Kathryn L. Cottingham

|Professor
Academic Appointments

  • Dartmouth Professor in the Arts & Sciences

  • Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

  • Co-Director, Ecology, Evolution, Environment and Society (EEES) Graduate Program

  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

  • Fellow, Ecological Society of America

  • Editor-in-Chief, Ecology

My research interests focus on freshwater lake ecology and the interactions between people and lakes. I also study linkages between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and the applications of ecological principles to public and environmental health. Lab members typically work collaboratively on topics of mutual interest using observations, experiments, and models. Our work often has a strong statistical component.

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Contact

Kathryn.L.Cottingham@dartmouth.edu
646-0216
Life Sciences Center, Room 008A
HB 6044

Department(s)

Biological Sciences

Center(s)

The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding

Education

  • B.A. Drew University
  • M.S. University of Wisconsin at Madison
  • Ph.D. University of Wisconsin at Madison

Selected Publications

  • Ignatius, A.R., J. Gardner, P.C. Frost, S.A. McCord, C.J. Robbins, K.L. Cottingham, H.-P. Grossart, N.D. Wagner, M. Sacco, M.J. Heydenrych, M.A. Xenopoulos, N. Wagner and A. Forrest. 2026. Advancing freshwater science with emerging methods and measurement technologies. Freshwater Science 45(12): in press. https://doi.org/10.1086/744057

  • Trout-Haney, J.V., J.A. Brentrup, K.L. Cottingham, K.C. Weathers, B.D. Cooke, M.J. Ducey, C. Herrick, K.M. Johnson, M.W. Palace, B.G. Steele, M.C. Thompson, and D.A. Lutz. 2026. Key considerations for the use of satellite-based remote sensing for lake and reservoir research and management. Ecosphere 17(7):e70696. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.70696https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.70696

  • Johnson, K.M., M.J. Ducey, B. Cook, and K.L. Cottingham. 2026. U.S. Census data reveal 'hidden' high-density housing under forested land cover around lakes. Ecosphere 17:e70550. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70550

  • McDonald, K.M. and K.L. Cottingham. 2026. Movement of adult female Ixodes scapularis Say in response to experimental manipulations of temperature and moisture. Journal of Medical Entomology 63(1): tjaf126. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaf126

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