Larisa began working in the Johnson-Jeffres group as a student in the summer of 2023 and continued as a Junior Specialist after graduating from UC Davis in 2024. She typically works on preparing and post-processing otoliths (Chinook salmon, O. mykiss, and Clear Lake hitch) for analysis, running the LA-ICPMS, and helping out with hatchery work and water sampling. She is particularly interested in reconstructing the life history of these fish using isotopes and trace elements found in the otoliths. She is looking forward to answering more ecological questions using these methods as well as continuing to gain new skills in the lab.  When she is not working, she is usually going on road trips, hiking, or hanging out with friends.