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Evelyn Valdez-Ward

Education:

B.S., Biology, University of Houston-Downtown; M.S., Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine; Ph.D., Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine 

Dissertation:

Effects of Climate Change on the Interactions Between Plants and Soil Microbes & Reclaiming STEM: A Model for Inclusion in Science Communication and Policy 

Thesis Advisor:

Travis Huxman, Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and Kathleen Treseder, Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine

Research Topic:

Culturally Responsive Leadership Development for Postdoctoral Scholars in Climate Justice 

Mentor:

Sikina Jinnah, Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz 

Current Position:

President's Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz 

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