Ecology and Sustainability M.S. Program (2008-2019)
2018 Gradautes
Ashleigh Glover
Thesis Advisor: Jennifer Cooper
Topic: Estimating sex-bias in dispersal in three Central Valley populations of California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi) using microsatellites
Elias Lopez
Thesis Advisor: Matt Cover
Topic: The effects of invasive plants on riparian arthropod communities and terrestrial subsidies to streams
Leah Mellinger
Thesis Advisor: Brian Sardella
Topic: The physiological responses of Puget Sound surf smelt (Hypomesus pretiosis) to environmental stress
Christine Parisek
Thesis Advisor: Matt Cover
Topic: The ecological and evolutionary dynamics of aquatic insects crossing lotic-lentic boundaries in the Lakes Basin, Sierra Nevada
Robert Pelletier
Thesis Advisor: Marina Gerson
Topic: Effects of ecosystem on microhabitat use and morphology of Western Fence Lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis)
2017 Gradautes
Catherine Bennett
Thesis Advisors: Elvin Alemán and Michael Fleming
Topic: Wastewater treatment by microalgae coupled with biofuels production
Sue Ellen Gleaves
Thesis Advisor: Matt Cover
Topic: The effects of the Rim fire on stream ecosystems in the Sierra Nevada
Elena Lombardo
Thesis Advisor: Matt Cover
Topic: Aquatic invertebrate community dynamics in intermittent streams of the Diablo Range
2015 Gradautes
Wendy Olmstead
Thesis Advisor: Ken Schoenly
Topic: Effects of cattle grazing on the species diversity of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in a Central Valley grassland ecosystem.
2014 Gradautes
Kelly Baker
Thesis Advisor: Ann Kohlhaas
Topic: Coyote ecology in the San Joaquin Valley
Felisha Walls
Thesis Advisor: Matt Cover
Topic: Biomonitoring of water quality in urban streams of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area
Current Position: PhD student, Virginia Commonwealth University
Reyn Akiona
Thesis Advisor: Michael Fleming
Topic: Effect of prescribed fire on seed sterility in a Central valley grassland.
Current Position: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Los Banos
Sarah Bradley
Thesis Advisor: Marina Gerson
Topic: Polychaete assemblages in Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay
Current Position: Instructor of Biology, Mendocino College
Cole Dutter
Thesis Advisor: Michael Fleming
Topic: Effects of agricultural management practices on Naval Orangeworm
Current Position: Farm Manager, Four Seasons Farm
2013 Graduates
Julie Wallace
Thesis Advisor: Matt Cover
Topic: Riparian forest restoration on the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge.
Current Position: Quality Engineer, E. and J. Gallo Winery
Bryan Shragge
Thesis Advisor: Matt Cover
Topic: The role of mistletoe in river ecosystems of the Central Valley
Current Position: Environmental Specialist, City of Roseville
2012 Graduates
Veronica Menendez
Thesis Advisor: Stuart Wooley
Topic: Insect pollinators in organic and conventional almond orchards in the San Joaquin Valley
Jana Pratt
Thesis Advisor: Ann Kohlhaas
Thesis: Small mammal populations in Central Valley grasslands: effects of seasonal pools and management practices.Current Position: Media Content Producer, Pearson Publishing
Jake Villard
Thesis Advisor: Mark Grobner
Thesis: Effects of chronic, low-dose bisphenol-A exposure on oviductal development in juvenile axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum).
Mariel Zare
Thesis Co-Advisors: Michael Fleming and Daniel Deisenroth
Topic: Selenium uptake by vegetation in the Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge.
Current Position: Environmental Specialist, E. and J. Gallo Winery