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
 

Courses Offered

GEOG 202 Resources and the Environment
GEOG 333 Biogeography
GEOG 336 Climate and Society
GEOG 344 North America
GEOG xxx Environmental Impact Assessment (coming soon!)
 

Research Interests

Applied / Synoptic / Statistical Climatology
Air Quality and Heat Watch/Warning Systems
Atmosphere / Biosphere Interactions
Atmosphere / Health Relationships
Human Impacts on Atmosphere and Biosphere

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

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

American Meteorological Society
Association of American Geographers
Climate Interest Group
Delaware Valley Geographical Association, President 2000-02, Vice President 1998-2000, Council 1994-present.
International Association for Urban Climate
International Society of Biometeorology
Pennsylvania Geographical Society
Synoptic Climatology Lab, Center for Climatic Research, Newark DE
 

Manuscripts and Research Reports

Schreiber, K.V. An Improved Hydroclimatic Approach to Assessment of Dengue. Part I: Seasonal Assessment for San Juan, Puerto Rico. In preparation.

Schreiber, K.V. 2002. Recent Improvements in Dengue/Climate Stochastic Modeling. Proceedings of the 16th International Congress on Biometeorology and 15th Conference on Biometerology and Aerobiology. International Society of Biometeorology/American Meteorological Society. pgs. 86-87.

Schreiber, K.V. 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.

Schreiber, K.V. 2001. An Investigation of Relationships between Climate and Dengue Using a Water Budgeting Technique. International Journal of Biometeorology. 45(2):81-89. http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00484/bibs/1045002/10450081.htm

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

Kalkstein, L.S., Patz, J.A., Schreiber, K.V., Miller, D., Freebery, A.M., 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, K.V. 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

Schreiber, K.V. and T.C. Meierding. 1999. Spatial Patterns and Causes of Marble Tombstone Weathering in Western Pennsylvania. Physical Geography. 20:173-188.

Kalkstein, L.S., Elguindi, N., Schreiber, K.V. 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, K.V. 1998. A Climatic Assessment of Interannual and Intraannual Variations in Dengue Incidence in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Preprints of the 13th Conference on Biometeorology and Aerobiology. American Meteorological Society. pp. 333-334.

Schreiber, K.V. 1998. Improving Visibility within the Grand Canyon National Park? Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Geographical Society. Pennsylvania Geographical Society. pp. 25-27.

Kalkstein, L.S., A. Grilli, J. Feng, T.A. Lavin, K.M. Valimont, R.S. Vose, S. Webber, and R.E. 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, L.S. and K.M. 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, L.S. and K.M. Valimont. 1987. An Evaluation of Summer and Winter Discomfort in the United States Using a Relative Climatological Index. Proceedings of the Fifth Conference on Applied Climatology. American Meteorological Society. pp. 40-41.

Kalkstein, L.S. and K.M. 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, L.S. and K.M. 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

Kalkstein, L.S., R.E. Davis, J. Skindlov, and K.M. 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

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