VESR DIRECTOR
![Carol Blanchette](https://snarl.nrs.ucsb.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Carol-Blanchette-2.jpg)
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
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Everett Phillips
Operations Manager
Phone: 805-893-2618
Email: everettphillips@ucsb.edu
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Carole Lester
Education Coordinator
Phone: 805-893-2207
Email: carole.lester@ucsb.edu
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Jane Lester
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 805-893-5695
Email: jlester@ucsb.edu
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Anne Barrett
Outdoor Educator
Email: anne.barrett@ucsb.edu
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Laura Wattles
Communication and Outreach Coordinator
Email: lwattles@ucsb.edu
SNARL SCIENTISTS
![David Herbst](https://snarl.nrs.ucsb.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/David-Herbst-2.jpg)
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
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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
![Thomas Smith](https://snarl.nrs.ucsb.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Thomas-Smith.jpeg)
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
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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