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Lesley-Ann L. Dupigny-Giroux

Climate literacy
In addition to her research on climate change, Dupigny-Giroux is known for her efforts to research and promote climate literacy. Climate literacy is an understanding of the influences of and influences on the climate system, including how people change the climate, how climate metrics are observed and modelled, and how climate change affects society. “Being climate literate is more critical than ever before,” Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux stated for a 2020 article on climate literacy. “If we do not understand weather, climate and climate change as intricate and interconnected systems, then our appreciation of the big picture is lost.”

Dupigny-Giroux is known for her climate literacy work with elementary and high school teachers and students. She co-founded the Satellites Weather and Climate (SWAC) project in 2008, which is a professional development program for K-12  teachers designed to promote climate literacy and interest in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers. Dupigny-Giroux is also a founding member of the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN; formerly Climate Literacy Network), a community-based effort to support climate literacy and communication.

In a 2016 interview, Dupigny-Giroux stated: “Sharing knowledge and giving back to my community are my two axioms in life. Watching students mature and flourish in their four years with us is a great privilege and the best part about being a teacher-scholar here at UVM [University of Vermont].”

Diversity in climate sciences
Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux is the co-founder of the Diversity Climate Network (D-ClimNet), which was funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) award (2009-2013) to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of climatology. The Diversity Climate Network aims to train the next generation of racially and gender diverse scientists by providing mentoring and networking opportunities to high school students interested in climate science or geoscience. In 2010, Dupigny-Giroux was the Franklin Visiting Scholar for Inclusion and Diversity Leadership at the University of Georgia.

Personal life

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speaks English, French, Spanish

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