
Malin L. Pinsky
(he/him)
Associate Professor
mpinsky@ucsc.edu
@pinskylab
Google Scholar
GitHub for research group and old personal siteorcid.org/0000-0002-8523-8952
Brendan Reid (he/him)
Project Scientist, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UCSC
ENR 136A, Rutgers
nerdbrained@gmail.com
Mark Morales (he/him)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UCSC
CBB 139
mamamora@ucsc.edu
Meaghan Clark (she/her)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UCSC
CBB 139
miclark@ucsc.edu
Jeewantha Bandara (he/him)
Ph.D. student, Ecology & Evolution, Rutgers
ENR 136A
jeewantha.bandara@rutgers.edu
Clare Dowling (she/they)
Undergraduate Student, UCSC
Joined: Fall 2024
Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Art
cmdowlin@ucsc.edu
Abhita Devananda (she/her)
Undergraduate Student, UCSC
Joined: Fall 2024
Major: Computer Engineering
adevanan@ucsc.edu
Katelin Subbie (he/they)
Undergraduate Student, UCSC
Joined: Fall 2024
Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
ksubbie@ucsc.edu
Lab Alumni – Postdocs
Aurore Maureaud, Postdoctoral Associate (2020-2022). Currently: Task Officer at the Atlantic Coast Delegation of the French Biodiversity Agency in Nantes
Alexa Fredston, Postdoctoral Associate (2020-2022). Currently: Assistant Professor, Ocean Sciences Department, University of California, Santa Cruz
Joyce Ong, Postdoctoral Associate (2017-2020). Currently: Research and Grants Facilitator at Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute
Eden Tekwa, Postdoctoral Associate (2016-2020). Currently: Postdoc, McGill University
Lisa McManus, Postdoctoral Associate (2017-2020). Currently: Assistant Research Professor at the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (University of Hawai’i-Manoa)
Jude Kong, Postdoctoral Associate (2019). Currently: Assistant Professor at University of Toronto in the School of Public Health
Becca Selden, Postdoctoral Associate (2015-2019). Currently: Assistant Professor, Wellesley College
Allison Dedrick, Postdoctoral Associate (2017-2019). Currently: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
James Morley, Postdoctoral Associate (2014-2018). Currently: Assistant Professor, East Carolina University
Tim Walsworth, Postdoctoral Associate (co-advised with Daniel Schindler) (2016-2018). Currently: Assistant Professor, Utah State University.
Emily Moberg, Postdoctoral Associate (2016-2018). Currently: Scientist, World Wildlife Fund.
Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Postdoctoral Associate (2016-2018). Currently: Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Ryan Batt, Postdoctoral Associate (2014-2017). Currently: Data Scientist, Newell.
Adrian Stier, Postdoctoral Associate (co-advised with Daniel Schindler) (2016). Currently: Associate Professor at University of California – Santa Barbara.
Lab Alumni – Graduate Students
Zoë Kitchel, PhD in Ecology & Evolution (2023). Currently: Postdoc, Vantuna Research Group, Occidental College
René Clark, PhD in Ecology & Evolution (2023). Currently: NSF Postdoc Fellow, Phifer-Rixey Lab, Drexel University
Katrina Catalano, PhD in Ecology & Evolution (2022). Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Informatics & Predictive Sciences at Bristol Myers Squibb
Jennifer Hoey, PhD in Ecology & Evolution (2020). Currently: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Patrick Flanagan, MS in Oceanography (2017). Currently: Media Production Specialist
Lab Alumni – Staff
Ryan Snow, Lab Researcher, Rutgers (2022-2023).
Marial Malabag, Data Science Technician, Rutgers (2022-2023).
Dan Forrest, Data Science Technician (2018-2021). Currently: PhD student at University of British Columbia – Vancouver.
Michelle Stuart, Lab Manager (2014-2020). Currently: Application Developer in the Office of Research Analytics, Rutgers University.
Mario Hernandez, B.S. Biological Sciences, lab technician (2014-2016). Currently: Postdoc, U. California Merced.
Lab Alumni – Undergraduates
Maxwell Bursack, B.S. in Biology & Marine Science and Anthropology minor (2022-2023)
Marial Malabag, B.S. in Biology (2021-2022)
Allison Fink, majoring in Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources (2021-2022)
Connor Meenan , B.S. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (2020-2021)
Hannah Burke, B.S. in Music, Biomathematics & the Honors College (2019-2020)
Ria Kobernuss, B.S. in Ecology (2019-2020)
Greg Master, B.S. in Biotechnology & the Honors College (2019-2020)
Hailey Conrad, B.S. in Marine Science, Ecology & the Honors College (2019-2020)
Adriana Chumacero, B.S. in Ecology (2019-2020)
Adam Yawdoszyn, B.S. in Ecology & the Honors College (2018-2019)
Nolan Fehon, B.S. in Marine Science (2018-2019)
Marhuma Zaman, B.S. in Biology (2018-2019)
Anthony Darrow, B.S. in Ecology (2019)
Cathrin Cruze, B.S. in Ecology, Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program (2019).
Michael Dilorenzo, B.S. Marine Science (2017-2018).
Kalisse Horne, B.S. Animal Sciences, Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program (2017-2018).
Sarah Picon, B.S. Microbiology (2014-2016).
Enmanuel Lomba, B.S. Biological Sciences and German (2016).
Michael Weiss, B.S. Biological Sciences and Economics (2015-2016)
Rachel Berman, B.S. Biological Sciences and Chemistry (2015)
Julianne McLaughlin, B.S. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (2015)
Afiqah Mizan, B.S. Biotechnology (2014)
Evan Kwityn, B.S. Marine Biology (2013)
Lab Alumni – Guests
Abby Ethridge, NSF PIRE program, Old Dominion University, 2021-2022
Eryka Molino, NSF PIRE program, Arizona State University, 2021-2022
Jesenia Miranda, RISE program, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, 2021-2022
Giusi Adragna, RCN for Evolution in Changing Seas exchange program, San Francisco State University, Summer 2022
Justin Deutsch, Rutgers RISE from New Jersey City University, Summer 2021
Anthony Snead – RCN for Evolution in Changing Seas Program from University of Alabama, Fall 2020-2021
Cassiel Padilla-Duran, Rutgers RISE from University of Puerto Rico, Summer 2019
Rondi Nordal, NSF REU from Western Washington University, Summer 2019
Amaia Astarloa Diaz, PhD student from AZTI Foundation in Pasaia, Spain and the University of Basque Country, Spring 2019
Tim Dencker, PhD Student from Technical University of Denmark’s National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU-Aqua), Spring 2018
Jordan Holtswarth, NSF REU from U. Missouri, Summer 2016