Bio:
Kathy began her training in ecology and environmental policy
while a double major in biology and political science at Cornell
University, where she got her A.B. in 1974. During the period
of 1974-1993 she spent time as a consultant in the Earth Sciences
Division of Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, CA, involved
in environmental assessment of energy development projects, including
oil and gas stimulation efforts in western Colorado, sponsored
by the Department of Energy. While at the University of California,
Berkeley she earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Energy and Resources,
working on a field and lab project to determine the impact of
air pollution on lakes and streams in the Sierra Nevada. She joined
the California Air Resources Board in l982 and worked for nine
years on their statewide acid deposition research and monitoring
program. She was project manager for investigations of water quality,
hydrology, aquatic biota, vegetation, soils, deposition, and air
quality at high elevations, and watershed modeling. Since l991
she has worked with the National Park Service, first with the
Air Resources Division in Lakewood, CO, and currently with the
Intermountain Regional Office. She established one of the first
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units at the University of Montana
in Missoula. In this position she coordinates research and technical
assistance for the Rocky Mountain parks, while continuing her
involvement with air issues. She has served as secretary for the
National Atmospheric Deposition Program and is a member of the
International Air Quality Advisory Board of the International
Joint Commission. Kathy is an adjunct professor with the College
of Forestry and Conservation at University of Montana, Missoula,
where she continues to work on research associated with air quality
and surface waters at National Parks of the west.
Education:
1982 Ph.D. in Energy and Resources, University of California,
Berkeley
1979 M.S. in Energy and Resources, University of California, Berkeley
1974 A.B. in Ecology, Cornell University
Research Interests:
Natural resource management in National Parks
Air quality and its effects on snow, hydrology and chemistry
Inventory and monitoring
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