People
Use this directory to learn more about the people of FFGS: leadership, faculty, staff, and students.
Baker, Terrell T. "Red"
Director and Professor
LEADERSHIP
Abd-Elrahman, Amr
Associate Director and Professor, Geomatics
GEOMATICS LEADERSHIP
Baker, Shirley
Associate Director and Professor, Molluscan Biology and Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES LEADERSHIP
Stein, Taylor
Associate Director and Professor
Ecotourism
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP
Beebe, Sue
Assistant Director of Administrative Services
LEADERSHIP
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Mr. John “Jack” Breed | CivilSurv Design Group, Inc. |
| Mr. John Clyatt | Pickett & Associates, Inc |
| Mr. Steve Coates | The Nature Conservancy |
| Mr. Jib Davidson | SAF, Certified Forester and Broker |
| Dr. Robert Doudrick | Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service |
| Mr. Ronnie Figueroa | National Society of Professional Surveyors |
| Mr. Roger Germann | The Florida Aquarium |
| Mr. John Holzaepfel | Natural Resource Planning Services, Inc. |
| Mr. Charlie Houder | Department of Parks and Conservation Lands |
| Mr. Russell Hyatt | Hyatt Survey Services, Inc. |
| Dr. Michael Jepson | NOAA/NMFS/SERO |
| Mr. Jim Karels | Florida Forest Service |
| Mr. Doug Long | Rayonier |
| Mr. Jason Mathis | Florida Farm Bureau |
| Mr. Brett Matuszak | Weyerhaeuser |
| Ms. Kathryn Mennella | SFRC Alumnus |
| Mr. Brian Murphy | FL Region, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing |
| Mr. Ray Niles | Degrove Surveyors Inc. |
| Ms. Kelly Russell | National Forests in Florida |
| Mr. Alan Shelby | Florida Forestry Association |
| Dr. Ann Shortelle | St. Johns River Water Management District |
| Dr. Wayne Smith | Phorest, Inc., Forest Owner, Professor and Director Emeritus |
| Mr. Tom Steckler | Florida Surveying and Mapping Society |
| Mr. Eric Sutton | FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission |
| Mr. Tommy Thompson | Florida Outdoor Writers Assn., Inc. |
| Mr. Jack Vogel | Natural Resource Planning Services, Inc. |
| Mr. Leonard Wood | Jowett & Wood, Inc. Consulting Foresters |
| Mr. Wayne Zipperer | USDA Forest Service |
Adams, Alison E.
Associate Professor, Community & Environmental Sociology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Adams, Damian
Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Natural Resource Economics & Policy
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Allen, Mike
Professor, Freshwater Fisheries & Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Andreu, Michael
Associate Professor, Forest Systems
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Asche, Frank
Professor, Natural Resource Economics
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Baker, Shirley
Professor, Molluscan Biology and Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Baker, Terrell T. "Red"
Director and Professor
LEADERSHIP
Bartels, Wendy-Lin
Assistant Research Scientist
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Behringer, Donald
Professor, Marine and Disease Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Bohlman, Stephanie
Associate Professor, Forest Ecology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Bracho, Rosvel
Research Assistant Scientist, Forest Carbon, Nutrient & Water Dynamics
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Braswell, Anna
Assistant Professor, Coastal Watersheds & Ecosystems
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Breed, Jack
Adjunct Professor
GEOMATICS
Broadbent, Eben
Associate Professor, Forest Ecology & Geomatics
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
GEOMATICS
Camp, Edward
Assistant Professor, Fisheries & Aquaculture Governance
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Canfield Jr., Dan
Professor, Limnology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Carlson, Andrew
Assistant Unit Leader, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Cassiano, Eric
Assistant Extension Scientist, Ornamental Fish Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Clarke, Mysha
Assistant Professor, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Cohen, Matthew
Professor, Forest Water Resources & Hydrology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Collins, Angela
Assistant Extension Scientist
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Crandall, Raelene
Associate Professor, Fire Science
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Cropper, Wendell
Professor, Biological Process Modeling
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Cushing, Tammy
Extension Assistant Professor, Forest Business Specialist
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Dai, Chunli
Assistant Professor, Geomatics/Geodesy
GEOMATICS
Dain, Jonathan
Senior Lecturer and Director, Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Davis, John
Associate Dean for Research
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
DiMaggio, Matthew
Associate Professor, Ornamental Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Donovan, Victoria
Assistant Professor, Forest Management
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Fill, Jennifer
Research Assistant Scientist, Fire Science
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Francis-Floyd, Ruth
Professor and Extension Veterinarian
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Hill, Jeff
Professor, Non-Native & Invasive Aquatic Animals
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Hochmair, Henry
Professor, Geomatics
GEOMATICS
Hulcr, Jiri
Associate Professor, Forest Entomology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Iannone, Basil
Associate Professor, Geospatial Analysis of Sustainable & Resilient Land Development
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Ibarra-Castro, Leo
Assistant Professor, Fish Reproduction & Larviculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Johnson, Andrew J.
