Kelly O Maloney, Ph.D.
Kelly Maloney is a Research Ecologist at Eastern Ecological Science Center located at Kearneysville, WV.
Dr. Kelly O. Maloney is an ecologist whose research focuses on the effects of anthropogenic activities on the quantity and quality of freshwater resources with a goal to synthesize scientific findings into tools to aid in the monitoring, assessment and management of these precious resources. Dr. Maloney conducts and coordinates a highly diverse range of research to address the informational needs of the DOI, its partners, state agencies and NGOs. Dr. Maloney has centered his research program on two areas: 1) ecological flow requirements of aquatic systems, and 2) effects of anthropogenic activities on aquatic ecosystem structure and function. Within each focal area he conducts research to answer questions at multiple scales, employing a combination of field surveys, statistical analyses, computer simulations and meta-analyses.
Professional Experience
2010-Present - U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Ecological Science Center (previously Leetown Science Center)
post-doctoral at the Illinois Natural History Survey and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
post-doctoral at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Education and Certifications
B.S. Environmental Resource Management, 1994,The Pennsylvania State University
M.S. Earth and Environmental Science, 2000, Lehigh University
M.P.S. Discrete and Statistical Science, 2004, Auburn University
Ph.D. Biological Sciences, 2004, Auburn University
Science and Products
Unconventional oil and gas spills: Materials, volumes, and risks to surface waters in four states of the U.S.
Unconventional oil and gas spills: Risks, mitigation priorities, and state reporting requirements
Transport of hydraulic fracturing waste from Pennsylvania wells: A county-level analysis of road use and associated road repair costs
Evaluating methods to establish habitat suitability criteria: A case study in the upper Delaware River Basin, USA
Predicting thermally stressful events in rivers with a strategy to evaluate management alternatives
Stream vulnerability to widespread and emergent stressors: a focus on unconventional oil and gas
Multiple stressors threaten stream physical and biological quality, including elevated nutrients and other contaminants, riparian and in-stream habitat degradation and altered natural flow regime. Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) development is one emerging stressor that spans the U.S. UOG development could alter stream sedimentation, riparian extent and composition, in-stream flow, and water qual
An integrated Riverine Environmental Flow Decision Support System (REFDSS) to evaluate the ecological effects of alternative flow scenarios on river ecosystems
Seasonal patterns in stream periphyton fatty acids and community benthic algal composition in six high quality headwater streams
Sediment and discharge yields within a minimally disturbed, headwater watershed in North Central Pennsylvania, USA, with an emphasis on Superstorm Sandy
Developing and testing temperature models for regulated systems: a case study on the Upper Delaware River
User's manual for the upper Delaware River riverine environmental flow decision support system (REFDSS), Version 1.1.2
Ecological risks of shale oil and gas development to wildlife, aquatic resources and their habitats
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Unconventional oil and gas spills: Materials, volumes, and risks to surface waters in four states of the U.S.
Unconventional oil and gas spills: Risks, mitigation priorities, and state reporting requirements
Transport of hydraulic fracturing waste from Pennsylvania wells: A county-level analysis of road use and associated road repair costs
Evaluating methods to establish habitat suitability criteria: A case study in the upper Delaware River Basin, USA
Predicting thermally stressful events in rivers with a strategy to evaluate management alternatives
Stream vulnerability to widespread and emergent stressors: a focus on unconventional oil and gas
Multiple stressors threaten stream physical and biological quality, including elevated nutrients and other contaminants, riparian and in-stream habitat degradation and altered natural flow regime. Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) development is one emerging stressor that spans the U.S. UOG development could alter stream sedimentation, riparian extent and composition, in-stream flow, and water qual
An integrated Riverine Environmental Flow Decision Support System (REFDSS) to evaluate the ecological effects of alternative flow scenarios on river ecosystems
Seasonal patterns in stream periphyton fatty acids and community benthic algal composition in six high quality headwater streams
Sediment and discharge yields within a minimally disturbed, headwater watershed in North Central Pennsylvania, USA, with an emphasis on Superstorm Sandy
Developing and testing temperature models for regulated systems: a case study on the Upper Delaware River
User's manual for the upper Delaware River riverine environmental flow decision support system (REFDSS), Version 1.1.2
Ecological risks of shale oil and gas development to wildlife, aquatic resources and their habitats
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.