Kathryn Vincent Lepp is a writer and editor and former Assistant Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the University of California, Riverside. In addition to her collaboration with her husband, photographer and writer George Lepp, she often undertakes writing and editing projects for popular and scholarly publications.

With George Lepp, Kathryn has co-authored two books on nature photography, Beyond the Basics: Innovative Techniques for Nature Photography (1993) and Beyond the Basics II: More Innovative Techniques for Nature Photography (1997) and many articles on photographic topics. She was consulting editor of Lepp's quarterly publication, The Natural Image, from 1987 to 1996. Her publications also include authored and edited books and articles on a wide variety of scholarly and popular topics, including U.S.-Mexico relations, Mexican history, environmental issues, and the law. Representative of this area of her work are Myths, Misdeeds, and Misunderstandings: The Roots of Conflict in U.S.-Mexico Relations (Scholarly Resources: 1997) with Jaime E. Rodríguez; Alternative Futures for the Salton Sea (University of California, UC MEXUS: 1999); "Redefining Poverty in California: Public Policy and the Mexican Rural Poor," (University of California, UC MEXUS: 1996); and, with Juan Vicente Palerm and Bobby Vincent, "Mexican Immigrants in Courts" (University of Washington: 1999).

Kathryn Lepp shares her husband's passion for nature and the natural environment and also contributes her time to various community causes.

Photo by Margie Murr. Thanks, Margie!