Previous Dissertations
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2026
Ph.D.
Fluck Essig, Isadora
Ph.D. Dissertation: From Individuals to Assemblages: The Importance of Population-Level Intraspecific Trait Variation (ITV) for Biodiversity Patterns
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ben Baiser, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationGonzalo Alvarez, Hernan
Ph.D. Dissertation: Bridging Deterrence and Collaboration: Integrating Behavioral, Conservation Criminology, and Governance Perspectives on Compliance with Wildmeat Trade Regulations in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Jessica Kahler, SociologyLewis, Dakota
Ph.D. Dissertation: Assemblages in Transition: Coral Reef Community Dynamics in Warming Ocean
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Andrew Altieri, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & EnvironmentMirzajonova, Gulchiroy
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Exposome and Child Cognitive Development: Investigating the Environment's Role in Child Health
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Sarah McKune, Environmental and Global HealthPrasanna, Varshitha
Ph.D. Dissertation: Integrating Field, Modeling, and UAV-Based Approaches for Optimizing Irrigation and Nitrogen Management in Potato Production on Sandy Soils
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Vivek Sharma, Agricultural and Biological EngineeringTeryda, Natalia S.
Ph.D. Dissertation: Identifying Strategies for Conservation of the Marine Turtles in Argentina and Uruguay, South America
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ray Carthy, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation -
2025
Ph.D.
Acevedo-Charry, Orlando
Ph.D. Dissertation: Leveraging the Power of People for Biodiversity Conservation: Insights From Community Science Data on Interdisciplinary Ecology
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Miguel Acevedo, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Co-Chair: Scott Robinson, Florida Museum of Natural HistoryBrophy Cerquera, Trista
Ph.D. Dissertation: Evaluating Earth Observation Use In Local Government: Insights From Feasibility Case Studies in Water Quality and Flood Risk Management
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Sam Smidt, Soil, Water, Ecosystem Sciences; Co-Chair: Eban Bean, Agricultural and Biological EngineeringCauvin, Allison
Ph.D. Dissertation: Examining the Role of Microbes in Orbicella faveolate Disease Dynamics
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Julie Meyer, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences; Co-Chair: Andrew Altieri, Environmental Engineering SciencesHari Haran, Priyanka
Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecology and Monitoring of Mixed-Species Bird Flocks in Tropical Working Landscapes
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Emilio Bruna, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationKang, Yiyang “Calvin”
Ph.D. Dissertation: Processes and Impacts of Mangrove Poleward Expansion across Florida’s Gulf of Mexico Coast
Chair/Faculty Advisor: David Kaplan, Environmental Engineering SciencesPalmer, Chad
Ph.D. Dissertation: Positive Density-Dependent Population Dynamics in Reef Building Oysters: A Review of the Evidence and Empirical Findings
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ed Camp, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesPoincon, Liliane
Ph.D. Dissertation: National Women in Agriculture Association US Chapters: Evaluating the Process and the Outcomes of Women's Empowerment
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Mickie Swisher, Family, Youth, and Community SciencesReimer, Jenna
Ph.D. Dissertation: Sources, Rates, and Fates: Nitrogen Cycling in the Guana Estuary
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ashley Smyth, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, and Tropical Research and Education Center; Co-Chair: AJ Reisinger, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem SciencesRivas, Mayra
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Cost of Reducing Stunting in Children: A Process, Impact, and Cost-Effectiveness of a Livestock Transfer Program in Guatemala with Global Comparisons
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Conner Mullally, Food and Resource EconomicsSearles, Adam
Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of Changing Foundation Species on Fauna Communities and Food Webs
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Charlie Martin, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences; Co-Chair: Laura Reynolds, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem SciencesSmith, Rachel
Ph.D. Dissertation: A Social-Ecological Approach to Understanding and Mitigating Sea Turtle Bycatch in Trap Fisheries
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ray Carthy, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationSteele Cabrera, Sarah
Ph.D. Dissertation: Integrating Ecological and Genomic Data for Butterfly Conservation in South Florida
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Jaret Daniels, Entomology and Nematology, Florida Museum of Natural HistorySt. Fort, Josue
Ph.D. Dissertation: Evaluation of Micro-Irrigation for Reducing Water use During Strawberry Establishment and Frost Protection in Florida
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Carlene A. Chase, Horticultural Sciences; Co-Chair: Vivek Sharma, Agricultural and Biological EngineeringTittl, Jessica
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Biotechnical Potential of Marine Bacteria
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Julie Meyer, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem SciencesTroy, Savannah
Ph.D. Dissertation: Biodiversity Responses to Changing Ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Robert Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Co-Chair: Ben Baiser, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationZhi, Ran
Ph.D. Dissertation: Soil Phosphorus in Subtropical Grasslands: Patterns, Drivers, and Legacy Effects
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Jiangxiao Qiu, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences -
2024
Ph.D.
