Gregory S. Gilbert, Ph.D.
Professor of Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz
Director UCSC Forest Ecology Research Plot
Research Associate Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Plant diseases; Applied evolutionary ecology; Forest and grassland ecology; Plant-fungus interactions; Inquiry-based science education
For office hours, please click here
ggilbert@ucsc.edu
You are welcome to check out my Sabbatical Blog with work in Spain and elsewhere around Europe (2015-2016) and China (2018)
Liz Rennie
Liz Rennie
Ph.D. student, Environmental Studies
I aim to research plant disease following wildfire and how they both contribute to the future phylogeny of native California plant species. I have previous research focusing on oomycete pathogens and their effect on chaparral ecosystems. I look forward to broadening my horizons and working with plants and pathogens that reside in other California plant communities.
Edith Lai
Edith Lai
Ph.D. student, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (co-advised with Ingrid Parker)
My research is on plant-microbe interactions that shape ecosystems. Both beneficial and parasitic symbionts can have profound impacts on plants that scale up to community level changes. I hope to understand these relationships within the context of local conservation issues. In addition, I am passionate about making science more inclusive and accessible through K-12 education.
Karla Jasso
Karla Jasso
Ph.D. student, Environmental Studies
Through my research, I aim to develop models to assess the effects of host variability on pathogen spread and impact in coastal redwood forests and assess how soilborne plant pathogens influence forest regeneration patterns after disturbances.
Additionally, I am committed to creating a more inclusive environment for future scientists and actively working to increase educational access to diverse communities by providing resources and opportunities to support students from underrepresented groups pursuing careers in plant pathology.
Jon Detka
Ph.D. 2021, Environmental Studies
A drone's view of plant disease ecology and ethics.
Senior UAV PIlot & GIS Technician, CIDER - University of California, Santa Cruz
Zack Shearin
M. A. 2021, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
(co-advised with Ingrid M. Parker)
Phylogenetic spillover of pathogens in plant communities
Plant Microbiome Molecular Technician (2019-2021) (for Gilbert and Parker labs)
Performing metabarcode sequencing of fungal symbionts to investigate link between plant phylogeny and pathogen distribution
(Now in Doctoral Program in Koskella lab at UC Berkeley)
Ph.D. 2020, Environmental Studies
Responding to an emergent plant pest-pathogen complex across social-ecological scales.
M.A. 2020, Environmental Studies
(co-advised with Ingrid M. Parker)
Fungal networks in plant communities.
Assistant Professor of Biology, Ventura College
M.A. 2020, Environmental Studies
Urban ecology, plant disease ecology, and urban political ecology.
Ph.D. 2019 Environmental Studies
Species interactions and climate change in the loss of Joshua trees and the role of eco-art for understanding multispecies connections.
Assistant Professor of Art, Reed College
Ph.D. 2016 Environmental Studies
Fungal ecology and ecosystem-based management of special forest products
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology - Penn State University.
Ph.D. 2016 Environmental Studies
co-advised by Berry Brosi (Emery University)
Competitive context drives pollinator behavior: Linking foraging plasticity, natural pollen deposition, and plant reproduction.
Associate Director – Science Research Initiative, University of Utah
Jennie Liss Ohayon
Ph.D. 2015 Environmental Studies
New battlegrounds over science, risk, and environmental justice: factors influencing the cleanup of military Superfund sites
Research Scientist, Silent Spring Institute
Ph.D. 2015 Environmental Studies
(Honorary Gilbert lab member, Daniel Press lab)
Old Saws and New Laws: Regulatory Failure and Ownership Transformation in the North Coast Redwood Timber Industry
Senior instructor and program coordinator, Portland State University
Postdoctoral researcher 2015
Department of Ecology, Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangzhou, China
Researcher of Ecology, Sun Yat-Sen University
Ph.D. 2013 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
co-advised by Ingrid M. Parker
The potential for tropical legume and non-legume trees to suppress the invasive C4 grass Saccharum spontaneum in Panama
County Supervisor, 3rd district, Santa Cruz County
California Coastal Commissioner
Megan Saunders
Postdoctoral Fellow 2010-13
Jorge Torres Ortega
M.A. 2012 Environmental Studies
Daniella Schweizer
Ph.D. 2012 Environmental Studies
co-advised by Karen Holl
Community interactions in tropical forest restoration and environmental governance in the Panama canal watershed
Postdoctoral Fellow, ETH, Zürich
webpage
Bárbara Ayala Orozco
Ph.D. 2008 Environmental Studies
Maintaining the drivers of tropical plant diversity: plant disease in conservation practice
Associate Professor C, Institute for Ecosystem and Sustainability Research (IIES), National University of Mexico (UNAM)
Suzanne Langridge
Ph.D. 2008 Environmental Studies
co-advised by Daniel Doak
Contested landscapes: using scientific information and collaborative processes to support ecological restoration
Director of the Paulson Ecology of Place Initiative, Wellesley College
website
Martha Bonilla Moheno
Ph.D. 2008 Environmental Studies
Honorary Gilbert lab member - (Karen Holl lab)
Forest recovery and management options in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico
Investigador Titular "A", Red de Ambiente y Sustentabilidad, INECOL, Mexico
website
Doug Plante
M.A. 2005 Environmental Studies
Matteo Garbelotto
Post-doctoral researcher 1997-99
Evolutionary ecology of mangrove fungi
Extension Forest Pathologist, UC Berkeley
website
Enith Rojas
Masters of Engineering, 2000 Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
Diversity of mangrove fungi
Researcher, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
website
Ariadna Bethancourt
M.S. 2000 Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
Diversidad de hongos endófitos
Assistant Professor, Universidad de Panamá
Lisa Infante
M.S. 1999. ESPM, UC Berkeley
Plant diseases in the structure of tropical seedling communities