undergraduate researchers

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Josie nadolny she/her
lab journalist

Josie is a senior studying Environmental Earth Science. She joined the lab in the spring of 2023 because she has a huge interest in insects and a passion for native plant and pollinator conservation. When she is not studying, she loves to read, write, bake, and go hiking.

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Kathy liang she/her

Kathy Liang is a third year majoring in Environmental Sciences with a Biological Science concentration and minoring in Energy and Resources. While working in the bee lab, her favorite things are planting pollinator gardens and collecting bee specimens during field work.

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leilani renda SHE/HER
lab artist

Leilani is a junior studying Ecosystem Management in forestry. Leilani is passionate about regenerative agriculture and ecosystem stewardship and in her free time, she enjoys drawing, hiking, gardening, and laying in the sunshine. Leilani hopes to one day work deep in the jungle and own a small piece of land with a couple goats and runner ducks.​

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Isabel Navarro 
​she/her

Isabel (she/her) is a second-year molecular environmental biology major with a concentration in biodiversity. After graduation, Isabel hopes to work in conservation as a wildlife biologist. She loves recreating the beauty of nature in her art: she loves drawing, painting, and linoleum block printing. In her free time, she enjoys pressing botanicals, hiking, and playing the ukulele. ​ ​

emma coflin SHE/HER

​Emma is a third year pursuing a degree in Conservation and Resource Studies, minoring in Forestry, and joined the lab in the spring of 2023. She is passionate about restoring native plant habitats and conserving bee biodiversity. She became interested in pollinator-plant interactions after working to create a pollinator garden on Berkeley campus. In her free time, she teaches art classes to elementary school students.

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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.

tiena elias SHE/HER

Tiena is a senior studying Environmental Science in the College of Natural Resources. She joined the lab in the spring of 2021 because she is fascinated by entomology and sustainable agriculture. In addition to her work at the Bee Lab, Tiena also works at the Essig Museum of Entomology as part of the California Insect Barcoding Initiative project. She is also involved in Berkeley Student Farms on campus and likes to read, bike, and play music in her free time.

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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

Joanna Luna (Molecular and Cell Biology, '25)
​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)