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EDUCATION
Master of Science, Geospatial Sciences in Geography, Geology, and Planning; August 2020
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Geography; May 2018
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Master of Science, Geospatial Sciences in Geography, Geology, and Planning; August 2020
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
- Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Geography; May 2018
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
- Geospatial Certificate with an Emphasis in Mapping
- Minor in Economics
WORK EXPERIENCE
Operational Technology Specialist; February 2021 – Current
Kaukauna Utilities, Kaukauna, WI
Land Use Specialist; October 2020 – January 2020
La Crosse County Zoning, Planning, and Land Information Department, La Crosse, WI
Graduate Research Assistant (RA); August 2018 – May 2020
Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (OEWRI), Springfield, MO
Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Intern; October 2017 – July 2018
Eau Claire County Planning and Development Department, Eau Claire, WI
Undergraduate Research Assistant; September 2016 to May 2018
Geography and Anthropology Department at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Student Teaching Assistant for Geography 104: Physical Environment; September 2017 to December 2017
Geography and Anthropology Department at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Undergraduate Research Assistant; September 2016 to May 2018
Geography and Anthropology Department at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Team Member; June 2016 to September 2016
Darboy Joint Sanitary District, Darboy, WI
Operational Technology Specialist; February 2021 – Current
Kaukauna Utilities, Kaukauna, WI
- Maintained and developed the utility’s GIS, AUD, and AutoCAD systems for the Water and Electric Departments
- Developed applications with ArcCollector and Survey123 to gather data in the field and inspection reports
- Converted ArcFM Geometric Networks to the Utility Network offered in ArcGIS Pro for Electric and Water
- Implemented Automated Utility Design (AUD) with AutoCAD for a new work order system
- Attended seminars and conferences for GIS and engineering technology
Land Use Specialist; October 2020 – January 2020
La Crosse County Zoning, Planning, and Land Information Department, La Crosse, WI
- Contained knowledge of zoning, shoreland and floodplain ordinance regulations, interpreting land descriptions, soils and hydrology within the county
- Perform technical work relating to land use such as mapping, parcel assignment, and review of land use plans by issuing permits, conditional uses, variances, and map drafting
- Works with landowners, potential buyers, general contractors, etc. to answer questions and advise on land use issues and regulations
Graduate Research Assistant (RA); August 2018 – May 2020
Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (OEWRI), Springfield, MO
- Project lead for GIS, water and sediment quality projects
- Assisted in technical report writing and creation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
- Used Bad Elfs GNSS Surveyors and iPads to gather static position data for data correction
- Conducted geomorphic surveys using auto levels, total stations, RTK, and Trimbles
- Created watershed assessments using GIS, aerial photo interpretation, watershed modeling
- Collected water quality samples to determine nonpoint source pollution by assessing pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, bacteria, chloride, total nutrients, and total suspended sediment
- Monitored and quantified the volume, properties, and geochemistry of contaminated sediment
- Attended conferences and meetings to promote the work completed in OEWRI for agricultural watershed assessments, lead remediation sites, and forest disturbances.
Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Intern; October 2017 – July 2018
Eau Claire County Planning and Development Department, Eau Claire, WI
- GIS parcel mapping interpreting legal descriptions and using coordinate geometry (COGO) procedures
- Create custom and standard map products for internal and external use
- Create Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan using FEMA data for 2018
- Georeferencing 1980s aerial photos of the county and land conservation maps
Undergraduate Research Assistant; September 2016 to May 2018
Geography and Anthropology Department at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
- Collaborated with two graduate students in their preliminary thesis work to identify linear dunes using LiDAR derived DEMs from the Geography Department at Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Groups investigated retired farmland to provide land use recommendations based on observed soil characteristics by assessing hand excavated soil pits.
