Principal Investigator
Lillian Aoki
Education
2018 PhD in Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
2012 BA in Chemistry and History, Cornell University
Appointments
2023-present: Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, University of Oregon
2021-2023: Research Data Scientist, University of Oregon
2019-2021: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cornell University
Email
laoki@uoregon.edu
Research Staff
Rachael Dennis
Lab Manager
Education
2019 M.Sc. Earth Science, Utrecht University
2016 B.Sc. Biology & Chemistry, University of Miami
Research Interests
Coastal ecology, conservation ecology, sustainability, ecological resilience
Email
rdennis2@uoregon.edu
Graduate Students
Kristine Bernabe
M.S. student, Biology
Education
2024 B.S. Biology with an emphasis in Ecology with a minor in History, San Diego State University
Research interests
carbon flux, ecosystem science, global change, disturbance ecology, coastal ecology, biogeochemistry
Email
kbernabe@uoregon.edu
Kate Kelly
Ph.D. student, Biology
Education
2022 B.S. Biology with minors in Spanish and Education, University of Puget Sound
Research interests coastal ecology, conservation science, marine community ecology, evolutionary genetics, climate science
Email
katekell@uoregon.edu
Mara Salisbury
M.S. Student, Environmental Studies
Education
2018 B.S. Marine Biology, University of California – Santa Cruz
Research interests
Email
msali@uoregon.edu
Undergraduate Students
2025
Shaina Caplan, McNair Scholar studying eelgrass responses to wasting disease