Cecilia Martinez

Ceci (she/her) is a third-year PhD student in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, where is a member of Dr. Margaret Evans’ dendroecology lab. Her research focuses on how climate variability and change affect trees and forests across the West, from the threatened whitebark pine in the Interior West to Douglas-fir in the Pacific Northwest. Raised in Alaska and now rooted in the Sonoran Desert, she draws on her experiences in vastly different ecosystems to guide her scientific perspective. Prior to graduate school, she worked on public lands throughout the region, contributing to rare species monitoring, invasive species mitigation, post-fire recovery, and collaborative restoration efforts. Outside of her studies, Ceci enjoys knitting, singing in choir, biking, and spending time with her rescue pup (Sansa).