Marliz Arteaga
Ph.D. Dissertation: Navegando las Cachuelas: the Social-Environmental Impacts of Hydroelectric Dams on the Upper Madera River Basin and Transboundary Water Governance in the Amazon
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Stephen Perz, Sociology, Criminology, and LawXiaoxing Bian
Ph.D. Dissertation: A Multi-Dimensional Assessment on the Co-Existence of the Snow Leopard and Local Pastoralist Communities in Changtang, China
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Vanessa Hull, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationMarcus Briggs-Cloud
Ph.D. Dissertation: Hopuetak-cakaksekat Pum Oponvkv Pun Fulletv Svpeyepetayat Vrahkv (So That Unborn Generations May Carry on Our Language and Culture): A Maskoke Holistic Decolonization and Reindigenization Paradigm Shift at the Intersections of Ecology, Linguistics, Genetics, Ecofeminism and Liberation Theology
Chairs/Faculty Advisors: Dr. Mark Brenner, Geological Sciences, and Dr. Ken Sassaman, ArchaeologyVirnaliz Cruz Hernandez
Ph.D. Dissertation: Integrating Data Science for Disease Prediction, Clustering, and Expanding Access in Internet-Limited Settings
Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Dr. Miguel Acevedo and Dr. Ethan White, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationSinomar Ferreira Da Fonseca Junior
Ph.D. Dissertation: Indigenous Mobilization for Rights in Resistance to Infrastructure Projects in the Brazilian Amazon
Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Dr. Stephen Perz, Sociology, Criminology, and Law, and Dr. Catherine M. Tucker, AnthropologyKodiak C. Hengstebeck
Ph.D. Dissertation: Multifarious Impacts of Animal Invasions
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Christina Romagosa, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationAshpreet Kaur
Ph.D. Dissertation: Zero Waste Programs in Higher Education Institutions: Understanding Factors Influencing Campus Waste Diversion and Minimization
Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Dr. Christine Overdevest and Dr. Stephen Perz, Sociology, Criminology, and LawDeisi "Vanessa" Luna Celino
Ph.D. Dissertation: Fire in the Peruvian Andes: Agricultural Burns, Key Actors' Perceptions, and Changes in Community-Based Management
Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Dr. Karen Kainer, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, and Dr. Bette Loiselle, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationAmanda Muni-Morgan
Ph.D. Dissertation: Investigating the Composition and Reactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter from Urban Environs: Implications for Blooms of Karenia Brevis and Pyrodinium Bahamense
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Lusk, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem SciencesFernando Noriega Betancourt
Ph.D. Dissertation: Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Marine Vessels & Humpback Whale Habitat in Bahia De Banderas, Mexico, Alongside Societal Analysis of Vessel Captains' Attitudes & Perceptions Toward Whale Conservation
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Vince LeCours, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics SciencesCelso A. Poot
Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding Tapir Occupancy and Activity Patterns in a Multiuse Landscape: Exploring the Interplay of Human Disturbances, Environmental Factors, and Attitudes Toward Tapir Conservation in Belize
Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Dr. Holly Ober, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Dr. Mysha Clarke, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic SciencesMatthew Richardson
Ph.D. Dissertation: Quantitative Frameworks for Oyster Reef Monitoring and Restoration in the Big Bend of Florida
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bill Pine, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation/Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics SciencesNatalia Uribe Castaneda
Ph.D. Dissertation: Community Engagement in Coral Reef Restoration
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Martin Main, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationHui Zhao
Ph.D. Dissertation: Sustaining Urban Agriculture: The Role of Ecosystem Service and the Public Involvement
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jianxiao Qiu, Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences -
2023
Ph.D.
