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    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.

    If you are an affiliate and would like to update your listing, email snre@ifas.ufl.edu.

    A-Z Index of Affiliate Faculty

    A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

     

    A

     

    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Research Interests: Animal Population Ecology, Wildlife Ecology, Occupancy Modeling, Biometrics

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    Olexa, Michael
    Food and Resource Economics
    olexa@ufl.edu
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    Research Interests: Agricultural and Natural Resource Law and Policy

    Oli, Madan
    Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
    olim@ufl.edu
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Research Interests: Environmental Sociology, Economic Sociology, Regulation, New Governance, Environmental Certification and Sustainability Standards

    Oyuela-Caycedo, Augusto
    Anthropology
    caycedo@ufl.edu
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Research Interests: Political Ecology, Gender/Class/Race/Ethnicity, Research Methodologies, Sustainable Science, Degrowth

    Perez, Hector
    Environmental Horticulture
    heperez@ufl.edu
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Research Interests: Mathematical Biology, Population Dynamics, Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations

    Ponciano, Jose Miguel
    Biology
    josemi@ufl.edu
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    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
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    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
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    Research Interests: Avian Ecology and Conservation, Endangered Species Management

    Putz, Francis "Jack"
    Biology
    fep@ufl.edu
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    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
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    Research Interests: Landscape Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Global Change Ecology, Conservation Biology, Sustainability Science

    Qiao, Xiaohui "Sherry"
    Food and Resource Economics
    xiaohui.qiao@ufl.edu
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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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