Where are the Mud Labbers now?
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Dr. Shira Maezumi graduated in June 2010 with her Master's in Archaeology from CSULB. Her research focused on paleosalinity reconstruction in a local wetland. After recieving her Ph.D. from Univ. of UT and completing a post-doctoral fellow at Exeter University, she is a lecturer at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. In August 2019 she started a new Marie Curie Fellowship at the University of Amsterdam. http://yoshimaezumi.wixsite.com/paleoecology |
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Emily graduated in January 2012 with her Master's
in Biology from CSULB. Her Master's research
focused on wetland restoration trajectory
following active planting. She is currently
working with a wetland restoration project team at
San Dieguito Lagoon. |
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Rachel graduated in Summer 2012 with her
Master's in Biology from CSULB. Her Master's
research focused on sparrow use of an invaded
habitat. After finishing her Ph.D. at UC Davis on
impacts of an invasive plant and being a CA
SeaGrant fellow, she is now a senior environmental
scientist working at the Delta Conservancy. |
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Tania Asef graduated in Winter
2013 with her Master's in Biology from
CSULB. Her research focused on the impact of
an invasive plant population (tamarisk) on the
invertebrate community of two southern California
salt marshes. She is currently working as
and environmental specialist at the Metropolitan
Water District of Southern California. |
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Anastasia Shippey graduated in Summer 2014 with
her Master's in Biology from CSULB. Her research
focused on climate change impacts on salt marsh
communities. She is currently working in southern
California as a biological consultant. |
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Terry Champiuex graduated in Summer 2015 with his Master's in Biology from CSULB. His research focused on the impacts of oyster restoration techniques on the neighboring invertebrate communities. He is currently working in southern California again. |
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Sokanary Sun graduated in Summer 2015 with her Master's in Biology from CSULB. Her research focused on the ecosystem functions in both marine and brackish wetlands in Huntington Beach, CA. She is currently working a vector ecologist at Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District. |
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Megan Fitzgerald graduated in Summer 2016 with her Master's in Biology from CSULB. Her research focused on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functions in a restored coastal salt marsh. She is currently working at EPA in the PA area. |
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Michelle Barton graduated in Summer 2016 with her Master's in Biology from CSULB. Her research focused on the nesting success of the Light-footed Ridgway Rail. She is currently working as an environmental specialist for the City of Los Angeles. |
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Morgan Brown graduated in Summer 2017 with her Master's in Biology from CSULB. Her research focused on impacts of an invasive isopod on respiration rates and invertebrate communities. She is currently an Environmental Program Specialist with Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. |
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Jessica Lee graduated in Summer 2018
with her Master's in Biology from CSULB. Her
research focused on tracking restoration success
through time using innovative statistical
approaches. She is currently working as a wetland
specialist at Irvine Ranch Water District. |
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Kaelin McAtee graduated in Spring
2018 with her Master's in Biology from CSULB. Her
research focused on the short-term impacts of
sediment augmentation on the plant and invertebrate
communities at Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge.
She is currently working with Chambers Group as a
biologist. |
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Molly Burdick-Whipp graduated in
Summer 2018 with her Master's in Biology from CSULB.
Her research focused on the differing habitat
conditions and fish and invertebrate communities
resulting from an underground culvert. She is
currently working as a biological consultant in San
Diego. |
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Madison Thomas graduated in Summer
2018 with her Master's in Biology from CSULB. Her
research focused on the restoration trajectory of
invertebrate communities and food webs in the San
Diego Salt Ponds. She is currently working with the
Delta Science Commission. |
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Marjorie Howard graduated in Summer
2019 with her Master's in Biology from CSULB. She
studied the effectiveness of oyster restoration for
fish and invertebrate communities in Upper Newport
Bay and is working with an environmental consulting
company in Maryland. |
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Nick DaSilva graduated in Spring 2020 with his Master's in Biology from CSULB. He studied the differences in invertebrate communities among different SAV species in Colorado lagoon. He is currently a an environmental scientist with CA State Parks. |
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Chloe VanGrootheest graduated in Summer 2020 with her Master's in Biology from CSULB. She studied the effects of habitat fragmentation on the distribution and diet of two goby species. She is working at CSULB as an instructor. |
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Kyra McClelland graduated in Summer
2021 with her Master's in Biology from CSULB. She
studied the small mammal population at Seal Beach
National Wildlife Refuge. She is headed to
University of Washington to do a Ph.D. |
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Elishebah Tate-Pulliam graduated in
Fall 2021 with her Master's in Biology from CSULB.
She studied the restoration trajectory of
invertebrates following oyster and eelgrass
restoration. She is currently a California SeaGrant
fellow. |
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Parker Richardson graduated in Winter
2022 with his Master's in Biology from CSULB. He
studied the restoration trajectory following
sediment augmentation in Seal Beach National
Wildlife Refuge. He is currently working with SWCA
Environmental Consultants as a biologist. |
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Kenny McCune graduated in Summer 2022
with his Master's in Biology from CSULB. He studied
how ecosystem services, specifically carbon
sequestration, are provided by permanent versus
ephemeral eelgrass patches in Newport Bay. |
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Cody Fees graduated in Summer 2022
with his Master's in Biology from CSULB. He studied
the efficacy of paired oyster and eelgrass
restoration for invertebrates and fish in Upper
Newport Bay. |