Claire graduated in 2012 from UC Santa Cruz, where she earned a B.S. in marine biology. She has participated in a variety of projects concentrated in marine mammal demography, research and conservation. Claire has also dedicated many years serving as an education specialist, leading diverse groups of K-12 students outside, instilling concepts in marine ecology and natural history. Much of her work has involved living and working on remote islands and international field stations researching marine vertebrates including leopard sharks, humpback whales, pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) and seabirds. Some locations have included the Southeast Farallon Island, the Pribilof Islands in the Bering sea, Maui Hawaii, Aсo Nuevo State Park, Santa Cruz island in the Channel Islands, and Corsica in the Mediterranean. Claire's thesis is focused on identifying spatial overlap and seasonal variation between human and seabird use along the Trinidad Coast to better predict timing and location of potential disturbance events. She additionally works with the Seabird Protection Network and The California Coastal National Monument - part of the Bureau of Land Management’s National Landscape Conservation System.