J. Marshall Shepherd

Shepherd grew up in Canton, Georgia, where he first became interested in meteorology in the sixth grade. He had planned to do a science project about bees, but decided to do it about the weather instead after he discovered he was allergic to bees.{{cite web | url=http://meldi.snre.umich.edu/node/12377 | title=J. Marshall Shepherd | publisher=University of Michigan | work=Profiles of Minority Professionals | access-date=7 February 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222200230/http://meldi.snre.umich.edu/node/12377 | archive-date=22 February 2014 }} He received his bachelor's (in 1991), master's (in 1993), and Ph.D. (in 1999) degrees in physical meteorology from Florida State University (FSU),{{cite web|title=Alumni, 1993|author=Florida State University|url=http://www.met.fsu.edu/index.pl/alumni?func=showYear&wid=44&year=1993|date=2013-09-20|access-date=2014-02-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022013236/http://www.met.fsu.edu/index.pl/alumni?func=showYear&wid=44&year=1993|archive-date=2013-10-22}} and was the first African-American person to receive a Ph.D. in meteorology from the university. He became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Iota Delta chapter at Florida State in 1988.{{cite web | url=http://geography.uga.edu/directory/profile/shepherd-marshall/ | title=J. Marshall Shepherd | publisher=University of Georgia | accessdate=7 February 2014}}

Shepherd initially worked at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) as a research meteorologist for twelve years. He then joined the University of Georgia's department of geography in 2006.{{cite web | url=http://www.ametsoc.org/boardpges/cwce/docs/profiles/ShepherdJMarshall/profile.html | title=J Marshall Shepherd, FAMS, PhD | work=American Meteorological Society | accessdate=7 February 2014}} He served on the NOAA Science Advisory Board. In recognition of his work in climate science and global climate awareness, he was the 2014 recipient of the Captain Planet award by Ted Turner's Captain Planet Foundation.{{Cite web|title = All of us are Protectors of the Earth - Dr. Marshall Shepherd's acceptance speech {{!}} Captain Planet Foundation|url = http://captainplanetfoundation.org/2015/01/us-protectors-earth/|website = captainplanetfoundation.org| date=12 January 2015 |accessdate = 2015-09-13}} Shepherd is a contributor to both Forbes{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/ |website=Forbes|title=Marshall Shepherd|accessdate=July 10, 2017}} and Weather Underground.{{cite web|url=http://www.wunderground.com/blog/DrShepherdWxGeeks/show.html |website=Weather Underground|title=Dr. Shepherd Wx Geeks|accessdate=July 10, 2017}} Shepherd served as the President of the American Meteorological Society in 2013.{{Cite web |title=Past Presidents Directory |url=https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/about-ams/ams-organization-and-administration/past-presidents-directory/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=American Meteorological Society |language=en}}

Shepherd has written that African Americans may be more vulnerable to the effects of global warming, such as heat-related deaths.{{cite web | url=http://www.ebony.com/news-views/are-african-americans-more-vulnerable-to-climate-change-352#axzz2sedFvpTf | title=Are African-Americans More Vulnerable to Climate Change? | work=Ebony | date=11 February 2013 | accessdate=7 February 2014 | author=Shepherd, J. Marshall}} He has also spoken out about the United States federal government shutdown of 2013, and has argued that it significantly delayed research into the use of global climate models in the United States, and that it also prevented members of the National Weather Service (NWS) from attending the National Weather Association (NWA)'s annual conference.{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2013/10/18/237100764/with-shutdown-over-scientists-assess-the-damage | title=With Shutdown Over, Scientists Assess the Damage | work=NPR | date=18 October 2013 | accessdate=7 February 2014 | author=Dankosky, John}}{{cite web | url=http://www.livescience.com/34679-budget-cuts-impact-weather-forecasting.html | title=Storm Clouds Ahead: Budget Cuts Threaten Severe Weather Forecasts | work=LiveScience | date=24 May 2013 | accessdate=7 February 2014 | author=Lewis, Tanya}}

Shepherd has appeared on the Today Show and Larry King Live, and, since July 2014, has hosted "Weather Geeks", a talk show airing on the Weather Channel.{{cite web | url=http://news.aag.org/2014/11/aag-media-achievement-award/ | title=Rob Kitchin, Marshall Shepherd to Receive AAG Media Achievement Award | publisher=Association of American Geographers | date=10 November 2014 | accessdate=18 November 2014}} He also appeared on Face the Nation in 2014.{{cite web | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/face-the-nation-transcripts-february-16-2014-mccrory-shepherd-demint/ | title=Face the Nation Transcripts February 16, 2014 | work=CBS News | date=16 February 2014 | accessdate=18 November 2014}}

In 2004, Shepherd received a NASA Presidential Early Career Award.{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/may/HQ_04148_pecase_awards.html | title=NASA Scientists And Engineers Receive Presidential Awards | date=May 4, 2004}}

In 2014, he received a Media Achievement Award from the Association of American Geographers.

In 2019, Shepherd won the American Geophysical Union's Climate Communication Prize.

{{Cite web|url=https://www.agu.org/Honor-and-Recognize/Honors/Union-Prizes/Climate-Communications-Prize#:~:text=J.,the+communication+of+climate+science.%E2%80%9D|title=Pavel S. Molchanov Climate Communication Prize|website=AGU}}

In 2020 he was awarded the AAAS Award for Public Engagement with Science.

In 2021, Shepherd earned the distinction of being the first UGA faculty member, and one of few faculty, to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences,{{Cite web |last=Fahmy |first=Sam |date=2021-04-27 |title=Three faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences |url=https://news.uga.edu/three-faculty-national-academy-of-sciences/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=UGA Today |language=en-US}} the National Academy of Engineering{{cite web |url=https://news.uga.edu/marshall-shepherd-academy-of-engineering/ |title=J. Marshall Shepherd elected to the National Academy of Engineering |last=Fahmy |first=Sam |date=9 February 2021 |website=news.uga.edu |publisher= |access-date=10 February 2021 |quote=}}

and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences{{Cite web |title=Marshall Shepherd elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences {{!}} Franklin College of Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.franklin.uga.edu/news/stories/2021/marshall-shepherd-elected-american-academy-arts-and-sciences |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=www.franklin.uga.edu}} in one year.{{Cite web |title=James Marshall Shepherd {{!}} Geography Department at the University of Georgia |url=https://geography.uga.edu/directory/people/james-marshall-shepherd |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=geography.uga.edu |language=en}} Shepherd was selected as SEC Professor of the year in 2022.

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• [http://geography.uga.edu/directory/profile/shepherd-marshall/ University of Georgia homepage]
• [http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/shepherd_bio.html NASA bio]
• {{IMDb name|id=5694107}}
• [http://www.drmarshallshepherd.com/ Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd's Website]
• TedEx talk on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O019WPJ2Kjs Slaying Climate Zombies]
• TED talk on [https://www.ted.com/talks/j_marshall_shepherd_how_marginalized_communities_are_worst_hit_by_extreme_weather_events How marginalized communities are worst hit by extreme weather events.]

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