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Kathryn (Katey) E. Duffey

EDUCATION

Miami University (2014)
M.A. Zoology
Master Plan: Mitigating human-carnivore conflicts
Graduated Summa cum laude

Malone University (2009)
B.A. Zoo and Wildlife Biology
Psychology minor

WORK EXPERIENCE

Conservation Field Safety Expeditions
2023
Co-founder, instructor

Taffs TV: Expedition and Film Support                                                                                               2018-present
-Medic, risk assessment, security (health and safety)

Contracts:
2019
-Arctic survival kit testing in Norway for BCB and Viking cruise (March)
2018
-Ed Stafford: 60 Days on the Streets, British documentary series on homelessness by Channel 4 (Nov-Dec)

Independent Researcher
2014-present
-Field biologist, snow leopards, carnivores
-Snow leopard population surveys, scat analysis, and interviews.
-Mongolia project partners: Irbis Mongolia, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Green Initiative NGO
-Assisting Snow Leopard Conservancy in implementing solar-powered predator deterrents in Mongolia
-Science communication: science writer, social media outreach
-Locations: Mongolia, Kazakhstan

The Tulsi Foundation
2018
-Communications Director
-Co-organized TulsiCon2018, One Health conference
2017
-Assist in instructing rangers and Wildlife Conservation Trust staff in trauma training within the Indian cities: Mumbai and Nagpur, and the tiger reserves: Panna, Tadoba, Sanjay-Dubri, Bor, and Bandhavgarh.
-Assist in conducting health checks of rangers throughout the Western Ghats
-Data entry on health and safety concerns of rangers.

William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum  
March 2015-June 2015
Discover World Assistant
–Natural history and natural science tour guide
–Natural science show presenter
–Animal caretaker

Walsh University
July 2012-February 2013
Lab Manager 
–Lab coordinator; faculty assistant, and safety manager for biology and chemistry labs
–Aid in the development of Environmental Science major

ORCA (Ocean Research and Conservation Association)
July 2012-August 2012
Field Technician (Volunteer)
–Collect and organize water quality data from Stark County, Ohio in collaboration with Walsh University

 Malone University
May 2011-September 2011
Animal Care Manager 
–Supervise animal caretaker work study students
–Coordinate serpentarium tours and reptile shows
–Reptile caretaker
–Collect genetics data for program director’s Burmese python research

Wolf Timbers    
August 2005- November 2009
Educator (Volunteer)
–Public speaker about wolves and wolf conservation
– Gray wolf caretaker
–Enclosure maintenance
–Update computer files on the captive wolves

William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum
September 2005- February 2007
Animal Caretaker
–Care for small mammals and birds
–Public speaking to tours in animal exhibits

Malone University
August 2005-December 2009
Animal Caretaker
–Care for large variety of reptiles and small mammals
–Shadow Zoo Biology director in handling venomous snakes
–Public speaker for reptile education programs
–Pit tag wild N. Water Snakes

United States Geological Survey (USGS)  
May 2009-August 2009
Wolf Technician for Dr. David L. Mech
–Trap and process wolves in the Superior National Forest region of Minnesota
–Locate two den sites in order to aid in processing wolf pups and implant transmitters
–Use radio telemetry to track collared wolves and monitor survival rates of implanted pups
–Extensive experience using GPS and navigating through various habitats

Ohio Army National Guard
January 2003-January 2009
– 88M job qualified in Transportation Corps
–Security escort machine gunner
–Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom II, May 2004-March 2005
–Instructor in Chemical Biological Radioactive Nuclear (CBRN) defenses
–Combat Lifesaver
–Served as hurricane relief for hurricane Gustav and Ike, September 2-21 2008
–Team leader

RESEARCH

-Collaborated with Green Initiative NGO to survey for snow leopards in the Altai mountain region of Mongolia and to collect scat samples for analysis (2017).

–Collaborated with Mongolian Academy of Sciences, and Irbis Mongolia Center to interview herders on livestock losses, as well as collect baseline population data on snow leopards in and around Otgontenger SPA, Mongolia (2014-2016).

–Steppe Ecology: Pallas cat ecology in Altanbulag, and przewalski’s horse behavior in Hustai NP, Mongolia.

–Undergrad Research: Determining Frequency of Activity of Gray Wolf Pups in Relation to the Presence of a Breeder Using Radio Telemetry.Unpublished.

CERTIFICATIONS

-MIRA/FREC Level 3 certified in first responder emergency medical care for remote and hostile environments via QUALSAFE and the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (November, 2018)
-ECSI Wilderness First Aid Instructor (11 January, 2018)
-Wilderness First Aid (WFA) certified through Emergency Care and Safety Institute (ECSI)
-Received Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) level training
–PADI Certified Open Water Diver
–PADI Specialty Diver for Manatee Awareness
–Level 1 certified in QHEI Stream Health Assessment

Awards

-2017 recipient of the inaugural Mandy Hagen spirit award presented by the Tulsi Foundation to an outstanding individual displaying determination in the field of human wildlife conflict.

