Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Biology
University of New Mexico
Ontogenetic Niche Shift as a Driver of Community Structure and Diversity in Non-Avian Dinosaurs
Awarded with Distinction - August, 2022

Master of Science, Biology
University of New Mexico
Mind the Gap: a Macroecological Assessment of the Sub-Adult Theropod Morphospecies Hypothesis
May, 2017

Bachelor of Science, Biology
University of New Mexico
Minor in Earth and Planetary Sciences
August, 2011

A pdf version of my curriculum vitae is also available

• Schroeder, K., Lyons, S.K., and Smith, F.A., 2022. Response to Comment on The Influence of Juvenile Dinosaurs on Community Structure and Diversity. Science, 375 (6578)

• Hummel, G. E., Young, A. I., Schroeder, K. M., Ruyack A., Schiess, A. R. B., Finnegan, P. S., Adams, D. P., Nordquist, C. D., 2021. Germanium Telluride Chalcogenide Switches for RF Applications. Sandia National Laboratories SAND Reports, pp. 1-70

• Schroeder, K., Lyons, S.K., and Smith, F.A., 2021. The Influence of Juvenile Dinosaurs on Community Structure and Diversity. Science, 371(6532) pp. 941-944.

• McKeown, M., Brusatte, S.L., Williamson, T.E., Schwab, J.A., Carr, T.D., Butler, I.B., Muir, A., Schroeder, K., Espy, M.A., Hunter, J.F. and Losko, A.S., 2020. Neurosensory and Sinus Evolution as Tyrannosauroid Dinosaurs Developed Giant Size: Insight from the Endocranial Anatomy of Bistahieversor sealeyi. The Anatomical Record, 303(4) pp.1043-1059.

• Nelson, R.O., Vogel, S.C., Hunter, J.F., Watkins, E.B., Losko, A.S., Tremsin, A.S., Borges, N.P., Cutler, T.E., Dickman, L.T., Espy, M.A., Gautier, D.C., Madden, A.C., Majewski, J., Malone, M.W., Mayo, D.R., McClellan, K.J., Montgomery, D.S., Mosby, S.M., Nelson, A.T., Ramos, K.J., Schirato, R.C., Schroeder, K., Sevanto, S.A., Swift, A.L., Vo, L.K., Williamson, T.E., Winch, N.M., 2018 Neutron Imaging at LANSCE—From Cold to Ultrafast. Journal of Imaging, 4(2) p. 45.

• Lewis, R.M., Henry, M.D., and Schroeder, K., 2017 Vacuum Gap Microstrip Microwave Resonators for 2.5-D Integration in Quantum Computing. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 27(4) pp. 1-4

Conference Presentations

• Schroeder, K.M., Mueller, E., and DeSantis, L.A., (2022). Sinking teeth into Ontogeny: Dental Microwear Textural Analysis Quantifies Dietary Niche Partitioning Between and Within Tyrannosaurs. Romer Prize Session, 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Nov. 1-5. Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Schroeder, K.M. CO, and Van Vranken, N.E.CO. (2022) Making a Run for it: the Impact of Flight-Adaptive Traits on Niche Partitioning in Carnivorous Non-Avian Theropods. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Scoiety of Vertebrate Paleontology. Nov. 1-5. Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Freymueller, N., DeMar, D., Dwyer, C., Farnsworth, I., Gaines, K., Hedberg, C., Keller, J., Moore, J., Myers, C., Perriguey, D., Rovelli, R., Schroeder, K., Silviria, J.S., Wilson, G. (2021) The fate of the Hell Creek tetrapod biota: ecological niche modeling reveals geographic and environmental habitat changes for 106 genera across the End-Cretaceous mass extinction. 81st Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Nov. 1-5. Virtual

• Bykowski, R., Schroeder, K.M., Polly, P.D. (2021) Non-avian theropod skull morphology tentatively supports ontogenetic niche shift among North American tyrannosaurids: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 53, no. 6

• Schroeder, K.M., Lyons, S.K., Smith, F.A. (2020) Mind the gap: the impact of juvenile megatheropods on dinosaur body size distributions and global diversity. Romer Prize Session, 80th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Oct. 12-16, Virtual

• Schroeder, K., Williamson, T. E., Brusatte, S., Espy, M., Gautier, C., Hunter, J., Losko, A., Nelson, R., Vogel, S. (2017) Neutron computed tomography of cretaceous tyrannosauroid Bistahieversor sealeyi and paleocene phenacodontid Tetraclaenodon puercensis skulls shows detail not easily visible with x-ray CT. 77th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Aug. 23-26. Calgary, Alberta, CA.

