PhD Candidate/Graduate Teaching Associate
My research interests include atmospheric hazards, risk perception, and climatology. My current research focuses on understanding how Tampa Bay area residents use and value Doppler radar applications to make decisions about impending weather hazards. I am also interested in combining social science with physical geography to relate hazards and risk perception. I would like to further my career as a Geographer as this discipline bridges the gap between the physical and human aspects of weather and climate.
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About Michelle Saunders
My research interests include atmospheric hazards, risk perception, and climatology. My current research focuses on understanding how Tampa Bay area residents use and value Doppler radar applications to make decisions about impending weather hazards. I am also interested in combining social science with physical geography to relate hazards and risk perception. I would like to further my career as a Geographer as this discipline bridges the gap between the physical and human aspects of weather and climate.
Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2018 | Research Tharp Scholarship |
| University of South Florida | |
| $1,000 | |
| 2012 | Guerrieri Summer Research Grant |
| Salisbury University |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2018 - Present | Event Coordinator, Taste of Science Tampa | 2016 - Present | Vice President, West Central Florida Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, Tampa, FL | 2012 - Present | Member, American Meteorological Society | 2011 - Present | Member, Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers | 2018 - 2019 | President, Gamma Theta Upsilon – Kappa Kappa Chapter, University of South Florida | 2017 - 2018 | Vice President, Gamma Theta Upsilon – Kappa Kappa Chapter, University of South Florida |
Honors and Awards
- Certificate of Excellence in Geography, Gamma Theta Upsilon – Kappa Kappa Chapter, University of South Florida, 2017
- Second Place, Student Poster Competition, 6th International Summit on Hurricanes and Climate Change: From Hazard to Impact, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 4-9, 2017
- Third Place Local Chapter Poster Competition, American Meteorological Society, West Central Florida Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, 2016
- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Geography, The University of Alabama, 2015
| Present | Ph.D., Graduate Student/Assistant, University of South Florida | |
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| 2015 | M.S., University of Alabama | |
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| 2013 | B.S., Salisbury University | |
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