People

The Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) is a research consortium involving marine scientists from four universities along the U.S. West Coast.

The overall scientific program is directed by twelve principal investigators.

Planning, research, policy, and technical coordination is provided by the strategic planning and program coordinators , the science coordinators , the policy coordinators, and the data coordinators.

Additional research, technical, and support functions are carried out by the postdoctoral researchers, research fellows, information and program managers, graduate students, research technicians, and project assistants.



Name E-Mail Title University Telephone
Christine Addison addison@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara n/a
Satie Airame airame@msi.ucsb.edu Policy Coordinator UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-3387
Katie Alt Griffith kagriffith@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz n/a
Karah Ammann ammann@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5149
Laura Anderson lmanders@ucsc.edu Intertidal Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-4145
Rachel Barnett-Johnson johnson@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5783
Jack Barth barth@oce.orst.edu Principal Investigator Oregon State University (541) 737-1607
Christy Bell bell@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5149
Dave Benet benet@biology.ucsc.edu Subtidal Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5460
Giacomo Bernardi bernardi@biology.ucsc.edu Research Fellow UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5124
Carol Blanchette blanchette@msi.ucsb.edu Science Coordinator UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-5144
Matt Bracken mebracken@ucdavis.edu Research Fellow Oregon State University (707) 875 1961
Bernardo Broitman broitman@nceas.ucsb.edu Postdoctoral Fellow NCEAS n/a
Martha Burford burford@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-1282
Jen Burnaford burnafoj@science.oregonstate.edu Research Fellow Oregon State University (541) 737-5359
Kristin Carden carden@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara n/a
Aaron Carlisle aaroncar@stanford.edu Graduate Student Stanford University (831) 655-6238
Peter Carlson carlson@msi.ucsb.edu Research Fellow UC Santa Barbara (303) 263-7524
Mark Carr carr@biology.ucsc.edu Principal Investigator UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-3958
Jenn Caselle caselle@msi.ucsb.edu Science Coordinator UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-5144
Francis Chan chanft@science.oregonstate.edu Post-Doctoral Researcher Oregon State University (541) 737-9131
Olivia Cheriton cheriton at biology dot ucsc dot edu Post-Doctoral Researcher UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-1876
Tish Conway-Cranos tish@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5783
Rex Core rcore@biology.ucsc.edu Data Coordinator UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-4951
Jorge Cornejo jcornejo@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara (805) 455-0774
Robert Cowen rcowen@rsmas.miami.edu Director of Strategic Planning Oregon State University (305) 421-4023
Ryan Craig craigrya@science.oregonstate.edu Research Assistant Oregon State University n/a
Tim Crombie crombie@msi.ucsb.edu Research Technician UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-6176
Antonia D'Amore damore@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz n/a
Carolina DaCosta dacosta@ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-4862
Mikal' Davis davism@science.oregonstate.edu Program Assistant Oregon State University (541) 737-8403
Katie Davis h2obabykd@hotmail.com Research Technician UC Santa Barbara n/a
Nick Dellaripa nick@physics.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara n/a
Mark Denny mwdenny@leland.stanford.edu Principal Investigator Stanford University (831) 655-6207
Dylan Digby digbyd@science.oregonstate.edu Research Technician Oregon State University (541) 737-5359
Sarah Dudas Sarah.Dudas@science.oregonstate.edu Post-Doctoral Researcher Oregon State University (541) 737-5405
Jesse Dutton dutton@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-6176
Chris Edwards cedwards@ucsc.edu Research Fellow UC Santa Cruz n/a
Dafne Eerkes-Medrano eerkesmd@science.oregonstate.edu Graduate Student Oregon State University (541) 737-5359
Katherine Emery kemery@icess.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara n/a
Brian Emery emery@icess.ucsb.edu HF radar Specialist (CNT III) UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-8480
Tyler Evans tevans@stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Researcher Stanford University (831) 655-6238
Melanie Fewings melanie at icess dot ucsb dot edu Post-Doctoral Researcher UC Santa Barbara n/a
Jared Figurski figurski@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz n/a
Melissa Foley foley@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5783
Jan Freiwald freiwald@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5783
Mike Frenock frenockm@science.oregonstate.edu Data Coordinator Oregon State University (541) 737-4565
Rani Gaddam gaddam@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-1621
Steve Gaines gaines@msi.ucsb.edu Principal Investigator UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-3764
Maya George maya@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-4862
Stephen Gosnell gosnell@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara n/a
