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Center for Population Biology Graduate Student Affiliates

 

 

Aguinaga, Jonathan

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

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

 

Carroll, Calvin

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

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

 

Chin, Maximos

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

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

 

Coggan, Peter

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

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

 

Elwood, Elise

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest: Plant ecology; distribution and causes of spread or decline of invasive and rare species.

Faculty Mentor:  Jenny Gremer  Email: ecelwood@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:  TBA

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

 

Fan, Tiezheng

Graduate Program :  Integrative Genetics and Genomics

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor: David Begun   Email: tzfan@ucdavis.edu

 

Ghose, Sonia

 

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest: TBA

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

 

Groh, Jeffrey

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

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

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

 

Gross, Collin

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest: Marine community ecology, particularly community assembly and functional diversity of seagrass invertebrates and their predators.

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

 

Gujral, Anjum

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

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:  tlhayes@ucdavis.edu

 

Holliman, Deva

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

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:  TBA

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

 

Longman, Emily

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest: Rocky intertidal community ecology; biogeography; local adaptation; species interactions; conservation.

Faculty Mentor:  Eric Sanford   Email: eklongman@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

 

Nagel, Anna

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Bruce Rannala     Email: aanagel@ucdavis.edu

 

Nelson, Rebecca

Graduate Program :  Ecology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Susan Harrison   Email: ranelson@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

 

Phillips, Alyssa

Graduate Program :  Plant Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

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

 

Pollard, Kenzie

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

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

 

Roberts, Alexus

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Functional morphology and biomechanics in fishes; specifically the evolution of systems and how this drives diversification among species.

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

 

Russell, Khalil

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

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

 

Sandoval, Marissa

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

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

 

Satterfield, Darien

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Relationships among morphological diversity and behavioral ecology in fishes. Specifically, addressing the ways in which morphology limits technique in feeding, swimming, and other behaviors

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

 

Suglia, Elena

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  Plant responses to climate change, species interactions, community ecology, population genetics.

Faculty Mentor: Jenny Gremer   Email: esuglia@ucdavis.edu

 

Szeligowski, Richard

Graduate Program :  Ecology

Research Interest:  TBA

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

 

To, Anita

Graduate Program :  Integrative Genetics & Genomics

Research Interest: Population genetics and landscape genomics of conifer species.

Faculty Mentor: Charles Langley   Email: lato@ucdavis.edu

 

Yamhure Ramirez, Denise

Graduate Program :  Population Biology

Research Interest:  TBA

Faculty Mentor:  Santiago Ramirez   Email: dyamhurer@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:  TBA

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