Student Teaching Assistant for Geography 104: Physical Environment; September 2017 to December 2017
Geography and Anthropology Department at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
- Offer assistance to students doing lab work alongside the professor
- Explain scientific modeling to students without a geography background
Undergraduate Research Assistant; September 2016 to May 2018
Geography and Anthropology Department at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
- Used statistical analysis on surveys to investigate international views on climate change
- Established a Scoring System Comparison of Climate Change Acceptance/Knowledge/Concern for Citizens in the United States & China from 2015/2017 using SPSS with a group to 10 people
Team Member; June 2016 to September 2016
Darboy Joint Sanitary District, Darboy, WI
- Gained understanding of city and county municipal units
- Turned water valves for the city, and tested water meters and hydrants
PUBLICATIONS & TECHNICAL REPORTS
- Coonen, Kayla A., Stream Bank and Bar Erosion Contributions and Land Use Influence on Suspended Sediment Loads in Two Ozark Watersheds, Southeast Missouri (2020). MSU Graduate Theses. 3548. https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/3548
- Coonen, K., Owen, M., Pavlowsky, R., Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative (MRBI) Watershed Assessment for Section of the Cuivre River Watershed (2020). Completed for the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service. https://oewri.missouristate.edu/Assets/OEWRI/Final_Report_2020_MRBI_CoonCreekSandyForkWForkCuivreRiverHeadwaterIndianCk.pdf
- Owen, M., Casagrand, S., Coonen, K., Pavlowsky, R., National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) Watershed Assessment for Little Hunting Slough-Black River Watershed (2020). Completed for the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service. https://oewri.missouristate.edu/Assets/OEWRI/Final_Report_2020_NWQI_LittleHuntingSlough-BlackRiver.pdf
- Owen, M., Coonen, K., Pavlowsky, R., Post-Harvest Activity Assessment using the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Soil Disturbance Monitoring Protocol (FSDMP), Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri (2020). Prepared for the U.S. Forest Service, Mark Twain National Forest. https://oewri.missouristate.edu/Assets/OEWRI/Final_Report_2020_MarkTwainNationalForest_SoilDisturbance.pdf
- Owen, M., Coonen, K., Pavlowsky, R., Post-Construction Water Quality Monitoring, South Creek at Campbell Avenue and Kansas Expressway, Springfield, Missouri (Under Review). Completed for the James River Basin Partnership.
https://oewri.missouristate.edu/Assets/OEWRI/QAPP_2019_SouthCreek.pdf - Coonen, Kayla A., Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for: Static Positioning with Bad Elf (2019). Completed for the Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (OEWRI) and Missouri State University.
https://oewri.missouristate.edu/Assets/OEWRI/SOP_Bad_Elf_Static_Positioning_2019.pdf - Adams, H., Coonen, K., Rice, T., Owen, M., Pavlowsky, R., Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative (MRBI) Watershed Assessment for Section of the Lower Grand River Watershed (2019). Completed for the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service. https://oewri.missouristate.edu/Assets/OEWRI/Final_Report_2019_LongBranchSpringBranchElkCreekTurkeyCreek_WatershedAssessment.pdf
- Reminga, K., Roman, G., Coonen, K., Owen, M., Pavlowsky, R., Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative (MRBI) Watershed Assessment for Section of the Apple Creek Watershed (2019). Completed for the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service. https://oewri.missouristate.edu/Assets/OEWRI/Final_Report_2019_AppleCreek_WatershedAssessment.pdf
- Owen, M., LeTarte, S., Pavlowsky, R., Adams, H., Coonen, K., Rice, T., “Flow and Water Quality Assessment of the Jordan Creek Underground, Springfield, Missouri” (2019). Prepared for the City of Springfield.
https://oewri.missouristate.edu/Assets/OEWRI/Final_Report_2019_JordanCreek_FlowandWaterQuality.pdf
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
International Fellowship Program (IFP): Chengdu, China, June 2017
Immersion Program: Geography and Culture, Ecuador, January 2017
International Fellowship Program (IFP): Chengdu, China, June 2017
- Worked with 16 students from Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, China, who used English as their second language and collaborated with our group to stimulate our research.
- Distributed surveys that assessed public opinion on climate change.
Immersion Program: Geography and Culture, Ecuador, January 2017
- Gained cultural competence while living in Ecuador, especially during home stays, visiting the Kichwa and Huoarani Indigenous tribes, and understanding an alternative way of living compared to the United States.
