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Current Graduate Students

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Haden Penrod

Major: MS Biology
Hometown: Utah
Projects:
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Kaylee Smiler

Major: PhD
Hometown:
Projects:
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Current Undergraduate Students

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Alumni

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Kala Ellis

Major: Global Supply Chain Management
Hometown: Nuuanu, Oahu, Hawaii
Project: Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia
Occupation: Materials Management Specialist @ Alaska Airlines
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Anna Terry

Major: Bioinformatics, Computer Science
Hometown: Forest Grove, Oregon
Projects: Color Correction for Coral Reef Monitoring, Fish Biodiversity
Occupation: Cancer, Sperm Epigenetics Researcher @ BYU
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Jack (John) Cassinat

Major: Pre-Dental Biology
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Projects: Samoa Climate Adaptation
Occupation: Dental Student
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Gabrielle DeMarco

Major: Environmental Science & Sustainability, Law & Sustainable Global Development
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Projects: Fish Biodiversity and Coral Reef Research
Occupation: Executive Operations Partner @ TARGAN Inc.
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Tavailau (Stau) Segi

Major: PhD Biology
Hometown: Samoa
Projects: Indigenous Fishponds as Sediment Traps in Hawai'i, Social Perceptions of Climate Adaptation in Samoa
Occupation: Founder & Lead Environmental Scientist @ Oceanic Pacific Services LLC
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Ivy Bretzing

Majors: Biology, Environmental Science & Sustainability
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Projects: Reef Ecology Research
Occupation: GIS Intern @ Utah Department of Transportation
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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
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John Thomas

Major: Geospatial Science
Hometown: Provo, Utah
Projects: Landscape and Seascape Ecology Including Geospatial Analysis
Occupation: Full Stack Developer, Climate Tech & Geospatial Specialist
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Heather Hansen

Major: Biodiversity and Conservation
Hometown: Sandy, Utah
Occupation: Biological Science Technician, National Park Service
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Bryce Nielson

Major: Biology
Hometown: Fairfield, California
Projects: Samoa Education Outreach
Occupation: Cancer & Cell Biology PhD Student, Baylor College of Medicine
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Joshua Cassinat

Major: Biology
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Projects: Samoa Climate Adaptation, Samoa Education Outreach
Occupation: Student, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
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Lucy Harper

Major: Biodiversity and Conservation
Hometown: Duvall, Washington
Projects: Campus Sustainability; Desert Global Change, Fire and Invasion Ecology
Occupation: Greenhouse Team Member @ Snuck Farm
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Sarah Koger

Majors: Biology & Arabic
Hometown: Mapleton, Utah
Projects: Samoa Climate Adaptation, Samoa Education Outreach
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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
Occupation: Spatial Data Specialist @ Smith College
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Rebeka (Beka) Greenall

Major: PhD Biology
Hometown: Bozeman, Montana
Projects: Landscape and Seascape Ecology Including Geospatial Analysis, Samoa Education Outreach
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Tanner Aiono

Major: PhD Biology
Hometown: San Diego, California
Projects: Landscape and Seascape Ecology Including Geospatial Analysis
Occupation: Vendor Management Coordinator @ Trove Brands
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Kristin Cassinat

Major: Special Education
Hometown: Mechanicsville, Virginia
Projects: Samoa Climate Adaptation, Samoa Education Outreach
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