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School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

People

Use this directory to learn more about the people of FFGS: leadership, faculty, staff, and students.

Leadership


baker-terrell

Terrell T. "Red" Baker
Director and Professor
LEADERSHIP

Amr Abd-Elrahman
Associate Director and Professor, Geomatics
GEOMATICS LEADERSHIP

Shirley Baker
Associate Director and Professor, Molluscan Biology and Aquaculture
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES LEADERSHIP

Taylor Stein
Associate Director and Professor
Ecotourism
FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP

sager-scott

Scott Sager
Assistant Director and Forester
LEADERSHIP
sasager@ufl.edu
(352) 846-0846

Sue Beebe

Sue Beebe
Assistant Director of Administrative Services
LEADERSHIP
sueb@ufl.edu
(352) 846-1510

Advisory Board


NameOrganization
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 

Faculty


Amr Abd-Elrahman
Professor, Geomatics
GEOMATICS

 

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

baker-terrell

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, Marine Fisheries and Bivalve Shellfish
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES

Raelene Crandall

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

Joy Hazell
State Specialized Agent IV
FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES, FOREST RESOURCES & CONSERVATION

 

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

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

Andrew Sims

Andrew Sims
Research Assistant Professor, Forest Genetics
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
Assistant Professor, 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

Staff


Amy Abernethy

Amy Abernethy
ACADEMIC COORDINATOR, GRADUATE PROGRAMS
aabner@ufl.edu 
352-846-0853

Micah Alo

Micah Alo
TROPICAL AQUACULTURE LABORATORY FARM MANAGER
mmalo@ufl.edu 
813-671-5230

Susan Badylak

Susan Badylak
SENIOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST
oceans@ufl.edu 
352-273-3607

Sue Beebe

Sue Beebe
Assistant Director of Administrative Services
LEADERSHIP
sueb@ufl.edu
(352) 846-1510

Dianne Behringer

Dianne Behringer
ACADEMIC ASSISTANT
ffgs-academics@ifas.ufl.edu 
352-294-2860

Jason “Mo” Bennett

Jason "Mo" Bennett
LAKEWATCH REGIONAL COORDINATOR
jpb@ufl.edu 
352-273-3639

Katie Britt
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR GEOMATICS EXTENSION
k.britt@ufl.edu 
813-757-2223

Tyler Carney
RESEARCH COORDINATOR III
tcarney96@ufl.edu 
352-846-0904

Stephanie Castellano
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
scastellano@ufl.edu
352-294-7018

Tammen Chase

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

Chris Demers
FLORIDA FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM & EXTENSION PROGRAM MANAGER
cdemers@ufl.edu 
352-846-2375

Chris Dervinis

Chris Dervinis
FOREST GENOMICS LABORATORY COORDINATOR
cderv@ufl.edu 
352-273-8085

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Maribeth Eslava
BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST I
meslava@ufl.edu 
352-846-0853

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Josh Epstein
RESEARCH COORDINATOR III
jmepstein12@ufl.edu

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Bryna Farrell
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR
brynak@ufl.edu 
352-846-1985

Vanessa Fayo

Vanessa Fayo
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST II
corvair@ufl.edu 
352-846-0863

Sam Finley

Sam Finley
FISCAL ASSISTANT, TRAVEL & PCARDS
sdells@ufl.edu |
352-846-0864

Bethan Gillett

Bethan Gillett
FISHING FOR SUCCESS DIRECTOR
bgillett@ufl.edu 
352-273-3622

Jaclyn Gilley

Jaclyn Gilley
ACADEMIC ADVISOR I
Jgilley1@ufl.edu 
352-273-3852

David Godwin

David Godwin
SOUTHERN FIRE EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR & CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
drg2814@ufl.edu 
850-893-4153

Kristina Haselier

Kristina Haselier
ACADEMIC ASSISTANT I
khaselier@ufl.edu 
352-846-0847

Colton Hasson

Colton Hasson
LAKEWATCH LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
cjhasson@ufl.edu 
352-273-3625

Sarah Hernandez

Sarah Hernandez
FISCAL ASSISTANT II
sfrc-fiscal@ifas.ufl.edu 
352-846-0852

Sandra Houder

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

Youssef Kaddoura
GEOMATICS SPECIALIST
kaddoura@ufl.edu 
954-577-6378

Daniel Kelley
RESEARCH COORDINATOR I
daniel.kelley@ufl.edu 
352-871-9151

Dawnette Lauramore

Dawnette Lauramore
ACCOUNTANT III
dawnette@ufl.edu 
352-273-3643

Zhuona Li

Zhuona Li
LAKEWATCH SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY MANAGER
zhuonali@ufl.edu 
352-273-3625

