Current Grad Students
Ric DeSantiago - PhD Student (entered Fall 2018)
rdesantiago@sdsu.edu
Website
C.V.
I am broadly interested in coastal communities. I would like to understand how natural and anthropogenic stressors impact trophic interactions in the sea and land. More specifically, I am interested in how introduced species impact nutrient availability and food web dynamics. Currently, I am working on a project to understand how invasive subtidal seaweeds impact intertidal herbivore communities as they wash onto the shore.
rdesantiago@sdsu.edu
Website
C.V.
I am broadly interested in coastal communities. I would like to understand how natural and anthropogenic stressors impact trophic interactions in the sea and land. More specifically, I am interested in how introduced species impact nutrient availability and food web dynamics. Currently, I am working on a project to understand how invasive subtidal seaweeds impact intertidal herbivore communities as they wash onto the shore.
Anthony "Big T" Truong - M.S. Student (entered Fall 2019)
anthony.truong77@gmail.com
C.V.
I'm interested in climate induced changes to the physiology and distribution of macroalgae, and the broader community level impacts of these changes. I'm particularly interested in comparing how these changes may differentially impact native and non-native macroaglae and, in turn, influence our natural resources.
anthony.truong77@gmail.com
C.V.
I'm interested in climate induced changes to the physiology and distribution of macroalgae, and the broader community level impacts of these changes. I'm particularly interested in comparing how these changes may differentially impact native and non-native macroaglae and, in turn, influence our natural resources.
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
Website ~ Twitter
C.V.
Thesis: Copper contamination influences the effectiveness of seaweed inudcible defenses (link)
Current Position: Deputy Director, Climate Science Alliance
a.warneke@yahoo.com
Website ~ Twitter
C.V.
Thesis: Copper contamination influences the effectiveness of seaweed inudcible defenses (link)
Current Position: Deputy Director, Climate Science Alliance
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)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems - FAMU
emjones@gmail.com
Website ~ Twitter
C.V.
Thesis: Factors affecting the strength and sensitivity of an herbivore-induced seaweed defense (link)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems - FAMU
Shelby Rinehart (PhD 2018)
srinehart@ucdavis.edu
Website
C.V.
Thesis: Predator-prey dynamics in Southern California salt marshes (link)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Hebrew University
srinehart@ucdavis.edu
Website
C.V.
Thesis: Predator-prey dynamics in Southern California salt marshes (link)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Hebrew University
Chris Knight (M.S. 2019)
cjknight@ucdavis.edu
Thesis: Conspecific cues, not starvation, mediate habitat-specific responses of urchins to predation risk
Current Position: PhD Student, Stanford University
cjknight@ucdavis.edu
Thesis: Conspecific cues, not starvation, mediate habitat-specific responses of urchins to predation risk
Current Position: PhD Student, Stanford University
Technician
Wendi White (2018-present)
wendiwhite9@gmail.com
C.V.
I am interested in how anthropogenic factors influence grazer communities. To study this, I currently focus on the impacts of wrack subsidies on intertidal grazers. I am especially interested in how shifts in wrack composition with seaweed invasions will alter grazing intensity on native seaweeds.
wendiwhite9@gmail.com
C.V.
I am interested in how anthropogenic factors influence grazer communities. To study this, I currently focus on the impacts of wrack subsidies on intertidal grazers. I am especially interested in how shifts in wrack composition with seaweed invasions will alter grazing intensity on native seaweeds.
Current Undergrads and Volunteers
Melissa Belen
Samantha Folger
Victoria Hoeglund
Diana Santos
Melissa Belen
Samantha Folger
Victoria Hoeglund
Diana Santos
Sydney Hight
hight.syd11@yahoo.com
Interests: Marine subsidies to islands, human impacts on intertidal communities, and species interactions.
hight.syd11@yahoo.com
Interests: Marine subsidies to islands, human impacts on intertidal communities, and species interactions.
Matt Sato
emailmatthewsato@gmail.com
C.V.
Interests: I am interested in analyzing how changes in the environment affect ecosystems in the intertidal and neretic zones.
emailmatthewsato@gmail.com
C.V.
Interests: I am interested in analyzing how changes in the environment affect ecosystems in the intertidal and neretic zones.
Austin Wayne
atwayne13@gmail.com
Interests: I plan to gain my Chemical and Electrical Professional Engineering License while continuing to study marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Specifically, I want to study nutrient transfers across and through trophic systems so that I can someday design and engineer large scale hydroponic plants.
atwayne13@gmail.com
Interests: I plan to gain my Chemical and Electrical Professional Engineering License while continuing to study marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Specifically, I want to study nutrient transfers across and through trophic systems so that I can someday design and engineer large scale hydroponic plants.
Past Undergrads and Technicians
Arra Revilla (2010): Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Specialist, UCSD Health
John Carpena (2010): Supervisor, Data Analysis, and Review, Millenium Health
Jaclyn Cadwallader (2010): Clinical Cytogenecist, Genetics Center (Orange, CA)
Laura Porturas (2012): Assistant Curator, Penn State's Frost Entomological Museum, Received M.S. from Syracuse
Jenna Hayward (2012): Guest Experience Ambassador, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Phil Hitchcock (2012): Intern, Lindsay Wildlife Hospital
Hanson Ewertz (2012): Lab Technician in Microbiology Department at Enviromatrix Analytical Inc.
Nan Nourn (2013): PhD Student, Michigan State University
Ross Collins (2013)
Greg Boecker (2013): Intern, Naval Marine Mammal Program
Trevor Corona (2013): Substitute Teacher, middle and high schools in Sweetwater Union School District
Ross Cooper (2014): Aquarist, 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): Medical Student, American University of the Caribbean (Sint Maarten, Caribbean)
Keiko Nomura (2015): M.S. Student, Oregon State University
McKenna Pace (2016): Positions with the Forest Service and National Parks
Wendi White (2018): Longlab Technician, SDSU
Gabe Greenberg-pines (2018): M.S. Student, University of British Columbia
Larissa Fields (2019): M.S. Student, Cal Poly Pomona
Parker Richardson (2019): M.S. Student, CSU Long Beach
Arra Revilla (2010): Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Specialist, UCSD Health
John Carpena (2010): Supervisor, Data Analysis, and Review, Millenium Health
Jaclyn Cadwallader (2010): Clinical Cytogenecist, Genetics Center (Orange, CA)
Laura Porturas (2012): Assistant Curator, Penn State's Frost Entomological Museum, Received M.S. from Syracuse
Jenna Hayward (2012): Guest Experience Ambassador, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Phil Hitchcock (2012): Intern, Lindsay Wildlife Hospital
Hanson Ewertz (2012): Lab Technician in Microbiology Department at Enviromatrix Analytical Inc.
Nan Nourn (2013): PhD Student, Michigan State University
Ross Collins (2013)
Greg Boecker (2013): Intern, Naval Marine Mammal Program
Trevor Corona (2013): Substitute Teacher, middle and high schools in Sweetwater Union School District
Ross Cooper (2014): Aquarist, 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): Medical Student, American University of the Caribbean (Sint Maarten, Caribbean)
Keiko Nomura (2015): M.S. Student, Oregon State University
McKenna Pace (2016): Positions with the Forest Service and National Parks
Wendi White (2018): Longlab Technician, SDSU
Gabe Greenberg-pines (2018): M.S. Student, University of British Columbia
Larissa Fields (2019): M.S. Student, Cal Poly Pomona
Parker Richardson (2019): M.S. Student, CSU Long Beach