Current Grad Students
Chris Knight - MS Student (entered Fall 2016)
cjknight@ucdavis.edu
C.V.
I am broadly interested in community and population ecology – with a love for diving into the ocean. My research examines if changing landscapes affect species interactions by using the southern California kelp forests as a model system.
cjknight@ucdavis.edu
C.V.
I am broadly interested in community and population ecology – with a love for diving into the ocean. My research examines if changing landscapes affect species interactions by using the southern California kelp forests as a model system.
Jan Walker - PhD Student (entered Fall 2015)
janwalker@ucdavis.edu
Website
C.V.
My research interests primarily focus on the ecology of marine systems, particularly the population and community dynamics of marine and coastal organisms in response to environmental stress and disturbance. More specifically, I am interested in the impacts of invertebrates on plant-plant interactions and their corresponding effects on overall species fitness and ecosystem health. My research seeks to improve restoration efforts by contributing to a stronger understanding of the drivers of salt marsh community structure, and how these change across latitudinal gradients.
janwalker@ucdavis.edu
Website
C.V.
My research interests primarily focus on the ecology of marine systems, particularly the population and community dynamics of marine and coastal organisms in response to environmental stress and disturbance. More specifically, I am interested in the impacts of invertebrates on plant-plant interactions and their corresponding effects on overall species fitness and ecosystem health. My research seeks to improve restoration efforts by contributing to a stronger understanding of the drivers of salt marsh community structure, and how these change across latitudinal gradients.
Past Grad Students
Renee Dolecal (M.S. 2012)
rdolecal@gmail.com
Thesis: Chemically-mediated foraging by subtidal marine predators: a field test of tritrophic signaling (link)
Current Position: Lab Manager, SDSU Coastal and Marine Institute Laboratory
rdolecal@gmail.com
Thesis: Chemically-mediated foraging by subtidal marine predators: a field test of tritrophic signaling (link)
Current Position: Lab Manager, SDSU Coastal and Marine Institute Laboratory
Alex Warneke (M.S. 2014)
a.warneke@yahoo.com
Current Position: Outreach Coordinator, Cabrillo National Monument
Website ~ Twitter
C.V.
Alex is the Science Outreach Coordinator for Cabrillo National Monument, where she inspires thousands a year to love the watery world. Alex earned her Masters degree in 2014 from San Diego State University investigating the effects of heavy metal pollutants on the chemical communication between organisms. She is also a strong proponent of unconventional science communication and extending the broader impacts of her work to the general public. When she is not busy filming her next rap video, she can normally be found frolicking through the California kelp forest or blogging for Deep Sea News.
a.warneke@yahoo.com
Current Position: Outreach Coordinator, Cabrillo National Monument
Website ~ Twitter
C.V.
Alex is the Science Outreach Coordinator for Cabrillo National Monument, where she inspires thousands a year to love the watery world. Alex earned her Masters degree in 2014 from San Diego State University investigating the effects of heavy metal pollutants on the chemical communication between organisms. She is also a strong proponent of unconventional science communication and extending the broader impacts of her work to the general public. When she is not busy filming her next rap video, she can normally be found frolicking through the California kelp forest or blogging for Deep Sea News.
Chris Kwan (PhD 2016)
chrkwan@ucdavis.edu
C.V.
Thesis: Impact of copper pollutants and environmental factors on predator-prey interactions in marine food chains
Current Position: Environmental Scientist, State Water Resource Board
chrkwan@ucdavis.edu
C.V.
Thesis: Impact of copper pollutants and environmental factors on predator-prey interactions in marine food chains
Current Position: Environmental Scientist, State Water Resource Board
Emily Jones (PhD 2016)
emjones@gmail.com
Website ~ Twitter
C.V.
Thesis: Factors affecting the strength and sensitivity of an herbivore-induced seaweed defense (link)
emjones@gmail.com
Website ~ Twitter
C.V.
Thesis: Factors affecting the strength and sensitivity of an herbivore-induced seaweed defense (link)
Shelby Rinehart (PhD 2018)
srinehart@ucdavis.edu
Website
C.V.
