![Whale jumping over a boat](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/ASF_5812.jpg)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
![Photograph Ari Friedlaender on a boat in an orange jacket.](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/DSC_0929_Tag_retrieval_VHF-e1510345427985-300x300-1.jpeg)
Ari Friedlaender, Professor
ASSISTANT RESEARCHERS
![](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/DSC_0456-e1587662070718-scaled-e1656109258901-300x300-1.jpeg)
Caroline Casey
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
GRADUATE STUDENTS
![Photograph of Victoria Hermanson on a boat.](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/hermanson-headshot-e1698100718188-300x300-1.jpg)
Victoria Hermanson
PhD Student
![Photograph of Mason Cole outside.](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/SMM-photo-e1694369853627.png)
Mason Cole
PhD Student
![Photograph of Chloe Lew outside on a beach with ocean in the back.](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/ITS_2476-1-scaled-e1677021555753-300x282-1.jpg)
Chloe Lew
PhD Student
![Photograph of Arianna Torello on a beach with grass with ocean in the background.](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/PXL_20220117_165402944.PORTRAIT_edit-300x300-1.jpg)
Arianna Torello
PhD Candidate
![Photograph of Lauren Fritz on a beach with bright blue ocean in the back on a sunny day.](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/untitled-02288-e1677022815862-300x296-1.jpg)
Lauren Fritz
PhD Student
VISITING RESEARCHERS
![Photograph of Oksana Savenko with winter gear on and icy water and mountains in the background](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/IMG_0436-scaled-e1656095903116-300x300-1.jpg)
Oksana Savenko
Visiting Research Scholar – Ukraine
RESEARCH TECHNICIANS
![Photograph of Sephena Mann helming a boat with the sun shining](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/SMann-scaled-e1694284034291-300x300-1.jpg)
Sephena Mann
Research Technician
![Photo of Blake Marin standing on a beach with seals in the background.](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/PXL_20220117_164421923.MP_-e1667919604653-300x300-1.jpg)
Blake Marin
Staff Cetacean Research Specialist
![Photo of Ross Nichols wearing a life jacket on small inflatable in blue waters and sunny sky.](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/Ross-Nichols-e1510359921636-300x300-1.png)
Ross Nichols
Staff Cetacean Research Specialist
INTERNS
![Photo of Mimi Chavez outdoors on a sunny day.](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/mimi-nice-profile-pic-e1694283235657-300x300-1.jpg)
Mimi Chavez
Undergraduate Volunteer
![Photo of Astarte Brown standing by a waterfall.](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/IMG_2417-scaled-e1676997139778-300x301-1.jpg)
Astarte Brown
Undergraduate Volunteer
![Photo of Iris Lam with the ocean waves in the background.](https://btbel.pbsci.ucsc.edu/files/2024/07/2022101_153731-scaled-e1667919354513-300x300-1.jpg)
Iris Lam
Undergraduate Volunteer
LAB ALUMNI
Rachel Halpern
Undergraduate Intern
Patrick Munley
Undergraduate Volunteer
Martin Gil
ACCESS Intern
Carlos Esperanza
Undergraduate Volunteer
Ryan Reisinger
Post Doc
Dave Cade
Post Doc
Jesse Cole
Undergraduate Volunteer
Trevor Barclay
Research Technician
Phoebe Gross
Undergraduate Volunteer
Dave Cade
Post Doc
Sarah Weindorf
Undergraduate Volunteer
Renee Albertson
Post Doc
Phoebe Gross
Undergraduate Volunteer
Dave Cade
Post Doc
Sarah Weindorf
Undergraduate Volunteer
Nicole Wilson
Research Technician
Sara Faraone
Undergraduate Volunteer
Emily Nazario
Research Technician
Jake Linsky
Research Technician
Emma Levy
Research Technician
Lourdes Gomez
Undergraduate Volunteer
Lindsey Ellett
Undergraduate Volunteer
Theresa Kirchner
M.S. Student
Natalie Mastick
M.S. Student
Logan Pallin
Postdoctoral Scholar
Michelle Modest
M.S. Student
Ross Nichols
Staff Cetacean Research Specialist