Interested in joining the lab? We’re always looking to welcome a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives into our group!
Check out current and past lab members below, and see the Opportunities page for information about getting involved in the lab.
Current Lab Members
PI
DR. KATRINA M. DLUGOSCH
Associate Professor
kdlugosch@arizona.edu
Phone: 520–621–6058
postdoctoral associate
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE
DR. VALERIE MILICI
vmilici@arizona.edu
Research: Role of plant-microbial interactions in soil development during primary succession (terraformation)
postdoctoral Associate
DR. MAE BERLOW
USDA EWD Fellow
maeb@arizona.edu
Research: Genomics of plant-microbe interactions during invasion
phd student
Poppy Northing
Research: Using ecological genomics and historical collections to understand rapid evolution in plants
phd candidate
REBECCA BLAND
rbland@arizona.edu
Research: Disturbance impacts on microbial interactions with invasive plants
Phd candidate
ANTHONY DANT
Research: Rapid evolution in urban environments
phd candidate
LEAH VELDUISEN
lveldhuisen@arizona.edu
Research: Community phylogenetics in montane plant communities
UndergraduatE Researchers
Current students:
Jack Greger, Linus Friedman, Taylor Reese, Morgan Rossier, Keilan Sotomayor
Former Lab Members
POSTDOCS
postdoctoral associate - 2023
DR. BRYAN REATINI
NSF Plant Genome Fellow
Now: Geneticist, US Forest Service (Oregon)
Postdoctoral Associate - 2021
DR. J. MILES MESA
Now: Tree Improvement Researcher,
Weyerhaeuser (Hot Springs, AR)
postdoctoral fellow -2018
postdoctoral associate -2018
DR. HANNAH E. MARX
Now: Curator and Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico
Postdoctoral Associate -2017
DR. PAT LU-IRVING
Now: Weed Botanist,
National Herbarium of New South Wales
Postdoctoral Associate -2017
DR. SHANA R. WELLES
Now: Assistant Professor of Teaching,
University of California, Riverside
Postdoctoral fellow -2016
DR. BRITTANY S. BARKER
Now:
Senior Research Associate, Oregon Integrated Pest Management Center,
Oregon State University
GRADUATE STUDENTS
PhD - 2022
Dr. F. ALICE CANG
Now: Social Justice and STEM Education
PhD - 2019
Master’s - 2019
ELIZABETH M. CARPENTER
Now:
Senior Research Associate,
Novozymes, Inc (Davis, CA)
Master’s - 2017
ANGELA M. KACZOWKA
Now: Assistant Professor of Practice and PhD student, Dept of Agricultural Education, University of Arizona
BS ‘16, Collaborator
HEATHER E. GILLETTE
Now:
PhD Candidate, Northern Arizona University
Master’s - 2016
SAM R. ANDERSON
Now:
Genetic Counselor (Long Island, NY)
Master’s - 2014
BRIANNA A. McTEAGUE
Now:
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Former Technicians
Andrew Cummings, Julia Harencar, Linnea Herbertson (now Dr. Linnea Honeker!), Kristin Nurkowski, Brandon Phinizy, Mikayla Creek
Colleagues of Kristin, please consider donating to her Memorial Fund: https://give.ubc.ca/memorial/kristin-nurkowski/
Former Undergraduates
2011: Seth W Smith; 2012: Fernando Dominguez, Karen Gonzales, Rudy Phillips, Wendy Wong; 2013: Janelle Cocio, Duyen Vo; 2014: Kevin Gibson, Celeste Patterson, Michael Rivera, Sonya Tran; 2015: Natalie Hamdan, Sarah Hefferan, Benjamin Horn, Kristin Leger, Hailey Sounart, Thuy Tran; 2016: Danielle Eastin, Lucas Gomez, Ahmed Hourani, Lizel Mendoza, Jasmyne Pacheco, Ian Trushell, Jack Welchert; 2017: Elisa Acosta, Joseph Aspinwall, Rhiannon Bauer, Alexus Cazares, Alec Christensen, Ashley Davis, Shelby Dolgaard, Jesse Duarte, Danica Evidente, Joshua Fowler, Albert Leotta, Joanna Mihelich, Augustina Rosati, Alex Skomro, Jake Wilkie, Christina Winkler, Jeffrey Wooton, Jenny Wong, Maia Zaiee; 2018: Kaija Broders, Maria Johnson, Adelina Lane, Zak Piekarski; 2019: Branden Amsler, Rhiannon Bauer, Joseph Black, Victoria Bunting, Alexus Cazares, Taylor Kling, Ashley Randolph, Ana Bea Rodriguez, Will Sherman; 2021: Mikayla Creek, Jesse Duarte; 2022: Aisha Alsuwaidi, Matthew Carr, Charlotte Chance, Shifat Hossain, Jillian Kramer, Shelby Lockhart; Alyssa Nelson, Alondra Ruiz, Lilli Wright; 2023-2024: Lily Bishop, Linus Friedman, Savannah Gibson, Jack Greger, Samuel King, Lilly Ramirez, Taylor Reese, Morgan Rossier, Keilan Sotomayor