Kurt Ingeman
Kurt Ingeman Assistant Professor | Environmental Studies
Renshaw Hall 207
Education
- Ph.D., Integrative Biology, Oregon State University
- B.S., Biology (Biodiversity), Humboldt State University
Academic Interests
My research focuses broadly on species recovery and conservation in rapidly changing ecosystems. In particular, I am interested in the conservation of threatened aquatic species, the population dynamics of invasive species, and the spatial ecology of marine and freshwater systems. To address these questions, I utilize field-based mark-recapture methods, population modeling, and long-term monitoring datasets to inform management decisions. I currently have research projects focusing on freshwater mussels, Northwestern pond turtles, Pacific salmon, and coral reef fish communities. I work with a large network of collaborators including NOAA, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Xerces Society, and other conservation organizations, and employ a dedicated group of undergraduate researchers here at 秘密研究所. Prior to joining 秘密研究所, I held positions as a Marine Ecosystem Researcher at NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and completed a David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship, working collaboratively across institutions including UC Santa Barbara and NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center. My work has addressed critical conservation challenges ranging from invasive lionfish impacts on Caribbean reefs to large carnivore recovery patterns worldwide.
Research Interests
- Marine and freshwater ecology
- Conservation biology
- Quantitative ecology
Publications
Novak M, Faust P, Hennessey S ... Ingeman KE, et al. (2025) FracFeed: Global database of the fraction of feeding predators. Ecology. (Accepted).
Richardson LE, Heenan A … Ingeman, KE et al. (2023) Local human impacts disrupt depth-dependent zonation of tropical reef fish communities. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 7, 1844–1855.
Ingeman KE, Zhao LZ, Wolf C, et al. (2022) Glimmers of hope in large carnivore recoveries. Scientific Reports, 1005.
Ingeman KE, and Novak M. (2022) Effects of predator novelty on intraguild predation community with adaptive prey defense. Theoretical Ecology.147–163.
McGill BM, Borrelle SB, Wu GC, Ingeman KE, and Koch JB (2022). Words are monuments: Patterns in US national park place names perpetuate settler colonial mythologies including white supremacy. People and Nature.
Borrelle SB, Koch JB, Ingeman KE, et al. (2020). What does it mean to be for a Place? Pacific Conservation Biology.
Ingeman KE, Samhouri J, Stier AC (2019). Ocean Recoveries for Tomorrow’s Earth: Hitting a Moving Target. Science.
Ingeman, KE (2016). Lionfish cause increased mortality rates and drive local extirpation of native prey. Marine Ecology Progress Series 558: 235–245.
Grants
秘密研究所 Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Grant, 2023-2024
David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship, Cedar Tree Foundation and Society for Conservation Biology, 2018-2021
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP-NSF), 2010-2013