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Scott Sheridan

Professor

My research interests are in synoptic climatology, climate change, and bioclimatology. Perhaps foremost, I've worked on addressing the problem of heat vulnerability through a number of different avenues, from survey work on heat perception, to the development of over 30 heat-warning systems across the globe, and projections of future vulnerability. I am also interested in all other aspects of applied climatology, including climate and crime, atmospheric composition, and agriculture. I also serve as the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Biometeorology.

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Sheridan, S.C., and C.C. Lee, 2010: Synoptic climatology and the general circulation model.
Progress in Physical Geography, in press.

Hajat, S., S.C. Sheridan, M.J. Allen, M. Pascal, K. Laaidi, A. Yagouti, U. Bickis, A. Tobias, D.
Bourque, B.G. Armstrong, T. Kosatsky, 2010: Which days of hot weather are identified as
dangerous by Heat-Health Warning Systems? A comparison of the predictive capacity of
different approaches. American Journal of Public Health, in press.

Sheridan, S.C., A.J. Kalkstein, and L.S. Kalkstein, 2009: Trends in heat-related mortality in the United States, 1975-2004. Natural Hazards, 50, 145-160. DOI:10.1007/s11069-008-9327-2

Kalkstein, L.S., Sheridan, S.C., and Kalkstein, A.J., 2009: Heat Health Warning Systems:
Development, Implementation, and Intervention Activities. Biometeorology for Adaptation
to Climate Variability and Change. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 33-48. DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4020-8921-3_3

Knight, D.B., R.E. Davis, S.C. Sheridan, D.M. Hondula, L.J. Sitka, M. Deaton, T.R. Lee, S.D.
Gawtry, P.J. Stenger, F. Mazzei, and B.P. Kenny, 2008: Increasing frequencies of warm and
humid air masses over the conterminous United States from 1948 to 2005. Geophysical
Research Letters, 35, L10702. DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033697
Research Areas
  • Climatology
  • Biometeorology
Affiliations

Association of American Geographers

International Society of Biometeorology

American Meteorological Society

Scott Sheridan
OFFICE
Department of Geography
Center for Ecology and Natural Resources Sustainability
OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday 10-12:15

Thursday 10-12:15

CONTACT INFO
Phone: 330-672-3224
ssherid1@kent.edu
EXPERTISE
  • Climatology
  • Climate and health
  • Climate Change