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Richard Abbott
Degree Program: Ph.D.


rabbott@ufl.edu
Advisor: Walter Judd
Linda Abraham
Degree Program: Ph.D.


ayalablu@ufl.edu
Interests: Guard Cell Signaling
 
Advisor: Sixue Chen
Lori Albergotti
Degree Program: Ph.D.
521A Bartram

lalberg@ufl.edu
Interests: Evolutionary reproductive biology
 
Advisor: Louis Guillette
Julie Allen
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

juliema@ufl.edu
Interests: Evolutionary genetics
 
Advisor: David Reed
Silvia Alvarez
Degree Program: Ph.D.


silviacr@ufl.edu
Advisor: Michelle Mack
Leslie Babonis
Degree Program: Ph.D.
309A Carr

babonis@ufl.edu
Interests: Marine physiological ecology
 
Advisor: David Evans, Martin Cohn
Timothy Barko
Degree Program: Ph.D.
311 Bartram

hippasus@ufl.edu
Interests: Bioinformatics and molecular evolution
 
Advisor: Michael Miyamoto
Andres Baron
Degree Program: Ph.D.


afbaronl@ufl.edu
Advisor: Edward Schuur, Michelle Mack
Jessica Beasley
Degree Program: Ph.D.
616 Bartram

jess.beasley@ufl.edu
Interests: Fluid dynamics and marine ecology
 
Advisor: Craig Osenberg
Fay Belshe
Degree Program: Ph.D.


fayray@ufl.edu
Advisor: Edward Schuur
Alejandro Berrio
Degree Program: Ph.D.


alejoberrio@ufl.edu
Advisor: Steven Phelps
Smriti Bhotika
Degree Program: Ph.D.
110 Bartram

sbhotika@ufl.edu
Interests: Community Ecology
 
Advisor: Robert Holt
Zy Biesinger
Degree Program: Ph.D.
616 Bartram

zbiesing@ufl.edu
Interests: Marine ecology
 
Advisor: Benjamin Bolker
Mario Blanco-Coto
Degree Program: Ph.D.


mblanco@flmnh.ufl.edu
Advisor: Norris Williams
Gabriela Blohm
Degree Program: Ph.D.
417 Bartram

gblohm@ufl.edu
Interests: Ecology and Evolution of Virulence
 
Advisor: Marta Wayne
Dimitri Blondel
Degree Program: Ph.D.
417 Carr

dblondel@ufl.edu
Interests: Behavioral ecology
 
Advisor: Steven Phelps
Lori Boger
Degree Program: Ph.D.
425E CGRC

lori.boger@ufl.edu
Interests: Developmental biology
 
Advisor: Martin Cohn
Ashley Boggs
Degree Program: Ph.D.
309 Carr

boogsta@ufl.edu
Interests: Reproductive physiology and eco-toxicology
 
Advisor: Louis Guillette
Nicole Botteri
Degree Program: Ph.D.
520A Bartram

nbotteri@ufl.edu
Interests: Developmental and reproductive physiology
 
Advisor: Louis Guillette
Frank Bouchard
Degree Program: Ph.D.
417 Bartram

fab22@ufl.edu
Interests: Conservation genetics
 
Advisor: Marta Wayne
Paulo Brando
Degree Program: Ph.D.


brando@ufl.edu
Advisor: Francis Putz
Mollie Brooks
Degree Program: Ph.D.
317 Carr

mbrooks@ufl.edu
Interests: Theoretical ecology
 
Advisor: Benjamin Bolker
Teresa Bryan
Degree Program: Ph.D.
514 Carr

kuba@ufl.edu
Interests: Reproductive physiology
 
Advisor: Louis Guillette
Kris Callis
Degree Program: Ph.D.


kcallis@ufl.edu
Advisor: Kaoru Kitajima
Trevor Caughlin
Degree Program: Ph.D.
318 Carr

trevorcaughlin@ufl.edu
Advisor: Douglas Levey
Carol Chaffee
Degree Program: Ph.D.
421 Carr

cchaffee@ufl.edu
Interests: Coral reef ecology
 
Advisor: Craig Osenberg
Jena Chojnowski
Degree Program: Ph.D.
326 Bartram

kixs4@ufl.edu
Interests: Molecular evolution and development
 
Advisor: Edward Braun
Paul Corogin
Degree Program: Ph.D.


pcorogin@ufl.edu
Advisor: Walter Judd
Tim Crombie
Degree Program: Ph.D.


tcrombie@ufl.edu
Advisor: David Julian
Jennie Demarco
Degree Program: Ph.D.


jennied@ufl.edu
Advisor: Michelle Mack
Ana Eleuterio
Degree Program: Ph.D.


anaalice@ufl.edu
Advisor: Francis Putz
Carmen Endara
Degree Program: Ph.D.


