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Kevin Duffy is a social scientist whose research focuses on understanding community perceptions and priorities related to technology innovation and energy development, including the role of communication, collaboration, and networks. Kevin draws on his background in media production and risk analysis to support the resilience of human and environmental systems and maximize the impact of research and development across sectors.

Kevin is involved in a number of multidisciplinary projects, which include assessing stakeholder networks and development pathways for innovative fish passage technology; analyzing the evolution of media narratives about marine energy; defining models for co-design in energy development; characterizing the communities engaged in energy development; evaluating the structure of a community-based technical assistance program; and directly engaging over 100 members of the hydropower community in collaborative goal setting and tracking through the Hydropower Vision Roadmap. 

• Environmental communication
• Environmental sociology
• Natural resource management
• Public understanding of science
• Qualitative and quantitative research
• Renewable energy
• Risk assessment
• Social sciences
• Social-ecological systems
• Stakeholder engagement
• Visual communication

• PhD in Communication, University of Maine, 2021
• MA in Environmental Journalism, Michigan State University, 2016
• BA in Interdisciplinary Studies, University of St. Thomas, 2014

• Innovation in Research Team, Of-the-Year Award, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (2023)
• Excellence in Graduate Research and Creative Activity, University of Maine (2020, 2021)

2024

• Duffy, K. P., & Rickard, L. N. (2024). Visualizing environmental change as inevitable, manageable, and deconstructive. Environmental Communication, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2024.2401467

2023

• Kazimierczuk, K., Henderson, C., Duffy, K., Hanif, S., Bhattacharya, S., Biswas, S., ... & Tarekegne, B. (2023). A socio-technical assessment of marine renewable energy potential in coastal communities. Energy Research & Social Science, 100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103098   
• Duffy K.P., C.D. Henderson, and A.L. White. (2023). "ES4SE Technical Assistance Program Evaluation." PNNL-SA-185072. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2305394

2021

• Duffy, K. P. (2021). Using Photovoice to Navigate Social-Ecological Change in Coastal Maine: A Case Study on Visibility, Visuality, and Visual Literacy. [Doctoral dissertation, The University of Maine]. Digital Commons @ UMaine. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/3495/

2020

• Duffy, K. P., Cipparone, H. C., Johnson, E. S., Rickard, L. N., Beard, K., & Nascimento, F. (2020). Leveraging spatial dimensions of news media content analysis to explore place-based differences in natural resource issues. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 10, 303-309. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-020-00595-9