Talia Anderson

Talia Anderson is a geographer and climate scientist specialized in research on climate variability and change and its impacts on ecosystems and communities. She uses a variety of data types – from models to satellite imagery – to explore climate impacts in both localized areas and large, multi-country regions. Talia is motivated to build collaborations with potential users of climate information, so that her research can more broadly inform decision-making and action surrounding climate change. Her current project is focused on improving seasonal forecasts of precipitation across Central America through combined modeling and statistical methods. Before joining UMN, Talia was a postdoctoral fellow with the NOAA Climate & Global Change Program and based at the University of California - Los Angeles with the McKinnon Group. She holds PhD and master’s degrees in Geography from the University of Arizona and a dual-degree in Geography and Spanish Studies from the University of Minnesota.