lendara@flmnh.ufl.edu
Advisor: Norris Williams
Nathaniel Evans
Degree Program: Ph.D.


evansnat@ufl.edu
Advisor: Gustav Paulay
Jennifer Fernandez
Degree Program: Ph.D.


jenny777@ufl.edu
Interests: Developmental biology
 
Advisor: Martin Cohn
Nicolas Garcia
Degree Program: Ph.D.


nicogarcia@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis, Pam Soltis
Charlotte Germain-Aubrey
Degree Program: Ph.D.


cgermain@ufl.edu
Advisor: Matt Gitzendanner
Michael Gil
Degree Program: Ph.D.


m.gil@ufl.edu
Advisor: Craig Osenberg
Megan Gittinger
Degree Program: Ph.D.
309 Carr

mgitting@ufl.edu
Interests: Community ecology, landscape ecology
 
Advisor: Todd Palmer
Grant Godden
Degree Program: Ph.D.


g0ddengr@ufl.edu
Advisor: Pam Soltis
Damion Graves
Degree Program: Ph.D.


djgraves@ufl.edu
Advisor: Michelle Mack
Marissa Gredler
Degree Program: Ph.D.
CGRC

mlgredler@ufl.edu
Interests: Developmental genetics and morphogenesis
 
Advisor: Martin Cohn
Kin-Lan Han
Degree Program: Ph.D.
317 Carr

hankin@ufl.edu
Interests: Avian phylogenetics, evolution, conservation
 
Advisor: Rebecca Kimball
Xavier Haro
Degree Program: Ph.D.
511 Bartram

gxharocarrion@ufl.edu
Interests: Conservation Biology
 
Advisor: Francis Putz
Yan He
Degree Program: Ph.D.


chb1111@ufl.edu
Interests: Glucosinolate metabolism
 
Advisor: Sixue Chen
James Heaney
Degree Program: Ph.D.


jheaney@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis
Andrew Hein
Degree Program: Ph.D.
421 Carr

amhein@ufl.edu
Interests: Macroevolution and biodiversity
 
Advisor: Jamie Gillooly
Fabiany Herrera
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMHN

fabiany4@ufl.edu
Advisor: Steven Manchester
Ana Herrera
Degree Program: Ph.D.
CGRC

amherrer@ufl.edu
Interests: Developmental biology
 
Advisor: Martin Cohn
Caitlin Hicks
Degree Program: Ph.D.


chicks@ufl.edu
Interests: Carbon cycling, climate change, carbon isotopes, permafrost
 
Advisor: Edward Schuur
Samantha Hilber
Degree Program: Ph.D.
611A Carr

sahilber@ufl.edu
Interests: Behavioral ecology
 
Advisor: Colette St Mary
Christine Holdredge
Degree Program: Ph.D.


choldredge@ufl.edu
Advisor: Brian Silliman
Jill Jankowski
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

jjankow2@ufl.edu
Interests: Avian mechanisms
 
Advisor: Douglas Levey, Scott Robinson
Jin Koh
Degree Program: Ph.D.


jinkoh@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis
Maribeth Latvis
Degree Program: Ph.D.


mlatvis@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis
Hanna Lee
Degree Program: Ph.D.


hannalee@ufl.edu
Advisor: Edward Schuur
Gustavo Londoño
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

galondo@ufl.edu
Interests: Avian incubation behavior
 
Advisor: Douglas Levey, Scott Robinson
Melania Lopez-Castro
Degree Program: Ph.D.
412 Carr

mlopezcast@ufl.edu
Interests: Sea turtle biology and ecology
 
Advisor: Karen Bjorndal
Lucas Majure
Degree Program: Ph.D.


lmajure@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis, Walter Judd
Maria Celia Malay
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

mmalay@ufl.edu
Interests: Marine invertebrates and phylogeography
 
Advisor: Gustav Paulay
Carlos Manchego
Degree Program: Ph.D.
309 Carr

cemanch@ufl.edu
Interests: Plant-animal interactions and biogeography
 
Advisor: Douglas Levey
Ari Martinez
Degree Program: Ph.D.


ari@ufl.edu
Advisor: Scott Robinson
Jordan Mayor
Degree Program: Ph.D.


jmayor@ufl.edu
Advisor: Edward Schuur
Sea McKeon
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

mckeons@ufl.edu
Interests: Marine ecology
 
Advisor: Gustav Paulay
Vincent Medjibe
Degree Program: Ph.D.


medjibe@ufl.edu
Advisor: Francis Putz, Kaoru Kitajima
Paula Mejia-Velasquez
Degree Program: Ph.D.


pmejia@flmnh.ufl.edu
Advisor: David Dilcher
Fernanda Melo
Degree Program: Ph.D.
421 Carr

fetorres@ufl.edu
Interests: Mathematical epidemiology
 
Advisor: Benjamin Bolker
François Michonneau
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

creat79@ufl.edu
Interests: Systematics, evolution and ecology of marine invertebrates
 
