Dana Barker
Department of Geosciences
Instructor
Department of Geosciences
Instructor
Research Areas: Radar Meteorology; Severe Weather Forecasting; Severe Weather Climatology and Return Periods
Office: 3350 Haley Center
Phone: (706) 315-2203
Email: dbarker@auburn.edu
Education
M.S., Geosciences/Applied Meteorology, Mississippi State University
2014
B.A., Communication, Columbus State University
2010
B.S., Geosciences/Broadcast Meteorology, Mississippi State University
2008
Professional Employment
Instructor, Auburn University
2025 - Present
Sr. Technical Support Analyst, Student Affairs, Auburn University
2022 - Present
Part-Time On-Air Meteorologist, Gray Communications
2021 - Present
Sr. Business Analyst, Office of Information Technology, Auburn University
2020 - 2022
Staff Meteorologist, WLTZ-TV, Columbus, GA
2012 - 2020
Research and Teaching Interests
- Severe/hazardous convective weather events and forecasting
- Detection of severe weather events through radar and satellite
- Mesoscale/microscale land features affecting return periods of hazardous weather events
- Changes in hydrology and flood risk due to land use changes
- Societal impacts/behaviors around hazardous weather preparedness and messaging
Last updated: 02/12/2025