Current U.S. Climate Conditions:
maps for the last 3 months
| October - December 2008 |
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| NCDC/NESDIS/NOAA image |
| October - December 2008 |
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| NCDC/NESDIS/NOAA |
My General Background & Interests:
I
am a full-time, temporary (2008-09 school year) Assistant Professor at Shippensburg University, located in central PA, in
the Geography – Earth Science Department. For the Spring '09 semester I am teaching Introduction to the Atmosphere
and Conservation of Natural Resources. I am also a graduate student (ABD) in the Geography Department at the University of
Delaware, working toward a Ph.D. degree in Climatology, with an anticipated graduation date in August 2009. Last year I completed
and passed the comprehensive exam portion of the degree requirements.
As a physical geographer and climatologist,
my interests within the field include synoptic climatology, geophysical fluid dynamics, cold region studies, GIS/ remote sensing,
and especially the impact assessment & prediction of long-term climate variability and change. In my dissertation I hope
to develop a better understanding of teleconnection pattern influences on intra-seasonal climate variability in North America.
I also have developed an interest for short-term weather prediction and meteorology while working as a weather producer for
WCAU NBC 10 in Philadelphia, PA and as a staff forecaster for WHYY PBS 12 in Wilmington, DE. Within the U.D. Geography department,
I am a member of the Center for Climatic Research and Synoptic Climatology Lab. In 2004 I earned a M.S. degree in Geography
at the University of Delaware following the receipt of a B.A. in Geography at Syracuse University.