Castro, Ernesto Bastos Viveiros De
Ph.D. Dissertation: A Path to Nature Conservation: The Role of Mega Trails in Connecting Hikers, Communities, and Landscapes
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Taylor Stein, Forest Resources and ConservationDawson, DeVant’e
Ph.D. Dissertation: Investigating Potential Bioindicators of Health & Environmental Stress in the Cnidarian Holobiont Experiencing Multiple Stressors
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Julie Meyer, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem SciencesDonovan, Megan
Ph.D. Dissertation: Advancing Protected Agriculture as a Climate Risk Mitigation Strategy in the Southeastern United States
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Sam Smidt, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem SciencesEpiscopio-Sturgeon, Diane
Ph.D. Dissertation: Case Studies Exploring Social Science Approaches to Charismatic Species Conservation
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Vanessa Hull, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationGengler, Nicholas
Ph.D. Dissertation: A Global Examination of the Spatial Extent of Landscape Effects and a Regional Examination of How Climate Effects Vary Across Trophic Levels
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Lyn Branch, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationJones, Maggie
Ph.D. Dissertation: Savannas in a Changing World: Effects of Environmental Change on Tree-herbivore Interactions in African Savannas
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Robert McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationPappo, Emily
Ph.D. Dissertation: Evaluating Climate Resilience of Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica) Agroecosystems
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Luke Flory, AgronomyPerry, Diane
Ph.D. Dissertation: Developing Decision Support Tools for Socioecological Systems: a Cast Study of Florida Stock Enhanced Freshwater Recreational Fisheries
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ed Camp, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesRodofili, Esteban
Ph.D. Dissertation: Semi-Automated Analysis of Satellite and UAS Imagery to Inform Marine Mammal Detection, Migration Route Studies and Marine Protected Area Design
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Vince LeCours, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesSchneider, Owen
Ph.D. Dissertation: Restoration Effects, Community Assembly Dynamics, and Flammability of the Rare and Imperiled Plant Communities on Long Pine Key in Everglades National Park
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ben Baiser, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationSibiya, Muzi
Ph.D. Dissertation: Shrub Encroachment and Large Herbivores as Drivers of Avian Communities in African Savannas
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Robert Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationTalla Kouete, Marcel
Ph.D. Dissertation: Microbial Diversity of Central African Amphibians and its Relationship to Pathogens
Chair/Faculty Advisor: David Blackburn, Florida Museum of Natural History and Zoology -
2022
Ph.D.
Borden, Jesse
Ph.D. Dissertation: Complex Impacts of Anthropogenic Habitat Alteration on Wildlife
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Luke Flory, AgronomyBorsum, Scott
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Development of Oyster Resource Production and Governance: A Harbinger For Seafood Production Systems
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ed Camp, School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics SciencesBotta, Robert
Ph.D. Dissertation: Enhancing the usage of regional economic analyses within resource management: Case studies of Florida aquatic resources
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ed Camp, School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics SciencesBrinton, Amanda
Ph.D. Dissertation: Puerto Rico's Solid Waste System: Stakeholder Dynamics, Relationships and Events
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Tim Townsend, Environmental Engineering SciencesDe Oliveira Jordao, Carolina
Ph.D. Dissertation: Saving the Rainforest? Challenges of being and acting as NGOs in the Amazon
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Bob Buschbacher, School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics SciencesDiaz, Renata
Ph.D. Dissertation: Of Rodents and Randomness: Macroecological Approaches to Community Structure
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Morgan Ernest, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnloe, Carolyn
Ph.D. Dissertation: Population Genomic Structure and Geographic Variation in Florida's Coastal Seaside Sparrows
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Rebecca Kimball, BiologyFeyers, Shane
