Johanne (she/her) is a PhD student in the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno. She is also pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Gender, Race, and Identity studies. She graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder with a degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Ecology. Post-graduation Johanne worked as a field technician on the North Slope of the Brooks Range and Denali National Park, both in Alaska. Carrying on with her arctic and subarctic interests, she is excited to be continuing research in Denali National Park investigating snow-soil-vegetation interactions through an ecohydrological framework. When not trudging through the snow or shrubs up north, Johanne enjoys mountain biking, bikepacking, and swimming in (arguably too cold) bodies of water. 

Outside of my research initiatives, I am a writer, yoga teacher, and artist. My art serves as a function to integrate science within art, and vice versa. In my teaching of yoga and meditation, I like to focus on the practice of finding self and truth. And in these practices can I somehow offer those the ability to see that science, art, and our role within both connected. I appreciate my approach to my studies, and I look forward to the opportunities ahead that allow me to ask technical scientific questions and serve the communities within them.

Lila Humlick (She/Her) is an undergraduate lab technician pursuing her B.S. in Environmental Science. She is originally from Zephyr Cove, Nevada and loves the Great Basin area. She is a new addition to the Ecohydrology Lab and helps with various geospatial projects as well as lab work. She hopes to develop her own research project within the lab before she graduates in 2026. 

I did my BSc and MSc in Hydrology from the University of Arizona in 2016 and 2018 respectively. During my master’s I focused on characterizing the hydrologic response of three large-scale artificial hillslopes in the Landscape Evolution Observatory at Biosphere 2. I have been a PhD student in Scott Allen's lab since January 2023. My PhD work focuses on evapotranspiration partitioning across a wide range of ecosystems in the US using . I grew up in Puerto Rico and during my free time, I enjoy taking care of my house plants or prepping my car for the next car camping adventure. 

Maya (she/her) has been working in the Ecohydrology lab as an undergraduate lab technician since 2023. She is helping with several experiments based on interactions among snow, soil, and vegetation and is eager to gain experience and expand her expertise in the field. Maya plans to pursue a master’s degree in biotechnology aiming to contribute to interesting research and biotechnological advancements. In her free time, you can find Maya logging some miles on running trails or experimenting with diverse recipes from around the world. 

Abbie Sandquist (she/her) is a PhD student in the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences. She completed her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Fresno in 2017, and then worked in a Navy Ocean Engineering Group in Port Hueneme, CA before starting at UNR. Her research is focused on studying interactions between water and vegetation. One project focuses on water stored in forest canopies, and how that varies with vegetation structure and storm characteristics. This work is leverages data from NASA (which is also the funding source) and NEON to clarify controls over interception losses. Understanding this better may help improve models and predictions of global water patterns. For another project, she collects field-measured energy balance data from brush sites around the Great Basin to better understand fire effects on evapotranspiration in arid shrublands.