Chris Gotschalk gots@lifesci.ucsb.edu Research Analyst UC Santa Barbara (805) 957-2991
Kirsten Grorud-Colvert grorudck@science.oregonstate.edu Marine Reserve
Science Coordinator
Oregon State University (541) 737-9981
Sally D. Hacker hackers@science.oregonstate.edu Research Fellow Oregon State University (541) 737-3707
Stuart Halewood halewood@msi.ucsb.edu Research Technician UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-5822
Scott Hamilton s_hamilt@lifesci.ucsb.edu Project Scientist UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-3217
LaTisha Hammond hammond@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-6176
Hilary Hayford hayford@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-3757
Sarah Henkel henkel@lifesci.ucsb.edu Post-Doctoral Researcher UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-6176
Christine Henzler henzler@msi.ucsb.edu Post-Doctoral Researcher UC Santa Barbara n/a
Margot Hessing-Lewis hessingm@science.oregonstate.edu Graduate Student Oregon State University (541) 737-3727
Elizabeth Hoaglund hoaglund@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-6176
Gretchen Hofmann ghofmann@lifesci.ucsb.edu Principal Investigator UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-6175
Chris Holmes holmchr@science.oregonstate.edu Research Technician Oregon State University (541) 737-4565
Stephanie Horii sachiye@prodigy.net Research Technician UC Santa Barbara n/a
Alison Iles ilesa@science.oregonstate.edu Graduate Student Oregon State University (541) 908-6422
Nishad Jayasundara nishadj@stanford.edu Graduate Student Stanford University (831) 655-6238
Dawn Jech jech@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5783
Amanda Jensen ajensen@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5460
Christopher Jones cjones@msi.ucsb.edu Data Coordinator UC Santa Barbara (970) 728-1136
Kendra Karr karr@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5783
Alison Kendall alisonk@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-1449
Cindy Kent cindy.kent@science.oregonstate.edu Executive Assistant Oregon State University (541) 737-5363
Brian Kinlan kinlan@lifesci.ucsb.edu Project Scientist UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-5241
Carissa Klein cklein@bren.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-5144
Tim Knight trknight@stanford.edu Program Assistant Stanford University (831) 655-6202
Basia Kucharska basia@biology.ucsc.edu Program Assistant Coordinator UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-2402
Katy Kunkel kunkel@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5783
Kristen Kusic Heady kristenk@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-1449
Jason Ladner jtladner@stanford.edu Graduate Student Stanford University (831) 655-6210
Andy Lanier Andy.Lanier@state.or.us Guest Account Oregon State University (503) 373-0050 x246
Sarah Lester lester@msi.ucsb.edu Research Fellow UC Santa Barbara n/a
Haven Livingston haven@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-1449
Brent Lockwood blockwoo@stanford.edu Graduate Student Stanford University (831) 655-6238
Cheryl Logan clogan(AT)stanford.edu Graduate Student Stanford University (831) 655-6238
Dave Lohse lohse@biology.ucsc.edu Post-Doctoral Researcher UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-1506
Peggy Lynch mlynch@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara n/a
J. A. Macfarlan macfarlan@msi.ucsb.edu Lab Manager UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-7555
Katie Mach mach @ stanford . edu Graduate Student Stanford University (831) 655-6203
Elizabeth Madin madin@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara n/a
Dan Malone malone@biology.ucsc.edu Research Analyst UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-1621
Erin Maloney emaloney@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-4184
Paul Matson matson@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-6176
Lisa Max max@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-7397
Matthew McClintock matthew.mcclintock@gmail.com Website Developer UC Santa Barbara (708) 805-9827
Margaret McManus mamc@hawaii.edu Principal Investigator U Hawaii at Manoa (808) 956-8623
Anna Mcpherson mcpherson@msi.ucsb.edu Research Technician UC Santa Barbara n/a
Bruce Menge mengeb@oregonstate.edu Principal Investigator Oregon State University (541) 737-5358
Kate Mesa mesa@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5138
Kevin Miklasz kmiklasz@stanford.edu Graduate Student Stanford University (831) 655 6208
Kristen Milligan kristen.milligan@science.oregonstate.edu Program Coordinator Oregon State University (541) 737-8862
Ruth Helen Milston-Clements milstonr@science.oregonstate.edu Research Assistant Oregon State University (541) 737-1866
Melissa Miner mminer@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 431-3866
Jordan Morris jmorris@msi.ucsb.edu Data Coordinator UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-2849
Gayle Murphy murphyga@science.oregonstate.edu Research Assistant Oregon State University (541) 737-4565
Lisa Needles needles@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara n/a
Kerry Nickols kjnickols@ucdavis.edu Graduate Student UC Davis (707) 875-1942
Karina Nielsen karina.nielsen@sonoma.edu Research Fellow Oregon State University (707) 664-2962
Mary Nishimoto nishimot@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara n/a
Mae Noble noblem@science.oregonstate.edu Research Technician Oregon State University (541) 737-5359
Kathleen Norris norriska@science.oregonstate.edu Project Assistant Oregon State University (541) 737-8752