Ph.D. Dissertation: System Mechanics of Sustainable Nature-Based Tourism: Producers, Consumers, and Facilitative Actors
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Taylor Stein, School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics SciencesKhazan, Emily
Ph.D. Dissertation: Thermal Physiology and Community Ecology of Butterflies of the Colombian Andes
Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Jaret Daniels, Florida Museum of Natural History; Bette Loiselle, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationLefler, Forrest
Ph.D. Dissertation: Diversity and Management of Cyanobacteria in Tropical and Subtropical Fresh Waters
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Dail Laughinghouse, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education CenterMontero Alvarez, Pamela
Ph.D. Dissertation: Conservation Strategies in the Contemporary Amazon: Community-Based Tourism, Networks, and Actions among Conservation Organizations
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology; co-advisor: Angelica Almeyda, Center for Latin American StudiesMoreno Garcia, Pablo
Ph.D. Dissertation: Variation in plant-pollinator and host-parasite networks along spatial and temporal gradients
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Ben Baiser, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationPadilla Paz, Sergio
Ph.D. Dissertation: Human Dimensions of Morelet's Crocodile in Campeche, Mexico
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Steve Johnson, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationPilnick, Aaron
Ph.D. Dissertation: Intensive Aquaculture of the Long-Spinded Sea Urchin Diadema Antillarum with Restoration Considerations
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Josh Patterson, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesRoth, Jamila
Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of Environmental Change on Seagrass Resilience and Seagrass-Herbivore Interactions
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Laura Reynolds, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem SciencesStokes, Gretchen
Ph.D. Dissertation: Assessing global inland fisheries with integrated socio-ecological approaches
Co-chairs/Faculty Advisors: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences; Sam Smidt, Soil, Water, and Ecosystem SciencesWebb, Elizabeth
Ph.D. Dissertation: Land-Climate Feedbacks in the Arctic-Boreal Zone
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Jeremy Lichstein, BiologyZlotnik, Sam
Ph.D. Dissertation: Feeding Behavior and Mouthpart Development in Juvenile Leaf-Footed Bugs
Chair/Faculty Advisor: Christine Miller, Entomology and Nematology -
2021
Ph.D.
Barchiesi, Stefano
Ph.D. Dissertation: From Ecosystem Restoration to Nature-based Solution: the Case of an Endangered Wetland of International Importance in Costa Rica
Advisor: Christine Angelini, Environmental EngineeringBasham, Edmund
Ph.D. Dissertation: Vertical Stratification of Tropical Forest Biodiversity across Multiple Scales of Space and Time
Advisor: Brett Scheffers, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationBishop, Nichole
Ph.D. Dissertation: Nutritional Ecology of the Critically Endangered Central American River Turtle, Dermatemys Mawii
Advisor: Ray Carthy, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationClaunch, Natalie
Ph.D. Dissertation: Physiological Legacies of Reptile Invasions
Advisor: Christina Romagosa, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationGarcia V., Angelica
Ph.D. Dissertation: Factors Affecting Cultural Perceptions of Palms and the Sustainability of Their Management in Madre de Dios, Peru
Advisor: Stephen Perz, SociologyHecht, Kirsten
Ph.D. Dissertation: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Public Engagement Activities by Herpetologists
Advisors: Katie Stofer, Agricultural Education and Communication; Max Nickerson, Florida Museum of Natural HistoryLehmensiek, May
Ph.D. Dissertation: Occupation Displacement of Commercial Fishers - Case Studies from Florida and Brazil
Advisor: Kai Lorenzen, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesLowe, Ben
Ph.D. Dissertation: Human dimensions of global environmental change: The influence of religion on perceptions and responses to climate change, fisheries management, and biodiversity conservation management, and Biodiversity Conservation
Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationStelling, Benjamin
Ph.D. Dissertation: Phytoplankton Composition & Abundance along Depth & Seasonal Gradients in the South Atlantic Bight off the Coast of Cape Canaveral, FL
Advisor: Edward Phlips, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesWalker, Julie
Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Wetland Ecosystems and the Implications for Their Future Management
Advisors: Todd Osborne, Soil and Water Sciences; Christine Angelini, Environmental Engineering Sciences -
2020
Ph.D.
