Diana Hackenburg
About Diana Hackenburg
Diana Hackenburg is a Climate Program Communications Specialist at Sandia National Laboratories with extensive experience in environmental science, research, and communication.
Title
Diana Hackenburg is currently employed as a Climate Program Communications Specialist at Sandia National Laboratories.
Current Company
Diana Hackenburg is working at Sandia National Laboratories in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area. She has held the Climate Program Communications Specialist position since 2021.
Previous Positions
Diana has held several positions in diverse organizations. She was a Graduate Teaching Fellow at Champlain College in 2020. She then served as a Writing Consultant at the UVM Graduate Writing Center from 2018 to 2021. Additionally, she worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Vermont between 2017 and 2021. Prior to that, she was a Science Writer/Editor at North Carolina Sea Grant and the Communications Manager at Triangle Land Conservancy. She also served as the TMDL Nonpoint Source Coordinator at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and earlier as a Project Manager at Blue Ridge Land Conservancy. Diana began her professional career as a Biological Science Technician for the U.S. Geological Survey and as a Management Fellow at the Shalom Community Center, Inc.
Education and Expertise
Diana completed her PhD candidacy in Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. She earned a dual degree, MPA/MSES, in Applied Ecology from Indiana University Bloomington, and holds a B.S. in Environmental Science from Marietta College. She holds the Level III College Reading and Learning Association tutoring certification. Diana has significant proficiency in data collection and analysis using R, SPSS, NVivo, and QGIS, along with skills in Adobe Illustrator, Indesign, and Photoshop for publication development.
Communication Skills and Research Techniques
Diana possesses strong communication skills that encompass public outreach and stakeholder engagement. She utilizes various communication channels to disseminate information effectively. Her research techniques are grounded in qualitative and mixed methods research including ethnography, experimental design, interviews, and surveys.