School of Natural Resources and Environment

Affiliate Faculty

This list should be used only as a guide. Individual faculty homepages should be used as the primary source for contact information, specializations, and research conducted.

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A-Z Index of Affiliate Faculty

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Acevedo, Miguel Wildlife Ecology and Conservation maacevedo@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Quantitative Population Ecology, Wildlife Disease Ecology, Spatial Ecology, and Theoretical Ecology	Adams, Alison Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences alison.adams@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Environmental Sociology, Social Movements, Community Organizations, Environmental Justice, Sociological Theory, Qualitative Research Methods
Adams, Carrie Environmental Horticulture rein0050@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Plant Ecology, Restoration of Ecosystem Structure and Function, Establishment of Native Plant Communities, Invasive Plant Management	Adams, Damian Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences dcadams@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Human values of and impacts on ecosystem goods and services, Economics, Policy
Adams, Peter Geological Sciences adamsp@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Process Geomorphology, Surface Processes, and Landform Evolution	Allen, Mike Nature Coast Biological Station msal@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Fish population and community dynamics, fishing mortality, fisheries management
Almeyda Zambrano, Angélica Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management aalmeyda@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecotourism as a development and conservation strategy in the tropics, Tropical Sustainable Development, Sustainable tourism and land-use dynamics, Ecotourism and natural protected areas	Altieri, Andrew Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment altieri@essie.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Human impacts on coastal ecosystems, particularly the ecological interactions that underlie the response of biogenic habitats and their associated communities to those impacts
Anantharam, Anita Religion aanital@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Transnational Feminism, Postcolonial Theory, Food Politics and Sustainability, Women, Business, and Leadership	Andreu, Michael Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences mandreu@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Sustainable Forest Management, Quantification of Ecosystem Services, Restoration Ecology, Silviculture
Angelini, Christine Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment christine.angelini@essie.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Understanding the organization and resilience of natural systems	Annable, Michael Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment annable@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Physical-chemical processes related to subsurface remediation, measuring groundwater flow and contaminant flux in aquifers
Asche, Frank Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences frank.asche@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Sustainable Seafood Production, Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, Seafood Trade	Ash, Kevin Geography kash78@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Environmental hazards topics such as vulnerability, resilience, risk communication & perception, evacuation, and disaster loss data as well as GIS & geospatial analysis and modeling
Austin, James "Jim" Wildlife Ecology and Conservation austinj@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Conservation Genetics, Phylogeography, Phylogenetics
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Bacon, Allan Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences allan.bacon@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Contemporary Environmental Implications of Subsoil Morphology in Spodosols and Ultisols, Drivers and Implications of Inter- and Intra-horizon Variability of Subsoil C Cycle, Utilization of Soil Taxonomy to Predict Soil Physical Properties	Baiser, Benjamin Wildlife Ecology and Conservation bbaiser@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: How Ecological Communities Assemble, Change, and Collapse
Baker, Shirley Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences sbaker25@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Physiological Ecology of Bivalve Mollusks	Balaguera-Reina, Sergio Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center sergio.balaguera@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Conservation biology, Structural and functional roles of crocodilians in aquatic and coastal systems, Phylogenetic and phylogeographic relationships, Environmental (stochastic and anthropogenic) biogeography
Barry, Savanna Nature Coast Biological Station savanna.barry@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Seagrasses, coastal ecology, water quality, horseshoe crabs, living shorelines, habitat restoration, management agency collaboration	Bartels, Wendy-Lin Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences wendylin@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Anthropology, Community engagement, Scientist-stakeholder networks, Inter-agency partnerships, Rural development, Family farming
Baruzzi, Carolina Wildlife Ecology and Conservation North Florida Research and Education Center carolina.baruzzi@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Wildlife responses to disturbance and management; Wildlife effects on management outcomes; Approaches to integrate wildlife responses and effects on their own habitat to improve wildlife management	Bayabil, Haimanote Agricultural and Biological Engineering Tropical Research and Education Center hbayabil@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Water Resources Management, Soil Hydrology, Irrigation, Evapotranspiration, Soil Moisture Dynamics, Precision Agriculture
Bean, Eban Agricultural and Biological Engineering ezbean@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Stormwater Management, Water Quantity and Quality Issues, Low Impact Development, Sustainable Urban Development to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution	Behringer, Donald Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences behringer@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Marine Disease Ecology and Epidemiology, Resilience and Restoration of Marine Communities, Ecology and Behavior of Marine Invertebrates
Bhadha, Jehangir "Jango" Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Everglades Research and Education Center jango@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Phosphorus Biogeochemistry, Role of Biological Transformations in Soils and Sediments, Internal Loading of Nutrients Across Soil-Water Interface, Improving Soil Health and Fertility in Depleted Areas	Bjorndal, Karen Biology bjorndal@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Nutritional Ecology of Vertebrate Herbivores, Biology of Sea Turtles
Blackburn, David Florida Museum of Natural History dblackburn@flmnh.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Understanding the diversity, evolution, and natural history of amphibians and reptiles	Blackburn, Jason Geography jkblackburn@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Zoonotic Diseases, Wildlife Diseases, Disease Transmission Pathways and Spillover Between Species, Ecological Niche Modeling, Spatio-temporal Modeling for Epidemiology, Disease Ecology, Anthrax Transmission Dynamics
Bliznyuk, Nikolay Agricultural and Biological Engineering nbliznyuk@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Bayesian Statistics, Computational Statistics, Computer Experiments, Environmental Applications, High-dimensional Data, Inverse Problems, Monte Carlo Methods, Spatial and Spatiotemporal Modeling	Bohlman, Stephanie Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences sbohlman@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: How species/functional group composition and forest structure will respond to climate change and the effects of these responses on ecosystem functioning
Bonzongo, Jean-Claude Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment bonzongo@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Biogeochemistry, Cycling, Regulation, and Biological Role of Trace Metals and Nutrients, Fate and Transport of Pollutants in Aquatic Systems, Isotope Tracers of Hydrologic and Geologic Processes	Boote, Kenneth Agronomy kjboote@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Crop physiology and crop growth modeling
Branch, Lyn Wildlife Ecology and Conservation branchl@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecology and Conservation of South American Mammals, Habitat Fragmentation and Dynamics of Wildlife Populations, Spatial Structuring of Populations, Role of Animals in Altering Landscape Dynamics and Ecosystem Processes	Braswell, Anna Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences a.braswell@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Understanding legacy effects of humans on coastal marsh geomorphology and biogeochemistry, Historical development of coastal towns and communities, Effects of disturbance on coastal marshes, and Coastal vulnerability to sea-level rise
