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Personal profile
Research interests
Author of Sensational: The Hidden History of America's "Girl Stunt Reporters (HarperCollins); Sparrow (Reaktion Books); Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis (Harcourt); and Tinkering with Eden: A Natural History of Exotics in America (W.W. Norton). Essays and articles have appeared in Smithsonian, Orion, Sierra, River Teeth, and Best American Science and Nature Writing anthologies, among other places.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Master of Science in Environmental Studies, University of Montana
Award Date: May 15 1999
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction Writing, University of Montana
Award Date: May 15 1998
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University
Award Date: Jun 14 1992
Research Interest Keywords
- Literary nonfiction, Maria Sibylla Merian, history of science, women in science, sparrows, non-native species, undercover journalism, women in journalism, Nellie Bly, science writing, nature writing, animals in literature, urban ecology
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Sensational: The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters”
Todd, K., 2021, HarperCollins.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Summoning the Ghost Bear
Todd, K., 2019, In: Ecotone. 14, 2, p. 73-79Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Coyote Tracker, San Francisco’s Uneasy Embrace of a Predator’s Return
Todd, K., 2018, In: Bay Nature. 18, 1, p. 28-32, 42-44Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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In Turn Each Woman Thrust Her Head
Todd, K., 2018, In: The Paris Review Daily.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities
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U.S. History Gets Graphic
Todd, K. (Moderator)
Oct 2020Activity: Talk types › Submitted presentation or panel
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U.S. History Gets Graphic.
Todd, K. (Invited speaker)
Oct 2020Activity: Talk types › Submitted presentation or panel
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’The dismallest Howling of Wolves’: The Nature of Robinson Crusoe.
Todd, K. (Invited speaker)
Apr 2019Activity: Talk types › Submitted presentation or panel
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’The dismallest Howling of Wolves’: The Nature of Robinson Crusoe
Todd, K. (Invited speaker)
Apr 2019Activity: Talk types › Submitted presentation or panel
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The Art of Observation: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Metamorphosis of Insect Science
Todd, K. (Speaker)
Mar 2018Activity: Talk types › Submitted presentation or panel
Press/Media
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What to Know About Creative Writing Degrees
11/2/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Interviewed on the podcast “Brown Trout, Beloved Invader"
1/1/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Fellowships, Honors, and Prizes
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Annie Dillard Nonfiction Writing Award
Todd, K. (Recipient), 1997
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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High Country Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources Scholarship
Todd, K. (Recipient), 1998
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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New York Public Library “Book to Remember” Selection (for Chrysalis)
Todd, K. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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PEN/Jerard Fund Award (for Tinkering with Eden)
Todd, K. (Recipient), 1999
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)