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
Laura Wattles
Communication and Outreach Coordinator
Email: lwattles@ucsb.edu
SNARL 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