Current Graduate Students
Please click here to learn about our alumni, their research experiences as graduate students, and their respective careers paths after graduating from the ENVS program at San Jose State University.
Hi! My name is Jose, and I was born and raised in the Philippines.
I was born in Michigan, and raised in Minnesota. I have spent all of my life enjoying the greatoutdoors and soaking up as much sunshine as possible.
I grew up in Santa Cruz, California, surrounded by the beauty of the Pacific Ocean and the redwood forests.
I spent my childhood Summers dipping in creeks and playing among oaks and sycamores in my hometown of Livermore, California.
I spent most of my childhood in Ojai, a small town in southern California. This is where my love for nature and outdoor recreation began, hiking and exploring the surroundingmountains.
I thrive on two passions: ecology and environmental justice. While seemingly different, these two fields are the core of who I am and summarize the worldview by which I live.
I grew up in Hayward, Ca. and moved to Los Angeles in 2017 to attend UCLA where I got a B.A. in Anthropology. During my undergraduate career, I took many hybrid courses within the Anthropology department. Through these courses, I was introduced to conservation and ecology.
I grew up in the Bay Area and have always loved the great outdoors. I enjoy camping, hiking, fishing, backpacking, campervan trips, you name it and I love it or I'm down to try.
I was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. I speak French at home but went to school in English.
I was born in Peru and moved to the Bay Area five years ago.
I was born and raised in the Bay Area and have always had an immense fascination with animals.
I was born and raised in Upland, California. Growing up, I discovered my love of the outdoors during visits to national parks, natural history museums, and aquariums.
My name is Diana Garcia-Colmenarez, and I am joining the Environmental Studies programhere at SJSU to focus on Fire Ecology and GIS.
I was born in a small town in the northern part of India. I grew up as a shy teenager with a lot of dreams encaged inside as a little girl.
I grew up in San Francisco and since childhood I have relied on the greenbelt of the San Francisco peninsula as a respite from the busyness of the city.
Hi everyone! My name is Anna Greene and I am from Santa Maria, California which is on the Central Coast.
I was born and raised in the small sleepy town of Dixon, CA. A lot of my childhood was spent watching nature shows, camping in the woods, running around beaches, and being fascinated by animals.
I was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and I graduated from San Jose State University with a B.S.
Hello everyone! My Name is Landon Guzman, I am from Stockton, California. For my undergraduate degree, I also studied in the bay area at SFSU, where I graduated with a degree in Environmental Studies.
Growing up in the Santa Cruz mountains, coastal environments were something that always existed on my radar.
Grew up in San Francisco and got my BS in Environmental Science from Portland State University. I am primarily interested in research restoration ecology especially in stream and riparian ecosystems.
While it might seem a little strange, I am both a lecturer in the Environmental Studies Department at San José State University and I am enrolled as a graduate student.
As a Philadelphia native, I have spent the majority of my life in the Northeast. With family up and down the west coast, however, I have always loved the environment in California.
Hi! My name is Taylor and I was born and raised in Washington D.C. Ever since highschool, I’ve had a calling for environmental justice.
As a child, I spent much of my time outside hiking, climbing, and playing in the open spaces around my home on ancestral Nisenan lands in the Sacramento Valley and foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
I grew up in Rancho Santa Margarita in Orange County, California. I studied Geoscience at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and received a B.A. in Earth System Science.
I was born in Riverside C.A snd currently reside in Santa Cruz. I spent eight years in the U.S. Army with multiple deployments over seas, before returning to school and earning my B.S.
I grew up in a small town in Ventura County, just a short walk from a little-known regional park where I have spent countless hours exploring.
Hello! My name is Christine Lopez and I have been living in the San Francisco Bay Area my whole adult life, but mainly from the East Bay.
I was born in Hong Kong and immigrated with my family to the US when I was 10. I was fascinated by the strong environmental focus that San Francisco has for many aspects of city life.
I was born and raised in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. While living in Iran, I was able to obtain a B.A. in Economics from Azad Tehran University.
My name is Lindsey Marsh and I am a San Jose native. I didn’t go camping or hiking often growing up, but I do have fond memories of getting together with my extended family at our local parks.
I was raised in a small rural town in western Sonoma County, surrounded by a mix of cattle fields and open spaces. From a young age, I loved animals and the outdoors.
My home biome is temperate rain forest, favorite california vegetation type is coastal sage scrub, my favorite bird is the American dipper, and the greatest plant genera are Quercus and Calochortus.
Hello, my name is Rebecca Mina. I was born and raised in Stockton, California. I attended San Joaquin Delta College for three years and transferred to CSU East Bay where I earned my bachelor’s degree in environmental science and a minor in biology.
