Katie Kung, MA

Katie Kung is a PhD candidate in environmental humanities at the Rachel Carson Center in LMU Munich. Her doctoral project, titled Troubled Care: Invasive Species in a More-than-Human World, examines biological invasions through the intersection of multispecies studies, STS, and political ecology, linking care to conflicts, violence, and the natural sciences. She is also the executive content editor for Environmental History Now, a platform for early-career FLINTA researchers.

Dissertation Project

Troubled Care: Invasive Species in a More-than-Human World

Selected Publications

• with Leonardo H. Teixeira, Bruno Travassos-Britto, Uta Eser, and Carlos Gray Santana. “Embracing Change: Invasive Species and Novel Ecosystems.” GAIA 33, no. 1 (2024): 152–57. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.33.1.7.
• with Jasper Montana, Tina Heger, Rosine Kelz, Armin Bischoff, Rob Buitenwerf, Uta Eser, et al. “From Novel Ecosystems to Novel Natures.” GAIA 33, no. 1 (2024): 146–51. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.33.1.6.