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Katie Leach

Katie

CV

Education

  • 2012-2015, PhD (Biological Sciences) Queen's University Belfast
  • 2007-2011, MSci (Hons) Zoology (2.1) University of Nottingham

Research Experience

  • 2012-2015, Global lagomorph macroecology: interspecific interactions and the impact of climate change - PhD project
  • 2014, Diversity, extinction and threat status in lagomorphs - collaboration with Dr Luis Verde Arregoitia and Dr Diana Fisher from the University of Queensland, Australia
  • 2010-2011, Egypt's Protected Area network under future climate change - MSci project
  • 2010, Welfare implications of grazing high-yielding dairy cows - BBSRC Summer Research Experience Placement at Harper Adams University
  • 2009-2010, Phylogenetic position of Bothriembryon indutus - Honours project

Software & Programming Skills

Basic

Perl, Julia, Java, Stan, HTML, LaTeX, JAGS, BUGS

Advanced

R, MatLab, ArcGIS, QuantumGIS, Prezi, MaxEnt, Gephi, Microsoft Office

Conference Presentations

  • EcoNet2015
  • EUMacro2015
  • BESMacro2014
  • Ecological Responses to Climate Change meeting London
  • INTECOL2013
  • International Mammological Congress 2013
  • BES Annual Meeting 2012, Birmingham
  • 4th World Lagomorph Conference 2012

Funding

  • Student-Led Initiative grant to run a weekly R Clinic
  • Emily Sarah Montgomery travel scholarship
  • BES Training & Travel grant

Teaching Experience

  • 2015, R Clinic
  • 2015, Phylogeny & Life History in Mammals & Birds practical
  • 2014, Co-supervised MRes student studying primate home range size
  • 2013-2014, Environmental Biology field course
  • 2013-2015, Mentor for new PhD students