Assistant Research Scientist, Forest Entomology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Johnson, Daniel J.
Assistant Professor, Silviculture
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Kainer, Karen
Professor Tropical, Forestry
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Kirst, Matias
Distinguished Professor, Quantitative Genetics
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Klarenberg, Geraldine
Lecturer, Quantitative Data Science
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Klauberg Silva, Carine
Research Assistant Scientist
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Klizentyte, Kotryna
Assistant Professor, Forest Policy & Economics
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Lescord, Gretchen
Assistant Professor of Applied Limnology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
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Lorenzen, Kai
Professor
Integrative Fisheries Science
Lowerre-Barbieri, Susan
Research Professor, Fisheries Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Martin, Timothy A.
Professor, Tree Physiology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Minogue, Patrick
Associate Professor, Forestry & Extension
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Murie, Deb
Professor, Marine Fisheries Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Ohs, Cortney
Associate Professor, Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Patterson, Joshua
Associate Professor, Restoration Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Patterson, Will
Professor, Marine Fisheries Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Peter, Gary
Professor, Forest Genomics & Cell Biology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Phlips, Ed
Professor, Algal Physiology & Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Qiu, Jiangxiao
Associate Professor, Landscape Ecology & Ecosystem Service
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Quesada, Tania
Research Assistant Scientist, Forest Genetics & Pathology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Reisinger, Lindsey
Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Siders, Zachary
Assistant Professor, Quantitative Fisheries Science
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Silva, Carlos Alberto
Assistant Professor of Quantitative Forest Science
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Stein, Taylor
Professor, Ecotourism
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Sturmer, Leslie
Extension Agent IV, Molluscan Shellfish & Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Thomas, Justin
Lecturer, Geomatics
GEOMATICS
Tuckett, Quenton
Research Assistant Scientist, Aquatic Ecology & Non-Native Species
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Valle, Denis
Associate Professor
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Vogel, Jason
Associate Professor, Forest Ecosystems Science
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Wonka, Carrisa
Wilkinson, Ben
Associate Professor, Geomatics, Photogrammetry & Lidar
GEOMATICS
Yang, Huiping
Associate Professor, Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture and Restoration
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Yanong, Roy
Professor, Fish Health & Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
| Name | Title/Concentration | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Bannister | Associate Professor Emeritus, Agroforestry | mikebann@ufl.edu |
| Grenville Barnes | Geomatics | gbarnes@ufl.edu |
| Wallis H. Clark, Jr. | Marine Invertebrate Reproduction/Dev Biology | |
| Mary Duryea | Professor Emeritus, Reforestation and Urban Forestry | mldurea@ufl.edu |
| Katherine C. Ewel | Wetland Ecology and Management | kewel@ufl.edu |
| D. Mitch Flinchum | Plant Taxomony/Wetland Ecology | |
| Dudley A. Huber | Quantitative Genetics | |
| Eric Jokela | Silviculture and Forest Nutrition | ejokela@ufl.edu |
| Bill Lindberg | Marine Behavioral Ecology | wjl@ufl.edu |
| Alan J. Long | Forest Operations, Fire, Forestry Extension | ajl2@ufl.edu |
| P.K. Ramachandran Nair | Agroforestry and International Forestry | pknair@ufl.edu |
