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Andrew L. Rypel - PI
Andrew L. Rypel - PI
Degrees: B.A. Saint Louis University; M.S. Auburn University; Ph.D. University of Alabama
Research Interests: Fish Ecology; Conservation Science; Ecosystem Ecology; Global Change; Macroecology; Fisheries Management; Freshwater Mussels
From 2017-2025, I was a Professor and the Peter B. Moyle and California Trout Chair in Coldwater Fish Ecology at University of California, Davis in the Department of Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology. I was also the Director for the Center for Watershed Sciences. Beginning in spring 2025, I was appointed Director of the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences at Auburn University.
Contact Information; Email: rypel@ucdavis.edu; Office: 1369 Academic Surge; Phone: 530.752.9567; Mailing address: Department of Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA USA 95616
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oroiM9IAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Twitter/X: @andrewrypel
NCEAS working groups:
LTER Synchrony: https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/projects/12764
Community Dynamics: https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/projects/12677
Graduate Students and Post Docs
Graduate Students and Post Docs
Emily Mensch - Ph.D. Student (co-advised with Danny Karp)
Degrees: B.S. Colorado State University; M.S. Michigan State University
Research Interests: Aquatic Ecology, Fish Ecology, Conservation Science, Behavioral Ecology, Reconciliation Ecology, Community Engagement & Outreach
I am interested in studying creative solutions to large ecological problems. During my masters, I studied chemical ecology of sea lamprey with implications for invasive species management and native species conservation. At UC Davis, I am using cooperative ecological methods to investigate interactions between waterbirds and fish in flooded rice field systems within California’s agricultural basin. Specifically, I am experimentally excluding waterbirds from plots with and without introduced fish to quantify predation, competition, and/or facilitation between waterbirds and introduced fish. This research will aid in understanding boosting ecosystem services from floodplains in the face of climate change. I also aim to use ecological theory and community engagement to dually inform wildlife managers and farmers on best ways to use limited water resources for support of agricultural yields and biodiversity.
Twitter: @MenschEmily
Email: emensch@ucdavis.edu
Alexandria Ginez – MS Student
Research Interests: Fish Ecology, Fisheries Management, Science Communication, Data-Poor Fishes
Email: anginez@ucdavis.edu
Sophie Sanchez – MS Student
Research Interests: Aquatic Ecology; Fish Ecology; Fisheries Management
Email: sosanc@ucdavis.edu
Alexandra Wampler - Ph.D. Student (co-advised with Nann Fangue)
Degrees: B.S. University of California, Davis Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology
Research Interests: Fish ecology; population genetics; reconciliation ecology; Chinook Salmon conservation and management
Visiting Scholars
Visiting Scholars
2019-2020: Laura Twardochleb (PhD Student, Michigan State University)
2018-2019: Morgan Bowen (MS Student, Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana)
Former Students
Former Students
Erin Tracy - Ph.D.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Watershed Sciences
David Ayers - Ph.D.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Watershed Sciences
Email: deayers@ucdavis.edu
Christine Parisek - Ph.D.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Watershed Sciences
Twitter: @caparisek; #sierrafishes project
Email: caparisek@ucdavis.edu
Website: caparisek.github.io
Rachelle Tallman - Ph.D
Current Position: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Email: rltallman@ucdavis.edu
Derrick Alcott - Postdoctoral Scholar
Current Position: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Email: djalcott@ucdavis.edu
Lauren G. Hitt - MS Student
Current Position: PhD Student, University of Canturbury
Email: lghitt@ucdavis.edu
Scott Colborne – Postdoctoral Scholar
Current Position: Research faculty, Quantitative Fisheries Center, Michigan State University
Twitter: @sfcolborne
Email: sfcolborne@ucdavis.edu
Parsa Saffarinia – Postdoctoral Scholar
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research at UC Berkeley
Twitter: @Psaffarinia
Personal website: Parsaecology.com
Email: parsa@ucdavis.edu
Amanda Peterson– MS Student (co-advised with Nann Fangue)
Current Position: Biologist, NOAA
Email: aagosta@ucdavis.edu
Mackenzie Miner - MS Student (co-advised with Nann Fangue)
Current Position: Environmental Scientist, California Department of Water Resources
Email: mcminer@ucdavis.edu
Colby Hause - MS Student (co-advised with Nann Fangue)
Current Position: Environmental Scientist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Email: chause@ucdavis.edu
Emily Jacinto - MS Student
Current Position: Environmental Scientist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Email: emjacinto@ucdavis.edu
Chris Jasper - MS Student (co-advised with John Durand)
Current Position: Biologist with Vollmar Natural Lands Consulting
Email: crjasper@ucdavis.edu
Mollie Ogaz - MS Student (co-advised with Carson Jeffres)
Current Position: Fisheries Biologist at Cramer Fish Sciences Inc.
Email: mhogaz@ucdavis.edu
Gabe Singer - Post Doctoral Scholar
Current Position: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Email: gsinger@ucdavis.edu
Danny O'Donnell – Postdoctoral Scholar
Current Position: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Email: drodonnell@ucdavis.edu
Francine De Castro - Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Fish Ecology; Reconciliation Ecology; Ecological Sustainability; Fish Physiology
Current Position: Ph.D. student at UC Davis
I am currently working to complete my undergraduate studies at UCD for a Bachelor's in Environmental Toxicology with a focus in ecology. As an undergrad intern in the Rypel Lab I am working to digitize a decades-long legacy dataset detailing the standing stock fish biomass in reservoirs across the United States. I have also assisted in research rearing Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) on agricultural rice fields, and am also assisting with the rotary screw trap project on Putah Creek.
Email: fadelara@ucdavis.edu
Adrian Loera- Undergraduate Student
Research interests: Fish Ecology; Fisheries Management, Fish and Water Policy; Science Communication
Current Position: California Trout, Inc.
Email: aeloera@ucdavis.edu
Sierra Mabanta - Undergraduate Student
Current Position: California Department of Water Resources
Wilson Xiong - Junior Specialist
Current Position: Graduate student at University of Tennessee
Elias Tita - Undergraduate Student
Current Position: Grad Student, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
Kiana Lindblad - Undergraduate Student
Current Position: Grad Student, Saint Louis University
Twitter: @KianaLindblad
Hailey Gleason - Undergraduate Student
April Alderete – Undergraduate Student
Email: analderete@ucdavis.edu
Kaylee Pebelier – Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Freshwater Ecosystems; Aquatic Species Interactions; Spatial Variability of Food Webs
Email: kayleepebelier@gmail.com
Twitter: @kayleepebelier
Daisuke Goto (Post Doc, University of Wisconsin - Madison, co-advised with Jake Vander Zanden) - Research Scientist with the Institute of Marine Research, Norway
Bonnie Myers (MS, Virginia Tech University) - PhD Student at NC State University
Matt Weberg (MS, Virginia Tech University) - Fisheries Biologist with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
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