- Conducted a Service-Learning Project that created a tourism map for Museo Kamak Maki using GPS units, ESRI’s ArcGIS, and Adobe Illustrator for Cartography
PRESENTATIONS
Professional
Graduate
Undergraduate
Professional
- Coonen, K., Pahl, D. Real World Electric Utility Network Design Software Implementation. Presented at ESRI's User Conference in San Diego, CA, July 2022.
Graduate
- Coonen, K. Stream Bank and Bar Erosion Contributions and Land Use Influence on Suspended Sediment Loads in Two Ozark Watersheds, Southeast Missouri. Presented as MSU Graduate Thesis Defense, Springfield, MO, April 2020.
Undergraduate
- Coonen, K., Holmes, A., Rauland, A. Investigating Support for an International Climate Change Treaty Among Chinese and American Citizens: Comparing Results from Surveys Conducted in 2015 and 2017. Presented at Provost’s Honors Symposium for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity in Eau Claire, WI, May 2018.
- Coonen, K., Holmes, A., Rauland, A. Investigating Support for an International Climate Change Treaty Among Chinese and American Citizens: Comparing Results from Surveys Conducted in 2015 and 2017. Presented at UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity in Green Bay, WI, May 2018.
- Coonen, K. Geomorphic Investigations of Newly Identified Linear Dunes in West-Central Wisconsin. Presented at Fall 2017 Geography Capstone Celebration, December 2017.
- Coker, A., Coonen, K., Cornet, C., Fang, Z., Holmes, A., Moran, A., Pike, A., Rauland, A,. Strehlow, L. A Continuing Investigation of International Climate Change Views. Presented at the Wisconsin Economic Association Conference at Stevens Point, Wisconsin, November 2017.
- Coonen, K., Freeburg, M. Tremain, T. Ecuador: Culture and Geography. Presented at the Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, May 2017.
- Coonen, K., Cornett, C., and Wilson, D. Using Climate Change Acceptance/Knowledge Scores and Group Classifications to Assess Public Support for an International Climate Treaty and Willingness-to Pay for Climate Change Mitigation in the United States, China and Vietnam. Presented at the Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, May 2017.
- Coonen, K., Cornett, C., and Pike, A. Using Climate Change Acceptance/Knowledge Scores and Group Classifications to Assess Public Support for an International Climate Treaty and Willingness-to Pay for Climate Change Mitigation in the United States, China and Vietnam. Presented at the UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, April 2017.
- Coonen, K. International Views on Climate Change. Presented at the Wisconsin Economics Association Conference in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, October 2016.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Graduate
Undergraduate
Graduate
- Coonen, K., Owen, M., Pavlowsky, R. Nonpoint pollution source modeling and bank erosion contribution in Mineral Fork and Mill Creek watersheds, SE Missouri. Poster Presented at Missouri Natural Resources Conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri, February 2020.
- Pavlowsky, R.T., J.D. Collins, M.H. Connolly, C.H. Yansa, J.W. Hess, K.A. Coonen, A. Gibson, and E.E. Struck, 2019. Long-term sediment yields from forested catchments in the Ozarks Highlands, Missouri. 50th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium on “The BGS: 50 years of enhancing geomorphology.” Metropolitan State University of Denver, CO. October 11-13, 2019.
- Coonen, K., Bank erosion assessment using historical aerial photography and LiDAR in a Missouri Ozarks watershed. Poster presented at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 2019.
- Coonen, K., Owen, M., Pavlowsky, R. Nonpoint pollution source modeling in Mineral Fork and Mill Creek watersheds, Washington County, Missouri: assessment of bank erosion inputs using historical aerial photography and LiDAR. Poster Presented at Upper Midwest Stream Restoration Symposium at the Radisson Hotel in La Crosse, Wisconsin, February 2019.
- Coonen, K., Owen, M., Pavlowsky, R. Nonpoint pollution modeling in Mineral Fork and Mill Creek watersheds, Washington County, Missouri: assessment of channel erosion inputs using LiDAR and historical aerial photography. Poster Presented at Missouri Natural Resources Conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri, February 2019.
