People


VESR DIRECTOR


Dr. Carol Blanchette

Research Biologist and VESR Director

My main areas of research are marine and community ecology, and my work has largely focused on nearshore marine ecosystems; rocky intertidal, kelp… Read More

Phone: 805-893-5698
Email: carol.blanchette@ucsb.edu


VESR STAFF


Everett Phillips
Operations Manager

Phone: 805-893-2618
Email: everettphillips@ucsb.edu


Carole Lester
Education Coordinator

Phone: 805-893-2207
Email: carole.lester@ucsb.edu


Jane Lester
Administrative Assistant

Phone: ‭805-893-5695
Email: jlester@ucsb.edu


Anne Barrett
Outdoor Educator

Email: anne.barrett@ucsb.edu


Chloe Boucher
Communication and Outreach Coordinator

Email: chloeboucher@ucsb.edu


Juyung Yoo
Reserve Steward


Email: juyung.yoo@gmail.com


Reserve Scientists


Dr. David Herbst
Research Biologist

Since the late 1980s I’ve been doing research out of the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory. I first started scientific research in… Read More

Email: herbst@lifesci.ucsb.edu


Dr. Roland Knapp
Research Biologist

The general goal of my research is to understand how natural and anthropogenic factors influence the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems…. Read More

Email: roland.knapp@ucsb.edu


Dr. Thomas Smith
Assistant Research Biologist

As a community ecologist, I focus on how species interactions shape freshwater communities in Sierra Nevada lakes and ponds. My research topics… Read More

Email: tcsmith@ucsb.edu


Alexa Lindauer
Lab Manager and Research Assistant

Alexa Lindauer is a Staff Research Assistant with the Mountain Lakes Research Group. She works on various aspects of amphibian recovery in the Sierra Nevada including backcountry data collection, field crew coordination, laboratory analyses, database management, and spatial and statistical research support.

Email: alindauer@ucsb.edu
Website: Mountain Lakes Research Group


University of California, Santa Barbara Natural Reserve System Campus Office

Marine Science Institute
Building 520, Room 4003B
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150