Brenner, Mark Geological Sciences brenner@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Limnology, Paleolimnology, Tropical and Subtropical Lakes and Watersheds	Broadbent, Eben Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences eben@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Tropical forest ecology, Remote sensing, Conservation biology, Ecosystem and canopy ecology, Geospatial analyses, Human-environment interactions integrating field surveys and participatory mapping in high biodiversity regions, Landscape simulation models
Bruck, Jules Landscape Architecture jbruck@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: coastal resilience, green infrastructure and public perception of sustainable landscape practices	Bruna, Emilio Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Latin American Studies embruna@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: How human activities influence plant-animal interactions and plant population dynamics, development of science in Latin America
Brym, Zachary "Zack" Agronomy Tropical Research and Education Center brymz@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Role of biodiversity and scale in agroecosystems, distribution and management of invasive plant and pest species, impacts of management practices on crop production and environmental conservation	Buschbacher, Robert rbusch@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Economics of seafood, energy, food production, and other natural resource issues
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Callaghan, Corey Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center c.callaghan@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Urban ecology, citizen science	Campbell, Lindsay Entomology and Nematology Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory lcampbell2@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Spatial ecology, arthropod vector species, landscape genetics
Camp, Edward "Ed" Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences edvcamp@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: His extension and research focuses on the interconnected ecological, socioeconomic and governance dynamics that influence value, market activity, ecosystem function and ultimately stakeholder quality of life	Campos-Krauer, Juan Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Large Animal Clinical Sciences jmcampos@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, wildlife ecology, health and conservation, animal microbiota, veterinary parasitology, historical biogeography, phylogeography, biodiversity, and invasive species
Carlson, Andrew Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit andrew.carlson@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Fisheries ecology and management, stream ecology, river ecology, coupled human and natural systems, social-ecological systems	Carney, Jeffrey "Jeff" Architecture j.carney@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: The interface of housing, neighborhoods, and ecosystems with a focus on climate change adaptation
Carthy, Raymond "Ray" Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit ngosi@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecology of Endangered Species, Reproductive Ecology and Physiology of Coastal Wetland Herpetofauna, Freshwater Turtles	Cellinese, Nico Florida Museum of Natural History ncellinese@flmnh.ufl.edu Research Interests: Plant systematics, Evolution, Biogeography, Informatics
Chagaris, David Nature Coast Biological Station dchagaris@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecosystem Modeling, Fisheries Ecology and Management	Chapman, Frank Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences fchapman@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Reproductive Biology and Larval Development of Sturgeon
Chase, Carlene Horticultural Sciences cachase@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Reducing Environmental Impact of Weed Management, Methyl Bromide Alternatives, Cover Crops and Living Mulches	Child, Brian Geography bchild@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Protected Area Management, Conservation of Natural Resources, Africa
Clark, Mark Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences clarkmw@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Wetland Nutrient Assimilation and Storage Processes, Vegetative Succession Dynamics, Wetland Macrophyte Ecophysiology, Ecological Engineering Design Using Wetland Processes	Clarke, Mysha Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences clarke@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: environmental decision-making, human dimensions of forest management
Coenen, Danny Natural Resources and Environment dcoenen@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecological Impacts of Climate Change, Modeling Regional Climate Change	Coers, Natalie Agricultural Education and Communication ncoers@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Intercultural development, Programmatic leadership development, Learning through study abroad
Cohen, Matthew "Matt" Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences mjc@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Watershed Hydrology and Biogeochemistry, Wetland Processes	Contreras, Daniel "Dan" Anthropology daniel.contreras@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: human-environment interactions, particularly anthropogenic components of dynamic landscapes and environmental change
Court, Christa Food and Resource Economics ccourt@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Regional economic modeling, the energy-water nexus, applied spatial econometrics, environmental accounting, and connections in human and natural systems	Crandall, Raelene Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences raecrandall@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Disturbance Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Invasive Species, Population & Community Ecology, Restoration & Management
Cropper, Wendell Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences wcropper@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Simulation Modeling of Plantation and Natural Forests, Matrix Population Modeling of Tree and Palm Species, Mechanistic Modeling of Physiological and Ecological Processes, Modeling of Nutrient Uptake in Roots and Mycorrhizae
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Daniels, Jaret Florida Museum of Natural History jcdnls@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Insect Ecology, Population Dynamics and Conservation of Lepidoptera and Native Insect Pollinators, Integrated Crop Pollination, Road Ecology, Imperiled Species Recovery	Daroub, Samira Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Everglades Research and Education Center sdaroub@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Phosphorus Chemistry and Transformation in Organic Soils Under Flooded Conditions, Computer Simulation Models to Predict Phosphorous Availability for Plants
Daniels, Michael Statistics mdaniels@stat.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Biostatistics, Bayesian methodology, Methodology for (incomplete) longitudinal data, Methodology for casual inference	Davis, Jack History davisjac@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Environmental History
deFrance, Susan Anthropology sdef@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Zooarchaeology, Coastal Adaptations, Andean Empires, Central Andes, Caribbean	Denslow, Nancy Physiological Sciences ndenslow@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Developing and Using Molecular Biomarkers to Evaluate Changes in Gene Expression Depending on Stress or Exposure to Contaminants
Diaz, John Agricultural Education and Communication Gulf Coast Research and Education Center john.diaz@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Social and behavior change, Cultural competency, Evaluation capacity building, Wellness, Community development, Public Health	DiMaggio, Matthew "Matt" Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory mdimaggi@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Culture of ornamental fish species in Florida, Reproductive endocrinology, Stress physiology, Osmoregulation
Diehl, David Family, Youth, and Community Sciences dcdiehl@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Evaluation Research, Youth in Foster Care, Community Resource Organizations, Child Welfare	Dubeux, Jose Agronomy North Florida Research and Education Center dubeux@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Developing sustainable livestock production systems
Dukes, Michael Agricultural and Biological Engineering mddukes@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Water Quantity and Quality Issues, Crop Consumptive Use/Evapotranspiration, Best Management Practices to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution	Dutton, Christopher Lee Biology duttonc@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: The role of microbiomes on environmental, animal, and human health; Open source technologies; Conservation; Ecosystem Ecology; Biogeochemistry; Bioinformatics
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Ellington, Hance Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Range Cattle Research and Education Center e.ellington@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Movement and population ecology of rangeland wildlife, Wildlife-Livestock interactions, Rangeland ecology, Invasive species management	Emery, Kitty Florida Museum of Natural History kemery@flmnh.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Environmental Archaeology, Central America
Enloe, Stephen Agronomy sfenloe@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Terrestrial and Aquatic Invasive Plant Biology, Ecology, and Management	Enloe, Heather Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences heather.enloe@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Water science
