Student Perspectives

Alina Santamaria, an SRJC student transferring to UC Berkeley in Fall 2024 and majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology is interested in cell biology and hopes to one day pursue a career as a medical doctor. During the Summer of 2024, Alina interned in the White Abalone Captive Breeding Lab.

Elijah Lewin, a Santa Rosa Junior College student majoring in biology and planning on transferring to CSU Monterey Bay in 2025, worked with mentors Robin Roettger and Nicholas Trautman in the Coastal Oceanography Group last summer.

Last summer, Cabrilla Wiecek gained hands-on experience in conservation and land stewardship at the Bodega Marine Laboratory under the guidance of Luis Morales, a reserve steward on the Bodega Marine Reserve.

Parker Stagnoli is a 2nd year student at SRJC majoring in molecular biology. He spent last summer working with mentor Molly Engelbrecht, BML's librarian, as part of the SRJC-BML Internship Program.

Jackson Hargreaves is a 23-year-old biology student at SRJC, aspiring to transfer to UC Davis to pursue a bachelor’s degree in environmental toxicology. As a student, Jackson is passionate about self-sustaining systems and applied sciences.

Angelina Leal, a third-year Santa Rosa Junior College biology major, gained invaluable experience in environmental research while studying eelgrass wasting disease with mentor Dr. Amy Briggs as part of the SRJC-BML Internship Program.

Arden Hiatt just finished their second year at SRJC and is transferring into UCSC this fall, 2024. Arden is primarily interested in marine ecology and ornithology and spent last summer helping my mentor, PhD student Claire Murphy, with her research on beach community ecology.

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to work with Emma Deen, a junior specialist in the Stachowitz lab at the Bodega Marine Laboratory, where I delved into the fascinating world of marine science and research.