Education & Academic Positions

Academic Postions

DIRECTOR: Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Lab and Valentine Reserve 2016-present

RESEARCH BIOLOGIST: University of California, Santa Barbara 2016-present

ASSOCIATE RESEARCH BIOLOGIST: University of California, Santa Barbara 2016-2016

PISCO SCIENCE AND POLICY COORDINATOR: Parntership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) 1999-present

ASSISTANT RESEARCH BIOLOGIST: University of California, Santa Barbara 1999-2006

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW: University of California, Santa Barbara 1995-1999

INSTRUCTOR: University of California, Santa Barbara 1997 - 1999

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW: Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station 1994-1995

INSTRUCTOR: Oregon State University 1992-1996

Education

BS BIOLOGY: University of Notre Dame 1988

PhD ZOOLOGY: Oregon State University, 1994 (Drs. Bruce Menge & Jane Lubchenco: advisors)
Thesis: The effects of biomechanical and ecological factors on population and community structure of wave-exposed, intertidal macroalgae