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Kaydee Barker

Kaydee Barker

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Soil Biogeochemist | PhD Researcher @Manchester | Co-Founder/Host @Livable Future Podcast

  • Education

    • The University of Manchester

      2022 - 2026
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Earth and Environmental Science

      Activities and Societies: International Society, ScienceX, Pint of Science, Women at Manchester Studying mycorrhizal fungal and root contributions to grassland soil carbon storage

    • Colorado Mountain College

      2008 - 2012
      Associate of Arts Business, CNA

      Activities and Societies: Student Government Association [President ('11-'12), Secretary ('10-'11)], CMC Truth Advocates Club [President], Writer for Toilet Talk and The Word student publications

    • Colorado State University

      2019 - 2022
      Bachelor of Science Ecosystems Science & Sustainability, Minor Soil Science, Honors 3.93 (/4) GPA, Magna Cum Laude (Top 3%)

      Activities and Societies: Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS) [Vice President ('21-'22)], Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP) [Vice President ('21-'22), Presentation Coordinator ('20-'21)], Xi Figma Pi Natural Resource Honor Society [Officer ('21-22)], Society for Ecological Restoration (SER), The Wildlife Society, Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS), Zero Waste Team, Sigma Alpha Lambda Honor Society Honors Scholar in Ecosystems Science and Sustainability

  • Experience

    • Julie's Hair-dos

      Sept 2010 - Oct 2011
      Front Desk Receptionist

      -Scheduling, office organization, email and social media management

    • Euzoa Bible Church

      Aug 2011 - Nov 2012
      Children's Ministry Director

      -Creating and planning lessons and programs-Recruiting and managing a team of volunteers

    • The Mac Ranch

      Oct 2011 - Apr 2012
      Apple Product Professional

      -Teaching “Intro to Mac,” “Intro to iLife,” and “iPad for Beginners” classes, one-on-one tutoring

    • Yampa Valley Medical Center

      Apr 2012 - Oct 2013
      CNA

      -Nurse aid care, including restorative programs, activities of daily living, and vital signs

    • Casey's Pond

      Oct 2013 - Mar 2015

      -Planning and carrying out meaningful activities that interest and stimulate the physical and mental well-being of the residents -Nursing aid care, administering medications as a QMAP (Qualified Medical Administration Person)

      • Activities Coordinator

        Mar 2014 - Mar 2015

      • CNA/ Care Associate

        Oct 2013 - Mar 2015

    • Wave3 Studio

      Jan 2014 - Sept 2022
      Business Consultant

      -Customer service, technical support, and administrative support-Managing accounting and paperwork-Writing and editing content for client websites-Writing blog posts and social media content for marketing purposes-Creating Google Adwords advertisements-Managing client advertisement efficiency through Google Adwords-Assisting with photography and videography-Helping build and customize websites on Wordpress and Square

    • Steamboat Pilates and Fitness

      Aug 2016 - Jul 2019
      Aerial Fitness and Pilates Instructor

      -Teaching aerial fitness classes for children and adults, Pilates mat classes, and private sessions

    • Colorado State University

      Aug 2019 - May 2020

      -Assisting with an internship preparation course and managing student internship information-Creating a powerpoint presentation of previous internship opportunities-Creating fillable pdfs and translating to Spanish-Using Excel and Google Data Studio to create useful graphs to share with interns and employers -Interacting with and showing around visiting watershed and agriculture professionals from Serbia-Attending presentations and touring water management facilities in Larimer County, Colorado-Driving a 12 passenger van, ensuring safe travel for international guests

      • Support for the Internship Coordinator of the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Program

        Aug 2019 - May 2020

      • Student Ambassador

        Aug 2019 - Aug 2019

    • USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

      May 2020 - Aug 2020
      USDA NIFA REEU Fellow

      -Attending professional development sessions-Developing research questions and hypotheses-Building a database of plant traits and soil chemistry-Carrying out statistical analysis in R-Writing a research abstract-Creating and presenting a research poster-Presenting at AGU Fall Meeting

    • Colorado State University

      Jan 2021 - May 2022

      -Planting and caring for pepper plants in an agricultural field-Applying biostimulant treatments-Collecting plant health, fruit quality, and soil data-Processing soil samples -Developing and planning soil ecology experiments-Writing and carrying out experiment protocols in the lab and greenhouse-Writing a grant proposal for additional funding -Processing soil samples from regenerative and conventional agricultural sites -Running samples for chlorophyll and silica concentration-Building trail counter boxes-Assisting in field sampling-Organizing archived water sample data, creating labels for water samples -Assisting with grading assignments, student support-Creating career resources and data visuals-Creating and teaching a lesson plan

