Effective and invested mentors can have outsized impacts, helping early career scientists (from undergraduates to senior scientists and tenured faculty) develop independence and confidence and to help identify opportunities for progressing their careers.

Providing excellent and individualized mentoring to students with diverse goals is one of my core aims as an academic educator and a primary goal of the lab. 

​​Mentees both past and present have taught me a lot about how challenging it can be to fulfill the expectations of a mentor you have for yourself. I owe many thanks to folks who have passed through the lab as mentees and mentors for being patient, hard-working, and fun. 

Kate (left) and Research Professional Jeanette Moore (right) in the field, Summer 2013. Kate was funded through the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Past Undergraduate Mentees: Where did they go next?

Jaclyn Lai 
Alvin Balmeo
Aimee Pepper**&       
Emily Tang               
Rita Bao**                   
Cody Limber**&        
Kristin Conner**&      
Allegra Estrada**
Jacob Albright
Madison Atlas
Hannah Johnson& 
Kirksey Cunningham**&  
Mya Voigtsberger 
​Lizzie Brisnehan
Hannah Butkus   

2015-2016 – UC Berkeley – DVM
2015-2016 – UC Berkeley – Software Engineer
​2016-2018 – UC Berkeley – DVM
2016-2019 – UC Berkeley –  MS, Data Science
​2017-2019 – UC Berkeley – MD student
​2017-2019 – UC Berkeley – PhD student, Yale University
​2018-2019 – UC Berkeley – DVM candidate, Univ. of California Davis
2018-2019 – Chabot College – Naturopath
2019-2021 – Univ. of Montana - PhD student, University of Montana
2019-2021 – Univ. of Montana - Park Ranger, USFS
2019-2021 – Univ. of Montana - PA student, Rocky Mountain College
2019-2022 – Univ. of Montana - Undergraduate, Univ. of MT
2022-2023 - CSU - Applying to vet school
2023 - CSU - Gap year
2023-2024 - CSU - TBD

** indicates co-author on peer-review manuscripts in review or published
& indicates honors thesis mentee