Staff Member
Kathy Hixson
Research Associate
Email: kmhixso@clemson.edu
Education
- MS Southeast Missouri State University 2018
- BS Virginia Tech 2011
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Michael, P.E., K.M Hixson, J.S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2024. Black tern beyond the breeding grounds: temporal occurrence, relative density, and habitat associations in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 136:220-236. | Download | July 2024 |
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Michael, P.E., K.M Hixson, J.C. Haney, Y.G. Satgé, J.S. Gleason, P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. Seabird vulnerability to oil: exposure potential, sensitivity, and uncertainty in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:880750. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.880750 | Download |
September 2022 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| An Atlas and Registry for Seabird Colonies and Associated Habitats in the Northern Gulf of Mexico | March 2024 |
| Tracking Atlantic and Caribbean Seabirds | December 2023 |
| Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species | December 2022 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Satgé, Y.G., K. Hixson, J.S. Gleason, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2025. Atlas of Breeding Sites for Waterbirds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: A new tool to facilitate the management and conservation of waterbirds along coastal northern Gulf of Mexico. Waterbird Society - Pacific Seabird Group Joint Conference. | January 2025 |
| Satgé, Y., K.M. Hixson, J. Gleason, P.G.R. Jodice. 2023. Update on the forthcoming Gulf of Mexico nesting waterbird atlas and registry. Waterbird Society 46th Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. | October 2023 |
| Michael. P.E., J.C. Haney, J. Gleason, K.M. Hixson, Y. Satgé, <b><u>P.G.R. Jodice</u></b>. 2024. Flying fish distribution and co-occurrence with Sooty Terns in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Pacific Seabird Group Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington. | February 2024 |
| Michael, P.E., K.M. Hixson, J.S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice, 2021. Seabird vulnerability to oil spills and knowledge gaps: exposure, susceptibility, and uncertainty in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Annual Conference of the Waterbird Society (virtual). | November 2021 |
| Michael, P.E., J.C. Haney, J. Gleason, K.M. Hixson, Y. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2025. Flying fish habitat and co-occurrence with seabirds in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Waterbird Society and Pacific Seabird Group Joint Meeting, San José, Costa Rica. | January 2025 |
| Michael, P.E., J. Gleason, J.C. Haney, K.M. Hixson, Y. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. Black terns in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Vessel-based observations and insights from the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS). Waterbird Society 45<sup>th</sup> Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX. | November 2022 |
| Michael, P.E.*, K.M. Hixson, J.C. Haney, J. Gleason, Y. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2023. Migration, breeding location, and seascape shaping seabird assemblages in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Waterbird Society 46<sup>th</sup> Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL. | October 2023 |
| Michael, P. E., K. M. Hixon, J. S. Gleason, J. C. Haney, J. C., Y. Satgé, and P. G. R. Jodice.<sup>, </sup>2021. Exposure, Sensitivity, and Uncertainty: Understanding the Vulnerability of Seabirds to Oil Interactions in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA. December 13-17 | December 2021 |
| Jodice, P.G.R., K. Hixson^, Y. Satgé^, J. Gleason. 2024. A New Tool for Avian Management and Conservation: An Atlas of Nesting Waterbirds in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida. | February 2024 |
| Jodice, P.G.R., J. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y. Satgé, P. Michael, C. Gaskin, B. Keitt. 2024. Distribution of a Globally Endangered Seabird in the Northern Gulf: A Range Revision for the Black-capped Petrel. Gulf of Mexico Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida. | February 2023 |
| Hixson, K.M., Y. Satgé, J. Gleason, P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. The northern Gulf of Mexico seabird colony atlas and registry: a forthcoming resource. Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative Annual Meeting (virtual). | December 2022 |
| Hixson, K.M., Y. Satgé, J. Gleason, P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. An atlas and registry for seabird colonies and associated habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Waterbird Society 45th Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. | November 2022 |
| Haney, J.C., J. Gleason, P.G.R. Jodice, P.E. Michael, K.M. Hixson, Y. Satgé, R.R. Wilson. 2022. Research applications from GoMMAPPS wildlife surveys to offshore wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico. Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative Annual Meeting (virtual). | November 2022 |
| Gleason, J.S., P.E. Michael, K.M. Hixson, J.C. Haney, Y.G. Satgé, and PGR Jodice. 2024. Observations of non-marine avifauna during seabird vessel surveys in the northern Gulf of Mexico (2017-2019). Gulf of Mexico Conference, Tampa, FL. | February 2024 |