      • Undergraduate Researcher - Soil & Crop Sciences

        May 2021 - May 2022

      • NSF REU Researcher - Cotrufo Soil Ecology Lab - Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory (NREL)

        Sept 2019 - May 2022

      • Undergraduate Researcher - Paustian Lab, Soil & Crop Sciences

        May 2021 - Sept 2021

      • Research Assistant - USGS Western Mountain Initiative (WMI), Natural Resource Ecology Lab (NREL)

        Mar 2020 - Apr 2021

      • Teaching Assistant for Ecosystems Science and Sustainability Internship & Career Preparation Course

        Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

    • Livable Future Podcast

      Feb 2021 - now
      Co-Creator, Creative Director

      -Communicating environmental and social science and dynamics to the broader public-Interviewing leaders and discussing environmental science and sustainability-Audio editing-Graphic design and social media management-Team communication and management

    • The University of Manchester

      Mar 2023 - now

      -Assisting students with development of research proposal projects, marking and providing feedback for "Advanced Topics in Ecology and Evolution" (EART32001)-Helping to deliver content and answering student questions in coding workshops, marking and providing feedback to students in "Reproducible Data Science" (BIOL33031)-Lecturing about biodiversity, plant adaptation, and soil, providing support, marking notebooks, and translating (Spanish) for a field course for Ecology, Geoscience, Atmospheric Science, and Sustainability Show less

      • PhD Researcher BBSRC DTP

        Sept 2022 - now

      • Graduate Teaching Assistant

        Mar 2023 - now

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

      Jan 2024 - May 2024
      Data Analyst Intern for Net Zero, Central Science Division

      -Developing and coding data visualization of UK greenhouse gas emissions data. View here: https://kaydeebarker.shinyapps.io/UK_GHGdashboard/-Participating in team meetings around Net Zero and Land Use programs

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Environmental Educator K-8

      Project Learning Tree
      Mar 2022

    • Certified Nurse Aide

      State of Colorado
      Jan 2012

    • Eden Associate

      Eden Alternative
      Aug 2013

    • CPR and AED

      State of Colorado
      Apr 2010

    • Wilderness First Responder

      Wilderness Medicine of Utah
      May 2014

    • Apple Product Professional

      Apple
      Nov 2011

    • AdWords

      Google
      Aug 2014
      View certificate certificate

    • CITI Human Research IRB Course

      CITI Program, A Division of BRANY
      Feb 2019
      View certificate certificate

