My first discovery of the California sea hare Aplysia in Tomales Bay, CA
Hello! I am a marine ecologist who is broadly interested in what drives variation within and among populations in coastal habitats – I conduct my research using a combination of manipulative field experiments, lab mesocosms, and genetic tools.
Current position: PhD Candidate in Population Biology at the University of California, Davis, Stachowicz Lab.
Contact: nmkollars@ucdavis.edu
Twitter: @nmkollars
Setting up an experiment in Savannah, GA
Past positions:
- Zostera Experimental Network Graduate Fellow, Nakaoka Lab (Summer 2012)
- Master’s student in Marine Biology at the College of Charleston, Sotka Lab (2011-2014)
- Seasonal Research Assistant, PISCO/Lubmenge Lab (2010)
- Seasonal Research Assistant, Hare Lab (2009)
- REU student, Dyhrman Lab (Summer 2007)
- Undergraduate Independent Researcher, Miner Lab (2006-2008)
- Undergraduate student at Western Washington University (2005-2007)
- Undergraduate student at Wenatchee Valley College (2003 – 2005)