Bedoya Duran, Maria Juliana
Ph.D. Dissertation: Privately protected areas, shade coffee, and the conservation of ground birds and medium to large mammals in the western Andes of Colombia
Advisor: Lyn Branch, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationBledsoe, Ellen
B.A. Mount Holyoke College
Research: The Role of Patch- and Landscape-Level Processes in Shaping Desert Rodent Communities
Advisor: Morgan Ernest, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationDeLong, Alia N
Ph.D. Dissertation: Farmer Decision-Making: A New Generation of New and Beginning Farmers
Advisor: Mickie Swisher, Family, Youth and Community SciencesDurland Donahou, Allison
Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of Domestication on the Guppy Poecilia reticulata with Implications for Invasiveness
Advisor: Jeff Hill, Fisheries and Aquatic ScienceEsbach, Michael
Ph.D. Dissertation: Hunting for Justice: Cofan Subsistence, Sustainability, and Self-Determination in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Advisor: Bette Loiselle, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationHarris, Holden E
Ph.D. Dissertation: Viability and Effectiveness of a Commercial Fishery to Mitigate Invasive Lionfish in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Advisor: Mike Allen, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesHightower, Jessica
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Response of Bird Communities to Logging, Fragmentation, and Conversion to Oil Palm Plantations in Borneo
Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationJamal, Fatemah
Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecology and Systematics of Irregular Echinoids (Echinoids, Echinodermata) and Associated Pea Crabs (Crustacea, Arthropoda) from the Gulf of Mexico and Bahamas
Advisor: Michal Kowalewski, Florida Museum of Natural HistoryKim, Kwanmok
Ph.D. Dissertation: How does Refuge Shape, Abundance, and Arrangement Affect Species Diversity in an Oyster Reef System
Advisor: Peter Frederick, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationKirk, Lily
Ph.D. Dissertation: Metabolism in Subtropical Lowland Rivers
Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and ConservationMarconi, Sergio
Ph.D. Dissertation: Disentangling the Role of Ecological Drivers on Forest Biological Dimensions across Scales
Advisor: Ethan White, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationMcEachron, Lucas
Ph.D. Dissertation: Reef Fish Spatial Distributions Throughout the Florida Keys in the Context of Matrix Effects, Trophic Dynamics, and Complementary Modeling Techniques
Advisor: Robert Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationMcGrew, Alicia
Ph.D. Dissertation: Taxonomic, Phylogenetic, and Size-Based Approaches to Characterizing Aquatic Community Structure
Advisor: Ben Baiser, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationMtsetfwa, Fezile
B.S., M.S. University of Swaziland
Research: Bat Conservation in African Savannas
Advisor: Robert McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationNhleko, Zoliswa Nombulelo
Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding and Responding to South Africa's White Rhino Poaching Crisis
Advisor: Robert McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationNunez Godoy, Cristina
Ph.D. Dissertation: Improving Payments for Ecosystem Service Programs in a Global Deforestation Hotspot: The Gran Chaco of Argentina
Advisors: Elizabeth Pienaar, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Lyn Branch, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationPeralta, Percy
Ph.D. Dissertation: What Incentivizes Eco-Friendly Coffee Practices in the Peruvian Tropical Andes?: Socioeconomic and Environmental Sustainability of Smallholder Coffee Production in the Satipo Province, Peru
Advisor: Karen Kainer, Forest Resources and ConservationPinheiro, Felipe Machado
Ph.D. Dissertation: Silvopastoral Management of the Brazilian Drylands: Soil Carbon Sequestration and Farmer-Managed Restoration of Native Vegetation
Advisor: P.K. Nair, Forest Resources and ConservationPoli, Caroline
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Roles of Habitat and Individual-Based Traits for Understanding Survival and Connectivity across Landscapes
Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationSrivathsa, Arjun S.
Ph.D. Dissertation: Saving the Underdogs: a Multi-Scale Approach to Inform Strategies for Conserving the Endangered Asiatic Wild Dog
Advisor: Madan Oli, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationToh, Kok Ben
Ph.D. Dissertation: Predicting Malaria: Models and Their Applications
Advisor: Denis Valle, Forest Resources and ConservationWhite Rose, Elizabeth
Ph.D. Dissertation: Population Characteristics, Movement Behavior, and Resource Selection of Florida Burrowing Owls Breeding in Suburban and Pastureland Habitats
Advisor: Raoul Boughton, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation -
2019
Ph.D.
Alvarez Aleman, Anmari
Ph.D. Dissertation: Population Genetics and Conservation of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Cuba
Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNREBaudoin Farah, C. Andrea
B.S. University of Sao Paulo, M.S. AgroParis Tech
Ph.D. Dissertation: "Volver a hablar con la gente del agua": Meanders of indigenous autonomy in the TIPNIS, Bolivia
Advisor: Stephen Perz, SociologyBrown, Hannah O.
