Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Geography
Univ of South Carolina Columbia, 2011
Master's Degree
MS in Geography
Univ of South Carolina Columbia, 2006
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Geography
University of Texas at Austin, 2003
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.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- 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.
- Jamil, R., Julian, J. P., Jensen, J., & Meitzen, K. M. (2024). Urban Green Infrastructure Connectivity: The Role of Private Semi-Natural Areas. Land.
- 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
Featured awards
- 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
Featured service activities
- Board Member
San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance
- Co-Chair
Texas Aquatic Connectivity Team, Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Hydrology
- Member
Major Events Committee
- Member
Upper San Marcos River Watershed Protection Planning Team, City of San Marcos
- Member
National Academy of Sciences and Engineering, Mississippi River Trans-Delta Initiative Standing Committee