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Linda Abraham
Degree Program: Ph.D.


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

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

sa4393@ufl.edu
Advisor: Steven Manchester
Silvia Alvarez
Degree Program: Ph.D.


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

babonis@hawaii.edu
Interests: Marine physiological ecology
 
Advisor: David Evans, Martin Cohn
Anne Baker
Degree Program: M.S.


magnolia@ufl.edu
Interests: Ecosystem ecology, plant nutrient cycling
 
Advisor: Michelle Mack
Andres Baron
Degree Program: M.S.


afbaronl@ufl.edu
Advisor: Edward Schuur, Michelle Mack
Fay Belshe
Degree Program: Ph.D.


fayray@ufl.edu
Advisor: Edward Schuur
Smriti Bhotika
Degree Program: Ph.D.
110-B Bartram

sbhotika@ufl.edu
Interests: Community ecology and conservation
 
Advisor: Robert Holt
Zy Biesinger
Degree Program: Ph.D.


zbiesing@ufl.edu
Interests: Marine ecology
 
Advisor: Benjamin Bolker
Gabriela Blohm
Degree Program: Ph.D.
309 Carr

gblohm@ufl.edu
Interests: Ecology and Evolution of Virulence
 
Advisor: Jose Miguel Ponciano
Dimitri Blondel
Degree Program: Ph.D.
619 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.


boogsta@ufl.edu
Interests: Reproductive physiology and eco-toxicology
 
Advisor: Louis Guillette, Martin Cohn
Nicole Botteri
Degree Program: Ph.D.
521 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
Mollie Brooks
Degree Program: Ph.D.
616 Bartram

mbrooks@ufl.edu
Interests: Theoretical ecology
 
Advisor: Benjamin Bolker
Teresa Bryan
Degree Program: Ph.D.
310A Bartram

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


kcallis@ufl.edu
Advisor: Douglas Levey
Vincent Cannataro
Degree Program: Ph.D.
411A Bartram

vcannataro@ufl.edu
Advisor: Colette St Mary
Trevor Caughlin
Degree Program: Ph.D.
622 Carr

trevorcaughlin@ufl.edu
Advisor: Douglas Levey
Carol Chaffee
Degree Program: Ph.D.
417 Bartram

cchaffee@ufl.edu
Interests: Phylogenetics and population genetics of monarch butterflies
 
Advisor: Marta Wayne
Srikar Chamala
Degree Program: Ph.D.
CGRC

schamala@ufl.edu
Advisor: William Barbazuk
Tania Chavarria
Degree Program: Ph.D.
318 Carr

taniachavarria79@ufl.edu
Interests: Zoology
 
Advisor: Rebecca Kimball
Paul Corogin
Degree Program: Ph.D.
385J Dickinson Hall

pcorogin@ufl.edu
Interests: Systematics of vascular plants; biology of the genus Sideroxylon in North America
 
Advisor: Walter Judd
Tim Crombie
Degree Program: Ph.D.
123 Bartram

tcrombie@ufl.edu
Advisor: David Julian
Andrew Crowl
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

andy.crowl@ufl.edu
Advisor: Nico Cellinese
Katrina Cuddy
Degree Program: Ph.D.
609 Carr

kkcuddy@ufl.edu
Advisor: David Oppenheimer
Jennie Demarco
Degree Program: Ph.D.


jennied@ufl.edu
Advisor: Michelle Mack
Lorena Endara
Degree Program: Ph.D.
385J - Dickinson Hall

lendara@flmnh.ufl.edu
Advisor: Norris Williams
Veronique Etienne
Degree Program: M.S.


vetienne@ufl.edu
Advisor: Charles Baer
Nathaniel Evans
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

evansnat@ufl.edu
Advisor: Gustav Paulay
Catherine Fahey
Degree Program: Ph.D.


cfahey@ufl.edu
Advisor: Kaoru Kitajima
Jake Ferguson
Degree Program: Ph.D.
309 Carr

troutinthemilk@ufl.edu
Advisor: Jose Miguel Ponciano
Jennifer Fernandez
Degree Program: Ph.D.


