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Center for Population Biology Graduate Student Affiliates

 

 

Aguinaga, Jonathan

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Investigating the behavioral drivers responsible for the formation and maintenance of mixed-species groups.

Faculty Mentor:  Kate Laskowski   Email: jaguinaga@ucdavis.edu

 

Armstrong, Madison

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Human-induced environmental stressors impact adaptation of marine invertebrates through epigenetic and genetic change

Faculty Mentor:  Rachael Bay   Email: mlarmstrong@ucdavis.edu

 

Balstad, Laurie

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Marissa Baskett   Email: lbalstad@ucdavis.edu

 

Banerjee, Shreya

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor: Rachael Bay   Email: smbanerj@ucdavis.edu

 

Benson, Brooke

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Rachael Bay   Email: bebenson@ucdavis.edu

 

Blundell, Mei

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Marissa Baskett   Email: mzblundell@ucdavis.edu

 

Brafford, Katherine

Graduate Program :  Ecology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor: Jen Funk   Email: kebrafford@ucdavis.edu

 

Brennan, Joseph

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor: Sebastian Schreiber   Email: jlbrennan@ucdavis.edu

 

Bright, Taylor

Graduate Program : Population Biology

Research Interest:  Plant-fungal interactions; mycorrhizal symbioses; community ecology of soils; mycorrhiza-mediated biogeochemical cycling; marine fungi; conservation & ecological restoration

Faculty Mentor:  Laura Bogar    Email: tlbright@ucdavis.edu@ucdavis.edu

 

Callahan, Grace

Graduate Program : Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBD

Faculty Mentor:  Jay Stachowicz    Email: gecallahan@ucdavis.edu

 

Carroll, Calvin

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Community ecology, heat waves, species interactions, phenology, invasive species

Faculty Mentor:  Louie Yang  Email: cmcarroll@ucdavis.edu

 

Chin, Maximos

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Introgression, comparative genomics, and speciation, particularly in poeciliid fish

Faculty Mentor:  Kate Laskowski   Email: mzchin@ucdavis.edu

 

Coggan, Peter

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  My research focuses on the amazing group of pollinators called hoverflies and how they choose which flowers to visit.

Faculty Mentor:  Santiago Ramirez   Email: pfcoggan@ucdavis.edu

 

De La Pascua, Danielle

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Plant defense evolution; plant-herbivore interactions; local adaptation; speciation; phylogenetics; community ecology

Faculty Mentor:  Jennifer Gremer   Email: drdelapascua@ucdavis.edu

 

Dhamrait, Natasha

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra   Email: ndhamrait@ucdavis.edu

 

Erickson, Katherine

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Rachael Bay   Email: kerickson@ucdavis.edu

 

Fairbanks, Regina

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Using genomics, archaeological science, and anthropology to understand crop domestication, origins of agriculture, relationships between plants and people, and foodways

Faculty Mentor:  Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra   Email: rossibarra@ucdavis.edu

 

Ge, Gary

Graduate Program :  Entomology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Louie Yang    Email: mxge@ucdavis.edu

 

Groh, Jeffrey

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Population genetics, genomics, speciation and hybridization, recombination, species interactions.

Faculty Mentor:  Graham Coop   Email: groh@ucdavis.edu

 

Gujral, Anjum

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Plant physiological ecology, demography, community ecology, fire ecology, forests

Faculty Mentor:  Jen Funk   Email: akgujral@ucdavis.edu

 

Hardy, Kristin

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Brenna Henn   Email: kvhardy@ucdavis.edu

 

Hayes, Tracie

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Louie Yang    Email:  thayes@ucdavis.edu

 

Holliman, Deva

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  My work focuses on microbe-mediated local adaptation and interspecific microbial transmission in corals and seagrasses.

Faculty Mentor:  Anya Brown  Email: dkholliman@ucdavis.edu

 

James, Marisano

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest: The visual ecology of Strepsiptera, Arthropod vision. Physiology of vision. Vision in geral. Parasites. Evolution,including that of multicellularity.