Ennes, Megan Florida Museum of Natural History megan.ennes@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Science Communication, Museum Education	Ernest, Morgan Wildlife Ecology and Conservation skmorgane@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Empirical Community Ecology and Macroecology, Intersection of Theoretical and Empirical Ecology
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Fletcher, Robert Wildlife Ecology and Conservation robert.fletcher@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Landscape and Spatial Ecology, Habitat and Resource Selection by Animals, Spatial Demography, Networks, Animal Behavior and Its Influence at Large Scales, Predicting Species Distributions, Habitat Fragmentation and Connectivity, Biodiversity Conservation, Quantitative Ecology	Flory, S. Luke Agronomy flory@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Invasive Plant Ecology, Habitat Susceptibility to Invasions, Invasion Impact on Community and Ecosystem Processes, Long-term Plant Invasion and Native Dynamics
Francis-Floyd, Ruth Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; Large Animal Clinical Sciences rffloyd@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Fish Pathology, Health Management of Ornamental Fish, Reef Fish, Nutritional Management of Captive Atlantic Surgeonfish	Frank, Kathryn Urban and Regional Planning kifrank@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Planning Practices to Improve Regional Resilience and Global Sustainability
Fu, Rachel Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management racheljuichifu@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Impacts of Climate Change on Business and Communities
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Gao, Zhifeng Food and Resource Economics zfgao@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Consumer Attitudes and Preferences for Selected Attributes of Food Products	Gauthier, Nicolas "Nick" Florida Museum of Natural History nicolas.gauthier@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Human Ecology, Paleoclimate, Land Use, Computational Modeling, Complex Systems
Gerber, Stefan Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences sgerber@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Terrestrial Nutrient Dynamics, Land Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change	Gettys, Lyn Agronomy Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center lgettys@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Aquatic and Wetland Plants in Florida and Southeastern United States, Biology, Ecology, and Control of Introduced Exotic Species, Propagation, Nursery Production, Habitat Restoration, and Phytoremediation of Native Plants
Gilbert, Robert Agronomy UF/IFAS Office of the Senior Vice President ragilber@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Sugarcane Agronomy and Biofuels, Sugarcane Cultivar Development, Energy Cane Cultivar Development, Green Cane Harvesting, Transgenic Sugarcane	Gold, Martin Architecture mgold@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Environmental Technologies, Infrastructural, Civic, and Residential Projects Responsive to Climate and Character of Florida Landscape
Golmohammadi, Golmar Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Range Cattle Research and Education Center g.golmohammadi@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Sustainable water management	Good, Ryan Natural Resources and Environment ryangood@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Agricultural and natural resource management and policy, land use & land cover change, urban-rural interactions in developing and emerging regions, especially East and Southern Africa
Gordon, Doria Biology dgordon@tnc.org Google Scholar Research Interests: Plant Ecology, Fire and Species Restoration in Longleaf Pine Ecosystems, Identification and Prediction of Non-indigenous Plant Species, Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Habitats, Rare Species Biology, Demography, and Management	Goss, Erica Plant Pathology emgoss@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Origins, Evolution, Population Genetic Structure, and Migration of Plant Pathogens, Host-Pathogen Coevolution, Molecular Evolution of Virulence
Graham, Wendy Agricultural and Biological Engineering wgraham@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Hydrology, Groundwater	Grunwald, Sabine Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences sabgru@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Soil-Landscape Modeling and Pedometrics, Environmetrics, Geographic Information Systems and Landscape Dynamics, Soil and Remote Sensing Applications
Guralnick, Robert "Rob" Florida Museum of Natural History rguralnick@flmnh.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Spatiotemporal changes in genetic and species diversity, occupancy modeling, spatial ecological modeling, landscape genetics, molecular phylogenetics	Guzmán, Sandra Agricultural and Biological Engineering Indian River Research and Education Center sandra.guzmangut@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Simulating crop yield, water and nutrient; Applying artificial intelligence to forecast hydrologic variables; Developing programs for efficient use of water; Evaluating smart irrigation technologies
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Hahn, Daniel "Dan" Entomology and Nematology dahahn@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Rapid adaptation, phenotypic plasticity, and seasonal biology of insects both from basic research and applied agricultural perspectives.	Hahn, Philip "Phil" Entomology and Nematology hahnp@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Plant-herbivore interactions, evolution of plant defense, spatial variation in plant-herbivore interactions, and community ecology.
Hammond, William Agronomy williamhammond@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Plant Mortality, Plant Ecophysiology, Plant Hydraulics, Spectral Ecophysiology, Hyperspectral Imaging, Anthropogenic Climate Change, Global Change Ecology, Plant Stress, Controlled Systems Design	Hanson, Rebecca Sociology and Criminology & Law; Latin American Studies r.hanson@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Crime and Citizen Security; Political Sociology; Urban Sociology; Policing; Social Movements and Citizen Participation; Gender; Latin America; Qualitative Methods
Hatfield, Kirk Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment kirk.hatfield@essie.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling, Groundwater Remediation, Surface Water and Groundwater Monitoring, Water Resource Allocation Modeling	He, Zhenli Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Indian River Research and Education Center zhe@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Biogeochemical Processes, Management of Nutrients and Contaminants in Soil-Plant-Water Systems, Waste Management for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Quality, Soil Quality and Ecological Health, Remediation of Contaminated or Degraded Soil and Water Systems
Heckenberger, Michael Anthropology mheck@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Non-Western Cultures of the Humid Tropics, Pre-Industrial Complex Societies, Built Environment, Cultural Memory and Landscape, Historical and Political Ecology, Interdisciplinary Approaches, Anthropology of the Body	Hellgren, Eric Wildlife Ecology and Conservation hellgren@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Effects of Anthropogenic Disturbances on the Ecology of Wildlife Species, Competition, Resource Partitioning, Life History Variation
Hensel, Marc Nature Coast Biological Station mhensel@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interest: Biodiversity, Megafauna, Predators, Coastal Conservation, Climate Change Resiliency, Food Webs, Fisheries, Climate Change Resiliency	Hill, Jeff Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory jeffhill@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecology, life history, and effects of non-native species in aquatic systems; Tropical ornamental aquaculture; Ecology, life history, and taxonomy of freshwater fishes from the southeastern USA and from tropical regions worldwide
Hochmair, Hartwig Henry Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center hhhochmair@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Spatio-temporal Analysis of Geo-data using Geographic Information Systems, Travel Behavior, Dispersal Patterns of Invasive Termites, Data Quality Analysis of Free Geo-data	Hoctor, Thomas Landscape Architecture tomh@geoplan.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Application of landscape ecology and conservation biology to: Regional planning, Greenway and wildlife corridor design, Large carnivore ecology and conservation, Focal species habitat modeling, and Geographic information systems applications in conservation planning
Holt, Robert "Bob" Biology rdholt@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Theoretical and Conceptual Issues at Population and Community Levels of Ecological Organization, Linking Ecology with Evolutionary Biology, Conservation Biology, Habitat Fragmentation	Hoogenboom, Gerrit Agricultural and Biological Engineering gerrit@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Crop Modeling, Decision Support Systems, Food Security
Hostetler, Mark Wildlife Ecology and Conservation hostetm@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Urban Ecology and Environmental Design, Sustainable Development, Urban Wildlife, Resource Efficient Communities	Hull, Vanessa Wildlife Ecology and Conservation vhull@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Large mammal ecology and conservation, coupled human and natural systems, human-wildlife conflict and coexistence, natural resource management
