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Texas State University

Dr. Kimberly Michelle Meitzen

  • Professor - Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies
  • ELA 382
  • tel:+15122451336
  • kmm218@txstate.edu
  • Grants
  • Scholarly/Creative work
  • Awards
  • Service

Featured grants

  • 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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Featured scholarly/creative works

  • 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
  • Manning, A. B., & Meitzen, K. M. (2019). Blanco River Riparian Forest Regeneration Following a Record Flood in Central Texas. Southwestern Naturalist. https://doi.org/DOI:10.1894/0038-4909-64.3-4.195
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Featured awards

  • Award / Honor Nominee: San Marcos Women's Hall of Fame, City of San Marcos. 2023
  • 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 Recipient: College Achievement Award in Service, College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University. 2021
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Featured service activities

  1. Board Member

    San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance

    2025 - Present
  2. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Hydrology

    2024 - Present
  3. Member

    Major Events Committee

    2024 - Present
  4. Member

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

    2024 - Present
  5. Member

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

    2023 - Present
  6. Co-Chair

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

    2023 - Present
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