UC Davis Institute of the Environment

Isabel Patricia Montañez, PhD

• Director, Institute of the Environment
• Distinguished Professor

• ipmontanez@ucdavis.edu

Namah Chiamo Taku Epse Forchu

• Postdoctoral Scholar
• Institute of the Environment

• 515-735-0051
• taku@ucdavis.edu

Majdi Abou Najm, PhD

• Associate Professor
• Land, Air, Water Resource (LAWR)

• mabounajm@ucdavis.edu

Paul Aigner

• Stewardship Director
• McLaughlin Reserve

• 707-995-9005
• paaigner@ucdavis.edu

Adriana Alarcon

• Junior Specialist
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 530-754-9133
• abalarcon@ucdavis.edu

Derrick J. Alcott

• Postdoctoral Scholar
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 530-754-9362
• djalcott@ucdavis.edu

Maya Almaraz

• Research Associate
• Institute of the Environment

• almaraz@ucdavis.edu

Rachel Alsheikh

• Scientific Project Manager
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• ralsheikh@ucdavis.edu

Benjamin Amann

• Steward
• McLaughlin Reserve

• 707-995-9005
• btamann@ucdavis.edu

Chelsea Andreozzi

• Postdoctoral Scholar
• Institute of the Environment

• 530-752-5643
• candreozzi@ucdavis.edu

Teresa Andrews

• Education and Outreach Specialist
• Center for Agricultural Health and Safety

• terandrews@ucdavis.edu

Keith D. Anglin

• Business and Operations Manager
• Institute of the Environment

• 530-752-7116
• 530-554-8711 Cell
• kdanglin@ucdavis.edu

David E. Ayers

• Graduate Student Researcher
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• deayers@ucdavis.edu

Jennifer Balachowski

• Research Associate
• Institute of the Environment

• jbalachowski@ucdavis.edu

Jullianne Ballou

• Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives
• Institute of the Environment

• 530-574-7489
• jballou@ucdavis.edu

Gonzalo Barajas

• Financial Analyst
• Center for Health and the Environment

• 530-752-4034
• gdbarajas@ucdavis.edu

Christelle Nabil Basset

• Graduate Student Researcher
• Institute of the Environment

• 530-752-1130
• cnbasset@ucdavis.edu

Francisco J. Bellido Leiva

• Postdoctoral Researcher
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• fjbellidoleiva@ucdavis.edu

Liz Bowen, PhD

• Research Ecologist
• U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center

• lbowen@ucdavis.edu

Ross Brennan

• Director
• Quail Ridge Reserve

• 530-752-9178
• rmbrennan@ucdavis.edu

Veneese Brown

• Graduate Student Researcher
• Center for Health and the Environment

• vjbrown@ucdavis.edu

Gary Bucciarelli

• Director
• Lassen Field Station
• UC Davis Natural Reserves Strategic Engagement

• 530-752-6949
• garyb@ucdavis.edu

Yuval Burstyn

• Postdoctoral Scholar
• Institute of the Environment

• 737-297-9008
• yburstyn@ucdavis.edu

Cam James-Greenwalt Carpenter

• Graduate Student Researcher
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• camcarpenter@ucdavis.edu

Christopher Cheechov

• Financial Analyst
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 530-752-8837
• cjcheechov@ucdavis.edu

Alexandra Chu

• Assistant Specialist
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 530-754-9133
• anchu@ucdavis.edu

Robert N. Coats

• Research Associate
• Institute of the Environment

• rncoats@ucdavis.edu

Morgan Domanico

• Graduate Student Researcher
• Center for Health and the Environment

• mdomanico@ucdavis.edu

John Durand, PhD

• Senior Researcher
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 530-601-3001
• jrdurand@ucdavis.edu

Matthew F. Emard

• Junior Specialist
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 530-754-9133
• mfemard@ucdavis.edu

Kimberly R. Evans

• Junior Specialist
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 530-754-9133
• krevans@ucdavis.edu

Fadi Fathallah

• Associate Director
• Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety

• 530-752-5086
• fathallah@ucdavis.edu

Nancy Gee

• Staff Research Associate
• Center for Health and the Environment

• 530-752-2096
• nagee@ucdavis.edu

Heath Goertzen

• Lab Assistant
• Institute of the Environment

• hrgoertzen@ucdavis.edu

Steven Grodsky

• Assistant Research Ecologist
• Institute of the Environment

• smgrodsky@ucdavis.edu

Paul Havemann

• Steward/Manager
• Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve

• 530-752-9524
• phavemann@ucdavis.edu

Rebecca Hernandez, PhD

• Director, Wild Energy
• Associate Professor

• rrhernandez@ucdavis.edu

Jessica Hicks

• Chief Administrative Officer
• Institute of the Environment

• 530-752-5715
• jhicks@ucdavis.edu

Tessa Hill, PhD

• Professor
• Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Coastal and Marine Science Institute

• tmhill@ucdavis.edu

Eric Holmes

• Researcher
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 530-754-5351
• ejholmes@ucdavis.edu

Meghan Holst

• Graduate Student Researcher
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 530-754-9133
• mholst@ucdavis.edu

Iris Holzer

• Graduate Student Researcher
• Working Lands Innovation Center

• ioholzer@ucdavis.edu

Carson Jeffres, PhD

• Senior Researcher
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 530-754-5351
• cajeffres@ucdavis.edu

Adam Jensen

• Strategic Communications Manager
• Institute of the Environment

• admjensen@ucdavis.edu

Jelena Jezdimirovic

• Graduate Student Researcher
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 530-754-9133
• mholst@ucdavis.edu

Alexander Johanson

• Graduate Student Researcher
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 415-488-7051
• ajohanson@ucdavis.edu

Rachel Johnson

• Senior Researcher
• Center for Watershed Sciences

• 831-239-8782
• rcjohnson@ucdavis.edu
• https://watershed.ucdavis.edu/people/rachel-johnson

Sarah Kado

• Associate Specialist
• Center for Health and the Environment

• 530-752-7775
• sykado@ucdavis.edu

Imran A. Kahn

• Community Education Specialist
• Center for Health and the Environment

• iakahn@ucdavis.edu

Catherine Koehler

• Director
• McLaughlin Reserve

• 707-995-9005
• koehler@ucdavis.edu