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Position Title
Graduate Student
Position Title
Graduate Student
- Evolution and Ecology
she/her
UC Davis Main Campus
475 Storer Mall, Davis CA 95616
475 Storer Mall, Davis CA 95616
Bio
My dissertation focuses on questions of how marine heat waves affect seagrass-microbiome dynamics and the implications of these changes on the surrounding community as well as restoration practices. I combine field sampling, mesocosm, and next-generation sequencing to explore these questions.