    • Qualified Medical Administration Person

      State of Colorado
      Oct 2012

    • Pilates Mat I Instructor

      Peak pilates
      Oct 2016
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      BBSRC DTP Studentship UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Sep 2022 I am the recipient of a competitively funded studentship for PhD research on the contributions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and associated roots to soil carbon sequestration in grasslands, to be carried out at The University of Manchester.
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      ESS Eldor Paul Outstanding Student Award Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University Apr 2022
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      Honorable Mention - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition National Science Foundation Apr 2022 I received an Honorable Mention for my application to the NSF GRFP in the Biogeochemistry discipline, with a research proposal about the impacts of decreasing precipitation on grass populations, their carbon allocation, and resulting impacts on soil carbon.
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      Best Undergraduate Research Poster at the 2022 FRSES Front Range Student Ecology Symposium Feb 2022 My poster presentation, "Fungal friends and foes: Effects of mycorrhizal inoculation on disease response in hybrid poplars," was awarded best undergraduate presentation at the 2022 Front Range Student Ecology Symposium, which took place at Colorado State University on February 24. Abstract available at https://frses.org/frses-2022-abstracts/.
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      Outstanding Presentation in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at GCURS Rice University Oct 2021 My presentation, "Soil carbon and nitrogen response to C3 and C4 plant abundances in globally distributed grasslands" was selected as the Outstanding Presentation of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology section at the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS) hosted by Rice University.
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      John Fetcher Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District Scholarship Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District Jul 2021 This award is for students who are pursuing a water-related career in any major at a public university within the state of Colorado, with preference given to residents or former residents of Northwest Colorado or students working on water research in Northwest Colorado.https://watercenter.colostate.edu/john-fetcher-scholarship/
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      Osher Re-Entry Award 2021 Colorado State University Alumni Association Jul 2021 Merit-based scholarship for students re-entering college education after a cumulative gap of 5 years or more.
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      2nd Place - CURC Service Learning Poster Colorado State University May 2021 Our team was awarded the 2nd Place distinction for our research poster presentation in the Service Learning category at the annual Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) Conference.
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      The Philip A. Connolly Memorial Scholarship Colorado State University May 2021 Merit-based scholarship for students in the Warner College of Natural Resources who participate in extracurricular activities and who have demonstrated their leadership potential through personal responsibility and job performance.
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      Warner College Dean's List (2020, 2021) Colorado State University May 2021 Recognized for achieving/maintaining a 3.75 GPA or higher in at least 12 GPA credits related to a degree in the Warner College of Natural Resources the previous semester.
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      Warner College Undergraduate Research Award Colorado State University Warner College of Natural Resources May 2021 One student is recognized by Warner College of Natural Resources per year for their efforts in advancing research in their field.https://warnercnr.colostate.edu/warner-college-awards/
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      Barry Goldwater National Scholarship Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation Mar 2021 The Goldwater Scholarship Program, one of the oldest and most prestigious national scholarships in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics in the United States, seeks to identify and support college sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise of becoming this Nation’s next generation of research leaders in these fields.The characteristics the Foundation seeks in a Goldwater Scholar include: • strong commitment to a research career in the natural sciences… Show more The Goldwater Scholarship Program, one of the oldest and most prestigious national scholarships in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics in the United States, seeks to identify and support college sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise of becoming this Nation’s next generation of research leaders in these fields.The characteristics the Foundation seeks in a Goldwater Scholar include: • strong commitment to a research career in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering, • effective display of intellectual intensity in the sciences, mathematics and engineering, and • potential for a significant future contribution to research in their chosen field.https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/2021-goldwater-scholars-by-legal-state-of-residence/ Show less
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education (YEAH) Fellow Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education (YEAH) Network Mar 2021
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      Francis Clark Soil Biology Scholarship Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory of Colorado State University Sep 2020 I received this award for a research grant proposal for additional analysis of my NSF REU experiment.
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      Osher Re-Entry Award 2020 Colorado State University Alumni Association Aug 2020 Merit-based scholarship for students re-entering college education after a cumulative gap of 5 years or more.
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      Jim and Nadine Henry Student Alumni Connection Scholarship Colorado State University Alumni Association May 2020 Scholarship awarded for "demonstrating leadership and service to the campus community and society at large; demonstrating pride in CSU; and recognizing the importance of education that CSU provides."
    • Awarded to Kaydee Barker
      USDA NIFA REEU Fellow USDA, CSU May 2020

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer Researcher and Board Member

      Issued by The Del Fuego Project on Dec 2020
      The Del Fuego ProjectAssociated with Kaydee Barker

    • Vice President, Co-Founder

      Issued by Pravasana on Jan 2015
      PravasanaAssociated with Kaydee Barker

    • Volunteer Pen Pal

      Issued by Letters to a Pre-Scientist on Aug 2021
      Letters to a Pre-ScientistAssociated with Kaydee Barker

    • Scholar Mentor

      Issued by Goldwater Diversity & Inclusion Committee on Apr 2021
      Goldwater Diversity & Inclusion CommitteeAssociated with Kaydee Barker

    • Volunteer Crew Leader

      Issued by Wildlands Restoration Volunteers on Mar 2021
      Wildlands Restoration VolunteersAssociated with Kaydee Barker

    • Community Volunteer

      Issued by United Way of Larimer County on Oct 2019
      United Way of Larimer CountyAssociated with Kaydee Barker

    • Physical Education Teacher

      Issued by El Colegio Berea on Jan 2017
      El Colegio BereaAssociated with Kaydee Barker

    • Volunteer

      Issued by REPS (Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide) on Jan 2009
      REPS (Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide)Associated with Kaydee Barker

    • SPA (Suicide Prevention Advocate), Help at Hand in the Emergency Department

      Issued by Yampa Valley Medical Center on May 2013
      Yampa Valley Medical CenterAssociated with Kaydee Barker

    • Student Government Representative, Secretary, and President

      Issued by Colorado Mountain College on Aug 2009
      Colorado Mountain CollegeAssociated with Kaydee Barker

    • Intern

      Issued by Colorado West Regional Mental Health on Jan 2009
      Colorado West Regional Mental HealthAssociated with Kaydee Barker

    • Sunday School Teacher, Media Coordinator, Office Administrator

      Issued by Steamboat Christian Center on Jun 2006
      Steamboat Christian CenterAssociated with Kaydee Barker