Hundemer, Sadie Agricultural Education and Communication shundemer@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Stakeholder conflict and collaboration, Political polarization of agricultural and natural resource issues, Values and worldviews, Water sustainability communication, Climate change communication, Communication for environmental justice, Mental modeling, Wicked problems
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Iannone III, Basil Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences biannone@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Land development and land use change, Spatial analysis, Ecosystem services and functioning, Ecological restoration, Biological invasions	Inglett, Patrick Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences pinglett@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: In Situ Rates of Biogeochemical Processes Involving Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur Cycling, Salt and Freshwater Wetland Marshes, Lakes, Rivers, Springs, Cyanobacterial Mat Nitrogenase Activity
Irani, Tracy Family, Youth, and Community Sciences irani@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Public Understanding of Science and Technology, Crisis and Risk Communication, Public Opinion Issues Analysis
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Jawitz, James Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences jawitz@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Minimizing Human Impacts on Natural Hydrologic Ecosystems, Watersheds, Wetlands, Aquifers, Hydrological Models of Natural and Constructed Wetlands, Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater	Ji, Xinde "James" Food and Resource Economics xji1@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics; Climate Change; Economic Development
Johnson, Steve Wildlife Ecology and Conservation tadpole@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Conservation and Management of Amphibians and Reptiles, Invasive Vertebrate Ecology	Johnson, Daniel Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences johnson.daniel@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Forest dynamics, Forest regeneration, Production ecology, Tree survival, Forest health
Jones, Douglas Florida Museum of Natural History dsjones@flmnh.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Marine Mollusks as Indicators of Past and Present Environmental Conditions	Judge, Jasmeet Agricultural and Biological Engineering jasmeet@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Linking changes in dynamic vegetation to passive microwave remote sensing; Understanding scaling issues for assimilating remotely sensed data in crop and SVAT models
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Kadyampakeni, Davie Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Citrus Research and Education Center dkadyampakeni@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Soil and water management and conservation, nutrient management, irrigation and drainage management, water and nutrient best management practices, crop production, soil and crop modeling	Kahler, Jessica Sociology and Criminology & Law jkahler@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Community-based wildlife crime prevention, Conservation criminology, Environmental Justice, Situational Crime Prevention, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Guardianship
Kainer, Karen Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; Latin American Studies kkainer@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Advancement and Application of the Ecological Sciences to Support Conservation of Neotropical Ecosystems Through Sustainable Use, Community-Based Forest Management Systems	Kane, Andrew "Andy" Environmental and Global Health kane@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Aquatic Pathology and Toxicology, Environmental Health, Low-Level Stress Outcomes in Aquatic Organisms, Behavioral Toxicology, Infectious Diseases Including Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria, Water Quality, Environmental Change, Zoonoses, Global Health, Scientific Outreach
Kaplan, David Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment dkaplan@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Development of Hydrologic and Ecological Models, Ecological Restoration, Feedbacks Between Biological, Hydrological, and Human Systems, Impacts of Altered Hydrology on Structure and Function of Wetlands	Kawahara, Akito Florida Museum of Natural History kawahara@flmnh.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Evolution and Diversity of Invertebrates, Lepidoptera, Phylogenetic, Behavioral, Functional Genomic, and Biodiversity Informatics Approaches
Keellings, David Geography djkeellings@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Earth System Science; Climatology; Catastrophes, Conservation, & Conflict; Sustainability & Global Environmental Change; Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning	Keiser, C. Nick Biology ckeiser@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Behavioral Ecology, Disease Ecology
Kiker, Greg Agricultural and Biological Engineering gkiker@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecosystem and Hydrological Modeling for South Florida and Southern African Ecosystems, Simulation of Beef Cattle Farming Systems for Ecological and Enterprise Sustainability, Food/Ecology/Marine System Integration into Decision Support and Scenario Analysis Systems for the Caribbean Region	Kimball, Rebecca Biology rkimball@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Evolutionary Biology, Phylogenetics and the Use of Phylogenies for Comparative Studies, Microevolutionary Processes, Linking Changes in the Genome with Changes at the Organismal Level
Klizentyte, Kotryna Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences kklizentyte@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecosystem Services, Economic valuation to inform natural resource policy and management decisions	Knowles, Hal Sustainability and the Built Environment hknowles@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Geospatial and modeling in natural resources
Kowalewski, Michal Florida Museum of Natural History kowalewski@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Paleoecology, Taphonomy, Geochronology, Stratigraphy, Quantitative Methods, Marine Ecology, Conservation Biology, Mollusks, Brachiopods	Krigbaum, John Anthropology krigbaum@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Paleoanthropology, Bioarchaeology, Human Osteology, Paleopathology, Paleodiet Reconstruction, Southeast Asia
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Lamb, Robert Nature Coast Biological Station robert.lamb@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecology and functional diversity of marine fishes in the context of environmental change, Amino acid-specific stable isotopes to study reef fish food web stochasticity, Climate change	Lamino, Pablo Agricultural Education and Communication pablo.lamino@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Indigenous groups, Migration intentions, Leadership, Agricultural perception
Larkin, Iske Large Animal Clinical Sciences lvlarkin@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Effectiveness of Online Learning Strategies, Manatee Reproduction, Physiology, and Behavior, Male Manatee Reproductive Anatomy	Larkin, Sherry Food and Resource Economics slarkin@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Economic Issues Related to Forestry, Precision Farming, Harmful Algal Blooms, and Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Lashley, Marcus Wildlife Ecology and Conservation marcus.lashley@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Disturbance Ecology, Plant Community Structure, Competition, Predator-Prey Dynamics	Laughinghouse IV, H. Dail Agronomy Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center hlaughinghouse@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Cyanobacteria, toxic algae, harmful algal blooms, algae, systematics, cyanotoxins, water quality, biodiversity, remediation, algaecides/herbicides, molecular ecology
Leary, James Agronomy learyj@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Invasive plant species management in natural and managed landscapes	Leibold, Mathew Biology mleibold@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Community ecology and aquatic ecology
Lescord, Gretchen Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences lescord.g@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Applied limnology, freshwater lake monitoring and management	Li, Jiayang Landscape Architecture jiayangli@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: The intersection of landscape design and climate change adaptation
Li, Yuncong Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Tropical Research and Education Center yunli@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Fertilizer Technology and Management Practices, Plant Nutrition and Water Quality, Nutrient Cycling in Agricultural and Natural Ecosystems, South Florida Ecosystems	Liao, Hui-Ling "Sunny" Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences North Florida Research and Education Center sunny.liao@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: symbiosis research, particularly microbial mutualisms; understanding relationships between microbial diversity and their function to the ecosystem