| Hans Riekerk | Forest Hydrology | |
| Donald L. Rockwood | Silviculture | dlrock@ufl.edu |
| Robert Schmidt | Emeritus Faculty, Forest Pathology | |
| William Seaman, Jr. | Coastal Fishes, Habitats and Fisheries | seaman@ufl.edu |
| Jerome V. Shireman | Aquaculture and Fisheries | |
| Wayne H. Smith | Director (1995-2003) | |
| Tim White | Director (2003-2016) | tlwhite@ufl.edu |
| Name | Concentration |
|---|---|
| Aaron J. Adams | Aquatic Ecology |
| Robert Ahrens | Quantitative Fisheries & Stock Assessment |
| Janaka Alavalapati | Forest Economics |
| Marilyn D. Bachmann | Aquatic Ecology |
| Roger W. Bachmann | Limnology |
| Patrick Baker | Invertebrate Zoology/Malacology |
| John D. Baldwin | Fish Genetics |
| Ilze Berzins | Fish Pathology |
| Seth W. Bigelow | Forest Ecology |
| Jamie Bojko | Disease Ecology |
| Fabio Prior Caltabellotta | Fisheries Sciences and Management |
| David Coyle | |
| Amanda W. J. Demopoulos | Benthic Invertebrate Ecology |
| Joshua C. Dickinson, III | Tropical Forestry |
| Francisco J. Escobedo | Urban Forestry |
| Thomas Robert Fox | Forest Soils and Silviculture |
| Johanna Freeman | Fire Ecology |
| Salvador Gezan | Quantitative Genetics and Statistics |
| Katerie Gladdys | Art & Technology |
| Kathleen H. Hartman | Aquaculture Epidemiology |
| Craig W. Hedman | Forest Ecology & Management |
| Leslie Hermansen | |
| William Hubbard | Extension Policy and Program Evaluation |
| Steven Jack | Forest Ecology and Silviculture |
| Michael Jepson | |
| Bashir Jama | Soil Health |
| Shibu Jose | Forest Ecology/Silviculture/Agroforestry |
| B. Mohan Kumar | Agroforestry & Silviculture |
| John H. Lai | |
| Kenneth M. Leber | Marine Ecology & Fisheries Stock Enhancement |
| Alan J. Long | |
| Eva Louise Loudermilk | |
| Joseph MacKenzie | Forest Resource Management |
| Carrie Manfrino | Coral Reef Ecology |
| A. E. “Bud” Mayfield | Forest Entomology |
| Vanessa J. Mintzer | Marine Mammal Ecology |
| Maria Rosa Mosquera-Losada | Silvopastoral Agroforestry & Ecology |
| Reinhold G. Muschler | Agrobiodiversity, Agroecology, and Agroforestry for Food Security in the Tropics |
| C. Dana Nelson | Tree Physiology/Biotechnology |
| Leo G. Nico | Fish Biology & Ecology |
| Oghenekome U. Onokpise | Forest Biology |
| Ramesh Paudyal | Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Outdoor recreation and Tourism |
| Denise Petty | Fish Health |
| Kevin M. Robertson | Fire Ecolocy |
| Claudia Romero | Tropical Forest Ecology |
| John Scarpa | Molluscan Aquaculture |
| Claire L. Schelske | |
| Marianne C. Schmink | |
| Jose Antonio Sierra Huelsz | |
| Michael A. Stamper | Aquatic Medicine |
| Dana Bigham Stephens | Aquatic Animal Ecology |
| Juliane Struve | Spatial Fisheries Science |
| Michael D. Tringali | Population Genetics |
| Syam Viswanath | Agroforestry and Conservation |
| Lucia H. O. Wadt | Forest Ecology/Forest Genetics |
| Stephen Walsh | Fisheries Biology |
| Carl Walters | Stock Assessment and Adaptive Management |
| Jeffrey C. Wolf | |
| Wayne C. Zipperer | Urban Forestry |
| Name | Concentration |
|---|---|
| James D. Austin | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| Ruth Francis-Floyd | Fish Health Management/Aquaculture |
| Joseph Joyce | |
| William E. Pine | Fish Ecology and Fisheries Management |
| Name | Concentration |
|---|---|
| Jane Bachelor | MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP | LinkedIn |
| John “Jack” Breed, P.L.S | President, CivilSurv Design Group, Inc. |
| Chelsey Crandall | |
| Nicholas Funicelli | Marine Protected Areas |
| Jess Hartshorn | |
| Lou Nash | President, Measutronics Corporation |
| Robin Petzold | |
| Clark Seely | Public Land Management, Organizational Management, Organizational Leadership, and Natural Resource Policy |
| David Fox |
Lecturer, Urban Forestry Specialist |
| Name | Concentration |
|---|---|
| Subhrajit K. Saha | Agroforestry, Forest Ecology |
| Name | Concentration |
|---|---|
| Joseph L. Aufmuth | GIS |
| Savanna Barry | Coastal Ecology & Seagrass Ecosystems |
| David D. Chagaris | Fisheries Ecology & Ecosystem Modeling |
| Angela Collins | Marine Fisheries & Cooperative Research |