NON-ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Guest blogger. (2023). Protecting People, Supporting Conservation. Snow Leopard Conservancy. https://snowleopardconservancy.org/2023/05/08/protecting-people-supporting-conservation/

Content Advisor & photo contributor. (2021). Markovics, J. Snow Leopards. Cherry Lake Publishing Group, Ann Arbor, MI.

Contributing author. (2020). Mountain Views Chronicle. December, 1.

Contributing author, photographer & consultant. (2020). Kidd, S., Persson, B. & Jackson, R. Searching for the Snow Leopard: Guardian of the High Mountains. Snow Leopard Conservancy; NY, Arcade.

Article. (2019). Fieldwork and Our Duty of Care. Wilderness Medicine Magazine, Wilderness Medical Society. https://wms.org/magazine/1244/duty_of_care?fbclid=IwAR2oZaCSNnpKuBjuAMEDLCOgGKDgHeZORG3Np96oaixb9bYsn-fvwRuqx4M

Article. (2019). Lessons from Horsemanship for Life, Career, and Resilience. US Equestrian, Equestrian Weekly. https://www.usef.org/tune-in/equestrian-weekly/lessons-from-horsemanship-for-life-career-and?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EQ%20Weekly%20-%2003.26.19%20-%20Members%20(1)&utm_content=

Interview. (2019). Katey, The Indie Snow Leopard Researcher. Conflict & Coexistence: Carnivores & Humans. https://toowild.wixsite.com/carnivoresandhumans/blog-1/katey-the-indie-snow-leopard

Interview. (2018). Q&A with Katey Duffey about the Tulsi Foundation. The Jaguar and its Allies. https://thejaguarandallies.com/2018/07/19/qa-with-katey-duffey-about-the-tulsi-foundation/

Guest blogger. (2018). Living Alongside Wildlife: Is This a Wolf or Coyote? http://www.livingalongsidewildlife.com/2018/05/is-this-wolf-or-coyote-guest-post.html

Guest profile. (2018). The People and Nature Connection: Featured Expert. https://www.peoplenatureconnection.net/uploads/6/4/9/4/64945331/katey_duffey_.pdf

Guest profile. (2017). Really ‘Dig’ Tracking Snow Leopards. Faces of Fieldwork. http://facesoffieldwork.com/really-dig-tracking-snow-leopards/?platform=hootsuite

Guest blogger. (2017). The Challenges of Tracking a Ghost Cat. Dispatches From the Field. https://dispatchesfromthefield1.wordpress.com/2017/05/31/the-challenges-of-tracking-a-ghost-cat/

Science writer. (2016). Manul: Pallas’s Cat. Untamed Science. http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/pallas-cat/

Science writer. (2016). Trophic Cascade Basics. Untamed Science. http://www.untamedscience.com/biology/ecology/ecology-articles/trophic-cascade/

Science writer. (2016). Snow Leopard: Ghost of the Mountains. Untamed Science. http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/snow-leopard/

Interview. (2015). Interview with Snow Leopard Researcher Katey Duffey. The Jaguar and its Allies. http://thejaguarandallies.com/2015/12/16/interview-with-snow-leopard-researcher-katey-duffey/

BBC Wolf Photo Contest. (2015). In Pictures: Your Wolf Encounters. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33017511. http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-34428606

Duffey, K. (2015) In Search of the Mountain Ghost. Zoomorphic Magazine, Issue 1. http://zoomorphic.net/2015/05/in-search-of-the-mountain-ghost/

Guest blogger. (2015). Fantasy to Life Series. The Biologist Apprentice. http://www.thebiologistapprentice.com/

Guest blogger. (2014). Studying Mongolia’s “Ghost Cat”. Snow Leopard Conservancy. http://snowleopardconservancy.org/?s=katey&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&post_type=post

Interview. (2009). Whispers with Wolves. The Suburbanite. http://www.thesuburbanite.com/article/20091004/News/310049984

OTHER

-Contribution in the April 2020 Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI) Newsletter. https://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/publication/cami_newsletter_apr_2020.pdf

-Wilderness Medical Society Member (Non-Doctoral)

-Continued education. Introduction to Psychology in Extreme Environments. 2018.

-Consulted for, and quoted in, National Geographic article One Snow Leopard Needs a Protected Range Bigger than Aruba. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/09/snow-leopards-huge-territories-asia/

-Untamed Science Crew member. 2016. http://www.untamedscience.com/crew/katey-duffey/

– Advisory board member for Canton South High School’s Animal Science career tech program. 2015-2018.

–Outreach on field work on wolves and snow leopards to Canton South High School, Animal Science classes. 1 September, 2015.

–Special mention in Saving Snow Leopards Report. Mongolia-home of sacred mountains and snow leopards. http://snowleopardblog.com/mongolia-home-of-sacred-mountains-and-snow-leopards/, 31 May, 2015

-Project Coyote education booth at community Earth Day event, 2014