Liburd, Oscar Entomology and Nematology oeliburd@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Small Fruit and Vegetable Pest Management with Emphasis on Blueberry Pests	Lichstein, Jeremy Biology jlichstein@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Forest Dynamics, Biodiversity, Carbon Cycle, Climate Change, Forest Ecosystems, Forest Diversity
Lin, Yang Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences ylin2@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecosystem ecology, belowground biogeochemistry, and soil health	Loiselle, Bette Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Latin American Studies loiselleb@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Tropical Ecology, Conservation Biology, Ecology of Seed Dispersal, Population Dynamics of Birds, Spatial Structure and Social Organization of Leks and Consequences for Reproductive Skew and Population Structure in Manakins
Loizzo, Jamie Agricultural Education and Communication jloizzo@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Science Communication, Multimedia and Mobile, Science Literacy, Non-formal/informal Science Engagement, Arts-based research	Longo, Ana V. Biology longo@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Amphibian disease ecology, evolution, and conservation; microbial ecology; invasive species
Lord, Cynthia Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory clord@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Disease Transmission, Vector-Borne Diseases, Modeling, Ecology and Epidemiology of Pathogens, West Nile Virus in Florida, Pesticide Interactions	Lorenzen, Kai Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences klorenzen@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Integrative, Trans-Disciplinary Research in Support of Sustainable Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Conservation, Quantitative Ecology, Human Dimensions, Management Initiatives
Lowerre-Barbieri, Sue Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute slowerrebarbieri@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Marine fisheries, reproductive ecology, population ecology, spatial ecology	Lucky, Andrea Entomology and Nematology alucky@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ant systematics, phylogenomics, ecology, impacts of invasive species, science communication, entomology education, public participatory science
Luo, Yi Landscape Architecture yi.luo@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Built Environment Resilience, Renewable Energy, Smart Buildings/Cities, Sustainable Architecture and Design, Sustainable Construction	Lusk, Mary Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Gulf Coast Research and Education Center mary.lusk@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Urban water quality, stormwater, and low impact development for urban areas; urban fertilizer ordinances; pathogens in water bodies; onsite wastewater treatment; urban agriculture

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MacDonald, Gregory Agronomy pineacre@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Weed Science, International Agronomy, Invasive Species Management, Plant/Herbicide Interaction	Mackowiak, Cheryl Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences North Florida Research and Education Center echo13@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Elemental (N, P, C) Cycling in Soils Under Perrenial Pasture-Hay Cropping Systems, Fertility Requirements for Nutrient Best Management Practice Advancement, Development of Soil Nutrient Management Strategies
Main, Martin Wildlife Ecology and Conservation mmain@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Behavioral Ecology, Habitat Management, Environmental Education, Florida Master Naturalist Program	Mallinger, Rachel Entomology and Nematology rachel.mallinger@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Bee Biology and Ecology, Integrating Landscape and Community Ecology
Maltais-Landry, Gabriel Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences maltaislandryg@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Nutrient, pesticide, and waste management; Carbon dynamics and ecosystem services	Martin, Ellen Geological Sciences eemartin@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Paleoceanography, Paleoclimatology, Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry, Marine Sediments
Martin, Jonathan Geological Sciences jbmartin@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Geochemistry of Water, Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology of Carbonate Aquifers, Sea Level Change, and Effects on Coastal Aquifers, Weathering in Deglaciated Watersheds in Greenland	Martin, Julien USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center julienmartin@usgs.gov Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecological Modeling, Population Dynamics and Application of Decision Theory to Natural Resource Management
Martin, Timothy Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences tamartin@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Tree Physiology, Physiological Mechanisms Controlling Productivity, Carbon and Water Flux in Trees and Forests	Martinez, Christopher Agricultural and Biological Engineering chrisjm@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Urban Water Resources and Nonpoint Source Pollution; Watershed Modeling; Use of Climate Information in Water Resource, Agricultural, and Ecological Management, Planning, and Decision Making
Matcham, Emma Agronomy eg.matcham@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Resiliency of Agronomic Crop Production Systems, Nutrient Cycling within Agroecosystems	Matyas, Corene Geography matyas@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Tropical Climatology, Hurricanes, Severe Weather, Remote Sensing of Rainfall, Natural Hazards
Mazzotti, Frank Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center fjma@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Conservation Planning, Endangered Species, Impacts of Human Activities on Fish and Wildlife Resources, Landscape Ecology, Environmental Education	McCarty, Christopher "Chris" Anthropology ufchris@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Social Network Analysis, Personal Network Analysis, Migrants, Disasters, Hypertension, Substance Abuse, Co-offending
McCleery, Robert "Bob" Wildlife Ecology and Conservation ramccleery@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Conservation and Ecology of Mammals, Urban Ecology, Wildlife Management	McGowan, Conor Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit mcgowan@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Decision support science, especially endangered species decision making; Population dynamics; Predictive modeling of species status; Harvest decision modeling; Quantitative methods for population assessment
McKune, Sarah Environmental and Global Health smckune@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Global health development programs, Child growth and nutritional outcomes, Global health nutrition and food security	Meyer, Julie Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences juliemeyer@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Wetlands and Aquatic Ecosystems, Soil-Water-Plant
Migliaccio, Kati Agricultural and Biological Engineering klwhite@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: GIS Modeling Linking Landscape Characteristics and Water Resource Data, Evaluation of Automatic Evapotranspiration-based Irrigation Scheduling Controllers, Assessment of Water Savings, Capillary Rise in South Florida Soils	Miller, Christine Entomology and Nematology cwmiller@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Diversity and Functional Performance of Animal Weapons, Context-Dependent Sexual Selection
Miller, David Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education dmiller@coe.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Psychometrics and Large Scale Assessment, Evaluation, Assessment, and Research Design	Miller, Deborah "Debbie" Wildlife Ecology and Conservation West Florida Research and Education Center dlmi@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Coastal Dune and Wetland Ecology and Restoration, Upland Groundcover Ecology and Restoration, Disturbance Ecology, Invasive Species Ecology, Plant-Animal Interactions
Minogue, Patrick Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences North Florida Research and Education Center pminogue@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Silviculture, Herbicide Technology for Reforestation and Improved Productivity and Health of Southern Pine and Hardwood Forests	Monaghan, Paul Agricultural Education and Communication paulf@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Community-Based Social Marketing as a Tool for Environmental Behavior Change, Residential Behavior in Landscaping and the Impact on Natural Resource Sustainability
Morales, Nia Wildlife Ecology and Conservation morales@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Human Dimensions, Conservation Social Science	Morrison, Elise Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment elise.morrison@essie.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Biogeochemistry, Microbial Ecology, Coastal Ecosystems, Freshwater Wetlands
Mossa, Joann Geography mossa@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Fluvial Geomorphology, Disturbed/Modified Rivers and River Restoration, Fluvial and Coastal Hazards, Riverine-Coastal Interactions	Moulton, Michael Wildlife Ecology and Conservation moultonm@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Introduced Vertebrates, Introduced Birds and Reptiles, Synanthropy