I am a broadly trained community ecologist working to understand how predators influence the structure and function of ecosystems. I am especially interested in learning how predators, and predation risk, can impact the flow of energy and nutrients through food webs. My dissertation has investigated 1) the outcomes of interactions between active, broad habitat domain range predators and narrow habitat domain range prey, 2) the proximate and ultimate consequences of predator habitat selection and, 3) the impact of omnivory on prey population dynamics.
srinehart@ucdavis.edu
Website
C.V.
I am a broadly trained community ecologist working to understand how predators influence the structure and function of ecosystems. I am especially interested in learning how predators, and predation risk, can impact the flow of energy and nutrients through food webs. My dissertation has investigated 1) the outcomes of interactions between active, broad habitat domain range predators and narrow habitat domain range prey, 2) the proximate and ultimate consequences of predator habitat selection and, 3) the impact of omnivory on prey population dynamics.
Current Undergrads
Melissa Belen
Past Undergrads and Technicians
Arra Revilla (2010): Lab Associate and Immunoassay Analyzer at Salimetrics (Carlsbad, CA). Starting Clinical Laboratory Science Training Program 9/16 (UCSD)
John Carpena (2010): Clinical Laboratory Scientist and LC-MS-MS Specialist at Millenium Health
Jaclyn Cadwallader (2010): Clinical Cytogenecist at Genetics Center (Orange, CA)
Laura Porturas (2012): M.S. Student at Syracuse
Jenna Hayward (2012): Guest Experience Ambassador at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Phil Hitchcock (2012): Intern at Lindsay Wildlife Hospital
Hanson Ewertz (2012): Lab Technician in Microbiology Department at Enviromatrix Analytical Inc.
Nan Nourn (2013): M.S. Student @ Sul Ross State University, Resident D.J. (LongLab Desert Camping Trip)
Ross Collins (2013)
Greg Boecker (2013): Intern at Naval Marine Mammal Program
Trevor Corona (2013): Substitute Teacher at middle and high schools in Sweetwater Union School District
Ross Cooper (2014): Aquarist at Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, CA)
Corey Muir (2014): AMGA Single Pitch Instructor, Wilderness First Responder
Emily Tylka (2014)
Rainee Wright (2014)
Grant Cooper (2015)
Breanna Goldsby (2015)
Keiko Nomura (2015)
McKenna Pace (2016)
Wendi White (2018): Longlab Technician
Gabe Greenberg-Pines (2018): Research assistant surveying butterflies
Melissa Belen
Past Undergrads and Technicians
Arra Revilla (2010): Lab Associate and Immunoassay Analyzer at Salimetrics (Carlsbad, CA). Starting Clinical Laboratory Science Training Program 9/16 (UCSD)
John Carpena (2010): Clinical Laboratory Scientist and LC-MS-MS Specialist at Millenium Health
Jaclyn Cadwallader (2010): Clinical Cytogenecist at Genetics Center (Orange, CA)
Laura Porturas (2012): M.S. Student at Syracuse
Jenna Hayward (2012): Guest Experience Ambassador at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Phil Hitchcock (2012): Intern at Lindsay Wildlife Hospital
Hanson Ewertz (2012): Lab Technician in Microbiology Department at Enviromatrix Analytical Inc.
Nan Nourn (2013): M.S. Student @ Sul Ross State University, Resident D.J. (LongLab Desert Camping Trip)
Ross Collins (2013)
Greg Boecker (2013): Intern at Naval Marine Mammal Program
Trevor Corona (2013): Substitute Teacher at middle and high schools in Sweetwater Union School District
Ross Cooper (2014): Aquarist at Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, CA)
Corey Muir (2014): AMGA Single Pitch Instructor, Wilderness First Responder
Emily Tylka (2014)
Rainee Wright (2014)
Grant Cooper (2015)
Breanna Goldsby (2015)
Keiko Nomura (2015)
McKenna Pace (2016)
Wendi White (2018): Longlab Technician
Gabe Greenberg-Pines (2018): Research assistant surveying butterflies