undergraduate researchers

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emma coflin 
Lab Manager  

​Emma is a fourth year Conservation and Resource Studies major. She is interested in biodiversity conservation and community-oriented solutions to environmental issues. In her free time, she enjoys visiting museums, making art, and hiking around the Bay Area!

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Megan Younes 
​SHE/HER

​Megan is a third 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!

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Isabel Navarro 
​she/her

Izzy is a third 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.

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Elaine Liu

​​I'm an Environmental Sciences and Data Science major, and I'm mostly interested in toxic and carnivorous plants, and plant-pollinator interactions. In my free time, I make jewelry, play Minecraft, and add photos to my never-ending flower database!

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Caroline Gaffney
​ SHE/her

Caroline is a sophomore 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.

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Gabi Zamora 
​SHE/HER

Gabi is a third 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.

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Claudia Cruse she/her

Claudia is a second 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.

former undergraduate research assistants

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)