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Curriculum Vitae

Education

2005

A.A. and A.S. - Cuyahoga Community College

2006

B.A. Geography - Kent State University

2008

M.S. Atmospheric Sciences - The Ohio State University

Thesis: Analysis of United States Mean Seasonal Air Temperatures

Advisor: Dr. Jeffery Rogers

2011

Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences - The Ohio State University

Dissertation: Cloud-radiation Feedback and Ocean-atmosphere Feedback in the Southeast Pacific in IPCC Global Climate Models

Advisor: Dr. Jialin Lin

Courses Regularly Taught

GEG 10 - Planet Earth Users Guide: Intro to Physical Geography

GEG 25 - Geofiction and Role-playing

GEG 109 - Climate, Energy, and Sustainability

GEG 204 - Meteorology w/lab

GEG 304 - Weather Analysis w/lab

GEG 322 - Climatology

GEG 323 - Global Warming and the Science of Climate Change

ENV 204 - Climate Change and Agriculture

FYS 100 - Exploring Your World and Others

Research Publications

Grayek, A.L. and M.A. Davis, 2023: A Seasonal Wind Climatology of The Great Lakes Region of The United States: 1990-2019. The Geographical Bulletin. 64(1). 5-16. Link

Clark, M.A. and M.A. Davis, 2023: Climate Change as a Perspective: Looking Through The Lens of High School Teachers in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The Middle States Geographer. 55, 25-35. Link

Andrews, T.R. and M.A. Davis, 2022: Shifts in Thunderstorm Occurrence and Spatial Synoptic Air Mass Classifications in the Mid-Atlantic United States, 2003-2012. The Middle States Geographer. 54, 10-18. Link

Davis, M.A., 2022: An Overview of Environmental Themes in the Video Game Industry. The Geographical Bulletin. 63 (2), 97-108. Link

Davis, M.A., 2022: So An Air Parcel Walks Into the Nearest Isobar... In: Vaidya K. (eds) Teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics with a Sense of Humor: Why (and How to) Be a Funnier and More Effective STEM Educator and Laugh All the Way to Your Classroom. The Curious Academic. Link

Davis, M.A., 2019: Learning Geography Through Mobile Gaming. In: Brunn S., Kehrein R. (eds) Handbook of the Changing World Language Map. Springer, Cham. Link

Gaspich, A.M. and M.A. Davis, 2017: Variability in Pennsylvania Snow Totals, 1980-2010. The Pennsylvania Geographer. 55 (2), 6-23. Link

Davis, M.A., 2017: Ingress in Geography: Portals to Academic Success? Journal of Geography. 116, 2, 89-97. Link

Davis, M.A., K.M. Cunningham, and K.A. Soisson, 2016: Extreme Temperature and Precipitation Trends in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Geographer. 54 (1), 41-61. Link

Service

Middle States American Association of Geographers - Past President (2020)

Middle States American Association of Geographers - President (2019)

Middle States American Association of Geographers - Vice President (2018)

Middle States American Association of Geographers - Secretary (2017)

Professional Service

Current University and Department Service

Environmental Science Program Committee, Kutztown University, Secretary - 2017 - present

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Technology Committee, Member - 2014 - present

PASSHE Sustainable Development Task Force, Member - 2020-present

PASSHE Sustainable Development Task Force - Education Subcommittee, Co-Chair - 2021 - present

APSCUF-KU Bylaws Subcommittee, Member - 2017-presentt