Mullally, Conner Food and Resource Economics connerm@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Evaluation of Policy Interventions Related to Agricultural Production, Agricultural Extension and Technology Adoption Programs in Developing Countries	Munoz-Carpena, Rafael Agricultural and Biological Engineering carpena@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Hydrology and Ecological Systems Analysis, Hydrology and Water Quality Monitoring and Modeling, Uncertainty and Sensitivity of Environmental Models
Murie, Debra Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences dmurie@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Fisheries Ecology and Population Dynamics, Age and Growth of Exploited Species, Conservation of Protected Species, Reproductive Cycles, Productivity	Myers, Brian Agricultural Education and Communication bmyers@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Agriscience Curriculum Development and Implementation, Agriculture Teacher Education, Design and Delivery of Professional Development
Mylavarapu, Rao Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences raom@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Management of Nutrients, Pesticides, and Wastes, Remediation of Contaminated Soils, Waters, and Aquifers, Soil Quality/Ecosystem Services, Soil/Landscape Analysis

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Nair, Vimala Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences vdn@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Fate and Transport of Phosphorus from Agricultural Lands, Animal-Based Agriculture Water Quality, Agroforestry, Soil Carbon Sequestration Potential	Nichols, James "Jim" Wildlife Ecology and Conservation USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center jim_nichols@nbs.gov Google Scholar Research Interests: Animal Population Ecology, Wildlife Ecology, Occupancy Modeling, Biometrics
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Olexa, Michael Food and Resource Economics olexa@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Agricultural and Natural Resource Law and Policy	Oli, Madan Wildlife Ecology and Conservation olim@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Population Ecology, Population Modeling, Life-History, Wildlife Ecology and Management
Osborne, Todd Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience osbornet@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Biogeochemical Cycling of Organic Carbon and Other Nutrients in Wetland Soils and Aquatic Ecosystems, Role of Organic Matter as Driver and Modulator of Wetland Ecosystem Functions	Ossiboff, Robert Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine rossiboff@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Diagnostic anatomic pathology of non-domestic animals, with emphasis on amphibian, reptile, and aquatic species; Molecular diagnostics and pathogen discovery, with emphasis on diseases of amphibians and reptiles; and Establishing cell lines from non-domestic species
Overdevest, Christine Sociology and Criminology & Law coverdev@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Environmental Sociology, Economic Sociology, Regulation, New Governance, Environmental Certification and Sustainability Standards	Oyuela-Caycedo, Augusto Anthropology caycedo@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Historical Ecology, Evolution of Ideology, Ecology of Religion, Indigenous Peoples of South America, Origins of Technology and Food Production, History and Theory of Latin American Archaeology and Anthropology
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Page, Lawrence "Larry" Florida Museum of Natural History lpage@flmnh.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Freshwater Fishes, Protection of Aquatic Natural Areas, Taxonomy and Phylogenetic Relationships, Speciation Processes in Freshwater Organisms	Palmer, Todd Biology tmp@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Species Coexistence, Ecology and Evolution of Mutualisms, Role of Ecosystem Engineers in Structuring Rangeland Communities, East Africa
Patterson, Joshua Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences joshpatterson@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Use of aquaculture in coral reef restoration (corals, sponges, Diadema sea urchins), restoration and protection of seagrasses, bay scallop population enhancement, fisheries aspects of large-scale habitat restorations, and oyster reef restoration	Patterson, Will Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences will.patterson@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Population Dynamics, Habitat Utilization, Population Connectivity, Food Web Structure, Fisheries Assessment, Fisheries Management
Paula-Moraes, Silvana V. Entomology and Nematology West Florida Research and Education Center moraes@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Crop Pest Management, Insect ecology, Integrated Pest Management and Insect resistance management	Paulay, Gustav Florida Museum of Natural History paulay@flmnh.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Biogeography, Evolution, Systematics, and Natural History of Invertebrates, Marine Biodiversity and Biogeography, Dynamics of Species Diversity and Distributions, Marine Speciation, Island Biology
Paulson, Susan Anthropology; Latin American Studies spaulson@latam.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Political Ecology, Gender/Class/Race/Ethnicity, Research Methodologies, Sustainable Science, Degrowth	Perez, Hector Environmental Horticulture heperez@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Seed Biology, Seed Viability in Soil or in Germplasm Storage, Seed Interaction with Environmental Change, Seed Response to Applied Germination Enhancement
Perz, Stephen Sociology and Criminology & Law sperz@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Environmental Sociology, Sociology of Development, Sociology of Latin America, Global and Transnational Sociology, Rural Sociology, Demography, Social and Ecological Impacts of Infrastructure in the Amazon	Peterson, Anna Religion annap@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Religion and Social Change in Latin America, Environmental and Social Ethics, Animal Studies, Politics and Ethics of Companion Animal Rescue, Social and Ecological Context of Outdoor Cats
Phlips, Edward "Ed" Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences phlips@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Planktonic Primary Production in the Suwannee River Estuary and Indian River Lagoon, Toxic Algae, Optimization of Algae Species for Biofuels	Pilyugin, Sergei Mathematics pilyugin@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Mathematical Biology, Population Dynamics, Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations
Ponciano, Jose Miguel Biology josemi@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Statistical and Theoretical Ecology, Population Dynamics and State Space Models, Stochastic Processes in Ecology, Evolution, Phylogenetics	Porazinska, Dorota Entomology and Nematology dorotalp@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Nematode Diversity and Ecology, Soil Biodiversity, Plant-Soil Biotic Interactions
Porzecanski, Ignacio Natural Resources and Environment igna@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: How the Biological Sciences Can Devise Means of Understanding Natural Resource Utilization and Management in Contexts of Social and Economic Development	Powell, Abby Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit abbypowell@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Avian Ecology and Conservation, Endangered Species Management
Putz, Francis "Jack" Biology fep@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Conservation Biology, Tropical Forestry, Fire Ecology, Restoration Ecology, Economic Botany, Natural Resource Economics, Plant Ecology, Botany, Plant Biomechanics
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Qiu, Jiangxiao Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center qiuj@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Landscape Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Global Change Ecology, Conservation Biology, Sustainability Science	Qiao, Xiaohui "Sherry" Food and Resource Economics xiaohui.qiao@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Disaster Impact Analysis, Geospatial Analysis, Data Geovisualization, Web GIS Development
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Radunovich, Heidi Family, Youth, and Community Sciences hliss@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Stress and Family Stress, Motivational Interviewing, College Preparation, Childcare Provider Information, Youth Risk Behavior, Academic Integrity	Rechcigl, Jack Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Gulf Coast Research and Education Center rechcigl@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Soil Fertility of Pasture grasses and Legumes, Impact of Fertilizers on Surface and Ground Water Quality, Fertilizer Requirements for Tropical Grasses with Emphasis on Sustainable Agriculture
Reddy, K. Ramesh Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences krr@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles in Natural Ecosystems, Wetlands, Shallow Lakes, Estuaries, Constructed Wetlands, Water Quality, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change	Reed, David Florida Museum of Natural History dreed@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ectoparasites on Mammals, Coevolution, Phylogenetics, Population Genetics, Coalescent Simulations/Modeling, Ecological Niche Modeling
