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
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
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
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
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