Our Team
We strive to create a welcoming culture that celebrates diversity, promotes equity, fosters inclusion, and ensures belonging. We recognize there are systemic barriers stifling diversity, equity, and inclusion in academia and in the sciences, and we work to restructure this system and make lasting changes. If you are interested in joining the lab, please visit us here to learn more.
Amy Frazier, PhD
SCALE Lab Director, Professor and Jack and Laura Dangermond Endowed Chair in Conservation Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Amy joined the Department of Geography at UCSB in 2023. Prior to that she was an Associate Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University from 2018-2023 and an Assistant Professor of Geography at Oklahoma State University from 2013-2018. Amy is a core faculty member in the Center for Spatial Studies at UCSB, which has been a leader in geographic thought, spatial analysis, and spatial data science for more than three decades.
afrazier [at] ucsb.edu
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Postdoctoral Scholars
Morgan Rogers, PhD
Rogers is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the lab. She investigates how the 3D structure of cities shapes ecological connectivity. Her research integrates landscape ecology, remote sensing, and novel computational methods to improve conservation strategies in urban environments. She earned her PhD in Urban Planning from UCLA, where she conducted geospatial and statistical modeling to support collaborative planning efforts on climate adaptation and biodiversity with local governments, communities, and practitioner partners. Outside of her research, Morgan enjoys gravel biking, hiking, and unwinding with a good book.
PhD Students
Wenxin Yang
Wenxin Yang is a PhD student in the lab. She is interested in spatial ecology and using remote sensing and GIS to examine conservation issues. She is involved in the NSF-funded project Near-term Forecasts of Global Plant Distributions to model the connectivity of protected areas in the U.S. She received an M.S. in Urban Spatial Analytics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2019 and a B.S. in Resources and Environmental Science from Beijing Normal University in 2018.
Patrick Rhodes
Patrick Rhodes is a PhD student in the lab. He is interested in using GIS and remote sensing to study ecological and conservation issues. He received an M.S. from the University of Arizona in GIST, an M.A from Arizona State University in English, and a B.S. from the University of Memphis in Computer Engineering.
Xue Yan
Xue Yan is a PhD student in the lab. She is interested in integrating field investigation, remote sensing, geospatial analysis, and modeling tools to promote invasive species control and biodiversity conservation. She received an M.S. in Ecology from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and a B.S. in Physical Geography and Resource & Environment from Changsha University of Science & Technology.
Izzy Lopez
Izzy Lopez is an MA/PhD student in the lab. She recently received a B.S. from the University of New Hampshire in Wildlife & Conservation Biology and Geospatial Analysis. Her current research interests include the intersection of restoration ecology, conservation, and remote sensing.
Past lab members
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Postdocs
Dr. Teresa Bohner
Dr. Jeffrey Haight
Dr. Benjamin Hemingway
Dr. Cesar Hinojo-Hinojo
Dr. Lei Song
Dr. Diyang Cui
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PhD Students
K. Colton Flynn
Benjamin Hemingway
Joseph Karanja
Gustavo A. Ovando Montejo
Kenzie Shandonay
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Masters Students
Abdulrahman Alsanad
D. Clay Barrett
Benjamin Hemingway
Catherine Hudson
Brandi Kapos
Arnold Chi Kedia
Songmei Liu
Gustavo A. Ovando Montejo
Rebecca Perlin
Hejun Quan
Barira Rashid
Anastasia Stats
Amanda Thomas
Alonzo Totsonie