Teaching
Project
With the Teaching Scholars program,
Scott hopes to increase his skill as a teacher by making his class
more interactive. He
also is interested in learning how to structure his courses
better. This latter
point is the principal reason he chose his project to be the
development of a curriculum for an Applied Climatology course. An interdisciplinary topic, he hopes to learn how to avail
upon its interdisciplinary nature to create a truly useful course
for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students that wish to
pursue careers in environmental science. Biography
Scott C. Sheridan is an
assistant professor in his second year the Department of Geography
at Kent State. Originally
from Yonkers, New York, he received his B.S. and M.S. in
meteorology from Rutgers University (1993) and Texas A&M
University (1995), respectively, and his Ph.D. in Climatology,
from the University of Delaware, in 2000.
Within the Department of Geography, he teaches courses in
Physical Geography, Climatology, Climate Change, and Statistics.
His research interests have focused upon applied
climatology, especially the understanding of the impact of weather
and climate upon human health.
Important projects on which Scott has worked include the
development of extreme heat warning systems for several cities
worldwide, including Rome, Shanghai, Toronto, and Cincinnati.
In his off-time, Scott is an avid traveler and amateur
photographer.
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