A S H L E Y C O L E S
OBJECTIVE
EXPERIENCE
To develop skills and insights integral to the study of the social implications and impacts of weather and forecasting.
2005-present Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
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Tucson, AZ
Examine atmospheric circulation effects on streamflow.
Determine processes of drought genesis and lysis.
Teaching assistant for two introductory global change courses.
Design a sophomore level global change course.
2001-2005 Northeast Regional Climate Center
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Ithaca, NY
Provided weather and climate data customized for request needs.
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Managed databases for weather data and customer data.
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Created a flash flood chronology and assisted with the subsequent development of a climatology for the Binghamton National Weather
Service Forecast Office.
EDUCATION
2005-present University of Arizona
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M.A., Geography (in progress)
2001-2005
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Cornell University
B.S., Atmospheric Science
Tucson, AZ
Ithaca, NY
Pertinent Coursework (Atmospheric Science):
Basic Principles of Meteorology, Observations and Instruments,
Atmospheric Thermodynamics, Atmospheric Dynamics, Physical
Meteorology, Watershed Hydrology, Synoptic Meteorology I and II,
Mesoscale Meteorology, Air Pollution, Climate and Global Warming
Pertinent Coursework (Social Sciences and Methods):
Introduction to Psychology, Human and Animal Behavior, History of
Geographic Thought, Critical Methodological Practice, GIS for Natural
Resources

INTERESTS AND ORGANIZATIONS
American Meteorological Society student member, Association of American
Geographers student member, Southern Arizona Geographers’ Association, flash floods, NWS statements, risk perception, human behavior, hazards.
TRAVEL AND CONFERENCES
2003 Annual Northeastern Storms Conference. Saratoga Springs, NY
2004 Annual Northeastern Storms Conference. Saratoga Springs, NY
2004 Annual Meeting of the Association of American State Climatologists.
Ithaca, NY (student volunteer)
2005 Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society. San Diego,
CA (student volunteer)
2005 Annual Northeastern Storms Conference. Burlington, VT
2006 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.
Chicago, IL (presenter)
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