Researcher profile

Jenessa Gjeltema

Assistant Professor · UC Davis

Cross-media / General

Research focus

Ecological Exposure

Institution type: UC
Department or center: Veterinary Medicine & Epidemiology
Geography / service area: Davis / Sacramento Valley
Watershed / region: Sacramento Valley / statewide
Research topics: Environmental plastic contamination; animal, human and ecosystem health
Support roles: Research Partner
SB 54 / technical assistance: High
Current status: Current / Publicly listed
Evidence: Published study; Existing baseline data; Active monitoring
Verification confidence: High
Verified / accessed: 2026-09-11

3 verified links

Technical report

2023

Technical report; public data status not confirmed

UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center

Lake Tahoe Basin

Monitoring program

2018–Current

Ongoing monitoring; some reports/publications available

UC Davis TERC / Desert Research Institute

Lake Tahoe and surrounding watershed

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