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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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