Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 8 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Kimberly Young-McLear, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Sharon Zelmanowitz P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Royce Warner James Ph.D., United States Coast Guard Academy/Air Force Institute of Technology; Dani Brunswick, U.S. Coast Guard; Thomas W. DeNucci, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

during Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Her efforts contributed to the creation of new solutions for the 2018 hurricane season, including Hurricanes Florence and Michael. LCDR Young-McLear was a key thought leader for the development of the Coast Guard Academy’s first cyber undergraduate major. Furthermore as Vice Chair, she leads a multidisciplinary faculty Cyber Coun- cil to advance cyber curriculum and research at the Academy. Her research niche is focused on protecting critical infrastructure from cyber threats in the Maritime Domain. LCDR Young-McLear is also the pro- gram developer for NET21, a middle school outreach program, designed to systematically close STEM gaps amongst underrepresented students and teachers of