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    Kay Amey

    Katherine (Kay) Springer Amey, Ph.D.

    Department of Geography
    Associate Professor
    Campus:
    Ashtabula
    Office Hours:
    8:30 am Monday and 8:30 am Tuesday
    Contact Information
    Email:
    kamey@kent.edu
    Phone:
    440-964-4533

    Biography

    Currently teaching Geography and Geology at Kent State University at Ashtabula. Worked in the Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation at Battelle Institute and Eagon and Associates in Columbus, Ohio. I also worked for the U.S. Forest Service-Geologic Field Mapping, in Sitka, Alaska; for URS consulting; and 10 years at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Drinking Water and Groundwater. Traveled extensively and studied cultures, while living in Singapore for five years. Taught Physical Geography at Cleveland State University, Environmental Law and Environmental Geology at Hiram College and Earth Dynamics Lab and Lecture at Kent State University's Kent Campus as a doctoral student on a National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant in the GK-12 program, with Inquiry-based Approaches to Earth Systems Science.

    Teaching Areas/Courses 

    • Natural Disasters and Society
    • Environmental Earth Science
    • American Academy in Brazil KSU How the Earth Works Lecture and Lab
    • Nature and Society
    • Individual Investigations in Geography/Doctoral Research 
    • Environmental Geology
    • Introduction to Geography
    • Physical Geography Lecture  
    • Physical Geography Laboratory 
    • Geography of Wine 
    • Human Geography 
    • World Geography 
    • Earth Dynamics-How the Earth Works Lecture 
    • Earth Dynamics-How the Earth Works Laboratory 
    • Earth and Life Through Time 
    • Earth and Life Through Time Laboratory 
    • Kent State University Earth Dynamics Lecture 
    • Earth Dynamics Laboratory 

    Professional Experience

    • Geologist: Division of Drinking and Ground Waters, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency: Applied Geographical Information System (GIS) for (SWAP) for public drinking water supplies. Researched both hydrogeology and hydrology conditions in northeast Ohio. 
    • Senior Geologist: URS Consultants, Cleveland, Ohio: Air Force Base RI/FS and NASA closures. 
    • Hydrogeologist: MASI Labs, Northeast Ohio: Water quality testing Public Water Supplies (PWS). 
    • Environmental Specialist: Division of Drinking and Ground Waters, Ohio EPA: Oversee community, non-transient, and transient public drinking water supplies in Geauga and Medina Counties. Investigate safety of drinking water supplies and assure safety. 
    • Environmental Engineer: Division of Hazardous Waste Management, Ohio EPA: Inspector for compliance with state and federal regulations, contamination research projects for a safe environment. 
    • Hydrogeologist: Eagon & Associates, Columbus, Ohio: Exploration and water resource testing and pump tests for community water supplies. 
    • Geologist: Battelle Columbus Division, Columbus, Ohio: Developed solutions to groundwater contamination problems, conducted environmental testing and sampling, field team leader. 
    • Geologist: Department of Engineering, U.S. Forest Service, Sitka, Alaska: Investigated pristine wilderness areas. Mapped rock quarries, field tests engineering properties rock type suitability road building. 
    • Geologic Intern: Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation, Battelle Columbus, Ohio Worked on major research project. Studied areas for possible burial of nuclear waste. 

     

     

    Education

    Ph.D. Applied Geology, Hydrology and the Environment, Kent State University (KSU), May 2011, Dissertation Research: Hydrology and Predictive Model of Headwater Streams and Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions Supporting Brook Trout Habitat in N.E. Ohio
    M.En. Environmental Science, Water Resources, Miami University (MU)
    B.S. Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry, The Ohio State University (OSU)

    Expertise

    hydrology
    Environmental Geology
    Hydro-geology
    Environmental Geography
    Physical Geography
    Environmental Sciences

    Publications

    • Amey, Katherine Springer (2023) Global Radioactive Waste Disposal in the World, Submitted to Nature Reviews: Earth and the Environment.
    • Amey, Katherine Springer (2023) Modern Environmental Geology: A Textbook with Practical Knowledge for Today’s Environmental Geologist, Ohio-Link, 179 p.
    • Amey, Katherine Springer (2018) Remote Sensing of Maumee, Ashtabula, Grand and Conneaut River Systems, and Nutrient Input Lake Erie and Resulting HABs (In prep).
    • Amey, Katherine Springer, and Jacqueline Gee (2018) The Fractured Deaf Culture Hearth: The North American Geographical Oppression of the Deaf, GeoHumanities, In Review.
    • Amey, Katherine Springer, and Jacqueline Gee (2018) The Oppression of Deaf Culture and Education in our North American Contemporary World Proceedings from the International Geographical Union
    • Amey, Katherine Springer, and Paul Anderson (2016) Sensitive and Cold-Water Taxa with Ecological Indicators of Past and Present Headwater Macroinvertebrates Field Evaluation Index (HMFEI) of Eight Streams, The Ohio Journal of Science, Volume 116, No. 1.
    • Amey, Katherine Springer (2015) Hydrology And Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions of Cold Headwater Streams In Northeast Ohio Supporting Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), The Ohio Journal Of Science, Volume 115, No. 1. p. A-7.
    • Amey, Katherine Springer (2014) Revised Predictive Model For Successful Introduction of Native Ohio Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) In Select Streams In Geauga And Lake Counties, Ohio, The Ohio Journal Of Science, Volume 114, No. 2.
    • Amey, Katherine Springer (2014) Recommendations for Supporting Brook Trout Habitat in the Geauga Park District Report.
    • Amey, Katherine Springer (2011) Hydrology And Predictive Model of Headwater Streams And The Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions Supporting Brook Trout Habitat In Northeast Ohio. Dissertation
    • Amey, Katherine Springer, Smith, A., Ostracodes in Primary Headwater Streams, Springs, and Hyporheic Zones Reflecting Surface Water Conditions (in prep).

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      • The Chasm Facing US American Deaf Education and Culture | Kay Amey & Jacquelne Gee | TEDxLizardCreek
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