Ph.D. Dissertation: Collaborating for Oyster Sustainability: A mixed-methods analysis of stakeholder communication and preference for future management outcomes on the Gulf Coast
Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationDahl, Kristen
Ph.D. Dissertation: Life History and Ecology of Invasive Lionfish Populations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Impacts to Native Reef Fish Communities and their Potential Mitigation
Advisor: Will Patterson, SFRC/FASDiaz Toribio, Milton
B.S. Universidad Veracruzana, M.S. Instituto de Ecologia
Ph.D. Dissertation: Community Dynamics and Under-Ground Functional Trait Responses of Plants in Pine Savannas after Fire Suppression
Advisor: Francis "Jack" Putz, BiologyDobbins, Michael
B.A., B.S. & M.S. University of Alabama
Ph.D. Dissertation: Anthropogenic Impacts on Tropical Mammals
Advisor: Eben Broadbent, School of Forest Resources and ConservationHaro-Carrion, Xavier
Ph.D. Dissertation: Land and vegetation change from regional to local scales in Ecuador
Advisor: Jane Southworth, GeographyHilsenroth, Jana
B.S. University of Tampa
Ph.D. Dissertation: Changing Seas: Potential Effects of Increasing Ocean Temperatures on the Black Pearl Industry in French Polynesia
Advisor: Tom Frazer, USFKadagi, Nelly Isigi
Ph.D. Dissertation: Contextualizing Socio-Ecological Interactions in Recreational and Artisanal Fisheries: Implications for Sustainable Use and Management of Billfish in the Western Indian Ocean
Advisor: Rob Ahrens, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesMalone, Kristen
Ph.D. Dissertation: Ground-Nesting Birds in Southeastern Pine Savanna: Predation and Habitat Management
Advisor: Kathryn Sieving, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationMaynard, Lily
Ph.D. Dissertation: Are Zoos Conservation Leaders? Using Organizational Conservation Identity and Social Network Analysis to Assess Zoos’ Collective Impact
Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationMeiners, Joan
Ph.D. Dissertation: Data Dynamics of Bee Biodiversity: Understanding Native Bee Ecology
Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesSinger, Randal
Ph.D. Dissertation: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Increasing Biodiversity Collections' Sustainability using Computational and Survey Methods
Advisor: Larry Page, Florida Museum of Natural HistoryTaylor, Shawn
Ph.D. Dissertation: Forecasting Plant Phenology: an Assessment of Data Sources and Estimators, and a Fully Automated Implementation
Advisor: Ethan White, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation -
2018
Ph.D.
Adler, Jennifer
Ph.D. Dissertation: Water's Story: an interdisciplinary approach combining springs science, communications, and environmental education
Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNREÁvila, Susana Hervas
Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding Stakeholder Conflict in the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Fishery
Advisor: Kai Lorenzen, Fisheries and Aquatic ScienceBailey, Karen
Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding drivers and consequences of adaptation to drought in Swaziland
Advisor: Bob McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationChidakel, Alex
Ph.D. Dissertation: Institutions, Governance, and the Economic Performance of Protected Areas in Southern Africa
Advisor: Brian Child, GeographyDesormeaux, Amanda
Ph.D. Dissertation: Quantification and Source Identification of Nitrate Leached in the Vadose Zone of a Karst Springshed
Advisor: James Jawitz, Soil and Water SciencesFahey, Catherine
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Effects of Plant Invasion and Drought on Plant-Soil Interactions
Advisor: Luke Flory, AgronomyFiorini, Ana Carolina Oliveira
Ph.D. Dissertation: Brazilian Forest Code Instruments Used to Promote Atlantic Forest Restoration: A Study in Rio Claro Municipality
Advisor: Jack Putz, Department of BiologyGlodzik, Katie
Ph.D. Dissertation: Impacts of Saltwater Intrusion and Hydrologic Change to Salt Marsh and Coastal Forest of Florida's Big Bend
Advisor: David Kaplan, Environmental Engineering SciencesLudgate, Nargiza
Ph.D. Dissertation: Gender Roles in Household Water Resource Management in Water-Scarce Countries: Does Greywater Treatment Technology Empower Rural Women in Jordan?
