- GIS | Health & Hazards Lab
- City and Community Studies Initiative
- Center for Ecology and Natural Resource Sustainability
Research Groups:
- Current Students
- Future Students
- alumni and friends
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Profile Detail
Melissa Phillips
Doctoral Candidate
I am currently a doctoral student working on my proposal for my dissertation with a focus on disaster education. My thesis studied lightning safety education knowledge in college students from Ohio, Florida, and Colorado. I am currently teaching the course Geography of the United States and Canada. I look forward to an exciting and productive year.
M.A. Geography Kent State University 2011
B.S. Geography University of Oklahoma 2008
- Minor Meteorology
- Minor Political Science
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Affiliations
Association of American Geographers
American Meteorological Society
OFFICE
Department of GeographyOFFICE HOURS
McGilvrey 442C
By Appointment Only
CONTACT INFO
mkoeka@kent.eduCOURSES TEACHING
Spring 2013- GEOG 17064 - 003 Geog Us And Canada
- GEOG 21063 - 009 Physical Geography Laboratory
- GEOG 21063 - 003 Physical Geography Laboratory
EXPERTISE
- Natural Disasters
- Disaster Education
- Mesoscale Meteorology
- Climate Change
