Woods Hole Research Center

Research Assistant
Woods Hole Research Center
149 Woods Hole Road
Falmouth, MA 02540-1644

Phone:

508-444-1523

Fax:

508-444-1823

Email:

Education

Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH: May 2001
Degree: Honors Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Science
Thesis Title: “The Upland-Wetland Connection: Multiple Habitat Use by the Wood Turtle, Clemmys insculpta, at Saint Anselm College 100 Acres Reserve.”
Certificate: Spanish Language Studies

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH: December 2007
Degree: Master of Science, Natural Resources
Thesis Title: “Statistical and Cartographic Modeling of Vernal Pool Locations: Incorporating the Spatial Component into Ecological Modeling”

Professional Experience

• June 2009 – Present: Research Assistant III, Woods Hole Research Center
• March 2007 – May 2009: Remote Sensing Data Analyst, Parsons
• September 2006 – May 2007: Independent GIS Consultant

Research Interests

Forest Ecology and Structure, Remote Sensing, GIS, Spatial Modeling, Data Fusion

Achievements and Awards

• Awarded first place in the “Analytical” category for the poster entitled: Object-Oriented, Biome-Level Classification of Land Cover in Eastern Nevada: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Nevada State GIS Conference, Las Vegas, NV (2008).
• Faculty Award for Academic Excellence in Environmental Science, Saint Anselm College (2001).
• Inducted into Delta Epsilon Sigma (2000).
• Inducted into Chi Zeta Chapter of Beta Beta Beta (National Biological Honor Society) (1999).

Selected publications

Cormier, T.A., R.G. Congalton, and K.J. Babbitt. 2013. Spatio-statistical Predictions of Vernal Pool Locations in Massachusetts:Incorporating the Spatial Component into Ecological Modeling. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing 79(1)25-35.