the funk lab - people

Jennifer received her B.A. from University of California, Berkeley and PhD from Stony Brook University (with Manuel Lerdau). She did her postdoctoral work at Stanford University (with Peter Vitousek), and joined Chapman in 2007. Jen's research interests include plant ecophysiology, invasion biology and restoration ecology. You can contact her at jlfunk at chapman dot edu.

Madison is a junior in the Environmental Science and Policy program. She is studying germination traits of native and invasive species of California serpentine grassland. In particular, can you water the serpentine grassland in the summer to trick invasive species into germinating early? Is this a viable restoration strategy for these invaded systems?

Matt is a senior in Biological Sciences. His research focuses on understanding the ecological impacts of California state budget cuts on weed management programs. He is currently conducting interviews of weed managers to better understand how their budgets are spent and which areas are likely to suffer from the cuts.

Kim Cyphers was an undergraduate researcher from 2008-2010. She is currently pursuing a Masters degree from The Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley.

Lori Glenwinkel was a research technician in the lab from 2008-2010. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley.

Brittany Hickok was an undergraduate researcher from 2009-2010. She will be attending veterinary school in the fall of 2011.

Savannah Lane was an undergraduate researcher from 2009-2010. She is currently working at a wildlife rehabilitation center in Texas.

Cynthia Neben was an undergraduate reseracher from 2009-2010. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology at USC.

Franklin Parmar was an undergraduate researcher from 2008-2009. He is currently pursuing his teaching credential to teach science at the junior high school level.

Christyn Takara was an undergraduate researcher from 2009-2010. She will be applying to graduate school in engineering next fall.

Ginny Zachary was a research technician in the lab from 2007-2008. She is currently swing dancing up a storm here in Orange County.