JAMES BRIAN MCCONAGHIE
281 Edwards St, Apt. 5
New Haven, CT 06511 (203)603-9653
Education
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, CT
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Masters of Environmental Science
Graduation Date: May 2007
OBERLIN COLLEGE Oberlin, OH
Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Environmental Studies
Graduation Date: May 2003; Major GPA: 3.48
Publications and Presentations
Presenter: The influence of land cover elements on nitrogen and water flux in small urban watersheds. Co-Authors: Monica Lipscomb-Smith, Weiqi Zhou, Peter Groffman, Lawrence Band, Mary Cadenasso. Baltimore Ecosystem Study Annual Meeting, Oct. 16-17th, Baltimore, MD.
Master’s Thesis: Evaluation of Caffeine as an indicator of sewage contamination in a developed watershed, an examination of landscape and infrastructure influences on water quality.
Presenter: Invigorating Louisiana Coastal Restoration with an Ecosystems Approach. 3rd Annual Restore America’s Estuaries Conference, Dec. 9-13th, New Orleans, LA. Co-Authors: Colleen Morgan, Kara DiFrancesco, Alexander DeWire, Roderick Bates.
Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Wetland Hydrology and Ecosystem Development in Living Machine Constructed Wetland; a study of the changes in spatial hydrology of a constructed water treatment wetland due to the introduction of vegetative species with concern for ramifications upon nutrient conversion.
Project Work
2007-2008 Contributing investigator. Biocomplexity project. Baltimore Ecosystem Study, LTER. Baltimore, MD.
2007 Contributing investigator. West River Non-point Source Pollution Assessment, §319 Project 98-08, Task 3a. Yale University, New Haven, CT.
2005-2006 Research Assistant, Yale University, New Haven, CT: Water Quality Monitoring of an Urban Stream. Assisted Dr. Gaboury Benoit in water quality monitoring and assessment of a small urban stream. New Haven, CT
Winter 2004 Neighborhood Design Workshop, Oberlin, OH:
Developed and administered a community design workshop in the City of Oberlin in preparation of a non-profit redevelopment project.
2001-2003 McMillin-Orseman Assistantship, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH: BOD-Total System Metabolism comparison of oxygen metabolism as measure of organic load; worked as a research assistant to Dr. John Petersen, performed experiments and analysis comparing BOD and Total Systems Metabolism measurements for organic carbon content in a constructed wastewater system
Work Experience
Aug. 2003- 2004 Oberlin Design Initiative, Oberlin, OH
Assistant Director
A non-profit organization working for sustainable development in Oberlin and Lorain County, OH
*Responsible for programming
*Managed interns, and coordinated student and community projects
*Assisted in strategic planning and grant writing
*Conducted GIS research and analysis
Jun. 2003-Aug. 2003 Oberlin Design Initiative, Oberlin, OH
Intern
*Coordinated student outreach
*Conducted research
*Assisted staff
Skills
STELLA Modeling Software
ARCview 9 and GIS technology.
SAS-9, Systat 12 statistical software
Field Ecology / Biogeochemistry
Ion Chromatography
GC-MS
Organic Compound Extraction
Environmental Tracer Methods
Water Quality Analysis
Dissolved Oxygen Probes and Monitoring Systems