Kimberly Bourne is a STEPS Center Postdoctoral Research Scholar with Appalachian State. She is working with Dr. Christine on the Integration team whose role is to explore and deploy methods of formalizing interdisciplinary research integration and collaboration through boundary objects as well as other convergence tools. Kim is interested in exploring the role of participatory modeling and integrative research methods to bridge the science-policy gap and increase the incorporation of scientific uncertainty in policymaking.