Advisor: Gustav Paulay
Nicholas Miles
Degree Program: Ph.D.


nicmiles@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis
Iwan Molgo
Degree Program: M.S.


imolgo@ufl.edu
Advisor: Norris Williams
Marvin Morales
Degree Program: Ph.D.
609 Carr

mvmorales@ufl.edu
Advisor: Douglas Levey
Courtney Morriss
Degree Program: Ph.D.


cmorriss@ufl.edu
Advisor: Alice Harmon
Skya Murphy
Degree Program: Ph.D.


skyarose@ufl.edu
Advisor: Francis Putz
Kurt Neubig
Degree Program: Ph.D.


kneubig@flmnh.ufl.edu
Advisor: Norris Williams
Phil Nicodemo
Degree Program: Ph.D.
318 Carr

dbkrattler@ufl.edu
Advisor: Harvey Lillywhite, Tonia Hsieh
James Nifong
Degree Program: Ph.D.
412 Carr

ncboy@ufl.edu
Advisor: Brian Silliman
Elvis Nuñez
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

enunezbz@ufl.edu
Interests: Paleoecology of late Cenozoic Central American mammals
 
Advisor: Bruce MacFadden
Jessica Oswald
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

oswaldj3@ufl.edu
Interests: Avian phylogenetics, evolution, conservation
 
Advisor: David Steadman, Scott Robinson
Mariela Pajuelo
Degree Program: Ph.D.
421 Carr

mpajuelo@ufl.edu
Interests: Sea turtle ecology and conservation
 
Advisor: Karen Bjorndal
Danielle Palow
Degree Program: Ph.D.


dpalow@ufl.edu
Advisor: Kaoru Kitajima
Qiuying Pang
Degree Program: Ph.D.
CGRC

vivibobo2004@ufl.edu
Interests: Glucosinolate metabolism
 
Advisor: Sixue Chen
Bret Pasch
Degree Program: Ph.D.
619 Carr

bpasch@ufl.edu
Interests: Mammalian behavior, ecology, & biogeography
 
Advisor: Steven Phelps
Swati Patel
Degree Program: Ph.D.


swatipatel@ufl.edu
Advisor: Rebecca Kimball
Adam Payton
Degree Program: Ph.D.


acpayton@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis
Joe Pfaller
Degree Program: Ph.D.


jpfaller@ufl.edu
Advisor: Karen Bjorndal
Catalina Pimiento
Degree Program: Ph.D.
318 Carr

pimientoc@ufl.edu
Advisor: Bruce MacFadden
Jorge Pino
Degree Program: Ph.D.
421 Carr

jlpino@ufl.edu
Interests: Tropical ecology, neotropical mammalogy and phylogeography
 
Advisor: Steven Phelps
Camilla Pizano
Degree Program: Ph.D.


pizanoc@ufl.edu
Advisor: Kaoru Kitajima
Fan Qiu
Degree Program: Ph.D.
311 Bartram

fqiu@ufl.edu
Advisor: Michael Miyamoto
Julian Resasco
Degree Program: Ph.D.
421 Carr

jresasco@ufl.edu
Interests: Habitat corridors
 
Advisor: Douglas Levey
Elizabeth Reynolds
Degree Program: Ph.D.
616 Bartram

dippon@ufl.edu
Advisor: Colette St Mary
Clare Rittschof
Degree Program: Ph.D.
326 Bartram

critter@ufl.edu
Interests: Sexual selection in spiders and insects
 
Advisor: Jane Brockmann
Catalina Rivadeneira
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

crivadeneira@ufl.edu
Advisor: David Reed
Kathleen Rudolph
Degree Program: Ph.D.
309 Carr

krudolph@ufl.edu
Interests: Community ecology, ecosystem engineers, African savannas, insects
 
Advisor: Todd Palmer
Nick Ruktanonchai
Degree Program: Ph.D.
318 Carr

nrukt00@ufl.edu
Advisor: David Smith
Matthew Salomon
Degree Program: Ph.D.
619 Carr

msalomon@ufl.edu
Interests: Evolutionary biology
 
Advisor: Charles Baer
Daniel Sasson
Degree Program: Ph.D.
309 Carr

dsasson@ufl.edu
Interests: Behavioral ecology
 
Advisor: Jane Brockmann
Kristen Sauby
Degree Program: Ph.D.


ksauby@ufl.edu
Advisor: Robert Holt
Katharine Saunders
Degree Program: Ph.D.
318 Carr

ksaunders@ufl.edu
Advisor: Jane Brockmann
Jonathan Saunders
Degree Program: Ph.D.
421 Carr

jonosaun@ufl.edu
Interests: Ecology, evolution and genetics
 
Advisor: Charles Baer
Jennifer Schafer
Degree Program: Ph.D.