Faculty Mentor: Jonathan Eisen   Email: mjajames@ucdavis.edu

 

Kaare-Rasmussen, Jakob

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Theoretical ecology; employing nonlinear dynamics to investigate the influence of human activities on mutualistic systems

Faculty Mentor:  Sebastian Schreiber   Email: jkaare@ucdavis.edu

 

Khan, Sanaa

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Kate Laskowski   Email: sqkhan@ucdavis.edu

 

Kitchens, James

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Graham Coop  Email: jkitchens@ucdavis.edu

 

Liu, Jasen

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Santiago Ramirez    Email: jwuliu@ucdavis.edu

 

MacArthur-Waltz, Dylan

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Plant-insect interactions, climate change, network ecology, and ecosystem services

Faculty Mentor:  Louie Yang    Email:  djmacarthur@ucdavis.edu

 

Meeks, Gillian

Graduate Program :  Integrative Genetics and Genomics

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor: Brenna Henn   Email: glmeeks@ucdavis.edu

 

Michielini, James

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Elizabeth Crone   Email:  TBA

 

Moheed, Serina

Graduate Program :  Ecology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor: Anya Brown and Jay Stachowicz  Email: smoheed@ucdavis.edu

 

Monuki, Keira

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Local adaptation in marine invertebrates, specifically looking at the adaptive potential of populations in response to climate change.

Faculty Mentor:  Eric Sanford  Email: ksmonuki@ucdavis.edu

 

Murphy, Claire

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Marine community ecology, specifically understanding community assembly, coexistence, and connectivity of marine invertebrates

Faculty Mentor: Jay Stachowicz    Email: cemurphy@ucdavis.edu

 

Oyageshio, Oshiomah

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Host genetic risk factors for developing active TB infections in hunter gatherer groups of South Africa

Faculty Mentor:  Brenna Henn    Email: oyageshio@ucdavis.edu

 

Peoples, Nicholas

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Peter Wainwright   Email: npeoples@ucdavis.edu

 

Pollard, Kenzie

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  The relationship between phenotypic plasticity and genetic diversity as a response to environmental change in marine systems and the functional role of cryptic species.

Faculty Mentor:  Rachael Bay   Email: knpollard@ucdavis.edu

 

Russell, Khalil

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  I am interested in the community ecology and functional morphology of Florida's freshwater ecosystems (which are inundated with introduced species), with a special interest in trophic morphology, feeding behavior, and feeding performance of the Cichlidae (a widely introduced family of fishes).

Faculty Mentor:  Peter Wainwright   Email: ktrussell@ucdavis.edu

 

Sandoval, Marissa

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Interested in plant-insect interactions, speciation, sexual selection, and the chemical ecology or orchid bees

Faculty Mentor:  Santiago Ramirez   Email: mcsandoval@ucdavis.edu

 

Szeligowski, Richard

Graduate Program :  Ecology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor: Andrew Sih   Email: rszeligowski@ucdavis.edu

 

Tettelbach, Christian

Graduate Program :  Ecology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor: Jay Stachowicz   Email: ctettelbach@ucdavis.edu

 

Yamhure Ramirez, Denise

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Neuroecology, neurobiology and functional morphology of bee brains- How does the brain evolve to support the to behavioural and ecological diversity of bees?

Faculty Mentor:  Santiago Ramirez   Email: dyamhurer@ucdavis.edu

 

Yoong, Nicholas

Graduate Program : Population Biology

Research Interest:  I am a community ecologist studying plant-herbivore and host-microbiome interactions in seagrass ecosystems. My work focuses on understanding how the epifaunal invertebrate community may be impacting seagrass meadows and their associated microbiome.

Faculty Mentor:  Jay Stachowicz    Email: ntyoong@ucdavis.edu

 

Zabinski, Karolina (Caroline)

Graduate Program : Population Biology

Research Interest:  Chemical ecology; host-microbe interactions; emerging marine diseases; climate change

Faculty Mentor:  Jay Stachowicz    Email: clzabinski@ucdavis.edu

 

Zeller, Kyndall

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Using genomics to understand how organisms adapt to rapid Anthropogenic environmental change and the potential consequences of rapid evolution.

Faculty Mentor:  Andrew Whitehead   Email: krzeller@ucdavis.edu