Staff

Margot Buchbinder
Lead Tech & Lab Manager, 2018 - present
Leads day-to-day operations, and manages multiple living shorelines projects and studies of eelgrass, CA sea-blite, and cordgrass ecology and restoration. Keeps the lab organized and helps us all with programming in R.

Sebastian Garcia
Research Technician, 2024 - present
Co-leading NSF-funded studies of ocean acidification effects and interactions in eelgrass ecosystems with Kate. Manages field and lab work on numerous projects.
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Kate Nicholson
Research Technician, 2024 - present
Co-leading NSF-funded studies of ocean acidification effects and interactions in eelgrass ecosystems with Sebastian. Manages field and lab work on numerous projects.
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Josie Collier
Research Assistant, 2024 - present
Currently working towards a terrestrial master's degree focused on plant evolution in SFSU's Biology Department and honing her intertidal ecology experience in the Boyer Lab.
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Emily Barbieri-Verdejo
Research Assistant, 2024 - present
UCSC marine biology grad gaining experience with applied coastal ecology in the Boyer Lab.
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Former research staff
We are grateful for their many contributions to the Boyer Lab!
Christian Tettelbach
Research tech,
2021-2024

Jessie Bruno
Research tech,
2022-2024

Taylor Jenks
Research assistant,
2021-2024

Devon Wallace
Research assistant,
2021-2023

Geana Ayala
Research tech,
2015-2018, 2021-2022

Luis Hernandez
Research tech,
2019-2022

Daniel Harris
Research fellow,
2020-2022

Melissa Patten
Research tech and lab manager, 2017-2020

Kristina Stodder
Research assistant,
2019

James Lee
Research assistant,
2018-2019

Emma Murphy
Research assistant,
2018-2019

Jay Miller-Hilton
Research tech and lab manager, 2012-2017

Justin Reyes
Research assistant,
2017

Dustin Nelson
Research assistant,
2015-2016

Laura Henn
Research assistant,
2015-2016

Julien Moderan
Postdoctoral fellow, 2013-2016

Jessi Craft
Research assistant,
2013-2016

Stephanie Kiriakopolos
Research tech,
2012-2016

Mira Raykova
Research assistant,
2014-2015

Evyan Sloane
Research tech,
2013

Ace Crow
Research assistant,
2011-2013

Chris Raleigh
Research tech,
2011-2012

Diana Singh
Research assistant,
2009-2011

Lindsey Carr
Research tech and lab manager, 2008-2009

Brittany Huntington
Research tech and lab manager, 2007

Laura Reynolds
Research tech and lab manager,
2004-2006