My name is Jamsheed Mistry and I was born in Mumbai, India. When I was three, my family and I relocated to Toronto, Canada, where I was raised in a community surrounded by maple trees and snow!
I am an Indian who has had the privilege of moving across India while growing up. I relocated to a new place every 2 years, changing schools, meeting new people, adapting to different climates, and connecting with diverse religions, cultures and demographics, all of which have played a great part in shaping me and developing my career.
I grew up around areas of San Jose, CA for the majority of my life. Ever since my childhood years, being outdoors and exploring new places has consistently been a keen interest of mine.
I grew up in rural Mexico and migrated to the U.S when I was thirteen, I studied high school in East San Jose-Yerba Buena H.S.
I was born and raised in Santiago, Chile. I have always been passionate by our unique ecosystems. I absolutely love traveling and visiting new places, exotic cuisines, different cultures and people.
I have always been passionate about nature. It began early in my childhood with my mother teaching simple practices she implemented around our house such as growing vegetables and fruits, reusing instead of buying new things and not wasting food.
Hello, I’m Sanjana. I come from India which is a land of villages. I was born and brought up in-the hugefarms of my grandparents in India where agriculture is the main occupation.
It’s me Saara Ranabhat from the country of Mount Everest, Nepal. Growing up in a country with extremely rich biodiversity, my passion for nature and environment exists since my childhood.
I was born in rural Elk Grove and spent my teenage years in the small gold rush town of Placerville, CA. My four siblings and I spent the majority of our childhood outside tending goats, chasing roosters, fishing in the delta and seasonally hunting deer.
I was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, which most people simply call L.A. My parents are El Salvadorian and immigrated to the U.S. as young adults.
I grew up in the state of Haryana, located in northern India. I have always been one of those students who always liked reading interesting facts that amazed me.
Hi everyone! My name is Mya Shiloh and I have recently graduated from San Jose State with my bachelor’s in environmental studies accompanied with an environmental impact analysis minor.
I was born and raised in San Clemente; a sleepy beach town in Southern California. I graduated from San Jose State University with a B.S.
Growing up in Upstate New York, I spent a lot of time gardening, camping, and fishing with my family.
Hello, I’m Brad and I grew up in Gilroy and received my bachelors degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Colorado.
Hi there! The name’s DeNarae. I was born and raised in Riverside County, CA and moved toSan Jose 5 years ago to get my BS.
I am a Wildlife Management and Conservation graduate from Humboldt State University. As an undergraduate I interned at two wildlife rehabilitation and educations centers: Wildlife Images in Grants Pass, Oregon, and California Wildlife Center in Malibu, California.
I was born and raised in Hong Kong, China. When I was in secondary school in Hong Kong, I had the opportunity to conduct field research in various locations, which made me strongly appreciate the environment.
I was born and raised in Watsonville, California. I grew up in the country with my two brothers and dozens of animals.
Hello everyone! My name is Olivia Trevino, and I am a current graduate student in the Environmental Studies Program at San Jose State University (SJSU).
I am from Nepal and currently residing in Sunnyvale, California. Nepal a country with rich natural resources and biodiversity. Of course, completely different geographical structure starting from the altitude of 50m from the sea level till the highest peak in the world, the Everest.
I was born in Ho Chi Minh City (Sai Gon), Vietnam. In 2012, my family moved to the United States. We settled in Southern California for the first few years.
Hello, my name is David Vásquez, I was born and raised in Medellín, the second biggest city in Colombia. Since childhood, I had so much contact with nature because of my parents’ passion for being in the countryside.
My Name is Mitchell Victoria and I am about to begin graduate school after taking a short break during the pandemic. I graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies.
Hello! My name is Kate Worrell and I completed my undergrad degree at Cal Poly SLO in Environmental Management and Protection. With minors in Biology, GIS, Sustainable Environments, and Studio Art.
After listening to many radio programs and reading articles that have sounded the alarm that immediate action is needed to reduce the human-caused degradation of the environment.
I'm a San Francisco native who moved to the South Bay on a whim for a change of scenery and to finish my BS in Environmental Studies with a minor in Biology.
I was born and raised in the Bay Area. Growing up here, I was fortunate enough to have the best of both worlds with the mountains and the ocean as my playground.
My name is Jiacheng Zheng. I was born in Shanghai, China. I obtained my bachelor’sdegree of a double major biology and chemistry from the University of South Alabama in Dec 2022.
At the age of 15, I took a leap of faith and left my home country, arriving in the United States alone. My decision to seek new opportunities. With unwavering courage, I embarked on a path that would change my life forever.
