Laurence Kalkstein

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Professor
Rapporteur on Climate and Human Health
Author on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Email: larryk@udel.edu

Vitae
Education

Rutgers University B.A. 1969 Geography
Louisiana State University M.A. 1972 Geography
Louisiana State University Ph.D. 1974 Geography/Climatology

Professional Experience

1988-Present Professor, Center for Climatic Research, Department of Geography, University of Delaware
1989-Present Selected by the World Meteorological Organization as Rapporteur on climate and Human Health to the Commission for Climatology
1993-1995 Selected lead author on climate and health, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 1993, 1994, 1995
1989-1990 Visiting Scientist, Environmental Protection Agency, Global Climate Change   Division, Washington, D.C.
1988 Visiting Scholar, Department of Atmospheric Science, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
1981-1988 Associate Professor, Center for Climatic Research, Department of Geography, University of Delaware
1982-1983 Visiting Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric, Administration, Climate Impact Assessment Division, Washington, DC
1975-1981 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Delaware
1973-1974 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, UCLA
1973-1974 Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, UCLA
1972-1973 Graduate Student Instructor, Department of Geography and Anthropology,  Louisiana State University

Selected Publications
Kalkstein, L. S., 1991, "Global Warming and Human Health: What are the Possibilities?" Air Pollution: Environmental Issues and Health Effects, ed. S. K. Majumadar, E. W. Miller and J. Cahir, University Park, PA: Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Chapter 23, pp. 350-360
Kalkstein, L. S., 1991, Bioclimatological Research: The Issue of Climatic Sensitivity. Invited author for special volume of Physical Geography, 12, 3:274-286
Kalkstein, L. S., ed. 1991, Global Comparison of Selected GCM Control Runs and Observed Climate Data, Washington, D.C.: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 21P-2002, 251 pages.
Kalkstein, L. S. and S. H. Giannini, 1991, "Global Warming and Human Health: Does a Real Threat Exist?" Invited editorial in The New Biologist, 3, 8: 727-728
Kalkstein, L. S. and S. R. Webber, 1991, "A Detailed Evaluation of Scenes Air Quality Data in Northern Arizona Using a Three-Dimensional Synoptic Approach," Publications in Climatology, 43, 1: 1-98
Cheng, S., Ye, H. and L. S. Kalkstein, 1992, "An Evaluation of Pollution Concentration Using an Automated Synoptic Approach," Middle States Geographer, 25: 45-51
Kalkstein, L. S. 1992, "Heat-Related Mortality: What Might Happen in a Warmer World?" In Geological Snapshots of North America, ed. D. G. Janelle, Washington, D.C., congress of the International Geographical Union and Assembly, pp. 400-404
Kalkstein, L. S., 1992, "Impacts of Global Warming on Human Health: Heat Stress-Related Mortality," In Global Climate Change: Implications, Challenges, and Mitigation Measures, ed. L. S. Kalkstein, S. K. Majumdar, E. W. Miller, B. Yarnal, and L. Rosenfeld, University Park, PA: Pennsylvania Academy of Science, pp. 371-383
Majumdar, D. K., Kalkstein, L. S., Yarnal, B., Miller, E. W., and L. Rosenfeld, eds., 1992, Global Climate Change: Implications, Challenges, and Mitigation Measures, University Park, PA: Pennsylvania Academy of Science, pp. 566.
Haines, A., Epstein, P. R., McMichael, A. J., and L. S. Kalkstein (on behalf of an international panel), 1993, "Global Health Watch: Monitoring Impacts of Environmental Change," The Lancer, 342: 1464-1469
Kalkstein, L. S., 1993, "Health and Climate Change - Direct Impacts in Cities," The Lancer, 342: 1397-1399
Kalkstein, L. S. and K. E. Smoyer, 1993, "The Impact of Climate on Canadian Mortality: Present Relationships and Future Scenarios," Canadian Climate Centre Report No. 93-7, Atmospheric Environment Service, Canadian Climate Program, Downsview, Ontario, 50 pages.
Kalkstein, L. S. and K. E. Smoyer, 1993, "The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health: Some International Implications," Experientia, 49: 969-979
Cheng, S. and L. S. Kalkstein, 1994, "An Evaluation of Climate Change in Phoenix Using an Automated Synoptic Climatological Approach, World Resource Review: International Journal, 5: 180-189
Nichols, M. C., Kalkstein, L. S. and S. Cheng, 1994, "Possible Human Health Impacts of a Global Warming," World Resource Review: International Journal, 7, 1, 77-103
Kalkstein, L. S., 1995, "Cities Could Face Killer Heat Waves," Science, 267: 958
Smith, J. B., Strzepek, K. M., Kalkstein, L. S., Nicholls, R. J., Smith, T. M., Riebsame, W. E., and C. Rosenzweig, 1995, "Executive Summary," As Climate Changes: International Impacts and Implications, eds., K. M. Strzepek and J. B. Smith, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, p. 24
Ye, H., Kalkstein, L. S., and J. S. Greene, 1995, "The Detection of Climate Change in the Arctic: An Updated Report," Atmospheric Research, 37, 1-3: 163-174

 

 

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