Welcome!

Research in the MEEP lab focuses on the ecology, evolution, and physiology of marine species. 

We are particularly interested in understanding natural selection and contemporary evolution in wild populations, and how an evolutionarily-informed approach to studying population dynamics can help manage populations in the face of environmental change.

Our research combines detailed, field studies of species' demography with quantitative genetic analyses and mathematical models of population dynamics.  Please see the research page for more detail about particular projects.

 
Recent News

5/26 - Thea defended her thesis with flying colors! Off to a PhD program at UC Santa Cruz in the fall!

4/26 - MEEP lab members present their research at the annual meeting of the Southern California Academy of Sciences

12/25 - Alexis was offered a PhD position!

12/25 - Benji's thesis research accepted for publication in Behavioral Ecology!  See here for more information.

11/25 - Kara's undergraduate research project published in Oecologia! ​See here for more information

11/25 - Thea and Alexis presented their research at the annual meeting of the Western Society of Naturalists, San Diego, CA
          - Alexis won award for best student poster!

11/25 - Elias' undergraduate research project accepted for publication in Ichthyology and Herpetology!

Summer 2025
       - Alexis won award for best student presentation at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. St. Paul, MN


Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840