Advisor: Sandra Russo, International CenterMuyengwa, Shylock
Ph.D. Dissertation: Elite Capture of Community Based Natural Resources Management Projects in Southern Africa
Advisor: Brian Child, GeographyPinheiro, Paula Soares
Ph.D. Dissertation: Decentralization of rights to communities in the co-management of natural resources in the Lower Juruá Extractive Reserve, central-west Brazilian Amazon: implications for natural resource conservation
Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology and Criminology & LawRubino, Elena
Ph.D. Dissertation: Incentivizing Rhinoceros Conservation among Private Landowners in South Africa
Advisor: Elizabeth Pienaar, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationRueda, Farah Carrasco
Ph.D. Dissertation: Land-use Change and Bat Biodiversity: Understanding Patterns, Drivers, and Impacts of Mitigation Efforts
Advisor: Bette Loiselle, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationSchuman, Carrie
Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecosystem Service Provision by the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, within the St. Augustine Region of Florida
Advisor: Shirley Baker, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesShapiro, Julie
Ph.D. Dissertation: Bats in a Changing World: Where They Go, What They Bring, and How They Impact People
Advisor: Bob McCleery, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationSomjee, Ummat
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Hidden Consequences of Exaggerated Sexually Selected Weapons
Advisor: Christine Miller, Entomology and NematologyWilkinson, Krystan
Ph.D. Dissertation: Understanding Risk Mitigation by Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida through Analysis of Group Size, Habitat Use, and Perinatal Movements
Advisor: Bill Pine, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation -
2017
Ph.D.
Avila-Segura, Laura
Ph.D. Dissertation: Stingless Bee Foraging Ecology in Tropical Agricultural Landscapes
Advisor: Glenn Hall, Entomology and NematologyGuan, Jing
Ph.D. Dissertation: Quantifying the Effects of Epiphytic Algae on the Growth of a Submersed Macrophyte
Advisor: Tom Frazer, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences/SNREHallett, Matt
Ph.D. Dissertation: Population Size, Spatial Distribution, Space Use, Human/Wildlife Conflict, Protection and Planning Related to Jaguars in Guyana, South America
Advisor: John Blake, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationHernandez, Felipe
Ph.D. Dissertation: Anthropogenic Factors as Disruptors of Ecosystem Health: Effects of Contaminants in Raccoons (Procyon lotor) and Pathogen Pollution by Invasive Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) in Southeastern United States
Advisor: Sam Wisely, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationKarelus, Dana
Ph.D. Dissertation: Black Bear Home Ranges and Habitat Use
Advisor: Madan Oli, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationMarquez Garcia, Marcela Andrea
Ph.D. Dissertation: Attitudes and Factors Influencing Behavior Change of Wine Producers Toward the Conservation of Chile's Mediterranean Habitat
Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationMcCarthy, James
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Dynamics of Corporate Sustainability and Profitability
Advisor: Robert Ries, Construction ManagementRios Marin, Maria Constanza
Ph.D. Dissertation: From Individual Decisions to Collective Action for Biodiversity Conservation: Networks of Reserves of the Civil Society in Colombia
Advisor: Karen Kainer, Forest Resources and Conservation, Latin American StudiesStanton, Richard
Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of Shrub Encroachment in Grass-Dominated Biomes on Vertebrate Communities
Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationVan Treese, Jeffrey
Ph.D. Dissertation: Environmental Horticulture
Advisor: Andrew Koeser, Landscape Conservation and EcologyWilson, Chris
Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecology and Management of Soil Carbon on Ranchlands of Florida, USA
Advisor: Luke Flory, Agronomy -
2016
Ph.D.
Anderson, C. Jane
Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecology and Impacts of Introduced Non-Human Primate Populations in Florida
Advisor: Steve Johnson, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationAnderson, John D.
