Kathleen McGuinness

mcguinn7@go.stockton.edu
Education
B.S. in Environmental Science | Stockton University, Galloway NJ May 2020
GPA: 4.0

A.A. in Liberal Arts | County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ Dec. 2013

GPA: 3.238

Significant Courses: Precalculus | Calculus 1| Ecological Principles | Physical Geography |

Environmental Philosophy | General Chemistry | Organic Chemistry | Cells and Molecules |
Meteorology | Environmental Studies Seminar | Statistical Analysis of Ecological Systems | Watershed
Hydrology | Forest Measurements | Physical Geology | Environmental Issues | Geographic Information
Systems

Academic Experience
Physical Geography Lab
 Measured stream velocity, discharge, and quality using a variety of techniques, including a YSI
probe
 Plotted a compass course while determining elevation, using a compass, surveying rod, and
tripod
 Identified soil layers and types
 Conducted an experiment to determine soil moisture and soil carbon in the Stockton forest
management area
Ecological Principles Lab
 Measured water quality by collecting and identifying macroinvertebrates
 Collected and analyzed camera trap data
Research
 Studied the effect of forest management on throughfall
 Erected, maintained, checked rain collectors
 Statistically analyzed precipitation data
 Mapped forest canopy using CI-110 Plant Canopy Imager
 Presented findings in poster contest at the Mid-Atlantic ESA meeting at Bowie State University
in Bowie, MD

Work Experience
Sales Associate, Macy’s | Rockaway, NJ Dec. 2013 – Aug. 2017
 Assisted customers
 Creatively manipulated POS system to achieve desired results
 Located misplaced merchandise