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Staff
Dr Karen Taylor
Contact Details
Palaeoenvironmental Research Unit
Discipline of Geography
E: karen.taylor@universityofgalway.ie
www.linkedin.com/in/karen-taylor-9a7375207
Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
Project | Start Date | End Date | |
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Establishing a long-term record of natural climate variability to inform future climate predictions for Ireland | 01-SEP-23 | 31-AUG-27 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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(2023) | 'A hidden benefit in the COVID-19 pandemic: Rethinking physical geography pedagogy in higher education using a flipped classroom approach'
Taylor, Karen Jan (2023) 'A hidden benefit in the COVID-19 pandemic: Rethinking physical geography pedagogy in higher education using a flipped classroom approach'. Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 7 (1) [DOI] [Details] |
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(2023) | 'Ecological impacts of N-deposition in a remote, high-elevation lake in the Three River Headwaters Region, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau'
Luo, Yuxin,Taylor, Karen J.,Potito, Aaron P.,Molloy, Karen,Beilman, David W.,Tang, Ya (2023) 'Ecological impacts of N-deposition in a remote, high-elevation lake in the Three River Headwaters Region, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau'. Journal of Paleolimnology, 69 (2):141-160 [Details] |
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(2020) | 'A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records'
Kaufman, Darrell,McKay, Nicholas,Routson, Cody,Erb, Michael,Davis, Basil,Heiri, Oliver,Jaccard, Samuel,Tierney, Jessica,Dätwyler, Christoph,Axford, Yarrow,Brussel, Thomas,Cartapanis, Olivier,Chase, Brian,Dawson, Andria,de Vernal, Anne,Engels, Stefan,Jonkers, Lukas,Marsicek, Jeremiah,Moffa-Sánchez, Paola,Morrill, Carrie,Orsi, Anais,Rehfeld, Kira,Saunders, Krystyna,Sommer, Philipp S.,Thomas, Elizabeth,Tonello, Marcela,Tóth, Mónika,Vachula, Richard,Andreev, Andrei,Bertrand, Sebastien,Biskaborn, Boris,Bringué, Manuel,Brooks, Stephen,Caniupán, Magaly,Chevalier, Manuel,Cwynar, Les,Emile-Geay, Julien,Fegyveresi, John,Feurdean, Angelica,Finsinger, Walter,Fortin, Marie-Claude,Foster, Louise,Fox, Mathew,Gajewski, Konrad,Grosjean, Martin,Hausmann, Sonja,Heinrichs, Markus,Holmes, Naomi,Ilyashuk, Boris,Ilyashuk, Elena,Juggins, Steve,Khider, Deborah,Koinig, Karin,Langdon, Peter,Larocque-Tobler, Isabelle,Li, Jianyong,Lotter, André,Luoto, Tomi,Mackay, Anson,Magyari, Eniko,Malevich, Steven (2020) 'A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records'. Scientific Data, 7 (1) [Details] |
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(2018) | 'A mid to late Holocene chironomid-inferred temperature record from northwest Ireland'
Karen J. Taylor and Seamus McGinley and Aaron P. Potito and Karen Molloy and David W. Beilman (2018) 'A mid to late Holocene chironomid-inferred temperature record from northwest Ireland'. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 505 :274-286 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2017) | 'Impact of early prehistoric farming on chironomid communities in northwest Ireland'
Taylor, Karen J.,Potito, Aaron P.,Beilman, David W.,Ghilardi, Beatrice,O’Connell, Michael (2017) 'Impact of early prehistoric farming on chironomid communities in northwest Ireland'. Journal of Paleolimnology, 57 (3):227-244 [Details] |
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(2017) | 'Response of chironomids to Neolithic land-use change in north-west Ireland'
Karen J Taylor and Susann Stolze and David W Beilman and Aaron P Potito (2017) 'Response of chironomids to Neolithic land-use change in north-west Ireland'. The Holocene, 27 (6):879-889 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2013) | 'Palaeolimnological impacts of early prehistoric farming at Lough Dargan, County Sligo, Ireland'
Karen J. Taylor and Aaron P. Potito and David W. Beilman and Beatrice Ghilardi and Michael O'Connell (2013) 'Palaeolimnological impacts of early prehistoric farming at Lough Dargan, County Sligo, Ireland'. Journal of Archaeological Science, 40 (8):3212-3221 [DOI] [Details] |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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(2022) | 'Chironomid response to prehistoric farming in County Sligo'
Taylor KJ and Potito AP (2022) 'Chironomid response to prehistoric farming in County Sligo' In: County Sligo Field Guide (Revised). Dublin: Irish Quaternary Association. [Details] |
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(2019) | 'Introduction to human impact on lake environments with particular focus on chironomid studies'
Taylor KJ (2019) 'Introduction to human impact on lake environments with particular focus on chironomid studies' In: Archaeology and Landscape History of Neolithic Co. Sligo. IQUA Field Guide. Dublin: Irish Quaternary Association. [Details] |
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(2017) | 'Insights into past environmental and cultural change in Glencolmcille'
McGinley S, Taylor KJ (2017) 'Insights into past environmental and cultural change in Glencolmcille' In: South West Donegal, Field Guide No. 34. Dublin: Irish Quaternary Association. [Details] |
Published Reports
Year | Publication | |
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(2023) | Addressing Projected Climate Change Risk to Water Quality in Ireland. Key Findings and Policy Recommendations.
