental Science (Environmental Risk Assessment).