She is also chief of the Geophysical Science Branch at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) in Boulder, Colorado.
[8] After completing her PhD, Herring obtained a postdoc position at the National Institutes for Health (NIH).
From 2007 to 2008, she served as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Congressional Fellow for U.S. Representative Ed Markey, advising him in his capacity as chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
[7] From 2010 to 2020, Herring served as editor of Explaining Extreme Events from a Climate Perspective, which was published as a special supplement to the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
[10] Herring is the recipient of multiple awards for her work, including a 2015 NOAA Administrator's Award for her contributions as part of a team providing “leadership and outstanding contributions in developing, supporting, and implementing the third National Climate Assessment.”[11] In 2013, she was one of three NOAA scientists who, along with a colleague from the UK Met Office, were named among Foreign Policy’s annual list of “Top 100 Global Thinkers.”[12][13] In 2024, Herring was elected to serve a three-year term (beginning in 2025) as a councilor for the American Meteorological Society (AMS).