Alejandra Garcia

Originally from Santa Ana, California, Alejandra grew up in Las Vegas and moved up to Reno to attend the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) as a first-generation college student. At UNR, she received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with a minor in Ecohydrology. During her time there, she spent several summers as a riparian research technician in Shasta, CA, and sampled various field sites in Northern Nevada. She went on to study abroad in Costa Rica, where she conducted avian distribution surveys and analyzed historical mammalian data in sub-alpine rainforests. During her junior year, she presented her research at the McNair Scholars National Undergraduate Conference in Waco, TX. Post-graduation, she worked part-time at the Desert Research Institute as a STEM Education Assistant. Some of her hobbies include martial arts, watercolor, hiking, reading, swimming, and yoga.