- Teaching courses in Geography (Weather and Climate, Global Climate Change, Mapping our World, World Regional Geography, etc.) and Environmental Studies- Assisting with curriculum development

- Provides leadership and a vision for the EIC- Manages daily affairs for the EIC and communicates with other units on campus- Responsible for budgeting and fundraising- Engages with community organizations

- Awarded research grants: 1) “Toward an Improved Understanding of the Characteristics, Processes, and Impacts of Northerly and Southerly Low-level Jets in the Central United States,” Total award: $549,995. PIs Claudia K. Walters (UM – Dearborn $128,385), J.A. Winkler and S. Zhong (Michigan State University). National Science Foundation, 2009-2012.2) “Collaborative Research: A Climatological Analysis of the Variability of Southerly Low-Level Jets and their Relationship to Synoptic-Scale Disturbances,” Total award: $450,000. PIs Claudia K. Walters (UM – Dearborn $80,600), G.D. Bierly (Indiana State University) and J.A. Winkler (Michigan State University). National Science Foundation, 2002-2005.

- Assisted students and faculty with GIS projects- Organized annual GIS Days with presentations on GIS applications in a variety of fields and a browsing fair featuring organizations and professionals utilizing GIS (2017, 2018, 2019)

- Assisted students, faculty and staff with geospatial projects- Supervised proctors in Geospatial Analysis and Mapping Lab- Organized annual GIS Days with presentations on GIS applications in a variety of fields and a browsing fair featuring organizations and professionals utilizing GIS (2014, 2015, 2016)