Biography

Natalie graduated with a Master's degree in Biology from Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo), where she worked with Dr. Matt Ritter investigating the effects of water availability on the distributions of parapatric populations of Layia jonesii and Layia platyglossa on serpentine soils.  For her dissertation work at UCSB, she investigated the ecological and evolutionary significance of geographic variation in floral pigmentation, pollen and seed attributes, and life history in Streptanthus.