Scholars

After graduating from Washington University, Daisy worked as a lab tech at several universities, gaining expertise and refining her scientific interests. In Fall 2025, she will begin a PhD in Integrative Biology at our sister campus, UC Berkeley, in the lab of Chris Martin.

Lizbeth graduated from CSU Fullerton in December 2022. She's held contract positions for several years, including working for the Great Basin Institute as a member of the Timber Stand Improvement Crew, inspecting contract vegetation management and restoration projects in El Dorado National Forest. In Summer 2024, she will begin a position as an Environmental Scientist in the Caltrans Biology Offices.

Brooke Culler incorporated her EERREC research into a senior honors thesis, and will soon begin a MS program at Cal Poly Humboldt. In June 2024, Brooke wrote, "The work did with Dr. Meineke is still ongoing! We're currently working together, along with several other co-authors, to get that research published... I'm also working as an on-call biologist for an environmental consulting company while I pursue my masters at Cal Poly Humboldt."

Avery, a 2023 graduate of Elon College, has a position with the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute as a Reintroduction Assistant. She'll work to reintroduce vulnerable species, such as Lake Sturgeon, brook trout, darters, and other aquatic animals, back into the Tennessee River. In Fall 2024, Avery will join the lab of Kit Wheeler at Tennessee Tech to study the federally threatened Spotfin Chub.

In Fall 2023, Aadia joined the Frontiers MS program at the University of Michigan in the Klassen Global Change Ecology lab. She will enter the UM PhD program in Fall 2025, and received an Honorable Mention in the 2025 NSF GRFP competition. Congratulations, Aadia!

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.

Robert entered the PhD program in MCB (molecular and cellular biology) at Dartmouth, with a focus on microbiology, in Fall 2022, and subsequently joined the O'Toole lab. He noted, "During my interviews they were especially excited about my experience with the  EERREC program. I'm so thankful for everything I learned last summer and I couldn't have done it without everybody!"

Molly graduated from Sonoma State University in May 2023. After a fellowship with the California Climate Action Corps at St. Mary's College in Moraga to teach regenerative agriculture techniques, she began a position as an ecosteward conservation technician with the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District.

Check out the publication from Michael's EERREC research in the Vannette lab: https://eerrec.ucdavis.edu/news/microbiome-analysis-social-carpenter-bees! Michael now is a wildlife biologist with the Institute for Wildlife Studies as part of the team studying the endangered San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike.

Joann has been accepted in the USGS Cooperative Summer Fellowship Program for Summer 2022, where she will work with Craig Snyder of the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center to assess fish community responses to climate change. Congratulations to Joann!