Karen Taylor, Marcel Jansen, Jean O'Dwyer, Tim Sullivan, John Weatherill, Simon Harrison, Andre Banning & Michelle McKeown (2023) Addressing Projected Climate Change Risk to Water Quality in Ireland. Key Findings and Policy Recommendations. An Fóram Uisce, Tipperary. [Details] |
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(2023) | Addressing Projected Climate Change Risk to Water Quality in Ireland. Key Findings and Policy Recommendations for Ireland.
McKeown, Karen Taylor, Marcel Jansen, Jean O'Dwyer, Tim Sullivan, John Weatherill, Simon Harrison, Andre Banning (2023) Addressing Projected Climate Change Risk to Water Quality in Ireland. Key Findings and Policy Recommendations for Ireland. An Fóram Uisce, Tipperary. [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2023 | SFI-IRC Pathway Programme | Science Foundation Ireland, Irish Research Council, Environmental Protection Agency and Met Éireann | |
2015 | Hardiman Research Scholarship | University of Galway | |
2012 | Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences (declined) | Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences | |
2012 | Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship, The EMBARK Initiative | Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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Irish Quaternary Association (IQUA) | Member | / | |
Irish Freshwater Sciences Association | Member | / |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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Discipline of Geography at University of Galway | Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher | 01-SEP-23 / 31-AUG-27 | |
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science at University College Cork | Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher | 17-APR-23 / 31-AUG-23 | |
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science at University College Cork | Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher | 02-AUG-22 / 31-OCT-22 | |
Department of Geography at University College Cork | Specific purpose full-time Lecturer | 02-SEP-19 / 10-JUN-22 | |
Department of Geography at University College Cork | Assistant Lecturer | 14-JAN-19 / 31-MAR-19 | |
Discipline of Geography at University of Galway | Teaching Assistant | 01-SEP-18 / 21-DEC-18 | |
Discipline of Geography at University of Galway | Teaching Assistant | 07-JAN-17 / 31-MAY-17 |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2017 | University of Galway | Doctor of Philosophy (Structured) in Geography | Article-based thesis: 'Chironomid response to prehistoric farming in northwest Ireland' | |
2011 | University of Galway | Master of Literature in Geography | Thesis: 'Ecological impacts of early farming in Western Ireland: a palaeolimnological approach' | |
2008 | University of Galway | Bachelor of Arts, Honors | Geography and Psychological Studies |
Community Engagement
Title | Type | From / To | |
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Teaching (e.g. Service learning / comunity based learning) | UNEP eLearning free online course on 'Data Handling and Presentation for Freshwater Quality Monitoring Programmes' | 31-AUG-23 / |
Reviews
Journal | Role | |
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Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology | Reviewer | |
Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution | Reviewer | |
Quaternary Science Reviews | Reviewer |
Modules Taught
Term/Year | Module Title | Module Code | Subject / Desc | |
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2023 | Principles of Physical Geography | TI151 | Lecturer | |
2022 | Palaeoceanography | TI3128 | Guest Lecturer | |
2019-2022 | Quaternary Environments and Geomorphology | GG2005 | Course coordinator (UCC) | |
2019-2022 | Coastal and Marine Geomorphology | GG3007 | Course coordinator (UCC) | |
2019-2022 | Environmental Geography | GG1013 | Course coordinator (UCC) | |
2019-2022 | Applied Geography (Academic writing workshop) | GG1015 | Group leader (UCC) | |
2019-2022 | Research Methods and Dissertation (Geography BA) | GG3006 | Supervisor (UCC) | |
2019-2022 | Geographical Research Methods | GG2038 | Guest lecturer (UCC) | |
2019-2022 | Field trip (virtual and in-person) | GG2022 | Assignment leader (UCC) | |
2020-2021 | Research Project | GG4008 | Supervisor (UCC) | |
2019-2022 | Research Project | ER4001 | Supervisor (UCC) | |
2019-2022 | Frontiers in Earth Science | ER4005 | Guest lecturer (UCC) | |
2019-2022 | Literature review | ER3052 | Supervisor (UCC) | |
2018 | Coastal Dynamics | TI303 | Course coordinator | |
2017 | Earth Surface Processes and Landforms | TI 225 | Course coordinator |