GCA ScholarshipsMeet the GCA's Scholars
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
GCA scholars work around the globe in their efforts to pursue and share knowledge. Explore their areas of interest using the directory and by reading the GCA’s annual publication, GCA Scholars Report.
Scholar Directory
Alejandro Borunda
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
“Cultivating Native Corn Varieties as a Sustainable Alternative in Desert and Arid Settings.”In...
Mariana Gonzalez Jauregui Prida
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
The Hidden Wildlife Corridors of a Desert CityTucson is extraordinary and unique among cities of...
Jorge Del'Angel
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
The Viability of Using Landfill Leachate as an Adequate & Safe Alternative to Commercial...
Radiya Ali
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
Evaluating Climate Mediated Cam-c3 Photosynthetic Plasticity in Wild, Pre-columbian Domesticated,...
Arely Castillo
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
Vegetation Responses to Fire in the Sonoran DesertThe 2020 Bush Fire in Arizona's Tonto National...
Jack Scherer
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
Soil Microbiomes of the Colorado Plateau Jack Scherer is a first-year master's student in...
Gabrielle Moneymaker
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
How to Survive Environmental Extremes: A Giant Rosette’s Guide to the Desert ...
Nina Marchiando
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
Mesquite-Bosque Habitat Health Assessment in Anza Borrego Marchiando will study the effects of...
Miranda Buckley
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
Parasite Host Specialization: A Multi-Faceted Approach Buckley’s study of holoparasites...
Zane Robertson
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
A Taxonomic and Genetic Investigation of the Rare Plant Rumex orthoneurus Continuing thesis...
Megan Rziha
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
Summer Internship at Desert Botanical Garden Rziha will participate in a summer internship at...
Mylea Lovell
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
Measuring and Monitoring Selaginella lepidophylla Populations: Are the Current Rates of...
Erin Forstner
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
Summer Internship at Desert Botanical Garden Forstner’s summer internship at Desert...
Michael Mohr
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
Desert Botanical Garden, Summer 2021 Mohr will research varied topics during the summer at the...
Iris Garthwaite
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
Using a Geographic Mosaic of Climate Variation to Assess Genetic vs. Environmental Sources of...
Lauren Baldarelli
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
Research into Biological Soil Crusts (Biocrusts) Lauren Baldarelli is a Ph.D. candidate at...