PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist (December 2004-present)	University of Arizona Cooperative Extension/Dept. of Soil, Water & Environmental Science
Research Fellow (Sept. 2002-Aug. 2004)	NASA Space Grant Program The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Research Assistant (Jan. 2002 – Aug.2002)	Institute for the Study of Planet Earth WALTER (Wildfire Alternatives) Project The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Instructor (Jun. 2002-present, Summers)	Department of Geography and Regional Development The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Graduate Assistant in Teaching (2001-2002)	Department of Geography and Regional Development The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Environmental Scientist (1998-2001)	Kieser & Associates Environmental Science and Engineering, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Instructor/Graduate Assistant (1996 - 1998)	Western Michigan University, Department of Geography, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Meteorologist (Summer 1996)	Detroit Edison Corporation, Emergency Preparedness nd Response Division, Detroit, Michigan
Meteorologist Intern (1995-1996)	National Weather Service Forecast Office, White Lake, Michigan

AWARDS AND HONORS

Professional Development Grant , Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona, September 2003.

NASA Space Grant Graduate Fellowship , University of Arizona, March 2002.

Graduate Student Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award , Department of Geography, Western Michigan University, 1998.

Member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society

Alumni Member of Gamma Theta Upsilon Geographic National Honor Society (Alpha Gamma Chapter President 1996-1997) College of Engineering Transfer Student Scholarship , University of Michigan, 1994.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Intramural

Southern Arizona Geographical Association, Treasurer, January 2002 – August 2003. Graduate Student Advisory Committee, Western Michigan University, 1996-1998. Campus Planning Committee, Graduate Student Representative, WMU, 1996-1998.

Extramural

Student Coordinator for St. Albert Forum on Theology and Science, Aug. 2003-Dec. 2004. Manuscript reviewer for Climate Research, Oct. 2002 – present. Guest presenter at “Monsoon Madness” Summer Science Camp, organized by Flandrau Science

Center and Sustainability of Semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas Science and Technology

Center at the University of Arizona, July 2003. Instructor for University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Master Watershed Program, Feb. 2003.

Manitou Arbor Eco-village Planning Group, Sisters of Saint Joseph, Nazareth, MI, 1999 - present. Kalamazoo River Nonpoint Source Pollution Advisory Committee, June 1998-July 2001. Kalamazoo River Data Management Working Group, River Partners Program, Forum for

Kalamazoo County, MI, June 1998-July 2001.
Rapporteur for Upper Great Lakes Regional Climate Change Assessment Workshop, sponsored
by U.S. Global Change Research Program, Ann Arbor, MI, 1998.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

NOAA-NWS Climate Services Division Partnership Program, Invited Participant. June 2003, Silver Springs, MD.

Sonoran Desert Ecosystem Framework Climate/Air Quality Working Group, Invited Participant, August 2003, Tucson, AZ (organized by the National Park Service Sonoran Desert Network and the Sonoran Institute).

PUBLICATIONS

Crimmins, M.A. and Comrie, A.C., 2004. Wildfire-Climate Interactions Across Southeast Arizona. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 13 : 455-466.

Crimmins, M.A., 2004. High-Resolution Climate Monitoring on a Mountain Island: The Saguaro National Park Pilot Study, Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II: Connecting Mountain Islands and Desert Seas. Rocky Mountain Research Station, Tucson, AZ. In Press.

Crimmins, M.A., 2003. Cloud-to-ground Lightning in Southern Michigan: 1985-1995. Great Lakes Geographer, 10 : 1-10.

Crimmins, M.A. and Mau-Crimmins, T.M., 2003. Climate Variability and Plant Response at the Santa Rita Experimental Range, Arizona. In: M.P. McClaran, P.F. Ffolliott and C.B. Edminster (Editors), Santa Rita Experimental Range: 100 Years (1903 to 2003) of Accomplishments and Contributions. Rocky Mountain Research Station, Tucson, AZ, pp. 111-115.

PRESENTATIONS:

“Antecedent Precipitation Trumps Drought in Causing Southeast Arizona Wildfires”, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2004.

“High-Resolution Climate Monitoring on a Mountain Island: The Saguaro National Park Pilot Study”, Conference on Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II: Connecting Mountain Islands and Desert Seas, Tucson, AZ, May 2004.

”Adding value to national climate products at the local level: A pilot partnership program in Tucson, Arizona”, with D.P. Brown and G. Garfin, Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop, Tallahassee, FL, March 2004.

“Evaluation of Climate Monitoring Needs in Southwestern National Parks: The Saguaro National Park Pilot Study” with others, 14 th Conference on Applied Climatology and 84 th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, Seattle, WA, January 2004.

“Wildfire-Climate Interactions Across Southeast Arizona”, with A.C. Comrie, 5 th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology, Orlando, FL, November 2003.

“Cross-Project Synergy in Developing Decision Support for Wildland Fire Management” with others, 5 th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology, Orlando, FL, November 2003.

“Integration of Fire-Climate Information into a Decision Support System: The WALTER Project”, with others, Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Conference, Monterey, California, April 2003.

“Climate Variability and the Spread of Non-native Plant Species at the Santa Rita Experimental Range, Arizona” with Theresa Mau-Crimmins, Association of American Geographers National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2003.

“Climate of Southeastern Arizona: Past, Present, and Future”. Rangeland Monitoring Workshop sponsored by University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Safford, AZ, Oct. 2002.

“Stormwater Thermal Enrichment in Urban Watersheds” with Mark Kieser, Kieser & Associates. Association of American Geographers National Conference, Los Angeles, California, 2002.

“Natural Features Inventory of the Davis Creek Watershed”, presented with Theresa Mau-Crimmins. Land Use Planning Series sponsored by the Forum of Greater Kalamazoo and the Davis Creek Watershed Steering Committee, February 23, 2000.

“Thermal Enrichment: A Critical Design Criterion for Protecting and Restoring Cold Water Habitats in North Temperate Climates,” presented with Mark Kieser and John Jacobson at the NALMS 19 th International Symposium, North American Lake Management Society, Reno, Nevada, December 2, 1999.

“Spatial and Temporal Variations of Cloud-to-ground Lightning in Southern Michigan,” Association of American Geographers National Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 1998. (2 nd Place in Climate Specialty Group Student Paper Competition)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Meteorological Society
Association of American Geographers
American Geophysical Union

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