Graduate Students

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Abbo, Tito

tito.abbo@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorAmy Litt

Interests: TBA

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Alam, Zul

zul.alam@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorAlan Brelsford

Interests: TBA

Jared A.
Anderson-Huxley, Jared

jared.anderson@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorMarko Spasojevic

Interests: Community Ecology, Biogeography, and Global Change Biology

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Arquilla, April

april.arquilla@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorWendy Saltzman

Interests: Reproductive physiology, behavioral endocrinology, parental care, stress physiology

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Axlid, Erik

erik.axlid@email.ucr.edu
Advisor: David Reznick

Interests: TBA

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Berger, Ayala

ayala.berger@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorChris Clark

Interests: Ecoacoustics, bioacoustics, animal behavior and animal communication the effects of anthropogenic change on acoustics and animal communication

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Brady, Peggy

peggy.brady@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorMark Springer

Interests: Mammalian evolutionary biology using both biogeographical and phylogenetic approaches

Miranda R 2021
Buckley, Miranda

miranda.buckley@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorPaul Nabity

Interests: The ecological roles and evolution of parasitic plants.

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Cabrera, Haley

haley.cabrera@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorTheodore Garland 

Interests: Exercise physiology, evolutionary physiology

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Cartee, Marissa

marissa.cartee@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorDavid Reznick

Interests: I am interested in the evolution of Alternative Reproductive Tactics (ARTs) in the family of fish, Poeciliidae.

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Caudle, Jackson

jackson.caudle@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorMark S. Springer

Interests: TBA

Soumyadeep Chatterjee
Chatterjee, Soumyadeep

schat030@ucr.edu
Advisor: Christopher Clark
Advisor: Alan Brelsford

Interests: Comparative evolutionary ecology of nectar-feeding birds.

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Cobos, Anthony

anthony.cobos@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorNatalie Holt

Interests: TBA

Mitchell Coleman
Coleman, Mitchell

mitchell.coleman@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorLouis Santiago

Interests: plant ecophysiology, comparative stress tolerance, halophytic shrubs, land management

Mitchell's Research Website

Conway
Conway, Ryan

ryan.conway@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorKurt Anderson

Interests: Freshwater ecology, invasive species, and invertebrates

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Cosma, Christopher

christopher.cosma@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorNicole Rafferty

Interests: Plant-pollinator interactions, climate change, community ecology, conservation

Research Website: The Butterfly Net: Lepidoptera Conservation Tool (R Shiny App)

Yuwei Cui
Cui, Yuwei

yuwei.cui@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorLen Nunney

Interests: Conservation genetics, population genetics, evolution

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Firebaugh Ornelas, Ariana

afire001@ucr.edu
AdvisorMarko Spasojevic
AdvisorLoralee Larios

Interests: TBA

Sarah Gardner
Gardner, Sarah

sarah.gardner@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorPolly Campbell

Interests: Behavioral ecology, parental care, microbiome, reproductive physiology 

Ria Ghosh
Ghosh, Ria

rghos012@ucr.edu
Advisor: Kurt Anderson

Interests: Freshwater Ecology.

Hall
Hall, Elijah

elijah.hall@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorNicole Rafferty

Interests: Community ecology, plant and pollinator ecology, plant phenology

Amanda Herbert
Herbert, Amanda

amanda.herbert@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorDavid Reznick

Interests: Functional morphology and biomechanics of fish feeding and locomotion

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Hernandez Arellano, Tao

tao.hernandezarellano@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorDavid Reznick

Interests: TBA

Elena Kaminskaia
Kaminskaia, Elena

elena.kaminskaia@email.ucr.edu
Advisor: Nicole Rafferty

Interests: Pollination ecology, climate change, conservation.

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Kashyap, Mayank

mayank.kashyap@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorDavid Reznick

Interests: TBA

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Khan, Rahim

rahim.khan@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorTed Garland

Interests: Evolutionary physiology and animal behavior 

Su Yeon Kim
Kim, Su Yeon

suyeon.kim@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorHelen Regan

Interests: TBA

Kubica
Kubica, Sam

sam.kubica@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorMark Springer

Interests: Evolution of the mammalian vertebral column.

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Lagunas-Robles, German

german.lagunasrobles@email.ucr.edu
Advisor: Alan Brelsford

Interests: Supergene evolution, population genomics, underlying genetics of split sex ratio and social structure in Formica ants.

William Lampman
Lampman, William-Cael

alamp011@ucr.edu
Advisor: Theodore Garland

Interests: The evolution of behavior and personality in social mammalian species.

