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 Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Rochester Institute of Technology
(585) 475 5042
actsbi@rit.edu


Catherine deRivera

Postdoc 2003-2005

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

Theo Light

Postdoc 2002-2004

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

Andy Chang

Ph.D. 2009

Research interests: biological invasions, estuaries, community ecology

Project: Functional diversity and salinity stress effects on estuarine community assembly, stability, and invasion resistance.

Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

David Kimbro

M.S. 2004, Ph.D. 2008

Evolutionary History, Predation and Coastal Upwelling Interactively Influence Native Oyster Habitat in Tomales Bay, California.

Currently an Assistant Professor at Florida State University


Randall Hughes

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

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

Currently an Assistant Professor at Florida State University


Anna Deck

M.S. 2010

Research interests: biological invasions, estuaries and bays, community ecology

Effects of space competition on native oyster performance by depth

Currently with the Sonoma County Water Agency monitoring water quality and invertebrate populations

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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