jschafer@ufl.edu
Advisor: Michelle Mack
Wendy Schelsky
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

schelsky@ufl.edu
Interests: Physiological ecology and host-parasite interactions
 
Advisor: Scott Robinson
Laura Schreeg
Degree Program: Ph.D.


schreeg@ufl.edu
Advisor: Michelle Mack
Maria Claudia Segovia
Degree Program: Ph.D.


claudia@ufl.edu
Advisor: Pam Soltis
Stein Servick
Degree Program: Ph.D.


stein@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis
Alexander Shenkin
Degree Program: Ph.D.


ashenkin@ufl.edu
Advisor: Francis Putz
Drew Silver
Degree Program: Ph.D.


dsilver@ufl.edu
Advisor: Francis Putz
John Slapcinsky
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

slapcin@ufl.edu
Interests: Systematics and phylogeography of terrestrial mollusks
 
Advisor: Gustav Paulay
Martijn Slot
Degree Program: Ph.D.


mslot@ufl.edu
Advisor: Kaoru Kitajima
Matthew D. Smith
Degree Program: Ph.D.
316 Bartram

madsmith@ufl.edu
Interests: Behavioral ecology
 
Advisor: Jane Brockmann
J. Angel Soto-Centeno
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

sotocenteno@ufl.edu
Interests: Systematics & biogeography of mammals & herps
 
Advisor: David Reed
John Starmer
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

jstarmer@ufl.edu
Interests: Biogeography and biodiversity
 
Advisor: Gustav Paulay
Adrian Stier
Degree Program: Ph.D.
621 Bartram

astier@ufl.edu
Interests: Marine ecology
 
Advisor: Craig Osenberg
Christine Stracey
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

stracey@ufl.edu
Interests: Avian ecology and conservation
 
Advisor: Scott Robinson
Oscar Tarazona
Degree Program: Ph.D.
CGRC

otarazona@ufl.edu
Interests: Evolutionary developmental biology
 
Advisor: Martin Cohn
Alfred Thomson
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

athomson@ufl.edu
Interests: Fish systematics
 
Advisor: Larry Page
Christian Trucco
Degree Program: Ph.D.


ctrucco@ufl.edu
Advisor: Edward Schuur
Scarlett Tudor
Degree Program: Ph.D.
621 Bartram

studor@ufl.edu
Advisor: Colette St Mary
Teala Tyson
Degree Program: M.S.
416 Bartram

tealatyson@ufl.edu
Interests: Evolution and regeneration
 
Advisor: Malcolm Maden
Judit Ungvari
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

jungvari@ufl.edu
Advisor: Scott Robinson
Schuyler Van Montfrans
Degree Program: Ph.D.
421 Carr

svanmontfrans@ufl.edu
Interests: Marine ecology
 
Advisor: Brian Silliman
Hannah Vander Zanden
Degree Program: Ph.D.
412 Carr

hvz@ufl.edu
Interests: Sea turtle ecology
 
Advisor: Karen Bjorndal
Joseph Veldman
Degree Program: Ph.D.


veldman@ufl.edu
Advisor: Francis Putz
Rodrigo Vergara
Degree Program: Ph.D.


rodver@ufl.edu
Advisor: Pam Soltis
Emily Wang
Degree Program: Ph.D.


mswang@ufl.edu
Advisor: Bernard Hauser
Jared Westbrook
Degree Program: Ph.D.


jwestbrook@ufl.edu
Advisor: Kaoru Kitajima
Jada-Simone White
Degree Program: Ph.D.
620 Bartram

jswhite@ufl.edu
Interests: Marine ecology and conservation
 
Advisor: Gustav Paulay, Benjamin Bolker
Cedric Worman
Degree Program: Ph.D.
619 Carr

apuuli@ufl.edu
Interests: Restoration ecology
 
Advisor: Robert Holt
Mi-Jeong Yoo
Degree Program: Ph.D.


ymj@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis
Tim Young
Degree Program: Ph.D.
AAC

tsy@ufl.edu
Interests: Functional morphology
 
Advisor: Michael Miyamoto
Patricia Zarate
Degree Program: Ph.D.
318 Carr

pzarate@ufl.edu
Advisor: Karen Bjorndal
Xiaoguo Zhang
Degree Program: Ph.D.


xgzhang@ufl.edu
Advisor: David Oppenheimer
Yuan Zhou
Degree Program: Ph.D.


zhouyuan@ufl.edu
Advisor: Bernard Hauser
MengMeng Zhu
Degree Program: Ph.D.


flying0408@ufl.edu
Interests: Guard Cell Signaling
 
Advisor: Sixue Chen
Ariel Zimmerman
Degree Program: Ph.D.
416 Bartram

ariel.zimmerman@ufl.edu
Advisor: Jamie Gillooly