Acevedo, Miguel (B.S., M.S. - University of Puerto Rico)
Species distribution models for management planning
Advisor: Robert Fletcher, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Alvarez Clare, Silvia (B.S. - Universidad de Costa Rica, M.S. - University of Florida)
Effect of precipitation on nutrient bioavailability in tropical rain forests
Advisor: Michelle Mack, Biology

Anderson, John (B.S. - Shepard College, M.S. - University of Florida)
Ecology and husbandry of water buffalo in Florida
Advisor Hugh Popenoe, Soil and Water Science

Araujo, Abib (B.S. - Universidade Federal do Acre, M.S. - University of Florida)
Understanding community-based fire management in the western Brazilian Amazon
Advisor: Peter Hildebrand, Food and Resource Economics

Arnold, Jennifer (B.S. - University of Wisconsin, M.S. - University of Arizona)
Transforming conflict into collaboration: a participatory research project examining the role of collaboration in sustainable riparian managment in Arizona
Advisor: Karen Kainer, Forest Resources and Conservation

Athayde, Simone (M.S. - Federal University of Parana, Brazil, M.S - University of Kent)
Weaving power: indigenous knowledge systems and territorial control across three Kaiabi groups in the Brazilian Amazon
Advisor: Marianne Schmink, Latin American Studies

Avila, Laura (Lic. - EARTH University, Costa Rica, M.S. - University of Florida)
Configuration of biosphere reserves and agricultural buffers zones, and mechanisms of biodiversity change
Advisor: Eric Keys, Geography

Becker, Brian (B.S. - