Fellowships
2021 – 2022 Science Fellowship Cohort
Research Theme: Understanding the Social & Ecological Impacts of Wildfire
Final presentations debuted at the 2022 Spring Partners Meeting
Onja Davidson
University of California, Los Angeles
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Research Topic Area:
Effect of wildfire residues on biological functions of stormwater biofilters
Noam Rosenthal
Uninversity of California, Los Angeles
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Research Topic Area:
Mapping Compound Health Risks from Wildfire in Los Angeles County
Renan Valenca
University of California, Los Angeles
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Research Topic Area:
Fungal role in reducing the negative impacts of wildfire on water and soil quality
Angelo De Guzman
California State University, Dominguez Hills
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Research Topic Area:
Using LiDAR and SIF to Assess Vegetation Composition and Structure after the Angeles National Forest Wildfires
2021 – 2022 Science Fellowship Cohort
Utilizing Los Angeles’ LiDAR and Canopy Assessment Data
Final presentations debuted at the 2021 Spring Partners Meeting
Stephanie Piper
University of California, Riverside
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Research Topic Area:
Nitrogen Pollution Within a City: Traffic vs. Tree Canopy
Christian Benitez
California State University, Los Angeles
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Research Topic Area:
Using Remote Sensing Data to Characterize Bird Habitat in the Urban Ecosystem
Corey Bassett
University of British Columbia
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Research Topic Area:
Urban Forest Management & Ecosystem Services
2018 – 2019 Science Fellowship Cohort
Research Theme: Assessing the Threats & Impacts of Invasive Shot Hole Borers
Joseph Corollo
University of California, Riverside
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Research Topic Area:
A Method to Identify Invasive Shot Hole Borers by Targeting Fungal DNA in Woody Tissue
Shelley Bennet
University of California, Santa Barbara
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Research Topic Area:
Ecology and Control of Invasive Shot Hole Borers in Southern California
2016 – 2017 Science Fellowship Cohort
Research Theme: Resilience in Ecological & Social Systems
Dion Kucera
University of California, Riverside
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Research Topic Area:
Resilience of Los Angeles’ urban vegetation in response to drought and temperature stress
Jamie Burkhard
Loyola Marymount University
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Research Topic Area:
Water Infiltration & Pollutant Removal Efficiencies in the Ballona Creek Rain Garden
Jonathan Lightfoot
University of California, Irvine
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Research Topic Area:
Ratings Systems for Sustainable Green Infrastructure
Shannon Lynch
University of California, Santa Cruz
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Research Topic Area:
Ecology and Control of Invasive Shot Hole Borers in Southern California
2015 – 2016 Science Fellowship Cohort
Research Theme: Green Infrastructure, Forest Health, and Environmental Justice
Final presentations debuted at the 2016 Spring Partners Meeting
Peter Ibsen
University of California, Riverside
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Research Topic Area:
Spatial and Inter-specific Relationships in Stress Response and Cooling Benefits in Urban Trees
Grace John
Uninversity of California, Los Angeles
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Research Topic Area:
Conserving resources by quantifying plant water use and drought tolerance for the Los Angeles urban ecosystem
Gongde Chen
University of California, Riverside
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Research Topic Area:
Nanoparticles in different water chemical conditions
Colleen Fisher
Cal Poly Pomona
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Research Topic Area:
Interception of Particulate Matter by Street Tree Leaves in the Inland Valleys of Southern California
2014 – 2015 Science Fellowship Cohort
Research Theme: Community Science, Community Engagement, & Access to Nature
Final presentations debuted at the 2015 Spring Partners Meeting
Cynthia Chavez
California State University, Fullerton
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Research Topic Area:
Does Participation in Citizen Scientist Projects Change Environmental Attitudes in Middle School Aged Students? Pollination Research at Ladera Vista Middle School
Jonathan Navarette
California State University, San Marcos
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Research Topic Area:
Statistical Spatial Analysis of San Gabriel River Recreation Users in Southern California