Graduate Student

Farai Divan Patel

Graduate Student

Farai is an interdisciplinary conservation scientist, bridging ecological and social science methods and theories to better understand and support decentralized ecosystem management systems. At Berkeley, Farai is a Chancellor’s Fellow and is exploring the links between community-based fisheries management and coral reef health. He is interested in integrating mixed methods, from remote sensing to participatory mapping, to further equitable conservation practices.

Admittance Semester/Year and Program

Fall 2025,...

Monica Donegan

Graduate Student

My research focuses on the evolutionary ecology of a bacterial plant pathogen. Using both computational genomics and large-scale field studies, I am investigating the mechanisms and effects of local adaptation to temperature in bacterial populations across California.

Admittance Semester/Year and Program

Fall 2020, PhD in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Designated Emphasis in Computational Biology

Education

BA, Biology, University...