About

Esther Mullens

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography

BSc (Honors) Meteorology, University of Reading, United Kingdom (2007)

PhD Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, USA (2014).

Research Interests

Precipitation variability, extreme rainfall, drought. Impacts of climate on water resources, infrastructure, and society.  Basic and applied climate science, science translation.

I approach these problems primary though the atmospheric sciences – using tools, models and analyses common to the fields of meteorology and physical climatology.

Contact Information

Email: emullens@ufl.edu
Phone: Please use email.
Office/Address: Turlington Hall Rm 3138, 330 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL

Office Hours. Please contact me by email to set an appointment or check your office hours schedule on Canvas.

Fall 2025 Teaching

  • IDS2935 People and Places in a Changing Climate (Quest 2)

Spring 2026 Teaching

  • GEO3334/6335 Managing for a Changing Climate
  • MET4450 Atmospheric Physics

Fall 2026 Teaching

  • IDS2935 (or GEO2XXX) People and Places in a Changing Climate
  • MET4500C Synoptic Meteorology

 

 

 

 

Background image to this website

  1. ‘Climate Stripes’ global average temperature change, developed by Prof. Ed Hawkins, University of Reading.
  2. Stock image of cumulus clouds from the air.