ABOUT ME
I hold a B.S. in Animal Science, an M.Ed. in Secondary Biology Education, and a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from the University of New Hampshire. I have been teaching at the college level for 15 years, and I am currently Assistant Professor of Biology at SNHU. In addition to my teaching, I am involved in a number of research projects with bats and frogs. I have traveled to some pretty exotic places to see bats, including Thailand and Honduras, where I took students in summer 2018.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Acoustic Survey of Bat Species in NH
Monitoring species along established routes using Anabat and Pettersson devices to record bat calls
2005
University of New Hampshire
Ph.D. Natural Resources
Identification of Chytrid Fungus in NH Frogs
Detecting presence/absence of Bd in NH frog populations using PCR
Artificial Roost Structures for Myotis leibii
Establishing roost boxes to assess preferences (sunlight, temperature, crevice width) of Eastern Small-footed bats
1998
University of New Hampshire
M.Ed. Secondary Biology Education
1995
University of New Hampshire
B.S. Animal Science cum laude
UNDERGRADUATE Mariah Mitchell, Justin MacDowell, Maikayla Guild
RESEARCH Undergraduate student in Environmental Science, Southern New Hampshire University.
ADVISING Topic: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis identification in NH frog populations.
Advisor: Katharine York, Summer 2015 to present.
Jessica Sayer
Undergraduate student in Environmental Science, Southern New Hampshire University.
Topic: Facing Disease: Serving the public health needs of immigrant families in Manchester, NH.
Advisor: Katharine York, Fall 2016.
Megan Hanna
Undergraduate student in Environmental Science, Southern New Hampshire University.
Topic: The Spread of Variable Milfoil in New Hampshire Lakes.
Advisor: Katharine York, Spring 2016.
Samantha Blakeney, Darci Drylie
Undergraduate students in Middle School Science Education, Southern New Hampshire.
Topic: Evaluating precision and accuracy of citizen science observations.
Advisor: Katharine York, Fall 2015.
Darci Drylie, Emily Renaud
Undergraduate students in Middle School Science Education, Southern New Hampshire.
Topic: Media, Tigers, and Bats, Oh My: Hysteria in the Media.
Advisor: Katharine York, Spring 2015.