Jessica Kendall-Bar is a Ph.D.candidate studying Marine Mammal Physiology and Neuroscience in the Costa and Williams labs at UC Santa Cruz. After studying Marine Science and Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley, she began her dissertation research which explores new techniques for monitoring sleep in wild marine mammals. A scientist by training, Jessica's research has spanned a wide range of topics including oceanic geochemistry, octopus behavior, marine arthropod mating behavior, moray eel behavior, human sleep deprivation, and marine mammal neuroscience. However, Jessica believes that scientific progress is futile unless communicated successfully. Jessica’s illustrations, photography, animations, photography, and cinematography aim to accurately portray science and its role in preserving the underwater ecosystem.

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