About
Dr. Lauren Parker is the research program manager for the USDA California Climate Hub and a postdoctoral fellow with the Hub and the Institute of the Environment at the University of California Davis. Lauren's research is in applied climatology, focusing on issues surrounding perennial agriculture in a changing climate. More broadly, she has published research on biogeography, species distribution modeling, and changing geographic patterns and impacts of climatic indices and climate extremes. Beyond research, Lauren has published a number of translational works (e.g. fact sheets, interactive story maps, and blog posts) for broad audiences and is currently developing climate change adaptation resources products for technical assistance providers working with California specialty crop producers.
Prior to joining the Hub and UC Davis, Lauren was a postdoc in the Climatology Lab, housed in the Department of Geography at the University of Idaho. She previously held positions as an Assistant Professor of Geoscience at Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, Utah; and as a GIS and Natural Resources Specialist at Sperry Ridge in Eugene, Oregon. Lauren holds a PhD from the Department of Geography at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho; an MS from the Department of Geoscience at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon; and an AB from the Department of Earth and Environment at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
Prior to joining the Hub and UC Davis, Lauren was a postdoc in the Climatology Lab, housed in the Department of Geography at the University of Idaho. She previously held positions as an Assistant Professor of Geoscience at Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, Utah; and as a GIS and Natural Resources Specialist at Sperry Ridge in Eugene, Oregon. Lauren holds a PhD from the Department of Geography at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho; an MS from the Department of Geoscience at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon; and an AB from the Department of Earth and Environment at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