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


jluc@ufl.edu
Advisor: Douglas Levey, Katie Sieving
Nicolas Garcia
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

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


cgermain@ufl.edu
Advisor: Matt Gitzendanner
Michael Gil
Degree Program: Ph.D.
620B Bartram

m.gil@ufl.edu
Interests: Interests: community and landscape ecology, biological conservation
 
Advisor: Craig Osenberg
Megan Gittinger
Degree Program: Ph.D.
411 Carr

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


g0ddengr@ufl.edu
Advisor: Pam Soltis, Gordon Burleigh
Juan Pablo Gomez-Echeverri
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

jugomez@ufl.edu
Advisor: Scott Robinson
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
Elizabeth Hamman
Degree Program: Ph.D.
616 Bartram

hamman@ufl.edu
Advisor: Craig Osenberg
Kin-Lan Han
Degree Program: Ph.D.
318 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 E. 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: Pam Soltis
Andrew Hein
Degree Program: Ph.D.
421 Carr

amhein@ufl.edu
Interests: Ecology and evolution of movement
 
Advisor: Jamie Gillooly
Marc Hensel
Degree Program: Ph.D.
609 Carr

mhensel@ufl.edu
Advisor: Brian Silliman
Ana Herrera
Degree Program: Ph.D.
CGRC

amherrer@ufl.edu
Interests: Developmental biology
 
Advisor: Martin Cohn
Fabiany Herrera
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMHN

fabiany4@ufl.edu
Advisor: Steven Manchester
Caitlin Hicks Pries
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: Evolution & behavior of fishes
 
Advisor: Colette St Mary
Richard Hodel
Degree Program: Ph.D.


hodel@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis
Christine Holdredge
Degree Program: Ph.D.
421 Carr

choldredge@ufl.edu
Advisor: Brian Silliman
Ping Huang
Degree Program: Ph.D.
318 Carr

ping@ufl.edu
Advisor: Colette St Mary, Rebecca Kimball
Lianne Jacobson
Degree Program: Ph.D.
616 Bartram

liannejacobson@ufl.edu
Advisor: Craig Osenberg
Jing Jiao
Degree Program: Ph.D.
616 Bartram

jiao.jing@ufl.edu
Interests: Spatial and Theoretical Ecology
 
Advisor: Craig Osenberg
Michelle Kelley
Degree Program: M.S.


mekker@ufl.edu
Advisor: Malcolm Maden
John "Andy" Kilmer
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

kilmerj@ufl.edu
Advisor: David Steadman
Jacob Landis
Degree Program: Ph.D.


jblandis@ufl.edu
Interests: Botany
 
Advisor: Pam Soltis
Maribeth Latvis
Degree Program: Ph.D.


mlatvis@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis
Francisca Leal
Degree Program: Ph.D.
CGRC

fleal@ufl.edu
Interests: Evolutionary developmental biology
 
Advisor: Martin Cohn
Gustavo Londoño
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

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

mlopezcast@ufl.edu
Interests: Trace elements & sea turtle distributions
 
Advisor: Karen Bjorndal
Xiaoxian Lui
Degree Program: Ph.D.


xiaoxianliu@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis
Lucas Majure
Degree Program: Ph.D.


lmajure@ufl.edu
Advisor: Doug Soltis
Zachary Martin
Degree Program: M.S.
FLMNH

zpm1131@ufl.edu
Advisor: Larry Page
Ari Martinez
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

ari@ufl.edu
Advisor: Scott Robinson
Sea McKeon
Degree Program: Ph.D.


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


medjibe@ufl.edu
Interests: Forest management & carbon in Africa
 
Advisor: Francis E. Putz
Wenbin Mei
Degree Program: Ph.D.


wmei@ufl.edu
Advisor: William Barbazuk
Paula Mejia-Velasquez
Degree Program: Ph.D.


pmejia@flmnh.ufl.edu
Interests: Paleobotany and paleopalynology
 
Advisor: Steven Manchester
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.
FLMNH

nicmiles@ufl.edu
Interests: Interests: Plant Evo-Devo
 
Advisor: Pam Soltis
Iwan Molgo
Degree Program: Ph.D.


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

mvmorales@ufl.edu
Advisor: Douglas Levey
Kurt Neubig
Degree Program: Ph.D.


kneubig@flmnh.ufl.edu
Advisor: Norris Williams
James Nifong
Degree Program: Ph.D.
412 Carr

ncboy@ufl.edu
Advisor: Brian Silliman
Jessica Oswald
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

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

mpajuelo@ufl.edu
Interests: Sea turtle migrations & foraging ecology
 
Advisor: Karen Bjorndal
Danielle Palow
Degree Program: Ph.D.


dpalow@ufl.edu
Advisor: Kaoru Kitajima
Bret Pasch
Degree Program: Ph.D.
609A Carr

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

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

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

jpfaller@ufl.edu
Interests: Systematics and ecology of rafting crabs
 
Advisor: Karen Bjorndal
Catalina Pimiento
Degree Program: Ph.D.


pimientoc@ufl.edu
Advisor: Bruce MacFadden
Jorge Pino
Degree Program: M.S.
609A Carr

