Jill Coleman
Associate Dean of the College of Sciences and Humanities and Professor of Geography and Meteorology
Professor of Geography
Profile:
Jill Coleman is an Professor of geography specializing in atmospheric science and applied geography. Her current research interests include the areas of synoptic climatology and hydroclimatic variability, particularly the relationship between atmospheric teleconnections (e.g., the Southern Oscillation) and Midwest flood/drought patterns. She also investigates topics in the areas of human biometeorology, tropical cyclone climatology and atmospheric hazards. She frequently teaches several introductory and advanced meteorology courses as well as the introductory quantitative methods course for geography majors.
Education:
- PhD The Ohio State University (Geography-Climatology)
- MA The Ohio State University (Geography-Climatology)
- BA University of Missouri-Columbia (Geography)
Selected Publications:
Coleman, J. S. M. and R. M. Schwartz, 2017: An updated blizzard climatology of the contiguous
United States (1959-2014): An examination of spatiotemporal trends. J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., 56,
173-187.
Coleman, J. S. M., K. D. Newby, K. D. Multon, and C. L. Taylor, 2014: Weathering the storm:
Revisiting severe weather phobia. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc., 95, 1179-1183.
Coleman, J. S. M. and D. Budikova, 2013: Eastern U.S. summer streamflow during extreme
phases of the North Atlantic Oscillation. J. Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 118,
4181-4193. doi: 10.1002/jgrd.50326
Coleman, J. S. M. and D. Budikova, 2010: Atmospheric aspects of the 2008 Midwest floods: A
repeat of 1993? Int. J. Climatol., 30, 1645-1667. doi: 10.1002/joc.2009.
Coleman, J. S. M., 2010: The human mortality response to synoptic scale atmospheric circulation
changes in the transitional seasons. The Professional Geographer, 60, 190-206.
Coleman, J. S. M. and J. C. Rogers, 2007: The synoptic climatology of the central United States
and linkages to Pacific teleconnection indices. J. Climate, 20, 3485-3497.
Coleman, J. S. M. and J. C. Rogers, 2003: Ohio River Valley winter moisture conditions
associated with the Pacific/North American teleconnection pattern. J. Climate,
16, 969-981.