Sophia received her B.S. in Microbiology, with a minor in Math, from the University of Michigan. Since then, she has worked in epidemiology and ecology labs studying disease transmission dynamics and consumer-resource interactions. She aims to use mathematical models to investigate questions of marine sustainability with a focus on studying the Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory intertidal food web.

Connor received his B.S. in Sustainability Studies, minoring in Geology from University of California Riverside in 2019. Connor has been serving as Data and Research Applications Manager at the Climate Science Alliance, working with Southern California Tribal communities to build resilience and to develop adaptation strategies for the changing regional environment. Connor is interested in learning how to foster community resilience in Southern California coastal systems.

Catherine earned her B.S from the University of California, Santa Cruz in Marine Biology and her M.A.S in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Her interests lie broadly in resource economics; specifically how land management practices like restoration and conservation affect biodiversity and ecosystem health, how to quantify the ecosystem services of these managed habitats, and how these services change over time in the face of global environmental change.

Mei earned a bachelor’s degree in Computational and Systems Biology, with a minor in Biomedical Research, from UCLA in 2021. As a PhD student in Population Biology at UC Davis, she seeks to apply quantitative and theoretical modeling to the conservation of populations that are ecologically, economically, or culturally significant, particularly in marine systems.

Laurie received her B.A. in Mathematics and Biology from St. Olaf College in 2021. She is particularly interested in using mathematical models to address conservation and management efforts important to communities across the Northern Pacific.