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Dr. Kimberly Michelle Meitzen

  • Professor - Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies
  • Program Faculty - Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies
  • Julian, Jason Paul (Principal), Meitzen, Kimberly Michelle, Butler, David R. Resilience and Bio-Geomorphic Systems: The 48th Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, NSF-Geomorphology & Land Use Dynamics, Federal, $39250. (Funded: 2017 - 2018). Grant.
  • Meitzen, Kimberly Michelle (Principal). Research Enhancement Proposal, Texas State University. Reconstructing an Old-Growth Cypress Forest from Legacy Effects of Historic Logging, $8000. (Funded: 2013). Grant.
  • Meitzen, Kimberly Michelle. Friends of Congaree Swamp Research Grant, Friends of Congaree Swamp, $500. (Funded: 2010). Grant.
  • Meitzen, Kimberly Michelle. Society of Wetland Scientist Student Research Grant, Society of Wetland Scientists, $500. (Funded: 2010). Grant.
  • Meitzen, Kimberly Michelle. Biogeography Specialty Group PhD Student Research Grant, Biogeography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers, $700. (Funded: 2010). Grant.
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  • Manning, A., Meitzen, K. M., Currit, N., & Reynolds, L. (2025). Controls on Longitudinal Patterns of Riparian Vegetation Along Ephemeral Streams in the Southwestern United States. Physical Geography.
  • Meitzen, K. M. (2023). Geomorphic Impacts of Dam Removal. In The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology. Wiley. https://doi.org/https://doi-org.libproxy.txstate.edu/10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg2162
  • Meitzen, K. M., Robertson, C. R., Jensen, J. L., Daugherty, D. J., Mayes, K. B., & Hardy, T. (2023). Applying Floodplain Inundation Modeling to Estimate Suitable Spawning Habitat and Recruitment Success for Alligator Gar in the Guadalupe River, Texas. Hydrology, 10(6), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology10060123
  • Lookingbill, T. R., Meitzen, K. M., & Julian, J. P. (2022). Riverscapes. In The Routledge Handbook of Landscape Ecology. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/https://doi-org.libproxy.txstate.edu/10.4324/9780429399480
  • Dascher, E. D., & Meitzen, K. M. (2020). Dams are Coming Down, but not Always by Choice: The Geography of Dam Distributions, Failures, and Removals in Texas. Texas Water Journal. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.21423/twj.v11i1.7092
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Service, College of Liberal Arts. 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Richard Wayne Simmons Geography Advocate Award, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Research Award, Texas State University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Queen of the River, Mermaid Society of San Marcos Texas. 2022
  • Award / Honor Nominee: San Marcos Women's Hall of Fame, City of San Marcos. 2023
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  1. Board Member

    San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance

  2. Co-Chair

    Texas Aquatic Connectivity Team, Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

  3. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Hydrology

  4. Member

    Major Events Committee

  5. Member

    Upper San Marcos River Watershed Protection Planning Team, City of San Marcos

  6. Member

    National Academy of Sciences and Engineering, Mississippi River Trans-Delta Initiative Standing Committee

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