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
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Sager, Scott
Assistant Director and Forester
LEADERSHIP
sasager@ufl.edu
(352) 846-0846
Sue Beebe
Assistant Director of Administrative Services
LEADERSHIP
sueb@ufl.edu
(352) 846-1510
| 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 |
Alison E. Adams
Associate Professor, Community & Environmental Sociology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Damian Adams
Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Natural Resource Economics & Policy
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Mike Allen
Professor, Freshwater Fisheries & Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Michael Andreu
Associate Professor, Forest Systems
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Frank Asche
Professor, Natural Resource Economics
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Shirley Baker
Professor, Molluscan Biology and Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Terrell T. "Red" Baker
Director and Professor
LEADERSHIP
Wendy-Lin Bartels
Assistant Research Scientist
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Donald Behringer
Professor, Marine and Disease Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Stephanie Bohlman
Professor, Forest Ecology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Rosvel Brancho-Garrillo
Research Associate Scientist, Forest Carbon, Nutrient & Water Dynamics
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Anna Braswell
Assistant Professor, Coastal Watersheds & Ecosystems
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Jack Breed
Adjunct Professor
GEOMATICS
Eben Broadbent
Associate Professor, Forest Ecology & Geomatics
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
GEOMATICS
Edward Camp
Associate Professor, Fisheries & Aquaculture Governance
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Dan Canfield Jr.
Professor, Limnology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Andrew Carlson
Assistant Unit Leader, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Eric Cassiano
Assistant Extension Scientist, Ornamental Fish Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Mysha Clarke
Assistant Professor, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Matthew Cohen
Professor, Forest Water Resources & Hydrology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Angela Collins
Assistant Extension Scientist
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Raelene Crandall
Associate Professor, Fire Science
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Wendell Cropper
Professor, Biological Process Modeling
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Tammy Cushing
Extension Assistant Professor, Forest Business Specialist
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Chunli Dai
Assistant Professor, Geomatics/Geodesy
GEOMATICS
Jonathan Dain
Senior Lecturer and Director, Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
John Davis
Associate Dean for Research
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Matthew DiMaggio
Associate Professor, Ornamental Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Victoria Donovan
Assistant Professor, Forest Management
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Jennifer Fill
Research Assistant Scientist, Fire Science
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Ruth Francis-Floyd
Professor and Extension Veterinarian
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Jeff Hill
Professor, Non-Native & Invasive Aquatic Animals
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Henry Hochmair
Professor, Geomatics
GEOMATICS
Jiri Hulcr
Professor, Forest Entomology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Basil Iannone
Associate Professor and State Extension Specialist, Urban and Residential Landscape Ecology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Leo Ibarra-Castro
Assistant Professor, Fish Reproduction & Larviculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Andrew J. Johnson
Assistant Research Scientist, Forest Entomology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Daniel J. Johnson
Associate Professor, Silviculture
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Karen Kainer
