Daphne (Zaras) LaDue
Norman WAS*IS
April 2006

I'm currently going through a transformation from a meteorologist to an adult educator. I've now had four major career phases, first exploring 3 areas of research before moving into doing outreach for NSSL and becoming the PI and Director of the National Weather Center Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. The educational things got me interested in learning and my subsequent school work in adult education got me completely hooked on thinking about learning, so much so that I entered my 600th reference into EndNote a couple of months ago. Where I go from here is unclear: my interests are both with informal adult education related to the gulf between meteorologists and the general public and with the professional development of meteorologists. The professional development aspect surprised me as I came to realize meteorology has little conception of professional development. The wild west of where adult education meets meteorology awaits me....