• Balk, M.A., Elliot-Smith, R., Smith, F.A., Grady, J.M., Harding, L., Lyons, S.K., Pardi, M.I., Pedersen, R., Schroeder, K., Tomé, C.P., Westover, M.L. (2017). Here, there, and (almost) everywhere: identifying traits of wide-ranging species. 8th Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society. Jan. 9-13. Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Invited Lectures

• New Mexico Friends of Paleontology Guest Lecture, November 2021

• The influence of juvenile dinosaurs on community structure and diversity
  Dallas Paleontological Society Guest Lecture, October 2021

• Science Museum of Virginia Lunch Break Science, September 2021

• The influence of juvenile dinosaurs on community structure and diversity
  Phillip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum Guest Lecture, August 2021

• Body Size in Dinosaurs: Ecology, Ontogeny and Community Structuring
  Georgia State University Biology Seminar, July 2021

• Mind the gap: the impact of juvenile megatheropods on dinosaur body size distributions and global diversity
  University of Edinburgh, March 2021

• Community Level Non-Avian Dinosaur Body Size Distributions and the Juvenile Megatheropod Morphospecies Hypothesis
  University of New Mexico Brown Bag Seminar, April 2020

Selected Pop-Sci Interviews

• Botkin-Kowacki, E., Giganotosaurus vs. T. rex: Who would win in a battle of the big dinosaurs? Popular Science (2023)

• Geggel, L., First Gorgosaurus to hit auction block may sell for $8 million. Live Science (2022)

• Dvorsky, G., How Do We Know Birds are Dinosaurs. Gizmodo (2021).

• Vogel, G., Hungry teen dinosaurs crowded out their competitors. Science (2021)

• Hunt, K., Hungry teenage tyrants help explain puzzling fact about dinosaur diversity. CNN (2021)

• Giaimo, C., The Outsized Influence of Teen T. Rex and Other Young Dinosaurs. New York Times (2021)

• Dunham, W., Dinosaur 'teenage terrors' crowded out the competition. Reuters (2021)

• Black, R., How T. rex Came to Rule the World. Discover Magazine (2020)

• Washington, F., Paleontologist finds mini dinosaur in western New Mexico. Charleston News 2 (2019)

Selected Employment

2023-2024
Yale University
Post-Doctoral Research Associate

I am an incoming Hull Lab Donnelley Fellow performing research on the physiological and ecological responses to extreme heat in Mesozoic ecosystems.

2011-2023  
Sandia National Labs 
Member of the Technical Staff

As a Member of the Technical Staff in R&D Electrical Engineering I create design solutions for NNSA applications, based on my background researching and developing protein microarrays, flexible solar cells, Indium bonding, heterojunction bipolar transistors, and 2.5D integration for quantum computing. I work both collaboratively in diverse, interdepartmental teams and individually, and have been instrumental in the awarding of a $20M DOE fund to implement administrative business improvements. As an independent scientist I am expected to present novel research, secure grant funding and report project status to departments within the DOE. I utilize my background in program optimization, vender interactions and understanding of federal regulations to suggest and implement systemic process changes to improve the effectivity of our department in order to secure our mission objectives. Creation and implementation of more effective forms, ordering processes and storage systems have saved upwards of $1.5 million per year, drastically decreased error rate, and increased security and productivity.

 2015-2018 
University of New Mexico
Teaching Assistant

As a teaching assistant I was responsible for the instruction of college undergraduate students pursuing degrees in fields of biology and medicine. Duties included weekly training meetings, creation of quizzes and exams, grading assignments, lecturing and directing students through class activities.

2009,2011 
NM Museum of Natural History and Science 
Field Assistant

Working as an independent contractor I assisted scientists in collecting and recording paleontological data including fossils, matrix and geological survey information on week- long field excursions. Working in the Bisti De Na Zin Wilderness prepared me for field work in some of the most inhospitable areas of the southwest, and I have since explored many areas from New Mexico to Alberta

Collections Volunteer

Working at the collections annex of the museum I helped to catalog, archive, label and organize various specimens. Screen washing and picking micro-fossils from large amounts of sediment collected at various sites was also required. In the vertebrate prep lab I led a project to design a jacket with novel materials to enable neutron scanning of the skull of the holotype of a large tyrannosauroid, and cleaned and preserved ceratopsian material. I also assisted in the imaging of the internal structures of skulls using Aviso for use in publications.  

Teaching, Grants and Appointments

Memberships & Academic Appointments

• New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
  Research Associate

• University of New Mexico Department of Biology
  Adjunct Assistant Professor

• Albuquerque United in Science (March For Science
  Social Media Co-Chair 2019-2022

• Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 78th Annual Meeting
  Host Committee

• University of New Mexico Biology Graduate Student Association
  Social Chair 2017-2019
  Graduate Resource Allocations Committee Co-Chair 2017-2018