Professor Tropical, Forestry
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Matias Kirst
Distinguished Professor, Quantitative Genetics
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Geraldine Klarenberg
Lecturer, Quantitative Data Science
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Carine Klauberg Silva
Research Assistant Scientist
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Kotryna Klizentyte
Assistant Professor, Forest Policy & Economics
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Gretchen Lescord
Assistant Professor of Applied Limnology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
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Kai Lorenzen
Professor
Integrative Fisheries Science
Sue Lowerre-Barbieri
Research Professor, Fisheries Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Timothy A. Martin
Professor, Tree Physiology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Patrick Minogue
Associate Professor, Forestry & Extension
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Deb Murie
Professor, Marine Fisheries Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Cortney Ohs
Associate Professor, Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Joshua Patterson
Associate Professor, Restoration Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Will Patterson
Professor, Marine Fisheries Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Gary Peter
Professor, Forest Genomics & Cell Biology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Ed Phlips
Professor, Algal Physiology & Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Jiangxiao Qiu
Associate Professor, Landscape Ecology & Ecosystem Service
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Tania Quesada
Research Assistant Scientist, Forest Genetics & Pathology
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Lindsey Reisinger
Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecology
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Zachary Siders
Assistant Professor, Quantitative Fisheries Science
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Carlos Alberto Silva
Assistant Professor of Quantitative Forest Science
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Taylor Stein
Professor, Ecotourism
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Leslie Sturmer
Extension Agent IV, Molluscan Shellfish & Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Justin Thomas
Lecturer, Geomatics
GEOMATICS
Quenton Tuckett
Research Assistant Scientist, Aquatic Ecology & Non-Native Species
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Denis Valle
Associate Professor
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Jason Vogel
Associate Professor, Forest Ecosystems Science
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION
Carissa Wonkka
Ben Wilkinson
Associate Professor, Geomatics, Photogrammetry & Lidar
GEOMATICS
Huiping Yang
Associate Professor, Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture and Restoration
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
Roy Yanong
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 |
Amy Abernethy
ACADEMIC COORDINATOR, GRADUATE PROGRAMS
aabner@ufl.edu
352-846-0853
Micah Alo
TROPICAL AQUACULTURE LABORATORY FARM MANAGER
mmalo@ufl.edu
813-671-5230
Susan Badylak
SENIOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST
oceans@ufl.edu
352-273-3607
Josh Baker
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
jtbaker@ufl.edu
352-294-7018
Dianne Behringer
ACADEMIC ASSISTANT
ffgs-academics@ifas.ufl.edu
352-294-2860
Jason "Mo" Bennett
LAKEWATCH REGIONAL COORDINATOR
jpb@ufl.edu
352-273-3639
Tyler Carney
RESEARCH COORDINATOR III
tcarney96@ufl.edu
352-846-0904
Elise Cassie
FLORIDA PROJECT LEARNING TREE COORDINATOR
ecassie@ufl.edu
352-846-0547
Tammen Chase
IT PROFESSIONAL I
tchase@ufl.edu
352-846-0854
Suzette Cook
EXTENSION COMMUNICATION & PROJECT COORDINATOR
suzettecook@ufl.edu
352-260-2511
Chris Demers
FLORIDA FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM & EXTENSION PROGRAM MANAGER
cdemers@ufl.edu
352-846-2375
Chris Dervinis
FOREST GENOMICS LABORATORY COORDINATOR
cderv@ufl.edu
352-273-8085
Josh Epstein
RESEARCH COORDINATOR III
jmepstein12@ufl.edu
