Who We Are

Rachel Blakey (she/her)

Joey Curti (he/they)

Post-doctoral Researcher

Joey studies the effects of artificial light at night and urban noise on bat species in southern California

Betty Wong (she/her)

Master's Student

Betty studies the effects of anthropogenic and environmental factors on bobcat habitat selection and movement behavior in southern California

Sarah Heffelfinger (she/her)

Master's Student

Sarah studies the diet of bats in the Santa Clara River Valley, CA using DNA metabarcoding with a focus in agricultural pests bats consume

Rachel Hester (she/her)

Guest Master's Student

Rachel is a founding member and the Treasurer of B.A.T.S. She also studies effects of temperature on bite force in Southern Alligator Lizards with Dr. A. Kristopher Lappin

Davey (she/her)

Team Mascot

Daniel Risser (he/him)

Undergraduate Researcher

Jada Han (she/her) 

Undergraduate Researcher

Olivia Garcia (she/her)

Undergraduate Resarcher

Gabby Verde Garcia (she/her)

Undergraduate Researcher

Cole Prince (he/him)

Undergraduate Researcher

Robert Lopez (he/him)

Undergraduate Researcher

Ayla Sheridan (she/her)

Undergraduate Researcher

Lumi Altschuler (she/they)

Undergraduate Resarcher

Logan DeBoer (he/him)

Undergraduate Researcher

Jaime Neill (she/her)
MSc 2025
Jaime studied the phenological and diel activity patterns of bats in lemon and avocado orchards of the Utom (Santa Clara) River Valley, an urban-agroecosystem of Southern California. She is currently working on publishing her findings and working as a Senior Consultant at Colibri Ecological Consulting

Margie Hernandez (she/they)

Researcher Assistant

Secretary of the B.A.T.S. Club, and I assist with various lab projects to provide extra support. I’m currently helping with Sarah’s, Betty’s, Juliette’s, and Joey’s projects, and I’m always happy to jump in where needed. 

Julliete Martinez (she/her)

Previous BATS President and Undergraduate Reseacher

Giselle Hernandez

(she/they)

Undergraduate Resarcher

Matthew McCarthy (he/him)

Undergraduate Reseacher