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Hire Dr. Katrina H.

New Zealand

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Freelance Ecologist & scientific writer/proofreader

Profile Summary

Katrina Hale, Ph.D, is a conservation ecologist with more than 10 years project management and scientific writing experience. Katrina’s main field of research focuses largely on endangered species management and conservation, focusing on conservation issues such as whether viable populations can be formed from small numbers of founders, the spread of new diseases, how organisms and systems are likely to respond to new threats. Katrina currently works as a freelance conservation biologist. Katrina is a talented and passionate writer with an eye for detail. She takes great pride in her work and places a strong emphasis on quality, accuracy and timeliness. Whether you are a student wanting help with writing a thesis or an individual or company wanting to publish your latest work, Katrina is there to help you with all your writing and editing needs. Key attributes: • Honest, dependable and highly organised; • Effective at communicating scientific material to a wide variety of audiences; • Effective at organising data and producing high quality graphical displays; • Able to produce eye catching professional power point presentations; • Extensive experience in undertaking ecological surveys and monitoring species populations; • Strong research background in the field of population bottlenecks, avian immunology and endangered species management.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biology/Life Sciences
• ★ Conservation Biology
• ★ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Zoology
• ☆ Ornithology
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Research Methodology

Services

• Writing

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Work Experience

Ornithologist

Freelance Environmental Consultant

2007 - Present

Researcher - Impact of tourism on the behaviour of New Zealand Fur Seals

New Zealand Department of Conservation

2011 - 2014

Ranger - Casual

New Zealand Department of Conservation

2008 - 2014

Technical/field assistant

University of Canterbury

July 2007 - December 2007

Researcher for collaborative study

Massey University

May 2007 - June 2007

Research Assistant

University of Canterbury

November 2001 - January 2002

Laboratory Technician

RJ Hill Laboratories Ltd

June 1994 - November 1999

Education

Certificate in Environmental Management

Southern Institute of Technology

2008 - 2008

PhD in Zoology (Zoology)

University of Canterbury

2002 - 2006

BSc Biology (Zoology)

University of Canterbury

2000 - 2002

New Zealand Certificate in Science

Waikato Institute of Technology

1996 - 1999

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ruarus, S.P., Paquette, S.R., Hale, K., Ritchie, P.A.(2011). Genetic diversity and population viability in translocated north island saddleback (philesturnus rufusater) populations at zealandia karori sanctuary and kapiti island . New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 35. (3).

MR Alley, KA Hale, W Cash, HJ Ha, L Howe(2010). Concurrent avian malaria and avipox virus infection in translocated South Island saddlebacks ( Philesturnus carunculatus carunculatus ) . New Zealand Veterinary Journal. 58. (4). p. 218--223. Informa {UK} Limited

Hale, K.A., Briskie, J.V.(2009). Rapid recovery of an island population of the threatened South Island Saddleback Philesturnus c. carunculatus after a pathogen outbreak . Bird Conservation International. 19. (3). p. 239-253.

Hale, K.A., Briskie, J.V.(2007). Decreased immunocompetence in a severely bottlenecked population of an endemic New Zealand bird . Animal Conservation. 10. (1). p. 2-10.

Hale, K.A., Briskie, J.V.(2007). Challenges to understanding the consequences of population bottlenecks for the conservation of endangered wildlife . Animal Conservation. 10. (1). p. 19-21.

Hale, K., Briskie, J.V.(2007). Response of introduced European birds in New Zealand to experimental brood parasitism . Journal of Avian Biology. 38. (2). p. 198-204.