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

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

fqiu@ufl.edu
Advisor: Michael Miyamoto
Zachary Randall
Degree Program: M.S.
FLMNH

zach150@ufl.edu
Interests: Systematics
 
Advisor: Larry Page
Julian Resasco
Degree Program: Ph.D.
622 Carr

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

rudolph3@ufl.edu
Advisor: Colette St Mary
Kathleen Rudolph
Degree Program: Ph.D.
411 Carr

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

nrukt00@ufl.edu
Advisor: David Smith
Jessica Lee Sabo
Degree Program: Ph.D.
609 Carr

jsabo@ufl.edu
Advisor: Edward Braun
Verity Salmon
Degree Program: Ph.D.
517 Carr

vsalmon@ufl.edu
Advisor: Edward Schuur
Daniel Sasson
Degree Program: Ph.D.
410 Bartram

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

ksauby@ufl.edu
Advisor: Robert Holt
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, Doug Soltis
Stein Servick
Degree Program: Ph.D.


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


ashenkin@ufl.edu
Interests: Forest dynamics in Bolivia
 
Advisor: Francis E. Putz
Randal Singer
Degree Program: M.S.


rsinger@flmnh.ufl.edu
Interests: Zoology
 
Advisor: Larry Page
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.
511 Bartram

mslot@ufl.edu
Interests: Plant ecophysiology, forest ecology
 
Advisor: Kaoru Kitajima
Matthew D. Smith
Degree Program: Ph.D.
316 Bartram

madsmith@ufl.edu
Interests: Behavioral ecology
 
Advisor: Jane Brockmann
Luciano Soares
Degree Program: Ph.D.
318 Carr

lsoares@ufl.edu
Interests: Hybridization in sea turtle populations
 
Advisor: Karen Bjorndal
Luis Soto
Degree Program: Ph.D.


lso2010@ufl.edu
Advisor: Bruce MacFadden
J. Angel Soto-Centeno
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

sotocenteno@ufl.edu
Interests: Intersests: Population Genetics of Bats
 
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.
620B Bartram

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

gwstull@ufl.edu
Advisor: Pam Soltis, Steven Manchester
Lanlan Tang
Degree Program: Ph.D.


lanlantang@ufl.edu
Advisor: Keith Choe
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: M.S.


ctrucco@ufl.edu
Advisor: Edward Schuur
Scarlett Tudor
Degree Program: Ph.D.
611A Bartram

studor@ufl.edu
Advisor: Colette St Mary
Judit Ungvari-Martin
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

jungvari@ufl.edu
Interests: Ecology and evolution of bird communities
 
Advisor: Scott Robinson
Schuyler Van Montfrans
Degree Program: M.S.
412 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 foraging ecology
 
Advisor: Karen Bjorndal
Maria Vasquez
Degree Program: Ph.D.
123 Bartram

mcvasquez@ufl.edu
Advisor: David Julian
Carrie Vath
Degree Program: Ph.D.


cvath@ufl.edu
Interests: Primate Ecology, Conservation Biology, and Natural Resource Management
 
Advisor: Scott Robinson
Rodrigo Vergara
Degree Program: Ph.D.


rodver@ufl.edu
Interests: Plant population genetics, conservation genetics, South American temperate rainforest
 
Advisor: Pam Soltis
Emily Wang
Degree Program: Ph.D.


mswang@ufl.edu
Advisor: Bernard Hauser
Joel Wixson
Degree Program: M.S.
318 Carr

jwixson@ufl.edu
Advisor: Harvey Lillywhite
Emily Woodruff
Degree Program: Ph.D.
FLMNH

emilywoodruff@ufl.edu
Advisor: Jonathan Bloch
Cedric Worman
Degree Program: M.S.
619 Carr

apuuli@ufl.edu
Interests: Restoration ecology
 
Advisor: Robert Holt
Joni Wright
Degree Program: Ph.D.
325 Bartram

jwright1855@ufl.edu
Advisor: Rebecca Kimball
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
Interests: Biology of Galapagos sea turtles
 
Advisor: Karen Bjorndal
Rosana Zenil-Lopez
Degree Program: Ph.D.
309 Carr

rzenil@ufl.edu
Advisor: Jose Miguel Ponciano
Tong Zhang
Degree Program: Ph.D.


tongzhang@ufl.edu
Interests: Guard cell redox signaling
 
Advisor: Sixue Chen
Yuan Zhou
Degree Program: M.S.


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


flying0408@ufl.edu
Interests: Guard cell hormone signaling
 
Advisor: Sixue Chen
Ariel Zimmerman
Degree Program: Ph.D.
416 Bartram

ariel.zimmerman@ufl.edu
Advisor: Jamie Gillooly