Researcher profile

Christina Pasparakis

Assistant Professor · UC Davis

Microplastics / ecotoxicology

Water

Agricultural Runoff

Research focus

Ecological Exposure

Institution type: UC
Department or center: Environmental Toxicology
Geography / service area: Davis / Sacramento Valley
Watershed / region: Sacramento Valley / statewide
Research topics: Aquatic toxicology; microplastics; marine pollution; bioaccumulation
Support roles: Baseline Assessment, Research Partner
SB 54 / technical assistance: High
Current status: Current / Publicly listed
Evidence: Active monitoring; Pilot / field trial
Verification confidence: Medium
Verified / accessed: 2026-09-11

3 verified links

Monitoring program

2024–Current

Monitoring underway; public dataset not confirmed

UC Davis / Bodega Marine Laboratory

Bodega Marine Reserve, Bodega Bay, California

Dissertation / field research

2024–Current

Research in progress

UC Davis / Bodega Marine Laboratory

California coast; research based at Bodega Marine Laboratory

Research consortium / network

2026

Protocols, projects and community monitoring are consortium goals; public datasets will vary

UC Davis and external partners

California / multiple planned and existing land-to-sea research settings