Jennifer O'Leary oleary@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5783
Tom Oliver toliver@stanford.edu Post-Doctoral Researcher Stanford University (831) 655-6210
Daniel Orr dworr@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-4862
Chris Osovitz osovitz@lifesci.ucsb.edu Post-Doctoral Researcher UC Santa Barbara n/a
Morgan Packard packardm@science.oregonstate.edu Research Technician Oregon State University (541) 737-8861
Kim Page-Albins pageki@science.oregonstate.edu Research Technician Oregon State University (541) 737-4565
Stephen Palumbi spalumbi@stanford.edu Principal Investigator Stanford University 831-655-6214
Avrey Parsons-Field avreypf@gmail.com Research Technician UC Santa Barbara n/a
Nannette Pedroso pedroso@msi.ucsb.edu Development Analyst UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-5175
Robin Pelc pelc@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-7397
Camryn Pennington penningc@science.oregonstate.edu Research Assistant Oregon State University n/a
Melissa Pespeni mpespeni@stanford.edu Graduate Student Stanford University (831) 655-6210
Monica Pessino monicap@msi.ucsb.edu Graphic Artist UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-4522
Malin Pinsky mpinsky AT stanford.edu Graduate Student Stanford University (831) 655-6210
Grant Pogson pogson@biology.ucsc.edu Research Fellow UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5122
Rikke Preisler preisler@biology.ucsc.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5783
Pete Raimondi raimondi@biology.ucsc.edu Principal Investigator UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5674
Mark Readdie readdie@biology.ucsc.edu Post-Doctoral Researcher UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-1621
Melissa Redfield redfield@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-3757
Neeti Riar nriar@ucsc.edu Information Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-4951
Erin Richmond richmone@science.oregonstate.edu Research Technician Oregon State University (541) 737-4565
Liz Riley liz.riley@science.oregonstate.edu Policy Coordinator Oregon State University (541) 737-8645
Matt Robart robartm@science.oregonstate.edu Research Technician Oregon State University (541) 737-4565
Emily Saarman emily@biology.ucsc.edu Policy Coordinator UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-1669
David Salazar dsalazar@msi.ucsb.edu Research Technician UC Santa Barbara (805) 893 5822
Jerod Sapp sappj@science.oregonstate.edu Lab Manager Oregon State University (541) 737-8404
Hugo Selbie Hugo@biology.ucsc.edu Policy Coordinator UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5022
Becca Selden selden@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara n/a
Kim Selkoe selkoe@nceas.ucsb.edu Sabbatical Fellow UC Santa Barbara (805) 892-2160
Nick Shears shears@msi.ucsb.edu Post-Doctoral Researcher UC Santa Barbara (805) 280-9570
Brooke Simler simlerb@science.oregonstate.edu Program Manager Oregon State University (541) 737-9173
Scott Simon simon@msi.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara n/a
Randolph Skrovan skrovan@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5460
George Somero somero@leland.stanford.edu Principal Investigator Stanford University (831) 655-6243
Lindsay Starrett lielstar@ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-3757
Ata Suanda asuanda@coas.oregonstate.edu Graduate Student Oregon State University n/a
Adrienne Sutton adrienne.sutton@oregonstate.edu Assistant Director
of Strategic Planning
Oregon State University (541) 737-6393
Peter Taylor ptaylor1@suscom-maine.net Senior Writer UC Santa Barbara (207) 725-8574
Sarah Teck teck@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara n/a
Sarah Ann Thompson thompss2@science.oregonstate.edu Research Technician Oregon State University (541) 737-5359
Anne Todgham todgham@lifesci.ucsb.edu Post-Doctoral Researcher UC Santa Barbara n/a
Cynthia Trowbridge trowbric@science.oregonstate.edu Research Fellow Oregon State University (541) 574-0802
Joe Tyburczy tyburczj@science.oregonstate.edu Graduate Student Oregon State University (541) 737-5359
Roberto Venegas jhelius@yahoo.com Research Assistant Oregon State University (541) 737-5359
Cesar Vilas vilas@msi.ucsb.edu Post-Doctoral Fellow UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-7397
Luis Vinueza vinuezal@science.oregonstate.edu Graduate Student Oregon State University (541) 737-5359
Mark Walker walkermw@stanford.edu Policy Coordinator Stanford University (831) 655-6210
Kyle Walters walters@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-1449
Robert Warner warner@lifesci.ucsb.edu Principal Investigator UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-2941
Libe Washburn washburn@icess.ucsb.edu Principal Investigator UC Santa Barbara 805-893-7367
Megan Williams meganw@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-1449
Sara Worden worden@biology.ucsc.edu Research Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-3757
Thom Young n/a n/a UCSB n/a
Mackenzie Zippay zippay@lifesci.ucsb.edu Graduate Student UC Santa Barbara (805) 893-6176
Terril Efird efird@biology.ucsc.edu Subtidal Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5460
Andy Reynaga reynaga@biology.ucsc.edu Subtidal Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5460
Claire Saarman saarman@biology.ucsc.edu Subtidal Technician UC Santa Cruz (831) 459-5460
Brock Woodson cwoodson@hawaii.edu Post-Doctoral Researcher UC Santa Cruz (404) 307-5331

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