Naomi Fraga (2010)
Fellowship Year: 2010
Academic Background: Claremont Graduate University - PhD 2012- (Botany)
Current Position: Conservation Botanist, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Naomi is a PhD candidate in the Botany Program at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and Claremont Graduate University. Her doctoral research is centered on a group of closely related species in the genus Mimulus (commonly called monkeyflowers). Through her research Naomi hopes to provide a better understanding of species limits, evolutionary relationships, and reproductive biology in Mimulus. She
is broadly interested in conservation of biodiversity and has spent much of her research working in the field (primarily in California) revealing diversity that is yet to be described. In addition to her full time status as a doctoral student Naomi also serves as Conservation Botanist at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. At the Garden, Naomi manages the field studies program and actively works with Federal, State, and local agencies to conduct botanical research that informs on the ground management decisions on public lands. Naomi holds a M.S. in Botany from Claremont Graduate University and a B.S. in Botany and Biology from California Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Expertise: Conservation Science & Biology, Natural Resource Management