| Megan Ennes | Museum Education |
| Andy Kane | Aquatic Pathobiology |
| Andrew K. Koeser | Landscape Management |
| Lisa Krimsky | Water Resources |
| Charles Martin | Estuarine Ecology |
| Maia P. McGuire | Invasive Species and Marine Pollution |
| Richard D. Miles, Jr. | Nutrition & Fish Feeding Management |
| Frank G. Nordlie | Limnology and Fish Physiology |
| Holly K. Ober | Forest Wildlife Management |
| Francis E. Putz | Botany |
| Thomas B. Waltzek | Emerging Aquatic Animal Pathogens Aquatic Animal Health |
FLORIDA FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, EXTENSION PROGRAM MANAGER
cdemers@ufl.edu | 352-846-2375
Biological Scientist I
Research Administrator III
NATURAL RESOURCES LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PROGRAM COORDINATOR
jpeskin@ufl.edu | 352-294-7643
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSISTANT II, TROPICAL AQUACULTURE LABORATORY
hpdiaz@ufl.edu | 813-671-5230 x100
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSISTANT II, GEOMATICS PROGRAM
geomatics@ifas.ufl.edu | 352-392-9492
ONLINE PROGRAMS COORDINATOR, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER II
alpha32605@ufl.edu | 352-294-7979
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Dr. Carolina Baruzzi | Forest Resources and Conservation | carolina.baruzzi@ufl.edu | Dr. Carolina Baruzzi is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Raelene Crandall’s lab. She is currently investigating how above and below ground biotic interactions and fire regimes affect plant population dynamics. Before joining the Crandall lab, she received her Ph.D. from Mississippi State University where she studied the effects of wildlife mass mortality events on scavenger behavior and plant communities. |
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Dr. Josh Cullen | Geomatics | joshcullen@ufl.edu | Dr. Josh Cullen is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Denis Valle. He is currently developing Bayesian statistical methods to identify the underlying behavioral state of animals from their GPS tracks. This work is being done in collaboration with Robert Fletcher in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation to evaluate the movement patterns of an endangered raptor species. |
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Dr. Jennifer Fill | Forest Resources and Conservation | jfill@ufl.edu | Dr. Jennifer Fill is a postdoctoral research associate in Dr. Raelene Crandall’s lab, where she studies how interactions among fire and plants influence the resilience of pine savannas. She received her Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina Columbia where she studied southeastern USA pine savanna ecology, restoration and management. For her first postdoc at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, she studied invasive plants and fire management in fynbos and savanna landscapes. Her research interests are broadly concerned with the ecology and management of fiery ecosystems. |
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Dr. Andrew Lassiter | Geomatics | halassiter@ufl.edu |
Dr. Andrew Lassiter is a postdoctoral researcher in the Geospatial Mapping & Applications (GMAP) Lab working with Ben Wilkinson. The lab’s current focus is UAS lidar mapping for coastal ecosystems along Florida’s gulf coast. Andrew began his UAS research in 2016, joining UF UAS Research Program to research the collection of 3D data using both lidar and structure from motion (SfM) photogrammetry over forested areas. He has developed sensor modeling software for lidar and photogrammetric data collection to determine best practices for UAS remote sensing. His past research also includes semi-automated estimation of key traits of trees from 3D point clouds, such as stem count, stem height, and DBH. In addition to instructing Forest Mensuration (FOR3430) in 2019, Andrew has served as a teaching assistant for the courses of Advanced Photogrammetry, Forest Resource Information Systems, Spatial Measurement Systems, and Geomatics. Andrew began his geospatial career as a land surveying technician in Panama City, Florida, in both the public and private sectors. |
