Kaitlyn is a graduate student earning her M.S in Geography – Meteorology. She is from Lafollette, Tennessee and attended The University of Tennessee. There she graduated in 2024 with her bachelor’s in Geography with a concentration in Climate and Climate Change. Her academic interests include severe weather, supercell tornadogenesis, and tornado outbreaks. She had the privilege to present her undergraduate research at SEDAAG for “Changes in Climatology of Summertime Tornado Days in the Southern United States.”

Outside of meteorology, Kaitlyn loves to travel, find new music, and go to a Lumineers concert. She loves fall, and her favorite holiday is Halloween.