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Krissa Skogen
About: Krissa Skogen is an American female conservation biologist from Illinois, USA. Skogen is a Conservation scientist at the Chicago Botanic Garden, as well as an Adjunct Biological Sciences Professor at Northwestern University. Skogen is currently working on a research project detailing the evolutionary biology of evening primrose flowers and their predators and pollinators. Skogen is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the STEMM field and identifies as an advocate for female empowerment in science.

Family: Skogen has a husband and two daughters.

Education: A first-generation college student, Skogen attended Gustavus Adolphus College in 2000 as an undergraduate, studying Biology. In 2008, Skogen attended the University of Connecticut as a graduate student, earning her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Life and Career: Skogen works at the Chicago Botanic Garden as a Conservation Scientist within the Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and Action. Skogen is also an Adjunct Biological Sciences Professor in Northwestern University’s Plant Biology and Conservation Ph.D. program.

Skogen’s mentorship experience with one of her first-year professors at Gustavus Adolphus College, Dr. Cindy Johnson, piqued her interest in becoming a mentor for undergraduate and graduate students. As an Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences at Northwestern University, Skogen is able to not only mentor students but also hire them to intern on federal conservation projects. Skogen is further interested in federal projects as an advocate for public policy that supports federal funding for science and evidence-based policy decisions.

Research Areas/Contributions: Skogen is leading a research collaboration with garden and plant scientists and experts in moths and floral chemistry from several prestigious institutions and universities to study evening primrose flowers, their predators, pollinators, and scent. The evening primrose’s primary pollinators are hawkmoths and bees, and their main predators are micromoths. Skogen, alongside other scientists, has received a grant, "Landscapes of Linalool: Scent-Mediated Diversification of Flowers and Moths across Western North America," to understand better scent's role in the diversity and evolution of evening primroses and their pollinators and predators. They will be using the grant towards their study titled, “Scent-mediated diversification of flowers and moths across western North America; Long-Distance Pollinator Movement – Oenothera harringtonii; Understanding Causes and Consequences of Species Decline – Desmodium cuspidatum.”

Skogen and scientists are interested in the role of scent in pollination biology and how flowers utilize scent: ‘whom’ do these flowers attract, and of those insects, which are pollinators, and which are predators? The floral phenotypes play a role in their ability to attract pollinators for reproduction and survival purposes. The floral phenotypes also play a role in the predators that may be attracted to the flower. Given their evolutionary efforts, this contributes to Skogen’s interest in the diversity of flowers and insects. Her current research on evening primrose flowers, predators, and pollinators and future research can and will be affected by climate change.

Selected Publications:

Barak*, R., J. Fant and K. Skogen. Assessing restoration potential of native forbs from cheatgrass-dominated habitats. Restoration Ecology. Submitted.

Fant, J., H. Weinberg-Wolf*, D. Tank and K. Skogen. Characterization of 12microsatellite markers in Castilleja sessiliflora and transferability to other Castilleja species. In print.

Ksiazek*, K., J. Fant and K. Skogen. 2012. An assessment of pollen limitation on Chicago green roofs. Landscape and Urban Planning. 107(4):401-408.Skogen, K., E. Hilpman*, S. Todd*, and J. Fant. 2012. Microsatellite primers in Oenothera haringtonii (Onagraceae), and annual endemic to the shortgrass prairie of Colorado. American Journal of Botany Primer Notes and Protocols in the Plant Sciences. 99(8):e313-6.

Skogen, K., K. H. Holsinger, and Z. G. Cardon. 2011. Nitrogen deposition and the decline of a regionally threatened legume, Desmodium cuspidatum.Oecologia. 165(1):261-269.

Skogen, K., L. Senack*, and K. Holsinger. 2010. Dormancy, small seed size and low germination rates contribute to low recruitment in Desmodium cuspidatum (Fabaceae). Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 137(4):355-365. Tienes, M.*, K.

Skogen, P. Vitt and K. Havens. 2010. Optimal monitoring of rare plant populations - Report for the USDA Forest Service. Johnson-Groh, C., C. Riedel, L. Schoessler and K. Skogen. 2002. Below ground distribution and abundance of Botrychium gametophytes and juvenile sporophytes. American Fern Journal 92(2):80-92.

Awards and Honors:

- The Provost’s Commission on the Status of Women & The Women’s Center. Outstanding Academic Achievement Award. 2008.

- Environmental Leadership Program New England Regional Network, Senior Fellow. 2007.

- Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation, Alternate Fellow. 2006.

- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Nomination. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. 2004.

- Gustavus Adolphus College, Biology Dept. Special Recognition Award. 2000.

- Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Elected member. 2000.

Associations Skogen is affiliated with:

- Board Member, American Institute of Biological Sciences

- Science Advisory Board Member, Linda Loring Nature Foundation

- HB4 Team Member, Homeward Bound Project for Women in STEMM

- Member, Botanical Society of America

- Member, Ecological Society of America

- Member, American Association of Plant Taxonomists

Activism:

Skogen is passionate about empowering females and advocating for diversity within the science community and sustainability for the Earth. As a member of the Homeward Bound Project, Skogen is working alongside others to aid in breaking the barriers that are present in entering and maintaining a role in the STEMM field, especially for women and minorities. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the STEMM environment are all values Skogen shares with Homeward Bound and reasons why she is involved with the project.

References:

The academic decline: How to train the next generation of botanists. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2023, from https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/11/12/the-academic-decline- how-to-train-the-next-generation-of-botanists

Krissa Skogen - Homeward bound. Homeward Bound - Mother Nature Needs Her Daughters. (2021, September 16). Retrieved April 28, 2023, from https://homewardboundprojects.com.au/profile/krissa-skogen/

NSF awards Chicago Botanic Garden $1.54 million dimensions in biodiversity grant. EurekAlert! (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2023, from https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/681948

Krissa Skogen, ph.D.. Chicago. (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2023, from https://www.chicagobotanic.org/research/staff/skogen

Better. (2022, July 17). Meet scientist Krissa Skogen: She aims to empower women and save the planet...and it's working. Better. Retrieved April 29, 2023, from https://better.net/philanthropy/get-inspired/meet-scientist-krissa-skogen-she-aims-to-emp ower-women-and-save-the-planetand-its-working/

External Links:

Krissa a Skogen. Northwestern Scholars. (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2023, from https://www.scholars.northwestern.edu/en/persons/krissa-a-skogen

Krissa Skogen: Chicago Botanic Garden. Academia.edu. (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2023, from https://chicagobotanic.academia.edu/KrissaSkogen/CurriculumVitae