Alumni

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

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.

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

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

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