Marfa Public Radio's Nature Notes series
Learn about the work that Krissa, Jeremie Fant, colleagues and students have done in the western US! The evening primrose is the center of an aromatic drama in the desert night |
Krissa was highlighted in the June issue of Better Magazine,
where she discusses Antarctica, teaching, mentoring and Women in STEMM.
Read other coverage of her experience
CBG Blog Post
Indy Star Newspaper Article
Glencoe Anchor Newspaper Article
Energy News Network
where she discusses Antarctica, teaching, mentoring and Women in STEMM.
Read other coverage of her experience
CBG Blog Post
Indy Star Newspaper Article
Glencoe Anchor Newspaper Article
Energy News Network
Love plants, pop culture and podcasts?
Krissa discusses the science behind the
Silence of the Lambs, death's head hawkmoths, and
challenges faced by women in STEM on Episode 6 of Botanical Mystery Tour,
a podcast that focuses on the botanical sciences behind pop culture!
25 July 2019
Krissa discusses the science behind the
Silence of the Lambs, death's head hawkmoths, and
challenges faced by women in STEM on Episode 6 of Botanical Mystery Tour,
a podcast that focuses on the botanical sciences behind pop culture!
25 July 2019
Krissa was featured on the 4th Episode of the new podcast,
The Shape of the World - Secret in the Scented Night. Released 12 May 2018
Listen here!
The Shape of the World - Secret in the Scented Night. Released 12 May 2018
Listen here!
U.S. premier of Experimental Words!
One of 5 CBG scientists paired with Chicago-area poets, Krissa worked with poet, José Olivarez, to create and perform three poems inspired by her research on hawkmoth pollination and José’s poetry. Chicago Botanic Garden. 20 April 2018 Read our poems! See the performance! |
Blog post on the new Molecular Ecology paper!
Hawkmoth pollination promotes promiscuity in plants! Read the paper here! Pollinator identity and spatial isolation influence multiple paternity in an annual plant |

Sisters4Science After school program for young girls from underrepresented communities in Chicago elementary and middle school. Each session is led by a female scientist who emphasize leadership development through scientific exploration.
- Ariel Community Academy, Chicago, IL 98% Black, 81% low income, 14% diverse learners.
- Carter G. Woodson North Middle School, Chicago, IL 96% Black, 3% Hispanic. 97% low income. 20% diverse learners.
- Frederick Funston Elementary School, Chicago, IL 91% Hispanic. 9% Black. 96% low income. 18% diverse & 42% limited English.
- Ariel Community Academy, Chicago, IL 98% Black, 81% low income, 14% diverse learners.
- Carter G. Woodson North Middle School, Chicago, IL 96% Black, 3% Hispanic. 97% low income. 20% diverse learners.
- Frederick Funston Elementary School, Chicago, IL 91% Hispanic. 9% Black. 96% low income. 18% diverse & 42% limited English.
Krissa meets with the Ecology Club of Oak Terrace Elementary School - March 2017.
Krissa Skogen, featured on the 4th episode of Plants Are Cool, Too! Desert Blooms and Marathon Moths - 2013
UConn Today - A growing knowledge: from plants to pollinators 13 May 2014
The Evolution of a Research Idea - CBG Blog Entry describing the project evolution over the last 5 years and detailing the goals of the NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity grant. 7 October 2013
The Evolution of a Research Idea - CBG Blog Entry describing the project evolution over the last 5 years and detailing the goals of the NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity grant. 7 October 2013