Lab Members

I am a graduate student studying paleontology, with a background in both vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as paleobotany. My project will broadly focus on the ecological transition during the End-Cretaceous mass extinction. I received my bachelors degree in biology from the University of California; Santa Barbara, and will be pursuing a career in education and science communication. My goal is to help other students from underprivileged backgrounds in the STEM field. 

Kendall is an undergrad biology minor working on the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction project. Their focus is on a new KPg boundary section described in Malvern, AR. 

Frankie is an undergrad geology major and GEOPAths participant working on the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction project

Aminah is an undergrad geo minor and GEOPAths participant working on the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction project

I am a graduate student studying benthic marine organisms following the End-Permian mass extinction event. My work applies paleoecological niche modeling to species recovery in the Early Triassic in the changing environmental conditions recorded in sedimentary environments of Utah and Nevada.  We're working to differentiate intrinsic capabilities from extrinsic environmental factors in the invertebrate recovery.

I have a bachelors degree in Geology from SJSU, so I have a lot of experience in this department. 

I am a graduate student studying paleontology, with a background studying trilobites. I received my bachelors degree from Salem State. 

Natalia is an undergrad biology major working on the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction project. 

I am a part time Geology student at SJSU with a lifelong passion for paleontology. I am currently supporting the K-Pg Mass Extinction Ecological Response and Recovery Project, preparing, identifying and documenting late Cretaceous mollusks from the Gulf Coast Plain in what is today Malvern, Arkansas. Understanding how life responds to both gradual and sudden environment change is important for sound environmental policy decisions. In addition, I also have great interest is the geochemistry of fossil preservation, Geology in general and the great outdoors.

I am a graduate student studying changes in benthic macroinvertabrate ecology in the aftermath of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. My project focuses primarily on mollusk fossils from the Gulf Coastal Plain of North America, particularly the K/Pg boundary deposit in Brazos, Texas.  More broadly, I am interested in applying paleontological mass extinction research to addressing species conservation concerns in the modern world.  I have a Bachelor's degree in Earth Systems with a focus on Ocean Science from Stanford University, and spent several years as a K-12 science educator before coming to SJSU.

Ronan is now a science content writer for the Bay Area education company CK-12