Dr. Schollaert Uz leads activities to advance the practical application of NASA data and science, connecting researchers across the Earth Sciences Division with end users, developing external partnerships, and fostering impactful uses of Earth observations. Her research interests include improving health outcomes on land, air, and water, e.g. conducting investigations of water quality, algal blooms, air quality, and land use connections to heat health and vector borne disease risk. She also explores large-scale physical forcing of ocean biology, e.g. El Nino Southern Oscillation, evidenced in phytoplankton blooms measured from space by their pigments, known as ocean color.