Maribeth Eslava
BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST I
meslava@ufl.edu
352-846-0853
Bryna Farrell
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR
brynak@ufl.edu
352-846-1985
Vanessa Fayo
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST II
corvair@ufl.edu
352-846-0863
Sam Finley
FISCAL ASSISTANT, TRAVEL & PCARDS
sdells@ufl.edu |
352-846-0864
Bethan Gillett
FFS PROGRAM COORDINATOR
bgillett@ufl.edu
352-273-3622
Jaclyn Gilley
ACADEMIC ADVISOR I
Jgilley1@ufl.edu
352-273-3852
David Godwin
SOUTHERN FIRE EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR & CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
drg2814@ufl.edu
850-893-4153
Kristina Haselier
ACADEMIC ASSISTANT I
khaselier@ufl.edu
352-846-0847
Colton Hasson
LAKEWATCH LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
cjhasson@ufl.edu
352-273-3625
Sarah Hernandez
FISCAL ASSISTANT II
sfrc-fiscal@ifas.ufl.edu
352-846-0852
Sandra Houder
ACADEMIC PROGRAM SPECIALIST II & CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
shouder@ufl.edu
352-846-0146
Gary Johns
CONSERVATION SCI/FORESTER II
purina@ufl.edu
352-371-8041
Daniel Kelley
RESEARCH COORDINATOR I
daniel.kelley@ufl.edu
352-871-9151
Dawnette Lauramore
ACCOUNTANT III
dawnette@ufl.edu
352-273-3643
Zhuona Li
LAKEWATCH SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY MANAGER
zhuonali@ufl.edu
352-273-3625
Cindy Love
FISCAL ASSISTANT II & PCARDS
cilove@ufl.edu
352-846-0849
Jack Maguschak
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST I
sfrc-hr-acad@ifas.ufl.edu
352-846-0893
Doug Marcinek
RESEARCH COORDINATOR III
marcinek@ufl.edu
352-273-3626
Loy "Reggie" Markham
SHELLFISH FARM MANAGER
reggie.markham@ufl.edu
352-543-5057
Thomas McManus
CHEMIST II
tfmcmanusvii@ufl.edu
386-562-5725
Elizabeth Duermit Moreau
LAKEWATCH EXTENSION & FIELD MANAGER
duermite@ufl.edu
352-273-3611
Clayton Patmagrian
TROPICAL AQUACULTURE LABORATORY FARM TECHNICIAN
cpatmagrian@ufl.edu
813-671-5230
Jocelyn Peskin
NATURAL RESOURCES LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PROGRAM COORDINATOR
jpeskin@ufl.edu
352-294-7643
Christopher Peters
Christie Plough
POST-AWARD GRANTS ADVISOR
christiealee@ufl.edu
352-846-0100
Deborah Pouder
SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY MANAGER & TROPICAL AQUACULTURE LABORATORY
dbpouder@ufl.edu
813-671-5230 ext. 106
Holly Quillen
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSISTANT II & TROPICAL AQUACULTURE LABORATORY
hpdiaz@ufl.edu
813-671-5230 ext. 100
Becca Rains
HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT
rebeccasrains@ifas.ufl.edu
352-294-2739
Christine Reeves
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSISTANT II & GEOMATICS PROGRAM
geomatics@ifas.ufl.edu
352-392-9492
Dylan Rigsby
RESEARCH COORDINATOR II
rigsbyd@ufl.edu
352-294-3026
Felipe Romero
END USER COMPUTING SPECIALIST I
f.romero@ufl.edu
352-294-3839
Sarah Rushing
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II
sarahrushing@ufl.edu
352-846-0850
Josh Schneiderman
FACILITIES OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
jschneiderman@ufl.edu
352-846-0857
Marina Schwartz
LAKEWATCH REGIONAL COORDINATOR
mevanskeene@ufl.edu
352-273-3640
Andrew Sims
COOPERATIVE FOREST GENETICS RESEARCH PROGRAM MANAGER
adsims@ufl.edu
352-846-0896
Aaron Smith
GENETICS TECHNICIAN/FORESTER
atsmith@ufl.edu
850-688-4425
Tim Smith
MILLHOPPER CAMPUS OPERATIONS
timothypsmith@ufl.edu
352-231-3467
Lynne Stephenson
FISCAL ASSISTANT
lstephenson@ufl.edu |
352-294-9046
Deb Stone
INVASIVE SPECIES EXTENSION COORDINATOR
debitharp@ufl.edu
813-545-4897
Joe Tarnecki
RESEARCH COORDINATOR II
jtarnecki@ufl.edu
Miaya Taylor
RESEARCH COORDINATOR II
miaya.taylor@ufl.edu
352-392-4939
Alex Tays
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR I
alexander.tays@ufl.edu
407-792-9691
Jennifer Vogel
ONLINE PROGRAMS COORDINATOR, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER II
alpha32605@ufl.edu
352-294-7979
David Watson
LAKEWATCH REGIONAL COORDINATOR
dlwatson@ufl.edu
352-273-3641
Daniel Willis
LAKEWATCH RESEARCH COORDINATOR II
djwillis@ufl.edu
352-273-3638
Amy Wood
TROPICAL AQUACULTURE LABORATORY BIOLOGIST
amylw@ufl.edu
813-671-5230
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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. |