Undergraduate
- Coonen, K., Jansen, E. Geomorphic Investigations of Newly Identified Linear Dunes in Western Wisconsin, USA. Poster Presented at the Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, May 2017.
- Coonen, K., Holmes, A., Rauland, A. Investigating Support for an International Climate Change Treaty Among Chinese and American Citizens: Comparing Results from Surveys Conducted in 2015 and 2017. Poster presented at UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity in Green Bay, WI, May 2018.
- Coonen,K., Holmes, A., Rauland, A. Investigating Support for an International Climate Change Treaty Among Chinese and American Citizens: Comparing Results from Surveys Conducted in 2015 and 2017. Poster presented at the Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, May 2018.
- Millett, J., Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU-M), Anzalone, C., MSU-M, Coonen, K., University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire (UWEC), Jansen, E., UWEC, Daniel Garnder, MSU-M, Larson, P., MSU-M, Running, G., UWEC, Faulkner, D., UWEC, Schirmer, R., MSU-M. Sandy aeolian deposition in southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin: A forgotten and poorly understood sandy aeolian landscape. Preliminary Results. Poster presented at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 2018.
- Coonen, K. 2017. Soils and Land Use at the Henning’s Lonesome Apple Tree Ridge Site, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. Poster presented at the Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, May 2017.
- Coonen, K., Cornett, C., and Pike, A. Using Climate Change Acceptance/Knowledge Scores and Group Classifications to Assess Public Support for an International Climate Treaty and Willingness-to Pay for Climate Change Mitigation in the United States, China and Vietnam. Poster presented at the Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, May 2017.
- Coonen, K., Cornett, C., and Pike, A. Using Climate Change Acceptance/Knowledge Scores and Group Classifications to Assess Public Support for an International Climate Treaty and Willingness-to Pay for Climate Change Mitigation in the United States, China and Vietnam. Poster presented at the UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, April 2017.
- Coonen, K. 2017. Soils and Land Use at the Henning’s Lonesome Apple Tree Ridge Site, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. Poster presented at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 2017.
GRANTS
- Coonen, K. 2020. Nonpoint Source Assessment of Mineral Fork and Mill Creek Watersheds, Southeast Missouri: Bank Erosion Contributions and Historical Mining Influences. Missouri State University Graduate College: Spring 2020 Thesis Funding Award - $400.
- Coonen, K., Drost, E., Jansen, E. 2017. Geomorphic Investigations of Newly Identified Linear Dunes in West-central Wisconsin and Southeastern Minnesota. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs: Student Faculty Collaborative Research Grant - $2,100.00.
AWARDS
- Best Student Poster
- Poster Presented at Upper Midwest Stream Restoration Symposium at the Radisson Hotel in La Crosse, Wisconsin, February 2019.
- Research Excellence in Geography
- Department of Geography and Anthropology and UW-Eau Claire: May 2018
- This is for a student who conducts exemplary research in a class and/or outside of class.
- Special Recognition of Scholarship
- Department of Geography and Anthropology and UW-Eau Claire: May 2018
- The department considered conference presentation: number of conferences, single authored, and if it was above and beyond a class assignment (GPA).
VOLUNTEER
- Student Volunteer at the Jordan Creek Watershed Cleanup in Springfield, MO, April 2019.
- Student Volunteer at the Wisconsin Land Information Association Annual Conference in Elkhart Lake, WI, March 7-9, 2018.
- Student Volunteer at the West Lakes Division American Association of Geographers Conference in Eau Claire, WI, November 2015.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- WPPI Energy; 2021-Current
- Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA); 2018, Oct. 2020 - Jan. 2021
- Wisconsin County Code Administrators (WCCA); Oct. 2020 - Jan. 2021
- Gamma Theta Upsilon (International Honor Society in Geography); 2018-2020
- American Association of Geographer (AAG); 2017, 2019, 2020
SKILLS
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Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (OEWRI) Promotional Video
Part of the promotional video to bring in more students to conduct research and thesis projects for OEWRI, part of Missouri State University.