
Eric P. Palkovacs [Email]
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Director, Institute of Marine Sciences
Director, Fisheries Collaborative Program
Coastal Biology Building, 130 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (office) 831-502-7387; (lab) 831-459-1475
Current Lab Members
Abigail Ward, PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Romy Pan, PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Paige Gardner, PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Georgia Third, PhD Candidate, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Fulbright Scholar
Morgan Abbott, PhD Candidate, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Sara Hocevar, NOAA QUEST Postdoctoral Fellow, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Matthew Mensinger, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Coastal Climate Resilience
Samuel Ginther, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Coastal Climate Resilience
Anna Poulton, NOAA QUEST Postdoctoral Fellow, Fisheries Collaborative Program
Anjana Parandhaman, Postdoctoral Scholar, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Kerry Reid, Project Scientist, Fisheries Collaborative Program
Regina Spranger, Research Fellow, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Ian Budesa, Master’s Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Daisy Schadlich, Master’s Student, Coastal Science and Policy
Lab Alumni
Madilyn Gamble, former NSF Postdoctoral Fellow
Current position: HubSpot
Katie Kobayashi, former PhD Student
Current position: Stillwater Sciences
Lucas Medeiros, former NOAA QUEST Postdoctoral Fellow
Current position: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution / MIT
Paul Carvalho, former NOAA QUEST Postdoctoral Fellow
Current position: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission / NOAA NWFSC
Doriane Weiler, former PhD student
Current position: UCSC Academic Affairs
Tim Scully, former MS Student, Coastal Science and Policy
Current position: California Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture
William Ware, former MS Student, Coastal Science and Policy
Current position: California Trout
Tara Dolan, former NOAA QUEST Postdoctoral Fellow
Current position: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Megan Sabal, former PhD Student
Current position: Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Jennifer Hoey, former Postdoctoral Researcher
Current position: California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Dave Fryxell, former Ph.D. Student
Current position: Dennis Conservation Land Trust
Krista Oke, former Postdoctoral Researcher
Current position: University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Simone Des Roches, former ISEECI Postdoctoral Fellow
Current position: Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Celia Symons, former UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow
Current position: University of California, Irvine
Kerry Reid, former Postdoctoral Researcher
Current position: UCSC Fisheries Collaborative Program
Gina Contolini, former PhD Student
Current position: Greater Farallones Association
Travis Apgar, former PhD student
Current position: California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Ben Wasserman, former PhD student
Current position: Delaware Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Katie McElroy, former Master’s student
Current position: California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Dan Hasselman, former Postdoctoral Researcher
Current position: Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy
Emily Argo, former Research Technician
Current position: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Liam Zarri, former Master’s Student
Current position: Smithsonian Institution
Rebecca Robinson, former Master’s Student
Current position: UCSC Fisheries Collaborative Program