Kate's research interests include environmental aspects of the oil and gas industry (particularly environmental monitoring, policy and decommissioning) and Marine Spatial Planning; GIS and habitat mapping and Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Habitats. Kate has an offshore energy industry background with approximately 10 years' experience, working directly within the industry operators, consultancies and regulators. Kate is particularly interested in Knowledge Exchange between these industries and academia.

Gormley, K., Mackenzie, C., Robins, P., Coscia, I., Cassidy, A., James, J., Hull, A., Piertney, S., Sanderson, W. & Porter, J. (2015). 'Connectivity and Dispersal Patterns of Protected Biogenic Reefs: Implications for the Conservation of Modiolus modiolus (L.) in the Irish Sea'. PLoS ONE, vol 10, no. 12, e0143337. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0143337 Gormley, KSG., Hull, AD., Porter, JS., Bell, MC. & Sanderson, WG. (2015). 'Adaptive management, international co-operation and planning for marine conservation hotspots in a changing climate'. Marine Policy, vol 53, pp. 54-66. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1016/J.MARPOL.2014.11.017 [ONLINE] AURA: 1_S2.0_S0308597X14003182_MAIN.PDF Gormley, KSG., McWhinnie, LH., Porter, JS., Hull, AD., Fernandes, TF. & Sanderson, WG. (2014). 'Can management effort be predicted for marine protected areas? New considerations for network design'. Marine Policy, vol 47, pp. 138-146. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1016/J.MARPOL.2014.01.021 Gormley, KSG., Porter, JS., Bell, MC., Hull, AD. & Sanderson, WG. (2013). 'Predictive Habitat Modelling as a Tool to Assess the Change in Distribution and Extent of an OSPAR Priority Habitat under an Increased Ocean Temperature Scenario: Consequences for Marine Protected Area Networks and Management'. PLoS ONE, vol 8, no. 7, 68263. DOI: [ONLINE] DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0068263