Kathleen Valimont Schreiber, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geography
Millersville University of Pennsylvania


Contact Information

Department of Geography, P.O. Box 1002
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA 17551-0302 USA

Office: 226 McComsey Hall
Phone: (717)872-3630
Fax: (717)871-2497
Email: Kathleen.Schreiber@millersville.edu
See Faculty Description on MU Geography Web Site  


Education

Ph.D., Climatology (Synoptic, Air Quality, Hydro), University of Delaware, 1996
M.S., Geography (Climatology, Natural Resource Science/Conservation), University of Delaware, 1990
B.A., Sociology (Social Welfare) and Geography (Biogeography), University of Delaware, 1983  

Biogeography students on a field trip at Shenk's Ferry.

Courses Offered

GEOG 202 Resources and the Environment
GEOG 333 Biogeography
GEOG 336 Climate and Society
GEOG 344 North America
GEOG 306 Environmental Impact Assessment  


Research Interests

Applied / Synoptic Climatology
Air Quality and Heat Watch/Warning Systems
Atmosphere / Biosphere Interactions
Atmosphere / Health Relationships
Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory and Mitigation Measures
Human Impacts on Atmosphere and Biosphere

Desert Research Center, Mohave

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

American Meteorological Society, Committee on Atmospheric Biogeosciences, 2005-2008.
Association of American Geographers (AAG)
Center for Environmental Sciences
Climate Specialty Group
Delaware Valley Geographical Association, VP 1998-2000, President 2000-02.
Middle States Division AAG, Secretary 2006, VP 2007, President 2008.
International Association for Urban Climate
International Society of Biometeorology
North Museum of Natural History and Science, Governing Council 2004 - 2007,
       Education Advisory Committee 2007 - present.
Pennsylvania Geographical Society
Synoptic Climatology Laboratory, Center for Climatic Research. Research Associate.  


Current Activities

President, Middle States Division of the Association of American Geographers.
Millersville University Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory.
Storm classification and implications for nitrate deposition to the Delaware Inland Bays.
ENSO Impacts on Kelp Communities.
NSF REU Faculty-Student Research: Impact of Land Use and Precipitation Events on Stream Nitrate Concentrations, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Epidemiology Editor, International Journal of Biometeorology.
 

Selected Publications and Writings

Schreiber, K.V., J. Harrison, and G. Sterk. 2008. Agrometeorological Aspects of Desertification. In: World Meteorological Organization Guide to Agricultural Meteorological Practices. Geneva: World Meteorological Organization. (WMO-No.134) http://www.wmo.ch/pages/prog/wcp/agm/gamp/gamp_en.html

Rosa-Freitas MG, Schreiber KV, Tsouris P, de Souza Weimann ET, Luitgards-Moura JF. 2006. Associations between dengue and combinations of weather factors in a city in the Brazilian Amazon [Asociacisn entre el dengue y combinaciones de factores climaticos en una ciudad de la Amazonia brasileqa]. Pan American Journal of Public Health. 20(4):256-267. http://journal.paho.org/?a_ID=769

Schreiber, KV 2005. Climatic Analysis of Differential Peak Magnitudes of Dengue Cases, San Juan Puerto Rico. Proceedings of 17th International Congress of Biometeorology. International Society of Biometeorology, pp. 320-323.

Schreiber, KV 2002. A Synoptic Climatological Approach to Assessment of Visibility and Pollutant Source Locations, Grand Canyon National Park Area. Publications in Climatology. 55(1):1-113. http://www.udel.edu/Geography/CCR/PIC.html

Schreiber, KV 2001. An Investigation of Relationships between Climate and Dengue Using a Water Budgeting Technique. International Journal of Biometeorology. 45(2):81-89. http://www.springerlink.com/content/qrvbepxvffyewck1/

Schreiber, KV 2001. Forest Biomes. In: World Geography, Vol. 1: Basic Geographical Concepts, World Overview. ed. Ray Sumner. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press. p. 139-142.

Kalkstein, LS, Patz, JA, Schreiber, KV, Miller, D, Freebery, AM, and MacInnis, J 2000. An Integrated Assessment of the Impacts of Global Climate Change: Evaluation of Lyme Disease and Climate Change. Final Report: Johns Hopkins University/ United States Environmental Protection Agency. 22 pp.

Schreiber, KV 2000. A Synoptic Climatological Evaluation of Surface Ozone Concentrations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Final Report: Millersville University Environmental Institute/Lancaster Environmental Foundation. 30 pp. http://www.udel.edu/SynClim/lancasterair/index.html

Kalkstein, LS, Elguindi, N, Schreiber, KV 1999. A Determination of Atmospheric Sources of Inorganic Nitrogen to the Delaware Inland Bays Watershed. Final Report: Center for the Inland Bays/Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. 34 pp.

Schreiber, KV and TC Meierding. 1999. Spatial Patterns and Causes of Marble Tombstone Weathering in Western Pennsylvania. Physical Geography. 20:173-188.

Kalkstein, LS, A Grilli, J Feng, TA Lavin, KM Valimont, RS Vose, S Webber, and RE Davis. 1989. Detection of Climate Change in Alaska Using a Synoptic Climatological Approach. Proceedings of the Sixth Conference on Applied Climatology. American Meteorological Society. pp. 197-200.

Kalkstein, LS and KM Valimont. 1987. An Evaluation of Winter Weather Severity in the United States Using the Weather Stress Index. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 66:1535-1540.

Kalkstein, LS and KM Valimont. 1987. Climate Effects on Human Health. In: Potential Effects of Future Climate Changes on Forests and Vegetation, Agriculture, Water Resources, and Human Health. EPA Science and Advisory Committee Monograph #2538. pp. 122-152. http://www.ciesin.org/docs/001-338/001-338.html

Kalkstein, LS, RE Davis, J Skindlov, and KM Valimont. 1986. The Impact of Human-Induced Climate Warming upon Human Mortality: A New York City Case Study. Proceedings of the International Conference on Health and Environmental Effects of Ozone Modification and Climate Change/Effects of Changes in Stratospheric Ozone and Global Climate, Vol. 3, Climate Change. J.G. Titus, ed. US Environmental Protection Agency/United Nations Environment Program. pp. 275-293. http://www.ciesin.org/docs/001-337/001-337.html

Kalkstein, LS and KM Valimont. 1986. An Evaluation of Summer Discomfort in the United States Using a Relative Climatological Index. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 67:842-848. http://www.ciesin.org/docs/001-609/001-609.html  


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