Cindy Love

Cindy Love
FISCAL ASSISTANT II & PCARDS
cilove@ufl.edu 
352-846-0849

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Doug Marcinek
RESEARCH COORDINATOR III
marcinek@ufl.edu 
352-273-3626

Loy “Reggie” Markham

Loy "Reggie" Markham
SHELLFISH FARM MANAGER
reggie.markham@ufl.edu 
352-543-5057

Thomas McManus

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

Clayton Patmagrian
TROPICAL AQUACULTURE LABORATORY FARM TECHNICIAN
cpatmagrian@ufl.edu 
813-671-5230

Jocelyn Peskin

Jocelyn Peskin
NATURAL RESOURCES LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PROGRAM COORDINATOR
jpeskin@ufl.edu 
352-294-7643

Ali Gonzalez Perez
Geomatics Program Specialist
aliglezpe@ufl.edu 
813-448-4913

Alejandro Perez

Alejandro Perez
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER III
alexp21@ufl.edu 

Christie Plough

Christie Plough
POST-AWARD GRANTS ADVISOR
christiealee@ufl.edu 
352-846-0100

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Deborah Pouder
SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY MANAGER & TROPICAL AQUACULTURE LABORATORY
dbpouder@ufl.edu 
813-671-5230 ext. 106

Holly Quillen

Holly Quillen
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSISTANT II & TROPICAL AQUACULTURE LABORATORY
hpdiaz@ufl.edu 
813-671-5230 ext. 100

Becca Rains
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST I
rebeccasrains@ifas.ufl.edu
352-294-2739

Christine Reeves

Christine Reeves
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ASSISTANT II & GEOMATICS PROGRAM
geomatics@ifas.ufl.edu 
352-392-9492

Dylan Rigsby

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

Sarah Rushing
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II
sarahrushing@ufl.edu 
352-846-0850

sager-scott

Sager, Scott 
Assistant Director and Forester
LEADERSHIP
sasager@ufl.edu
(352) 846-0846

Josh Schneiderman

Josh Schneiderman
FACILITIES OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
jschneiderman@ufl.edu 
352-846-0857

Marina Schwartz

Marina Schwartz
LAKEWATCH REGIONAL COORDINATOR
mevanskeene@ufl.edu 
352-273-3640

Aaron Smith
GENETICS TECHNICIAN/FORESTER
atsmith@ufl.edu 
850-688-4425

Tim Smith

Tim Smith
MILLHOPPER CAMPUS OPERATIONS
timothypsmith@ufl.edu 
352-231-3467

Lynne Stephenson

Lynne Stephenson
FISCAL ASSISTANT
lstephenson@ufl.edu |
352-294-9046

Deb Stone
INVASIVE SPECIES EXTENSION COORDINATOR
debitharp@ufl.edu 
813-545-4897

Joe Tarnecki

Joe Tarnecki
RESEARCH COORDINATOR II
jtarnecki@ufl.edu

Miaya Glabach

Miaya Taylor
RESEARCH COORDINATOR II
miaya.taylor@ufl.edu 
352-392-4939

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Alex Tays
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR I
alexander.tays@ufl.edu 
407-792-9691

Sylvia Van Boskirk

Sylvia Van Boskirk
ACADEMIC ADVISOR I
svanboskirk@ufl.edu 
352-846-0847

Jennifer Vogel

Jennifer Vogel
ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAMS COORDINATOR, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER II
alpha32605@ufl.edu 
352-294-7979

David Watson

David Watson
LAKEWATCH REGIONAL COORDINATOR
dlwatson@ufl.edu 
352-273-3641

Daniel Willis

Daniel Willis
LAKEWATCH RESEARCH COORDINATOR II
djwillis@ufl.edu 
352-273-3638

Amy Wood

Amy Wood
TROPICAL AQUACULTURE LABORATORY BIOLOGIST
amylw@ufl.edu 
813-671-5230

Postdoctoral Associates

Name Department/Program Contact Bio
Katie Glodzik   kglodzik@ufl.edu I'm a geospatial scientist specialized in remote sensing, wetland ecology, and quantitative ecology. My current work focuses on creating decision support tools for forest management, centered specifically on increasing forest water yield and understanding carbon storage drivers in depressional wetlands.
Susana Hervas-Avila     Susana is an interdisciplinary social scientist with particular interests in using qualitative methods to understand fisheries management conflicts. 
Casey Murray   casey.murray@ufl.edu  
Aaron Pilnick   apilnick@ufl.edu  
Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi      
Benjamin Stelling      
Inacio Thomaz Bueno      
Ismael Verrastro Brack      
Jacey VanWert      
Caiwang Zheng      

 

Graduate Students


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