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Kristen A. Baum

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Director, Monarch Watch; Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Senior Scientist, Kansas Biological Survey and Center for Ecological Research, University of Kansas

Kristen Baum has worked with monarchs and other pollinators in the Great Plains for more than 25 years. Her research focuses on the effects of land use and management practices on pollinators, including monarchs, native bees, and other pollinators. She has served on numerous state, regional and national working groups to support conservation efforts for monarchs and other pollinators.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Director, Monarch Watch, University of Kansas
  • 2017–2023
    Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University
  • 2018–2023
    Associate dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University
  • 2011–2017
    Associate professor, Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University
  • 2005–2011
    Assistant professor, Department of Integrative Biology, Oklahoma State University
  • 2003–2005
    Postdoctoral associate, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University

Education

  • 2003 
    Texas A&M University, Ph.D., Entomology
  • 1999 
    Texas A&M University, M.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
  • 1994 
    The College of William and Mary, B.S., Environmental Science