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Dr. Sergio Marconi | Forest Resources and Conservation | s.marconi@ufl.edu | My scientific interest focuses on understanding the relationship between different plant attributes and taxa biogeography, and how these relationships cascade on ecosystem function and biogeochemistry. To do so, I use computer vision, deterministic and multilevel statistical modeling techniques, to integrate ecological information from remote-sensing and field surveys across multiple scales. My current research focuses on (1) deriving big datasets of species, leaf and structural traits for individual trees at large scale, (2) address the effect of the environment on functional and species diversity across scales, (3) better understand the link between forest function and community assembly, and how such link impacts forests carbon cycle. |
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Dr. Wendell J. Pereira | Forest Resources and Conservation | wendellpereira@ufl.edu |
Dr. Wendell J. Pereira is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Forest Genomics Lab, under the supervision of Dr. Matias Kirst. His work consists of applying and developing software for bioinformatics and data analysis, focusing on plant genomics. He is currently working on the NitFix project, and his research focuses on identifying genes that are important for plants’ nodulation. Wendell received his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) from the Universidade de Brasília (Brazil). He also earned a master’s degree in Biological Sciences and a bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology, both from Universidade Federal de Goiás (Brazil). |
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Dr. Paolo Triozzi | Forest Resources and Conservation | ptriozzi@ufl.edu | Dr. Paolo Triozzi is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Matias Kirst. Before joining the University of Florida, Paolo received a doctoral degree in the graduate program in Biotechnology and Genetic Resources of Plants at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain). He is currently working on the NitFix project. The main purpose of his research is to introduce nodulation capabilities in trees of the genus Populus, which includes the main short-rotation woody bioenergy species in the U.S. |
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Dr. Gabriel Prata | Forest Resources and Conservation | gprata@ufl.edu | Dr. Gabriel Prata is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Spatial Ecology & Conservation (SPEC) Lab working with Eben Broadbent. Gabriel is a forest engineer, and received his bachelor’s, master’s and PhD all in Forestry and at University of Sao Paulo, ESALQ, Forest Department. He is working with remote sensing, more precisely with Gatoreye Data, that joins LiDAR and Hyperspacral data, collected using a drone. His main project is focused on forest damages and recovery after Hurricane Michael in the north of Florida State in 2018. |
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Dr. Xiaohui (Sherry) Qiao | Maine Geomatics | xiaohui.qiao@ufl.edu |
Dr. Sherry Qiao is a Postdoctoral Associate in Dr. Vincent Lecours’ lab, where she works on the development of web-based geovisualization tools for UF/IFAS Extension and its stakeholders. The webGIS will serve as a tool for informed decision-making in relation to the 2023-2028 University of Florida Extension Roadmap, and will communicate the baseline socio-economic and demographic conditions within which UF/IFAS Cooperative Extension operates. Sherry earned a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering at Brigham Young University, where her research mainly focused on hydroinformatics and webGIS development. She devoted her efforts to several research projects that emphasize on geospatial computing, web services/apps, and cyberinfrastructure development to support environmental research. Her primary research interest is to leverage interdisciplinary technologies (GIS, data science, informatics) to solve research questions in agriculture and environmental science. |
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