In summer 2022, Trina had a fellowship with the L.A. River Watershed Monitoring Program to assist in analyzing the data used to make policy decisions. Trina recently received first place honors in the CSU-wide undergraduate research competition for her work in documenting anthropogenic debris in the rocky intertidal. Trina now works as the Education Coordinator for Algalita, a Long Beach based NGO that works to educate the public about plastic pollution.