Jennifer Collins

Dr. Jennifer Collins is a Professor in the School of Geosciences at the University of South Florida. Her research focuses on extreme weather. As a hurricane researcher, Dr. Collins is interested in the interaction between large scale climatic patterns such as the El Niño – Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Madden – Julian Oscillation and seasonal patterns of tropical cyclone activity in multiple oceanic basins. She is currently studying the environmental factors influencing the interannual and intraseasonal variation of hurricane activity in the eastern North Pacific and Atlantic oceans. As well as her work in the physical sciences she also works in the social sciences as she examines human behavior relating to hurricane evacuation. In addition to her hurricane work, Dr. Collins works in other areas related to extreme weather and hazards. For instance, she collaborates on projects related to tornado risk perception. Dr. Collins is Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Fellow, American Meteorological Societ; and Fellow, American Association of Geographers. She is past- President of the West Central Florida Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, former Chair of the Climate Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers and served on the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Unidata strategic advisory committee.

Undergraduate

• GEO 1930 Geography of Current Events
• GEO 2200 (3013) Introduction to Physical Geography
• GEO 2371 Introduction to Earth System Science
• MET 4002C / MET 4016 C Climatology / Climate Studies
• MET 4012C Meteorology
• EVR 4930 Weather Studies
• EVR 4930 Environmental Science and Physical Geography in the UK: Study Abroad
• IDH 4930 Hurricane Research Methods Seminar
• EVR 2001 Introduction to Environmental Science
• GEO 4940 Geography Internship
• Other independent study and directed reading or research courses

Graduate

• GEO 6255 Weather, Climate, & Society
• GEO 6970 Geographic Research design
• Independent study, directed research, master's thesis research and dissertation research

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Cassandra O’Connor
Brooke Page
Namit Choudhari