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.

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.

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.

Emily Barbieri-Verdejo
Research Assistant, 2024 - present
UCSC marine biology grad gaining experience with applied coastal ecology in the Boyer Lab.
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
