Lab Members

Serina Moheed is graduate student in the Graduate Group in Ecology and co-advised by Dr. Jay Stachowicz. Serina is from Ithaca, NY and is currently still deciding if the west coast is the best coast. She’s interested in studying marine disease dynamics in seagrasses, and the interactions between host, pathogen, and the environment. Fun Fact: Serina loves exploring new places, hanging out with friends, and watching the latest rom-com on Netflix. Serina is also a Nancy Foster Scholar!

Shelby Penn is a Joint Doctoral Program in Ecology graduate student co-advised by Dr. Matt Edwards at San Diego State University. She is interested in how host-microbe interactions in seaweed can have ecosystem-level effects, including in pollutant cycling, settlement cues, and reproductive success. Fun fact: she loves all forms of diving, paddleboarding, hiking, and basking in the sun!

Deva Holliman is a graduate student in the Population Biology Graduate Group. She is interested in marine community ecology, local adaptaton, host-microbe interactions and climate change. In the Brown lab she plans to study how host-associated microbial communities support thermal resilience in corals. Fun fact: She loves hiking, surfing, and exploring new places around Davis!    

Tallulah Story is a graduate student in the Graduate Group of Ecology.

Saray Maeda is a junior specialist.

Dr. Amy Briggs is the Center for Population Biology Post Doctoral Fellow she is co-advised by Dr. Jay Stachowicz and Dr. Marissa Baskett. website: http://amyabriggs-ecology.weebly.com/http://amyabriggs-ecology.weebly.com/

Callie Hundley was the first junior specialist in the Brown Lab! She helped set up the lab and was instrumental to our work in eelgrass and tropical coral systems! She is currently a PhD student at Duke University!