Erin Boydston is a skilled writer and editor currently working at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management since January 2023. Previously, Erin served as a Marine Region Aid at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife from March 2019 to February 2020, and contributed as a Research Ecologist at the USGS from June 2001 to December 2018. Erin holds a Bachelor of Science in Zoology/Biological Anthropology & Anatomy from Duke University and a PhD in Zoology with a focus on Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior from Michigan State University.