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Lay, Conner

connor.lay@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorPaul Nabity

Interests: I am interested in how plants interact with their abiotic and biotic environments. Specifically hoping to better understand how environmental changes such as habitat fragmentation and climate variation contribute to genetic diversity​ and adaptation.

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Lin, Harrison

harrison.lin@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorPolly Campbell

Interests: TBA

AJ Lodger 2021
Lodge, AJ Krieger

they/them

alodg001@ucr.edu 
AdvisorMarko Spasojevic

Interests: Alpine ecology, community ecology, biogeography, and global change biology.

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Louden, Sam

sloud003@ucr.edu
Advisor: Loralee Larios

Interests: TBA

Gina Lucas
Lucas, Gina

gluca001@ucr.edu
Advisor: Kieran Samuk

Interests: Evolution of recombination rate and chromosomal inversions.

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Madsen-McQueen, Tesa

tesa.madsenmcqueen@email.ucr.edu
Advisor: Marko Spasojevic

Interests: plant community ecology, biogeography, global change biology

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Major, Matthew

matthew.major@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorJanet Franklin

Interests: TBA

Erin McCann
McCann, Erin

erin.mccann@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorMarko Spasojevic

Interests: TBA

Rajesh Neupane
Neupane, Rajesh

rajesh.neupane@email.ucr.edu
Advisor: Kate Ostevik

Interests: Reproductive barrier's affect on species emergence and extinction

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Nguyen, Allyn

allyn.nguyen001@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorNatalie Holt

Interests: TBA

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Nguyen, Catherine

thien.nguyen006@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorWendy Saltzman

Interests: Animal behavior, parental care and parental characteristics, animal communication, anthropogenic effects

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Ota, William

william.ota@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorKurt Anderson

Interests: William studies how urbanization and wastewater are impacting freshwater ecosystems, communities, and trophic structure. He uses the Santa Ana River as a model in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.

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Palanchon, Marie

marie.palanchon@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorJessica Purcell

Interests: TBA

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Peterman, Spencer

spencer.peterman@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorJoel L Sachs

Interests: Evolutionary ecology, symbiosis, plant-microbe interactions

Pierce
Pierce, Daniel

daniel.pierce@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorAlan Brelsford

Interests: TBA

Gary Qin
Qin, Gary

gary.qin@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorHelen Regan

Interests: Freshwater ecology, anthropogenic effects, ecosystem services, environmental flow

Gary's Research Website

jrandall
Randall, Jason

jason.randall@email.ucr.edu 
AdvisorMark Springer

Interests:  Molecular evolution and systematics in determining phylogenetic relationships

Annika Rose Person
Rose-Person, Annika

annika.roseperson@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorNicole Rafferty

Interests: TBA

 

Nicole Schwartz
Schwartz, Nicole

nicole.schwartz@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorTheodore Garland 

Interests:  Evolutionary physiology of exercise behavior; early-life effects on adult behavior

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Shirazi, Seth

soroush.shirazi@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorTim E Higham

Interests: Evolutionary biomechanics, form & function, and genetics.

Seth's Research Website

Brennan Silva
Silva, Brennan

bsilv008@ucr.edu
Advisor: Kate Ostevik

Interests: Homology, Chromosome Duplications, Speciation, the Development of Reproductive Barriers

Phillip Sternes

Sternes, Phillip

phillip.sternes@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorTim Higham

Interests: TBA

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Sumarli, Alexandra

alexandra.sumarli@email.ucr.edu
Advisor: Kieran Samuk

Interests: TBA

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Thai, Kevin

kevin.thai001@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorLeonard Nunney

Interests: Evolution of cancer suppression.

Marina Vollin
Vollin, Marina

marina.vollin@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorTim Higham

Interests: TBA

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Whitacre, Tyler

tyler.whitacre@email.ucr.edu
Advisor: Natalie Holt

Interests: TBA

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Whitehead, Natalie

natalie.whitehead@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorTed Garland

Interests: Animal Behavior, Behavioral Evolution, Ecology, Epigenetic Inheritance  

Sierra Winter
Winter, Sierra

swint010@ucr.edu
Advisor: Christopher Clark

Interests: Hummingbird conservation ecology studying historical versus present ranges.

Jenny Wong
Wong, Jenny

j.wong@email.ucr.edu
Advisor: Christopher Clark  
Advisor: Alan Brelsford 

Interests: Evolutionary genomics and Phylogenetics of birds.

Jenny's Research Website

Clara Woodie
Woodie, Clara

she/her/hers

clara.woodie@email.ucr.edu
AdvisorKurt Anderson

Interests: Population dynamics, Food web theory, Spatial ecology, Intraguild predation, Protist microcosms, Mathematical modeling.

Clara's Research Website

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