Victoria Obergh is a research specialist and laboratory manager. Victoria holds a M.S. in Soil, Water, and Environmental Science and a B.S. in Physiology from the University of Arizona. Her previous work included analyzing canal maintenance effects on irrigation water quality for fresh produce safety. Her current work, under the direction of Dr. McLain, include soil and water quality analyses, analyses of antibiotic resistance in bacteria in water sources, and molecular and cultural analyses of microbes in irrigation water and fresh produce safety. For Project Harvest Victoria works with soil samples to analyze for the presence of indicator bacteria and human pathogens.