PUBLICATIONS
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xuPxxFsAAAAJ&hl=en
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0982-7496
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Evidence for adaptive responses to historic drought across a native plant species range
EE Dickman, LK Pennington, SJ Franks, JP Sexton - Evolutionary Applications, 2019
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How is adaptive potential distributed within species ranges?
Lillie K Pennington, Rachel A Slatyer, Dannise V Ruiz‐Ramos, Samuel D Veloz, Jason P Sexton
PRESENTATIONS ANDINVITED TALKS
I present my work whenever possible, to report my results, work on my science communication, and receive feedback. Here is a summary of the presentations I've given outside of classes.
2014
Pennington L., Templer P. “Climate Change Across Seasons: A Study of Stem Efflux”.
Oklahoma City University Undergraduate Research PowerPoint contest. Third place.
Pennington L., McCoy E., Kauffman L. “Orangutans: A Study of Activity and Play”
American Association of Physical Anthropologists conference, Calgary, Canada. Poster.
Oklahoma City University Undergraduate Research poster contest. First place.
2015
Pennington L., Sexton J. “The Effect of the 2013 Rim fir on White Fir seedlings in the Sierra Nevada Range”.
Beta Beta Beta Regional conference.
2019
Pennington L., Dickman E, Sexton J. “Survival in a Drier World: A Study of Rapid Adaptation in Response to Drought in the Sierra Nevada Endemic Forb, Erythranthe laciniatus; Or: What to Expect When You’re Expecting Climate Change”.
Northern California Botanists symposium. Second place winner in poster contest.
Invited talk. Botanical Society of America Annual Conference. Demography of Alpine Plants symposium.
2021
Pennington L., Sexton J. “A Tale of Two Experiments: How the CA drought affected natural populations of an endemic monkeyflower.”
Invited talk. Sierra Streams Institute.
Invited talk. Marymount University. "Science Career Seminar - SCI342"
OUTREACH
RADIOBIO
RadioBio is a science communication and outreach group which I have had the pleasure of being a part of almost my whole graduate career. RadioBio is primarily a podcast group, and we interview visiting scholars about their research. Our podcast has listeners in over twelve countries!
I served as Editor-in-Chief for two years and as President for one. Under my leadership, we increased recruitment and partnerships on campus, including undergraduate and administrative groups.
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GRAD-EXCEL PEER MENTORING
I have been a peer mentor through the Grad-EXCEL peer mentoring program at UC Merced for three years. I have mentored eight first year graduate students in that time, guiding them through their first years and often beyond.
COMMITTEE WORK
I am a student representative for my graduate group's executive council, as well as my graduate group's DEI committee. In the executive committee I am one of three voices for the students of my graduate group, making sure that any decisions that are made also have grad student welfare in mind. I also aid in planning for graduate group events.
In the DEI committee I offer a student's perspective on DEI issues as well as the perspective of a person of color. I hope my work on the committee furthers recruitment and retention of students of color to my department, while making sure the department is a welcoming and equitable place.