Scott graduated in 2006 with a B.S. in Meteorology and a minor in Physics. While at OU, Scott was involved with the Ohio University Meteorology Club (earlier version of OUCAMS) and aviation. After graduation, Scott attended graduate school at Ohio State University, obtaining a M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences and a Ph.D. in Physical Geography/Atmospheric Sciences. His research involved Current and Paleoclimate of the western United States, while also organizing a yearly field experience education trip to Great Basin National Park. Scott had the ability to return to OU from Jan 2016 to May 2017 as a Visiting Assistant Professor and teach and advisor students in Scalia Lab. Scott is currently an Assistant Professor of Geography at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH.