Patricia “Trish” A. Holden

University of California, Santa Barbara

She/her

Trish is a Professor in the Bren School at the University of California, Santa Barbara where her group studies the sources, pathways, and prevention of environmental pollutants and pathogens. Her education is in Civil/Environmental Engineering and Soil Microbiology. She practiced engineering for 8 years before her Ph.D. She is looking forward to assisting the Center’s timely and vital goals. In her free time, Trish enjoys exploring plant-based cooking and eating (especially beans!), walking, doing yoga, reading and writing, watching films, and hanging out with her very sweet dog.