Reisinger, Alexander "AJ" Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences reisingera@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Nutrient, pesticide and waste management; Soil, water, and aquifer remediation; Wetlands and aquatic ecosystems	Reisinger, Lindsey Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences lreisinger1@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Freshwater ecology, Community ecology, invasion ecology, parasitism, intraspecies behavioral variation
Reynolds, Laura Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences lkreynolds@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Population and Community Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Plant Physiology, How Environmental and Individual Variability Influences the Functions and Stability of Nearshore Marine Ecosystems	Ries, Robert Construction Management rries@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Life Cycle Assessment and Optimization, Green Building Construction, Environmental Impact Assessment of Buildings
Rios, Esteban Agronomy estebanrios@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Plant breeding, Genetics, Genetic Diversity, Genomic-Enabled Breeding, Forage and Cover Crop Improvement	Roberts, Grady Agricultural Education and Communication groberts@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Global Education, Experiential Learning, Teaching and Learning in University Settings
Robinson, Scott Florida Museum of Natural History srobinson@flmnh.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation of Birds, Effects of Forest and Grassland Conservation on Birds in the American Midwest, Effects of Urbanization on Bird Communities, Avian Brood Parasitism, Tropical Forest Bird Community Organization	Roesch, Luiz Microbiology and Cell Science roesch@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Biomarkers of health and disease in human samples, Biomarkers of homeostasis and perturbation in environmental samples, Development of user-friendly bioinformatics tools
Romagosa, Christina Wildlife Ecology and Conservation cmromagosa@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Biological Invasions: Process Through the Influence of Wildlife Trade, Prevention Through Risk Assessment, Ecological Impacts, and Policy and Management	Rossi, Lorenzo Horticultural Sciences Indian River Research and Education Center l.rossi@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Plant Root Biology, "Shovelomics" for citrus
Ryan, Sadie Geography sjryan@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Medical Geography, Disease Ecology, Tropical Conservation, Human-Wildlife Interface, Spatial Models
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Salemi, Marco Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine salemi@pathology.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Molecular Evolution and Phylogeography of Pathogenic Bacteria, MRSA, V. Cholera	Sandoval, Hector Economics hsandoval@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Social interactions, Applied Microeconomics, Education, Poverty, Program Evaluation
Sassaman, Ken Anthropology sassaman@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Archaeology, Archaic and Woodland Periods of the American Southeast, Technological Change, Community Patterning	Schaffer, Bruce Horticultural Sciences Tropical Research and Education Center bas56@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: How Physiology, Growth, and Productivity of Subtropical and Tropical Horticultural Crops are Impacted by Biotic and Environmental Stresses, Sustainability
Scheffers, Brett Wildlife Ecology and Conservation brett.scheffers@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Tropical Ecology and Conservation, Urban Ecology, Global Change Biology, Ecophysiology, Multidimensional Species Distributions in Rainforest Canopy Environments, Microhabitat Buffering in Structurally Complex Environments	Serra, Renata Center for African Studies rserra@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Political economy of agriculture, Vulnerability and resilience to climate change, Gender and intersectionality, Women’s empowerment, Livestock sector development, Social capital and collective action, Microfinance
Sharma, Lakesh Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences lakesh.sharma@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research interests: Nutrient, Pesticide, and Waste Management, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health	Sharma, Vivek Agricultural and Biological Engineering vsharma1@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Precision Irrigation Management, Water Quantity and Quality, Evapotranspiration, Integrated Water and Fertilizer Best Management Practices, Crop water and nutrient use efficiency, Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration
Short, Andrew Entomology and Nematology andrew.short@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Evolution and biodiversity of aquatic insects	Sieving, Kathryn "Katie" Wildlife Ecology and Conservation chucao@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Avian Community and Landscape Ecology, Forest Biodiversity Conservation
Silveira, Maria Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Range Cattle Research and Education Center mlas@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Grassland biogeochemistry, with special emphasis on the areas of nutrient management, nutrient cycling, water quality, and ecosystem services associated with cultivated and native grassland ecosystems	Simmons, Cynthia Geography cssimmons@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Political Ecology, Economic Development and Environmental Policy, Agrarian Reform, Land Conflict, Social Processes
Smith, Benjamin "Ben" Political Science bbsmith@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Separatist Conflicts, Regime Change and Democratization, Politics of Resource Wealth	Smith, Matthew Plant Pathology trufflesmith@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Biology and Systematics of Hypogeous Fungi (Truffles), Ecology of Plant-Symbiotic Ectomycorrhizal Fungi
Smyth, Ashley Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Tropical Research and Education Center ashley.smyth@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Nutrient, pesticide and waste management; carbon dynamics and ecosystem services; and wetlands and aquatic ecosystems	Sollenberger, Lynn Agronomy lesollen@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Grassland Agroecosystems; Ecosystem Services; Sustainable Production; Interactions of Plants, Animals, and the Environment
Soltis, Pamela "Pam" Florida Museum of Natural History psoltis@flmnh.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Molecular Systematics of Plants, Angiosperms, Morphological and Molecular Evolution of the Flower, Polyploid Evolution, Comparative Phylogeography, Conservation Genetics of Rare Plant Species	Southworth, Jane Geography jsouthwo@geog.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Land Change Science, Climate Variability and Climate Change, Savanna Systems, Coupled human-natural systems analysis, Remote Sensing, Environmental Modeling
Stein, Taylor Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences tstein@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecotourism, Economic and Non-Economic Benefits of Natural or Near-Natural Landscapes	Steiner, Ruth Urban and Regional Planning rsteiner@dcp.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Transportation Policy and Planning, Land Use and Transportation Interactions, Multi-Modal Transportation Planning, Growth Management, Transportation Concurrency, Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Design
Stepp, John Richard Anthropology; Latin American Studies stepp@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Cultural Ecology, Ecological Anthropology, Ethnobotany, Medical Anthropology, Visual Anthropology, Mesoamerica	Stofer, Kathryn "Katie" Agricultural Education and Communication stofer@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Public engagement with science, data visualization and modeling, marking STEM evident in agriculture, supporting scientists in public engagement
Strauss, Sarah Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Southwest Florida Research and Education Center strauss@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Examining the relationship between plant and soil microbial community within citrus and vegetable crops; exploring methods to manage or alter the soil microbial community to improve crop health and productivity	Subalusky, Amanda Biology asubalusky@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Community and ecosystem ecology; animal effects on ecosystems; aquatic ecology
Swisher, Marilyn "Mickie" Family, Youth, and Community Sciences mesw@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Impact of Contemporary Food Movement on Class, Gender, and Ethnic Stratification Among Producers and Consumers, Theory-Based Development and Evaluation of Educational Programs in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
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Taylor, Bron Religion bron@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Emotional, Spiritual, Ethical and Political Dimensions of Environmental Movements, Both Historically and in the Contemporary World	Telg, Ricky Agricultural Education and Communication rwtelg@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Agricultural Communication (Television/Video Production, Print Media, Media Relations), Distance Education (Instructional Design, Instructional Media)
