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Katie Gaffney

Katie Gaffney

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Striving to work with wetlands.

  • Education

    • The Ohio State University

      2021 - 2024
      Master of Science - MS Environmental Science

    • The Ohio State University

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Science

      Activities and Societies: Student Radio, Society for Ecological Restoration (SP19 Undergraduate Advisor, AU19/SP20 Vice President)

  • Experience

    • The Ohio State University

      Jan 2017 - May 2017
      Research Assistant

      Took care of children while parents were involved with a class about student, teacher, and parent relationships.

    • The Ohio State University

      Aug 2017 - Apr 2018
      Research Assistant

      Assisted a graduate student, Julie Slater, with field work in 6 of Ohio’s peat bogs using quadrat and transect sampling; plant and water samples were taken, along with electrical conductivity, pH and temperature measurements. In the lab, plants were pressed and identified with dichotomous keys, water was filtered using suction and paper filters, and data was entered into Excel.

    • The Ohio State University

      Sept 2018 - Nov 2018
      Research Assistant

      Assisted a graduate student, Sarah Francino, with lab work by assessing pawpaw fruit qualities, performing color readings, and processing between forty and sixty dry weight samples for pulp and seeds per week.

    • Preservation Parks of Delaware County

      May 2019 - Jul 2019
      Conservation Intern

      In this position I performed invasive species control and assisted with the construction of a wetland. I have gained experience using a backpack pesticide sprayer and have pulled many cattails. When constructing the wetland, I used an excavator to remove drainage tile; a laser level to determine where the wetland edge would be, the deepest point, and what height the berm needed to be; and I set the outflow pipe at the proper elevation for the wetland.

    • The Ohio State University

      Sept 2019 - Oct 2019
      Research Assistant

      Performing field work on pawpaws saplings by performing stomatal conductance (SC-1 Leaf Porometer), chlorophyll senescence (Pocket PEA), and soil moisture (Hydro Sense II) readings on saplings

    • The Ohio State University

      Jun 2021 - May 2024
      MS Student

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Ohio Commercial Pesticide Applicator

      Ohio Department of Agriculture
      Sept 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Katie Gaffney
      Internal Grants Program Graduate Research Grant The Ohio State University College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences Mar 2022 Wrote and was awarded a $5,000 grant to complete additional graduate research.