BIO
Julie A. Winkler is Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University (United States). Her research interests include applied climatology, synoptic climatology, the use of climate projections in climate change assessments, and the potential impacts of climate variability and change on agriculture and natural resources. The primary goal of her work, which is both local and international in scope, is to provide useful climate information to assist decision makers. A Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, she was also 2013-2014 president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), and has received, among other distinctions, the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award of the Michigan State University, the AAG Ronald F. Abler Distinguished Service Honors, and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the AAG Climate Specialty Group.
