undergraduate researchers

Megan Younes 
​SHE/HER

​Megan is a fourth year Environmental Science student minoring in Marine Science and Public Health. She is very passionate about conservation and understanding how our ever-changing climate affects biological adaptation. In her free time, she loves listening to new music, dancing, crocheting, and yapping!

JUstine moon
​she/her

Justine is a 3rd year transfer student from Orange County majoring in molecular environmental biology with a focus on biodiversity. Justine is interested in how learning about ecology and habitat restoration can help restore local wildlife and native plant populations. Justine loves everything alive and outdoors, but in her free time also she loves to create digital art, play videogames, or play music on her clarinet!

Julia Wagner (she/her)

​Julia is a second year studying Molecular Environmental Biology and Marine Science. She enjoys learning about ecophysiology, biodiversity, and all things animal-related! Some of her favorite ways to spend time include baking, photography, camping, and running.

Isabel Navarro 
​she/her

Izzy is a fourth year molecular environmental biology major with a concentration in biodiversity. Izzy loves recreating the beauty of nature in her artwork through murals, drawings and paintings. After graduation, she hopes to work in natural history museum as an educator. In her free time, Izzy loves hiking, visiting state/national parks, and supporting local artists in the Bay Area.

El Liu
​SHE/HER

​​El is a fourth year an Environmental Sciences and Data Science major. She loves carnivorous plants, and is passionate about environmental education. In her free time, she makes jewelry, plays Minecraft and Stardew Valley, and drawing and photographing bugs! 

Lucy McAdams (she/her)

Lucy is a third year Conservation & Resource Studies student with a concentration in plant ecology and conservation. She is very interested in the conservation of native pollinators and the effect of climate change on plant-pollinator interactions. Outside of the lab, Lucy is also pursuing a degree in South Slavic Literature & Language.

Caroline Gaffney
​SHE/her

Caroline is a fourth year studying Integrative Biology with an emphasis in ecology, evolution, and organismal biology. She is very interested in learning about the conservation of biodiversity and in conducting ecological fieldwork relating to the effects climate change has upon animal populations. She loves spending time outdoors in nature, birdwatching, singing, cooking, and baking.

Gabi Zamora 
​SHE/HER

Gabi is a fourth year studying Conservation and Resource Studies. She is passionate about urban ecology, conserving biodiversity, and environmental justice. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hiking, writing, and spending time with her dog.

Claudia Cruse 
​she/her

Claudia is a fourth year in the Conservation and Resource Studies major. She hopes to contribute to ecological research and conservation for native plants, invertebrates, and amphibians. Outside of class, she can be found hiking, drawing in her sketchbook, and staring intently at small things on the ground.

Kalyn Nishida  
​SHE/HER

Kalyn is a fourth-year environmental science major with a concentration in biology. She is interested in conservation fieldwork, ecology, and chemistry. Kalyn loves all living things but is especially fond of fungi, mosses, and rodents. In her free time, you can find Kalyn on nature walks, sitting by creeks, thrifting, or checking out a new tea shop. In the future, she hopes to contribute to work that will restore and protect ecosystems.

former undergraduate research assistants

Catalina Rose Lusk (Landscape Architecture '28)
Leilani Renda (Ecosystem Management in Forestry '25)
Joanna Luna (Molecular and Cell Biology '25)
Josie Nadolny (Environmental Earth Science '24)
Kathy Liang (Environmental Science '24)
Tiena Elias (Environmental Science '24)
​Valerian Weinzwig
​Andrew Tsai
Maya Sestan (Visiting Summer Researcher, Yale '26)
Zaynab Jawaid (Conservation & Resource Studies '24)
​Kathy Liang (Society & Environment '25)
Belle Goines (Society & Environment and Conservation & Resource Studies '25)
Jerid Vega (Molecular Environmental Biology '23)
​Kai Wu (Molecular Environmental Biology '23)
Daisy Friedman (Sociology & Journalism '23)
Theo Chen
Ivan Yun 
​Madeline Rohner (Society & Environment '22)
Miranda Monge (Society & Environment '22)
​Erica Varon Rodriguez (Conservation & Resource Studies '22)
​Jose Rodriguez
​Jasmin Elenes
Ava Currie
​Jackie Singer
​Annabelle Baldwin
​Amanda Harmon
Nasim Jahangard-Mahboob (Environmental Science)
Kavya Niranjan (Environmental Science)
Adele Wallrich (Conservation & Resource Studies)
​Kipper Berven (Environmental Science & Environmental Economics)