Kate Schlott

RESEARCH INTERESTS 

• Urban ecology and nature in urban planning and development

• Social-Ecological Systems and Interactions

• Environmental impacts of urban land use

• Coastal revitalization and resiliency

• Climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies

• Hawaiian land tenure, land use, and environmental management in the tourism industry

EDUCATION 

EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Lecturer - Environmental Studies and Science Department, Pace University, NY; 2021-present

Teacher of introductory courses to Environmental Studies that focus on topics related to political and urban ecology, climate change, environmental management and environmental justice.  Designed teaching curricula for the following courses:

• • ENV 100 Water, Wildlife and Windmills (Spring 2023)

  • ENV 110 Nature and Culture: A Study in Connections (Fall semesters)

  • ENV 110LC Nature and Culture: Racial, Environmental and Food Justice (Spring semesters)

  • ENV 260: Climate Change (Fall 2024)

Research and Public Engagement Officer, IQSpatial; June 2022 – March 2023

• Instrumental in researching, drafting, and submitting of grant proposals.

• Coordinate project progress, organization, and writing of final reports.

• Co-organize and write the scope and requirements of a virtual tree survey and urban heat island analysis for Ossining, NY.

Adjunct Lecturer - Population Geography, Hunter College, NY; 2009-2018

Designed course lectures and administered and graded writing assignments geared toward demographic analysis. Incorporated learning basic excel skills into assignments as a hands-on tool to organize demographic data. Utilized Blackboard resources to administer exams, assignments, projects, and supplemental course materials. Conducted the course in both an in-person and online environment.

Adjunct Lecturer - People and their Environment, Hunter College, NY; 2017-2018

Designed course lectures for this introductory geography course as well as administered and graded all course exams and quizzes. Utilized Blackboard to provide supplemental course materials.

Adjunct Lecturer - World Regional Geography, Hunter College, NY; 2017

Designed course lectures for this introductory regional geography course as well as administered and graded all course exams and quizzes. Utilized Blackboard to provide supplemental course materials.

Adjunct Lecturer - Urban Geography, Hunter College, NY; 2016

Followed a critical approach to urban geography to understand the processes that make the city. Utilized Blackboard to share supplemental materials and for discussion board submissions and grading. 

Assistant Instructor - Ethnic Geography of Hawaii, Hunter College, NY; Winter 2014

Through an affiliation with the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, assisted in teaching a field course studying the ethnic geographies of Hawaii. Graded all papers, field journals, and exams.

Adjunct Lecturer - Migration & Ethnicity, Hunter College, NY; 2012

Administered this course in an online setting as a continuation course of Population Geography. Utilized Blackboard resources to administer exams, assignments, projects, and supplemental course materials. 

Tutor - Weather & Climate, Hunter College, NY; 2012

Led tutoring sessions and assisted students in laboratory assignments for Weather and Climate courses. Explained physical geography concepts to students.

Lab Instructor - Weather & Climate, Hunter College, NY; 2009-2011

Administered and graded quizzes and laboratory assignments. Explained physical geography concepts to students.

HONORS/AWARDS 

Writing Across the Curriculum Fellow, City College of New York, 2015-2016

Graduate Teaching Fellow, The Graduate Center, 2011-2016

Enhanced Chancellor's Fellowship, The Graduate Center, 2011-2016

The Society of Woman Geographers Graduate Fellowship Award, 2011

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 

American Association of Geographers, 2024 Annual Meeting, April 16-20, 2024, Honolulu, HI

“Volunteer Engagement in a Waterfront Community: Local Climate Resilience Strategies and Action”

American Association of Geographers, 2019 Annual Meeting, April 3-7, 2019, Washington, DC

Poster Session: “Reordering Hawaiian Space: A View of Tourism in Settler Hawaii”

American Association of Geographers, 2018 Annual Meeting, April 10-14, 2018, New Orleans, LA

Topic: “Reordering Hawaiian Space: A View of Tourism in Settler Hawaii”

Association of American Geographers, 2015 Annual Meeting, April 21-25, 2015, Chicago, IL    

Topic: “Reorganizing Hawaiian Space: The Role of the State and Legal System in Developing Settler Hawaii”

Association of American Geographers, 2014 Annual Meeting, April 8-12, 2014, Tampa, FL

Topic: “Racialized Space: The Role of Race in Everyday Hawaii”

Association of American Geographers, 2013 Annual Meeting, April 9-13, Los Angeles, CA    

Topic: “Racialized Space: Mixed-Race Access to Land and Development in Hawaii”

Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference VI, October 24-26, 2012, San Juan, PR    

Topic: “Racialized Space: Defining Race and Identity through Land-Use Policies and Development in Hawaii”

Association of American Geographers, 2012 Annual Meeting, February 24-28, Chicago, IL  

Topic: “Racialized Space: An Historical Examination of Conflicting Land-Use Ideologies Shaping Contemporary Hawaiian Politics”

Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conference V, October 6-8, 2010, Binghamton, NY   

Topic: “Changing Geographies of a “Native” Population” 

RELATED EXPERIENCE 

Research Assistant

Dr. Robert W. Synder, Rutgers University, Newark, NY; 2010-2014

Compiled statistical, political, and population data using the Census Bureau Population and Housing reports along with government records to show the change that occurred in the political and demographic makeup for the Manhattan neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood post 1930s for the book Crossing Broadway: Washington Heights and the Promise of New York City.

LANGUAGES 

English - native language

American Sign Language - sign with basic competence and utilizing online resources to become fluent

SKILLS 

QGIS

Social Explorer

US Census Bureau

DataFerrett

Blackboard

Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

MEMBERSHIPS 

Association of American Geographers (AAG)

American Geographical Society (AGS)

The Society of Woman Geographers (SWG)

Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU)

PUBLICATIONS 

(forthcoming)

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