Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Websites
Ellis, Jean Taylor
Professor
Dr. Jean Taylor Ellis is an NCAA Division I NCAA champion and 1996 Olympic Swimming Team alternate (formally ranked in the top 10 in the world). She has spent her career advocating for water and coastal issues. She is now the Interim Dean for Student Success and Engagement for The Graduate School and a coastal scientist in the Department of Geography at the University of South Carolina. She is one of the only women on the Board of Directors for the Coastal Education and Research Foundation.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Geography
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research
- Countries
- Brazil, Portugal, Italy
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Environmental Sciences
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Geomorphology, Aeolian and Coastal Sediment Transport
Management, Applied Science - Institutional Focus Areas
- Environmental Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- coastal science, applied science, sediment transport
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Texas A&M University | College Station, TX | PhD | Geography |
| 2001 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | MS | Geography |
| 1999 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | BS | Environmental Science and Biology (minor Geography) |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | Geography |
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