PROJECT TEAM

Oregon State University

Desiree Tullos, PhD, PE (OR)
Professor, Water Resources Engineering
Oregon State University
Project sub-team: Outreach and Ecology
Email: desiree.tullos@oregonstate.edu
Website: https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/rivers/

Julie Alexander, PhD
Assistant Professor (Senior Research)
Oregon State University, Department of Microbiology
Project sub-team: Ecology
Email: Julie.Alexander@oregonstate.edu
Website: https://microbiology.oregonstate.edu/content/julie-alexander

Bryan Tilt, PhD
Professor, Anthropology
Oregon State University
Project sub-teams: Socio-cultural
Email: bryan.tilt@oregonstate.edu
Website: liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/users/bryan-tilt

Guillermo Giannico, PhD
Professor & Extension Fisheries Specialist
Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Oregon State University and Oregon Sea Grant
Project sub-team: Outreach
E-mail: giannico@oregonstate.edu
Website: http://agsci-labs.oregonstate.edu/giannico/

Kristine Alford, PhD student
Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences
Oregon State University
Project sub-team: Ecology
Email: alfordkr@oregonstate.edu

Hannah Boone, Masters student (2024)
Oregon State University
Project sub-teams: Socio-cultural
Email: booneh@oregonstate.edu

Jenna Davis, Masters student (2024)
Oregon State University
Project sub-teams: Socio-cultural
Email: davijen2@oregonstate.edu

Rebecca Wheaton, PhD student
Oregon State University
Project sub-teams: Socio-cultural
Email: wheatore@oregonstate.edu

Melody Rice, Masters student (2025)
Oregon State University
Project sub-teams: Socio-cultural

Erin Wheeler, Masters student (2025)
Oregon State University
Project sub-teams: Socio-cultural

Issi Tang, Masters student (2025)
Oregon State University
Project sub-teams: Ecology

We are also grateful to all of the undergraduates students who have worked with us on this project, with generous funding from Oregon Sea Grant, OSU’s URSA ENGAGE program, OSU’ STEM Leaders porgram, and the College of Agricultural Sciences Beginning Research Program: Grace Boisen, Whitney Packard, Miranda Bour, Michael Marovich, Lily Bell, Emelyn Keller, Aleyna Convery, Colleen Lovdokken, and Sophia Reindl. We also gratefully acknowledge the participation of four high school interns with the Yurok Tribe.

University of Montana

Laurel Genzoli, PhD
Postdoctoral scholar
University of Nevada
project sub-team: Ecology

Yurok Tribe
(Photo taken from wildrivers.lostcoastoutpost.com)

DJ Bandrowski
Senior Project Engineer
Yurok Tribe
Project sub-team: Outreach
Email: djbandrowski@yuroktribe.nsn.us

(Photo taken from sercal.org)

Mike Belchik
Senior Fisheries Biologist
Yurok Tribe
project sub-team: Socio-cultural
Email: mbelchik@yuroktribe.nsn.us

Brook Thompson
Restoration Engineer & Ph.D. Student
Yurok Tribe Fisheries Design & Construction 
Project sub-team: Socio-cultural
Email: brthompson@yuroktribe.nsn.us
Website: https://www.brookmthompson.com/

Barry McCovey
Senior Fisheries Biologist
Yurok Tribe
Project sub-teams: Socio-cultural
Email: bmccovey@yuroktribe.nsn.us