He also serves as the Assistant State Climatologist. His research interests are in the fields of applied and synoptic climatology, where he studies the effects of weather and climate on society and the role of large-scale circulation features on the distribution and intensity of surface weather events, particularly across the southeastern United States. He is also interested in the nature of these relationships in the context of climate variability and change. Dr. Fuhrmann has published articles in leading geography and atmospheric science journals on topics such as tornado outbreaks, heat waves, winter weather, and the linkages between climate and various aspects of society, such as agriculture and public health. He was also a contributing author on the Southeast technical report used for the 2014 U.S. National Climate Assessment.