Lauren R. Kaiser
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- School: University of Hawaii
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- Department: Geography
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874 Dillingham Blvd
Honolulu, HI - 96817 - Dates at University of Hawaii: November 2016 - December 2019
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In my senior year of high school I was the valedictorian, and as a business law major I have an A in every single one of my classes. Every single one apart from this one. Much harder than it needs to be, she's such a hard grader. After spending more than an hour on every discussion board I have not once gotten an A. She assigns six assignments a week. There is no study guide for the exam. Just take another teacher.
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Would take again: No
For Credit: Yes
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Awful
Unnecessarily hard class, with three homework assignments due Wednesday night and three due Sunday night. Really a tough grader when it came to the discussion boards. Very hard, as there were no study guides for the exams nor opportunities for extra credit. The homework was very long and very hard. You'll have to get by with quizlet, chegg, coursehero, etc.
Biography
University of Hawaii - Geography
Researcher at Hawai'i Cooperative Studies Unit (HCSU)
Research
Lauren R.
Kaiser
Hawaiian Islands
I am a Master's graduate from the Department of Geography at the University of Hawaiʹi at Mānoa. My interests include climatology, environmental sciences, and tropical storms. My work is focused on understanding the changes in extreme rainfall events across the state of Hawaiʹi in relation to Kona Low storm systems.
I graduated from the University of Maryland - College Park in 2011 with a Bachelor's of Science degree from the Department of Geographical Sciences and then moved to Hawaiʹi to continue my academic career in graduate school. I am currently a contract researcher working on global and regional climate change impacts on weather systems and ecosystems.
See more about me here: https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/lauren_kaiser/home
Experience
The Research Corporation of the University of Hawai'i
Quantitative Spatial Research Analyst
Working with the Hawaii Cooperative Studies Unit (HCSU) to develop spatial models to assess the vulnerability of Pacific Island ecosystems to climate change and other related threats. Projects use R statistical software to focus on biosecurity issues specifically in regards to the distribution of invasive plant species and the spread of avian malaria via mosquito vectors in the Hawaiian Islands. Other research investigates the impacts of rainfall events and runoff in high value conservation sites.
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lecturer
Geography 101: The Natural Environment and Lab (4 credits)
Summer Session I
Introduction to physical geography including weather, climate, vegetation, soils, geology, landforms, environmental issues, and natural hazards with a survey of field methods commonly used by physical geographers. Designed syllabus, created assignments, and graded all materials for a 2-hour course and 2-hour lab for 10 students.University of Hawaii at Manoa
Graduate Assistant
Research assistant on the PICCC/PICSC funded project, "Climate Change Research in Support of Hawaiian Ecosystem Management: An Integrated Approach". Responsibilities and tasks include collecting data, database building and management, statistical analysis in R, graphing and mapping output results.
University of Hawai‘i
Lecturer
Geography 102: World Regional Geography (3 credits)
A survey of the world’s major cultural regions and their environmental, cultural, political, and economic characteristics and interactions from a geographic perspective Designed the syllabus, created assignments, and graded all materials for all classes.
Kapiolani Community College, Spring 2016 (6 credits), Fall 2016 (6 credits), Spring 2017 (6 credits), Fall 2017 (3 credits), Spring 2018 (3 credits), Fall 2018 (3 credits)
University of Hawaii - West Oahu, Spring 2017 (3 credits), Fall 2017 (3 credits), Spring 2018 (6 credits), Fall 2018 (3 credits)
University of Hawaii Maui College, Spring 2017 (3 credits), Fall 2017 (3 credits), Spring 2018 (3 credits), Fall 2018 (3 credits)
Leeward Community College, Spring 2017 (3 credits), Spring 2018 (3 credits)
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Spring 2016 (3 credits), Fall 2016 (3 credits)USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
Research Scientist
Contracted to work with R programming in support of ecological climate change research programs. Projects involve performing R modeling and background for general climate change research in the Pacific Islands, applying ensemble species distribution models for multiple target species (specifically Hawaiian native birds and plants), and handling large climate model data sets for spatial analysis.
http://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/pierc/Pacific RISA
Graduate Student Intern
Created annotated bibliography and compiled literature database for the Pacific Island Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) in contribution to the National Climate Assessment (NCA)
Education
University of Miami
Geography
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Master's Degree (M.A.)
Geography
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lecturer
Geography 101: The Natural Environment and Lab (4 credits) Summer Session I Introduction to physical geography including weather, climate, vegetation, soils, geology, landforms, environmental issues, and natural hazards with a survey of field methods commonly used by physical geographers. Designed syllabus, created assignments, and graded all materials for a 2-hour course and 2-hour lab for 10 students.University of Hawaii at Manoa
Graduate Assistant
Research assistant on the PICCC/PICSC funded project, "Climate Change Research in Support of Hawaiian Ecosystem Management: An Integrated Approach". Responsibilities and tasks include collecting data, database building and management, statistical analysis in R, graphing and mapping output results.University of Maryland College Park
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Geography
Publications
The projected timing of climate departure from recent variability
Nature
Here we present a new index of the year when the projected mean climate of a given location moves to a state continuously outside the bounds of historical variability under alternative greenhouse gas emissions scenarios. Unprecedented climates will occur earliest in the tropics and among low-income countries, highlighting the vulnerability of global biodiversity and the limited governmental capacity to respond to the impacts of climate change. Our findings shed light on the urgency of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions if climates potentially harmful to biodiversity and society are to be prevented.
The projected timing of climate departure from recent variability
Nature
Here we present a new index of the year when the projected mean climate of a given location moves to a state continuously outside the bounds of historical variability under alternative greenhouse gas emissions scenarios. Unprecedented climates will occur earliest in the tropics and among low-income countries, highlighting the vulnerability of global biodiversity and the limited governmental capacity to respond to the impacts of climate change. Our findings shed light on the urgency of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions if climates potentially harmful to biodiversity and society are to be prevented.
Mora et al. reply
Nature
In the accompanying Comment, Hawkins et al.1 suggest that our index2 of the projected timing of climate departure from recent variability is biased to occur too early and is given with overestimated confidence. We contest their assertions and maintain that our findings are conservative and remain unaltered in light of their analysis.
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