Dr. Kimberly Michelle Meitzen

  • Professor at Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Board Member, San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance. 2025 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Hydrology. 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Major Events Committee. 2024 - Present.
  • Member, Upper San Marcos River Watershed Protection Planning Team, City of San Marcos. 2024 - Present.
  • Member, National Academy of Sciences and Engineering, Mississippi River Trans-Delta Initiative Standing Committee. 2023 - Present.
  • Co-Chair, Texas Aquatic Connectivity Team, Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 2023 - Present.
  • Member, River Education and Stewardship Alliance (RESA). 2023 - Present.
  • Mentor, Advisor, Ecological Research Group Mentor with the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. 2023 - Present.
  • Member, River Collaboration Group. 2023 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Texas Water Journal. 2022 - Present.
  • University Mentor, Peer mentor for junior Geology faculty - Dr. Wernette. 2022 - Present.
  • Member, Regional Flood Planning Group Member for Region 11 Guadalupe River Basin, Texas Water Development Board. 2020 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Southeastern Naturalist. 2019 - Present.
  • Member, Eyes of the San Marcos River. 2019 - Present.
  • Chair, Mermaid Society of Texas - River Guardianship Symposium. 2018 - Present.
  • Chair, Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP) - Stakeholder Committee. 2017 - Present.
  • Editor, Geomorphology, Book Review Editor. December 2016 - Present.
  • Faculty Advisor for Student Group, Environmental Conservation Organization student group. 2015 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, River Research and Applications. 2014 - Present.
  • Member, San Marcos Runners Club (SMRC). 2014 - Present.
  • Volunteer, Great Texas River Clean-Up. 2014 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 2013 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Geomorphology. 2012 - Present.

2025

  • Member, Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP) - Conservation Measures Subcommittee. 2024 - 2025.
  • Reviewer / Referee, US Military Academy West Point - Assistant to Associate Professor Tenure and Promotion Reviewer. 2024 - 2025.

2024

  • Coordinator / Organizer, Groundwater Symposium: A Deep Dive into Local Aquifers. 2024.
  • Speaker, Mermaid Society of Texas - River Guardianship Symposium. 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Kansas State University - Assistant to Associate Professor Tenure and Promotion Reviewer. 2024.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee, Meadows Endowed Professorship in Aquatic Resources. 2023 - 2024.
  • Chair, Alumni Relations Committee. 2023 - 2024.
  • Participant, Bobcat Day. October 2024.
  • Board Member, San Marcos River Foundation. January 2020 - August 2024.

2023

  • Member, Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP) - Biological Goals Subcommittee. 2023.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Urban Riparian Symposium, Field Trip Organizer "Overview of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan". 2023.
  • Member, Upper San Marcos River Watershed Protection Planning Team with the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. 2020 - 2023.
  • Co-Chair, Upper San Marcos River Watershed Planning Protection Team, Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. 2017 - 2023.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, River Management Society Keynote Speaker Coordinator and Fieldtrip Leader "Walking Tour of Habitat Restoration Projects on the San Marcos and Comal Spring and River Systems". September 2022 - February 2023.

2022

  • Participant, Office of Sustainability, Panel Discussant for "Deep in The Heart: Closer to Nature Than You Think". 2022.
  • Co-Chair, Ad-Hoc Faculty Hiring Procedures. 2021 - 2022.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee, Meadows Endowed Chair in Water Conservation. 2021 - 2022.
  • Member, COLA Research Enhancement Committee. 2021 - 2022.
  • Member, Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP) - Spring Flow Habitat Protection Work Group. 2020 - 2022.

2021

  • Member, Faculty Search Committee, Geology Professor of Instruction. 2021.
  • Member, Undergraduate Student Committee. 2020 - 2021.
  • Member, Steering Committee of the Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. 2016 - 2021.

2020

  • Member, Faculty Search Committee, Assistant Professor Tenure-Track position. 2020.
  • Member, Evaluation Committee. 2019 - 2020.
  • Faculty Advisor for Student Group, Texas State Running Club. 2019 - 2020.
  • Board Member, San Marcos Runners Club (SMRC). 2018 - 2020.

2019

  • Member, Faculty Search Committee, Assistant Professor Tenure-Track Physical Geography Position. 2019.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, Texas Hydro-Geo Workshop - Riparian Functional Assessment Module. 2019.
  • Chair, Diversity Committee. 2017 - 2019.
  • Faculty Advisor, Coastal Conservation Association Student Organization Group. 2017 - 2019.

2018

  • Co-Chair, Mermaid Society of Texas - River Guardianship Symposium. 2017 - 2018.

2017

  • Member, Diversity Committee. 2016 - 2017.

2016

  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of American Water Resources. 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Routledge. 2016.
  • Member, Texas Geography Student Research Symposium Committee. 2016.
  • Member, Evaluation Committee. 2015 - 2016.

2015

  • Member, Faculty Search Committee, Assistant Professor Tenure-Track Urban Geographer. 2015.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee, Water Conservation Endowed Chair MCWE. 2014 - 2015.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committee, Assistant Professor Tenure-Track Climatologist position. 2014 - 2015.
  • Member, Graduate Student Committee. 2014 - 2015.

2014

  • Reviewer / Referee, The Southwestern Geographer. 2014.
  • Member, Graduate Student Committee. 2013 - 2014.
  • Member, Recruiting and Communications Committee. 2013 - 2014.

2012

  • Reviewer / Referee, Ecological Applications. 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Geography Compass. 2012.

2011

  • Participant, River Sweep trash clean-up events. 2005 - 2011.
  • Volunteer, Congaree National Park, South Carolina. 2005 - 2011.

2010

  • Coordinator / Organizer, Field trip for Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. 2010.

2009

  • Reviewer / Referee, Southeastern Geographer. 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Cambridge University Press. 2009.
  • Vice President, Geography Graduate Student Association, Univ. of SC. 2008 - 2009.

2007

  • Secretary, Geography Graduate Student Association, Univ. of SC. 2006 - 2007.

2006

  • Coordinator / Organizer, Field trip for Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. 2006.

2005

  • Co-host, South Carolina ETV, hosted pilot nature show on Table Rock State Park and Jones Gap State Park, projected audience 5th-8th grade, South Carolina. 2005.

2004

  • Secretary, Undergraduate Geographical Society, Univ. of TX. 2003 - 2004.

2003

  • Member, Living Lab: 5th grade outdoor ecological science labs Hornsby Bend waste-water treatment facility, Hornsby Elementary, Del Valle, Texas. 2003.

2002

  • Member, UT Environteering: 5th grade science labs, Riley Elementary School, Austin, Texas. 2002.