Karin M. Kettenring

Karin M. Kettenring is an American plant ecologist based in Logan, Utah. Her research focuses primarily on aspects of wetland plant ecology, including invasive plant ecology and management, native wetland seeds and seedlings, and wetland restoration.

Early life and education Kettenring grew up in Summit, New Jersey. In school, she enjoyed mathematics and was a part of orchestra and the track team. She then conducted post-doctoral research for the Field Museum of Natural History and the Morton Arboretum in 2006 with Andrew Hipp. She previously conducted research in the prairie pothole wetlands of Minnesota and Iowa. Kettenring, K.M. and E.E. Tarsa. 2020. Need to seed? Ecological, genetic, and evolutionary keys to seed-based wetland restoration. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8 (109): 1-30. https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffenvs.2020.00109 Rohal, C.B., K.M. Kettenring, K. Sims, E.L.G. Hazelton, and Z. Ma. 2018. Surveying managers to inform a regionally relevant invasive Phragmites australis research program. Journal of Environmental Management, 206: 807–816. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.jenvman.2017.10.049 Kettenring, K.M., K.L. Mercer, C. Reinhardt Adams, and J. Hines. 2014. Application of genetic diversity-ecosystem function research to ecological restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology, 51: 339–348. https://doi.org/10.1111%2F1365-2664.12202 Kettenring, Karin M.; Mercer, Kristin L.; Reinhardt Adams, Carrie; Hines, Jes (28 November 2013). Wilsey, Brian (ed.). "EDITOR'S CHOICE: Application of genetic diversity-ecosystem function research to ecological restoration". Journal of Applied Ecology. 51 (2): 339–348. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12202

Awards and honors Kettenring was awarded the Quinney College of Natural Resources Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year in 2017 along with the Quinney College of Natural Resources Graduate Mentor of the Year in 2020.