Thrilled to be at UVA to give the keynote address for EnviroDay!

Painting what I know and love.

This is a straight up brag. Nothing humble about this flex.

My group at USD is called the Xingona Dirt Science Lab. I don’t believe in “don’t say dirt” because it’s hella exclusionary. Both parts (chingona + dirt) are reclaimed in protest.

Hey, I’m Claudia and I’m from Fontana! [No longer on that other app so let me reintroduce myself]

Riverside City College (AS & AA)-> UC Riverside (BS & Ph.D) -> Stanford (Postdoc) -> University of San Diego (Asst. Prof)

A chicana mamá and soil biogeochemist.

You’re telling me I can’t be a silly little goose on my 2nd year self-evaluation letter as a professor?

I’m 1/2 way through my Soil Orders project!

My winter plans include painting all 12 soil orders. 9 more to go!