Cayla Cothron
Coordinator
she/her/hers
Climate Resilience Extension Associate
NC Sea Grant
NC State Office of Research and Innovation
Toxicology Building NA
Bio
Cayla is the climate resilience extension associate for NCSG. She has a background in long range community and environmental planning, policy, and implementation in both the private and public sectors, and experience working with communities, government agencies, decision-makers, and other stakeholders to collaboratively address local needs and changing conditions across a wide variety of land use and environmental topics. Cayla received her bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Florida State University and a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Colorado Denver.
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF AREAS OF INTEREST:
Coastal resilience, climate change, policy and planning, equity, research and extension
Groups
- Expertise: Climate/Environmental Change
- College: College - Other
- Themes: Coupled human and natural systems
- Themes: Education at NC State and beyond
- Themes: Mutually beneficial engagement that emphasizes social equity
- Expertise: Policy and Planning
- Themes: Sustainable agriculture, forestry, and rural, natural resource-based economies
- Themes: Water quality and quantity in the coastal zone