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Helen Greatrex is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Penn State University, with a co-appointment in the Department of Statistics and the Institute for Computational Data Sciences. Her research focuses on utilizing satellite rainfall estimates for decision-making, exploring topics such as weather risk management, uncertainty estimation, and historical weather analysis. Greatrex employs a variety of tools including geostatistical analysis to investigate the impacts of weather events across various sectors, such as food security and human health. Recent projects include working with the humanitarian insurance sectors to create tailored weather information that can help prevent disasters in Somalia and developing geostatistical validation metrics for spatially correlated ensemble estimates of uncertainty in satellite rainfall data. She enjoys teaching and offers courses in Spatial Analysis and Applied Regression Analysis, as well as mentoring graduate students interested in related research areas. Greatrex is passionate about advancing the understanding of rainfall impacts on diverse sectors and improving forecasting methodologies.
Penn State University • University Park, PA
Teaching and research focused on rainfall estimation, geostatistical analysis, and its implications for food security and humanitarian efforts.
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