Prof. Cristina Lazcano

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Associate Professor of Soil Ecology

3144 Plant and Environmental Science Building

Dr. Cristina Lazcano completed her PhD at the Soil Ecology research group from the University of Vigo (Spain). Afterwards, she worked as a postdoc at the Technical University of Denmark, the University of Calgary and UC Davis. Before joining UC Davis in 2019, Dr. Lazcano was an assistant professor of soil ecology at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Courses
  • SSC 100 - Introduction to Soil Science
Research Interests & Expertise
  • Soil health
  • Soil biodiversity
  • Plant–microbe interactions
  • Nutrient cycling
  • Soil carbon sequestration