Kathryn L. Cottingham
She went to the University of Wisconsin–Madison for her graduation. She got her master's and doctoral degrees at there. Her supervisor was Steve Carpenter. She was supported by a National Collegiate Athletic Association postgraduate fellowship. Her PhD research in the Center for Limnology evaluated the effects of nutrients and the food web structure on freshwater plankton. She was one of the first groups of the postdoctoral researchers at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. Here, she made early warning indicators. She also made many ways to study community activities.