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Lab Members

Current Graduate Students

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Tanner Aiono

Major: PhD Biology
Hometown: San Diego, California
Projects: Landscape and Seascape Ecology Including Geospatial Analysis
Why are you interested in ecology and conservation science?
I love trying to understand how intricate all of nature’s interactions can be, and also how to protect and preserve the natural world around us.
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Rebeka (Beka) Greenall

Major: PhD Biology
Hometown: Bozeman, Montana
Projects: Landscape and Seascape Ecology Including Geospatial Analysis, Samoa Education Outreach
Why are you interested in ecology and conservation science?
I have always been drawn to the Earth and learning about the different ecosystems and species that share our planet...
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Kalai Ellis

Major: MS Biology
Hometown: Nuuanu, Oahu, Hawaii
Projects: Landscape and Seascape Ecology Including Geospatial Analysis, Hawaii Land Use and Marine Ecosystem Ecology
Why are you interested in ecology and conservation science?
Growing up in Hawaii, I saw the landscape around me change within my own community. I feel a deep connection to the land and the sea...
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Tanner Smith

Major: MS Biology
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Projects: Desert Global Change, Fire and Invasion Ecology; Landscape and Seascape Ecology Including Geospatial Analysis
Why are you interested in ecology and conservation science?
As part of the Global ecosystem ourselves, humans have a profound responsibility to understand and care for the environment...
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Current Undergraduate Students

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Kristin Cassinat

Major: Special Education
Hometown: Mechanicsville, Virginia
Projects: Samoa Climate Adaptation, Samoa Education Outreach
Why are you interested in ecology and conservation science?
Having lived in Samoa for 18 months, I saw the way that families were affected by the rising sea levels and dangers of the storm...
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Sarah Koger

Majors: Biology & Arabic
Hometown: Mapleton, Utah
Projects: Samoa Climate Adaptation, Samoa Education Outreach
Why are you interested in ecology and conservation science?
My interest in ecology comes from my deep respect and love for the planet and everything living on it!...
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Lucy Harper

Major: Biodiversity and Conservation
Hometown: Duvall, Washington
Projects: Campus Sustainability; Desert Global Change, Fire and Invasion Ecology
Why are you interested in ecology and conservation science?
Growing up in Washington, nestled in a fertile valley between the Cascades and Puget Sound, I have seen the connections that sustain...
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Joshua Cassinat

Major: Biology
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Projects: Samoa Climate Adaptation, Samoa Education Outreach
Why are you interested in ecology and conservation science?
I am interested in studying how climate change is affecting populations in the Pacific islands through physiological niche modeling and sociological studies.
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Bryce Nielson

Major: Biology
Hometown: Fairfield, California
Projects: Samoa Education Outreach
Why are you interested in ecology and conservation science?
I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area so instead if going to the beach to be warm and get a tan, I went to see elephant seals and anemones...
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Heather Hansen

Major: Biodiversity and Conservation
Hometown: Sandy, Utah
Why are you interested in ecology and conservation science?
Because we are here to be stewards and conservation is a large part of that...
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John Thomas

Major: Geospatial Science
Hometown: Provo, Utah
Projects: Landscape and Seascape Ecology Including Geospatial Analysis
Why are you interested in ecology and conservation science?
I'm interested in ecology because I love being outside in nature and want to help undo some of the harmful effects humans have had on the environment.
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