Thetford, Mack Environmental Horticulture West Florida Research and Education Center thetford@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Plant Propagation, Annual and Perennial Gardening, Dendrology, Pomegranate and Olive Fruit Production	Thiele, Leslie Political Science thiele@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Sustainability, Intersection of Philosophy and Natural Sciences, Responsibilities of Citizenship and Opportunities for Leadership in a World of Rapid Technological, Social, and Ecological Change
Thomas, Matthew Entomology and Nematology matthewthomas1@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Ecology and control of insects and diseases, Environmental factors (e.g. climate change, urbanization and insecticide resistance) affecting the dynamics and distribution of vector-borne diseases, Development of novel chemical and biological tools for control of malaria mosquitoes and other urban pests	Townsend, Timothy Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment ttown@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Landfill Design and Operation, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management and Design
Tucker, Catherine Anthropology; Latin American Studies tuckerc@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Economic and Environmental Anthropology, Environmental Governance, Community-based Conservation, Institutional Analysis, Climate Change Adaptation, Coffee Production and Consumption, Value Chains, Belief Systems, Sustainability	Tziolas, Nikolaos Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Southwest Florida Research and Education Center ntziolas@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Interpretable AI techniques to support informed decision-making in agriculture, Multidimensional and integrated sensing approaches (e.g., in situ and spaceborne), Programs for efficient use of soil resources, Soil health monitoring and mapping using heterogenous Earth Observation data
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Useche, Pilar Food and Resource Economics; Latin American Studies useche@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Sustainable Economic Development, Latin American Development, Inequality and Gender, Agriculture, Innovation and Technology Adoption, Adoption of GMOs, Natural Resource Management, Cooperation, Conservation and Experimental Economics
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Valenta, Kim Anthropology kimvalenta@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: The evolutionary ecology of plant-animal interactions, particularly seed dispersal, and applied conservation in Madagascar and mainland Africa	Valle, Denis Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences drvalle@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Environmental Health, Plant Demography, Tropical Forest Management, Simulation Models, Bayesian Statistical Models
Vander Zanden, Hannah Biology hvz@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Animal ecology, stable isotope ecology	Vincent, Christopher Horticultural Sciences Citrus Research and Education Center civince@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Production Methods and Biological Understanding to Improve Productivity of Citrus Crops and Additional Crops and Cropping Systems in the Traditional Citrus Region, Plant Adaptive and Acclimative Characteristics Impact on Crop Health and Productivity in the Humid Sub-tropics
Vogel, Jason Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences jvogel@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Forest Nutrient Cycling, Structure, and Growth
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Walker, Robert Geography; Latin American Studies roberttwalker@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: GeoSpatial Analysis and Techniques, Global Environmental and Social Change, Nature-Society Studies, Land Change, Amazon	Walsh-Childers, Kim Journalism kwchilders@jou.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Health Journalism, Science Journalism, Newspapers, Magazines, Mass Media and Adolescent Health, Media and Public Health, Health Policy, Content Analysis, Mass Communication, Mass Media, Print Media, Journalism Ethics, Media Ethics, Women Journalist Challenges
Warner, Laura Agricultural Education and Communication lsanagorski@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Strategies to elicit behavior change in Florida urban landscapes; Factors that influence sustainable behavior change; Social marketing principles applied to Extension programming; Responsible agriculture and horticulture practices as a function of individual perceptions and values; Audience segmentation and needs assessments of diverse audience segments; Urban Extension; and Message testing to discover what messaging resonates with specific audiences	Wells, Randall Wildlife Ecology and Conservation randallswells@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Conservation of marine mammals; Behavioral ecology of cetaceans; Cetacean social structure and behavior; Ecology and feeding biology of small cetaceans; Population biology, life history, and health assessment of small cetaceans; Development of innovative field research techniques, including radio telemetry
Weng, Weizhe Food and Resource Economics wweng@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Applied Econometrics, Non-market Valuation, Water Policy, Coupled Natural and Human Systems	Whiles, Matt Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences mwhiles@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Freshwater Ecosystem Ecology
White, Ethan Wildlife Ecology and Conservation ethanwhite@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Data-Intensive Ecology, Ecological Forecasting, Computational Ecology, Quantitative Ecology, Macroecology	Wilkie, Ann Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences acwilkie@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Carbon Dynamics and Ecosystem Services, Soil, Water, and Aquifer Remediation, Nutrient, Pesticide, and Waste Management, Microbial and Environmental Factors Influencing Biodegradation
Wilkinson, Benjamin "Ben" Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences benew@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Photogrammetry, Lidar, Remote Sensing, UAS	Willmott, Keith Florida Museum of Natural History kwillmott@flmnh.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Neotropical Butterfly Systematics, Butterfly Diversity: Spatial and Temporal Patterns, Evolution and Maintenance, and Biodiversity Conservation
Wilson, Chris Agronomy chwilson@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Global change, Pasture and rangeland improvements, Enhance rural livelihood, Climate change mitigation and ecosystem resilience	Wilson, P. Christopher "Chris" Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences pcwilson@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Management of Nutrients, Pesticides, and Wastes, Bioremediation/Phytoremediation of Agrichemicals in Contaminated Surface Water, Agrichemical Loadings in Surface Water
Wilson, Sandra Environmental Horticulture sbwilson@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Invasive Potential of Ornamental Plants and Cultivars: Seed Bank Existence, Seed Viability, and Germination	Wisely, Samantha Wildlife Ecology and Conservation wisely@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Disease Ecology, Molecular Ecology, Biogeography, Wildlife Biology, How Host Populations Maintain Reservoirs of Pathogens in a Changing Landscape
Wright, Alan Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Indian River Research and Education Center alwr@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Carbon Dynamics and Ecosystem Services, Nutrient, Pesticide and Waste Management, Wetlands and Aquatic Systems, Soil Biogeochemical Cycles
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Yang, Huiping Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences huipingyang@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Aquaculture, germplasm preservation, and cytogenetics of molluscan shellfish	Yoon, Seonkyoo "Sean" Geological Sciences yoon.s@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Hydrogeology, Flow in Porous Media, Reactive Transport, Fluid-Rock Interaction, Inverse Problems
Young, Alyson Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics alys.yng@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Environmental Epidemiology, Global Health, Health disparities and vulnerable populations, Maternal and Child Health, Social Epidemiology
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Zare, Alina Electrical and Computer Engineering azare@ece.ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: artificial intelligence, machine learning, pattern recognition, computational intelligence, signal processing, and information fusion methods for application to sensing	Zhao, Chang Agronomy changzhao@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Geographic Information Science Remote Sensing; Geovisualization; AI (Machine Learning and Deep Learning); Ecosystem Service Assessments; Spatiotemporal Data Mining for Interdisciplinary Research in Agriculture, Public Health, and Social Sciences
Zhao, Xin Horticultural Sciences zxin@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Organic and Sustainable Crop Production, Integrated Use of Grafting in Vegetable Production, High Tunnel Systems for Vegetables, Nutrient Management in Organic Cropping Systems, Quality Attributes of Vegetables as Affected by Cultural Practices	Zimmerman, Andrew Geological Sciences azimmer@ufl.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Marine Geochemistry, Organic Geochemistry, Biogeochemistry, Aquatic Paleoecology, Geomicrobiology, Estuarine Research, Biochar, Black Carbon, Biocementation

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