Kathleen Skinner, Ph.D.

• Associate Professor of Biology
• Environmental Science Program Coordinator
• Office: Troy Campus, Science Hall
  Phone: (518) 244-2280
  skinnk@sage.edu

Current Research Interests

• Mercury uptake in plants
• Effects of heavy metals in macroinvertebrates Toxicology of heavy metals
• Aggression in muskrats measured by pelt lesions as it relates to invasive species proliferation and population density

Publications

Skinner, K.M. and Skinner, L.C. (2008). Abundance and aggression in muskrats in four selected wetlands of northeastern New York. J. Freshwater Ecology.

Skinner, K.M. and Bennett, J.D. (2007). Altered gill morphology in benthic macroinvertebrates from mercury-enriched streams in the Neversink Reservoir Watershed, New York. Ecotoxicology, 16, 311-316.

Skinner, K., Wright, N., and Porter-Goff, E. 2006. Mercury uptake and accumulation in four species of aquatic plants. Environmental Pollution 145, 234-237.

Paul, E., Johnson, S., and Skinner, K. 2006. Fish and invertebrate sensitivity to the aquatic herbicide AquaKleen. J. Freshwater Ecology 21(1), 163-168.

Presentations/Talks

Bennett,J., and Skinner,K., 2003. Macroinvertebrate gills, mercury, and the Neversink Reservoir System. NYS Fish and Wildlife Conference, Corning, NY.

Professional Activities

• American Fisheries Society
• Association of Great Lakes Research
• Hudson River Environmental Society
• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Capitol Region Energy Forum

Personal Activities

• Amateur radio operator
• Herbology
• Gardening, cooking, maple sugaring, painting, fishing, canine rescue, and nature lover