Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth joined NCAR on September 29, 2014 as the NCAR Director of Diversity, Education and Outreach, and moved to UCAR as the Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer on Jan 3, 2017. In her work with NASA, Caltech, and the American Astronomical Society she has designed and led education programs, designed and written studies to assess campus climate for minorities and written proposals and managed grants for education and outreach programs.
In 2013, Carolyn was honored with the NASA Equal Employment Opportunity Medal: “For outstanding leadership, dedication and commitment, volunteerism, mentoring and coaching of underrepresented student groups through science education workshops and programs”. Throughout her career and volunteer life she has demonstrated tremendous leadership and commitment to increasing diversity, building education programs and expanding outreach.
Carolyn has a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Southampton and a MA in Education from Claremont Graduate University with a focus on improving educational environments in higher education for LGBTQ students in STEM.