Ph.D. Dissertation: Ecosocial Determinants of Environmental Exposure to Diarrheal Disease
Advisor: Richard Rheingans, Environmental & Global HealthChaves Didier, Willandia
Ph.D. Dissertation: Wild Meat Consumption in the Central Amazon, Brazil: Evaluating Drivers and Conservation Strategies
Advisor: Katie Sieving, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationCrandall, Chelsey
Ph.D. Dissertation: Stakeholder Engagement in Fisheries Management
Advisor: Kai Lorenzen, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesHaase, Catherine
Ph.D. Dissertation: Effects of the Spatial Configuration of Forage and Thermal Habitats on the Behavior of the Florida Manatee
Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationFang, Yu
Ph.D. Dissertation: Human Population Spatio-Temporal Distribution Embedded Within Water Networks
Advisor: Jim Jawitz, Soil and Water ScienceKnowles, Hal
Ph.D. Dissertation: From Development Density to Consumption Complexity: Using Visualization Tools and Nonlinear Analyses to Compare Resource Efficiency in Urban Communities and Buildings
Advisor: Mark Hostetler, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationLaing, Joelle
Ph.D. Dissertation: Relationships between Sediment Redox Potential and Vegetation Characteristics in Florida Spring Systems: Implications for Restoration
Advisor: Tom Frazer, School of Natural Resources and EnvironmentLittles, Chanda
Ph.D. Dissertation: An Investigation of Wintering Florida Manatee Population Dynamics at Multiple Scales
Advisor: Tom Frazer, School of Natural Resources and EnvironmentMontes, Nancy
Ph.D. Dissertation: Analyzing the Distribution of Recreational Boating off the Coast of Northeast Florida to Determine its Implications for the Conservation of the North Atlantic Right Whale
Advisor: Bob Swett, Forest Resources and ConservationNunez-Regueiro, Mauricio
Ph.D. Dissertation: Regional and Global Effects of Biofuel Production and Expansion
Advisor: Rob Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationSobreiro da Silva, Thaissa
Ph.D. Dissertation: Indigenous Mobilization and Multi-Local Livelihood Strategies in the Middle Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil
Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology and Criminology and LawSouza, Thiago Do Val S.
Ph.D. Dissertation: Recreation Classification, Tourism Demand and Economic Impact Analyses in Protected Areas of Brazil
Advisor: Brijesh Thapa, Dept of Tourism, Recreation, and Sport ManagementVincent, Christopher
Ph.D. Dissertation: Wind and Light Stress in Papaya as Influenced by Intercropping: Stress Priming and Photosynthetic Acclimation
Advisor: Bruce Schaffer, Horticultural Sciences, Tropical RECWest, Thales
Ph.D. Dissertation: Deforestation and Payment for Environmental Services
Advisor: Jack Putz, BiologyWilliams, Rebecca J.
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Gift of More Time: The Influence of Eco-Stove Improved Cookstoves on Women's Time Poverty and Agency in Indigenous Lenca Communities in Intibuca, Honduras
Advisor: Sandra Russo, Women's StudiesXu, Yiming
Ph.D. Dissertation: Predicting Soil Properties and Soil Quality by Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques in South India
Advisor: Scott Smith, Forest Resources & Conservation -
2015
Ph.D.
Cao, Baijing
Ph.D. Dissertation: Soil Carbon Modeling Along Ecological, Climatic, and Biotic Trajectories at a Continental Scale
Advisor: Sabine Grunwald, Soil and Water ScienceGonzalez, Oscar
Ph.D. Dissertation: Bird-Flowering Plant Networks in Andean Montane Forests
Advisor: Bette Loiselle, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationLivengood, Elisa
Ph.D. Dissertation: Sustainability of the Global Ornamental Fish Trade through Management, Education, Health and Welfare of the Resource
Advisor: Frank Chapman, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesLuo, Jiexuan
Ph.D. Dissertation: Nitrogen Mass Balance at University of Florida Campus
Advisor: George Hochmuth, Soil and Water ScienceMavah, Germain
Ph.D. Dissertation: Governance for Sustaining Natural Resources: Effectiveness of Community-Based Wildlife Management in the Republic of Congo
Advisor: Brian Child, Geography and Center for African StudiesMonaghan, Kelly
Ph.D. Dissertation: Sustainable Agriculture and Urban-Community Food Systems
Advisor: Mickie Swisher, Family, Youth and Community SciencesMurillo, Oscar
Ph.D. Dissertation: Demography and Population Dynamics of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) in South Scotland
Advisor: Madan Oli, Wildlife Ecology and ConservationNifong, Rachel
Ph.D. Dissertation: Analysis of the Relationships Between the Stoichiometry of Whole Ecosystem Metabolism and Primary Producers
Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and ConservationYuan, Jing
Ph.D. Dissertation: Metrics of Pattern Loss and Ecosystem Change in the Ridge and Slough Mosaic of the Everglades
Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation - 2014 and Earlier