Prospective graduate students

I do not currently have funding or capacity to accept a new PhD student through standard lab or departmental support. Because I receive many inquiries from prospective students, I am also unable to schedule individual meetings or review application materials when a clear source of graduate funding has not been identified.

I remain open to considering students who have secured substantial external fellowship support, such as an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship, or comparable multi-year fellowship. If you receive an external fellowship and are interested in joining the Nearshore Ecology Research Group, please contact me so that we can seriously discuss your research interests, alignment with the lab, and graduate study at UC Santa Cruz.

External funding does not guarantee admission to the graduate program or a position in the lab. Any potential arrangement must reflect a strong mutual fit in research interests, mentorship expectations, and available capacity.

Information about the EEB graduate program and admissions process is available here. The official graduate application portal is available here.