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Becky Parylak

Assistant Professor

My research interests include historical precipitation trends, climate change, El Nino Southern Oscillation, severe weather, natural hazards, and biogeography. Most of my recent research has been in severe and violent tornado climatology, and tornado activity and its relationship to teleconnections.  Currently, I am researching annual and seasonal precipitation trends in Texas to determine if there are changes over a time span of 80 years. Other research interests include assessing learning outcomes in the DL science labs with the traditional in-class environment. My teaching interests include physical geography, climatology, statistics, and biogeomorphology.

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Brown, Rebecca P.and Richard W. Dixon. 2006. A Dome Over Home.Does San Antonio Need a Domed Baseball Stadium?  Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences 29, October 2006, Tampa, Fl. 302 – 310.

Dixon, Richard W., Rebecca P. Brown, and Jonathan Herbert. 2006. Historical Climatology of South Texas Tornadoes: Frequency, Magnitude, and Vulnerability.  South Texas Studies Journal p.100 – 116.

Affiliations

Association of American Geographers (AAG)

American Meteorological Society

 

Becky Parylak
OFFICE
Department of Geography
OFFICE HOURS

Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM, or by appointment

CONTACT INFO
Phone: 330-672-2045
Fax: 330-672-4304
rbrown80@kent.edu
COURSES TEACHING
Spring 2013
  • GEOG 21062 - 004 Physical Geography
  • GEOG 21063 - 009 Physical Geography Laboratory
  • GEOG 39002 - 001 Statistical Methods In Geog
Summer 2013
  • GEOG 21062 - 001 Physical Geography
  • GEOG 21063 - 001 Physical Geography Laboratory
  • GEOG 39002 - 001 Statistical Methods In Geog
Fall 2013
  • GEOG 21062 - 001 Physical Geography
  • GEOG 40195 - 002 Special Topics In Geography
EXPERTISE
  • Physical Geography
  • Climatology
  • Precipitation Trends