Lab Alumni

Postdocs and graduate students from the Grosholz Lab generally obtain permanent, full-time research or teaching jobs. Numerous technicians and interns in the lab have gone on to graduate school in the biological sciences.

Christy Tyler

Postdoc 2003-2006

Currently Research Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology
(585) 475 5042
actsbi (at) rit (dot) edu


Catherine deRivera

Postdoc 2003-2005

Currently Research Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences and Resources
Portland State University
Portland, OR 97207
(503) 725 4980
derivera (at) pdx (dot) edu

Theo Light

Postdoc 2002-2004

Currently Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg, PA 17257
(717) 477 1093
tsligh (at) ship (dot) edu

Randall Hughes

Ph.D. 2006 (co-advised by Jay Stachowicz)

The ecological consequences of genetic diversity in eelgrass (Zostera marina)

Currently a postdoctoral researcher at Bodega Marine Lab


Elizabeth Brusati

Ph.D. 2004

Effects of native and hybrid cordgrass on benthic invertebrate communities and food webs

Currently Project Manager at Cal-IPC

Erika Gallo

M.S. 2004

Effects of hydrology and habitat characteristics on water quality and invertebrate communities in a California floodplain

Currently a doctoral student in hydrology and water resources at the University of Arizona

India Clarke

Technician 2006 - 2007, Green Crab Eradication


Becca Kordas

Technician 2006 - 2007, Green Crab Eradication

Currently a doctoral student in Zoology at the University of British Columbia (advised by Chris Harley)

Ursula Mahl

Technician 2003 - 2006, Biocomplexity

Currently a Ph.D. student at Cornell University (advised by Bob Howarth)

Eric Yoshizuka

Technician 2005 - 2006, Biocomplexity

Currently a Ph.D. student at University of Virginia (advised by Debbie Roach)

Randall McInvale

Technician 2005, Biocomplexity

Shannon Waters

Technician 2005, Biocomplexity

Victoria Vasquez

IGERT Undergraduate Fellow

Linda Judah

Technician 2002 - 2005, PEEIR


Sarah Spilseth

Technician 2002 - 2005, PEEIR


Tammie Visintainer

Technician 2002 - 2005, PEEIR


Rachael Blake

Technician 2001 - 2004, Biocomplexity

Currently a Ph.D. student at Virginia Institute of Marine Science (advised by Emmett Duffy)

Nicole Christiansen

Technician 2003 - 2005, Biocomplexity

Currently pursuing an M.S. in Marine Biology at University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia)

Research interests: coral recruitment and fish grazing

Chris Jannusch

Technician 2003-2005, Cosumnes River Floodplain project

Currently pursuing an MS degree at University of Nevada Reno

Research interests: stream ecology

Nicki Rayl

Technician 2002-2004

Cascade Sorte

Technician 2004 - 2005, Biocomplexity

Currently a Ph.D. student at UC Davis (advised by Susan Williams)

Research interests: Community-level impacts of global climate change and native species' range shifts

Drew Welch

Technician 2003-2005, Cosumnes River Floodplain project

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