“Thus organisms and environments are both causes and effects

in a coevolutionary process.”

—Richard C. Lewontin in The Triple Helix: Gene, Organism, and Environment.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

New year accomplishments

I am very, very excited to announce that I have completed my degree and I am now Dr. Gina Contolini!

Me with my family the night I passed my closed defense.

Me starting my public defense.


On that note, my first dissertation chapter was published as a stand-alone research article in the journal Oecologia. Seeing this publication come out was a great way to graduate on a high note. Check it out online using the link below, and if you want full access, feel free to contact me.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00442-019-04591-x


Now, I'm teaching a couple courses here at UCSC while applying for postdocs and faculty jobs in the area. It is nice to be able to transition to another phase of life!