Postdoctoral and Research Associates
Dr. Diana Chin
Associate Research Scientist
Metro Boston Regional Coordinator, MassBays National Estuary Partnership
B.A. Boston University
Ph.D. Stony Brook University
Diana graduated from Boston University in 2008 with a B.A. in Biology with Specialization in Marine Science. She then worked for Amec (now Wood) and Arcadis as a human health and environmental risk assessment consultant, before moving to New York to pursue a Ph.D. in Marine and Atmospheric Science at Stony Brook University. After completing her Ph.D. in 2019, Diana moved to Florida as an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology with appointments at the University of Florida and Florida International University. She relocated back to the Boston area in 2023 to join the Grabowski lab at Northeastern University. Diana’s graduate and postdoctoral research focused on mutualisms involving coastal foundation species, with an emphasis on the roles of chemosymbiotic bivalves (solemyid and lucinid clams) in seagrass ecosystems. Her ongoing research interests include bivalve-seagrass relationships and the application of plant-animal-sediment interaction research – and benthic ecology more broadly – toward coastal conservation, resilience, fisheries, aquaculture, and habitat restoration goals. As a Regional Coordinator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s MassBays program, Diana convenes the Boston Harbor Ecosystem Network (BHEN) and works to identify priorities for coastal health and protection in the Metro Boston region.
Email: di.chin@northeastern.edu
Dr. Kelsey Schultz
Postdoctoral Researcher
B.S. The Ohio State University
M.S. Northeastern University
Ph.D. Northeastern University
Kelsey graduated from The Ohio State University in 2014 with a B.S. in Biology. Directly following graduation, she entered into the Three Seas Master’s program at Northeastern, where she focused on the effects of oyster density, biomass, and tidal height on biogeochemical cycling on natural oyster reefs. After receiving her Master’s degree, Kelsey was hired as the research technician for the Grabowski lab, where she worked for 2.5 years before transitioning into her PhD in the fall of 2018. Kelsey’s dissertation research used a SES perspective of the oyster industry to understand how to more efficiently provide ecosystem services to increase human well-being and ecosystem health and function.
Email: shultz.k@northeastern.edu
Dr. Jessica Griffin
Coastal Sustainability Postdoctoral Fellow
Northeastern University and The Nature Conservancy
B.S. University of Connecticut
Ph.D. University of California, Davis and San Diego State University
Jessica graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2017 with a B.S. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Science. After graduation, she worked at the University of Vermont Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory as a research technician until enrolling in the Joint Doctoral Program in Ecology at University of California, Davis and San Diego State University. Jessica’s dissertation research focused on how climate change, eutrophication and invasive species may alter interactions between eelgrass and bivalves. In her current position as the Coastal Sustainability Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Northeastern University and The Nature Conservancy, she is applying her research on eelgrass-bivalve interactions to improve outcomes for eelgrass restoration.
Email: je.griffin@northeastern.edu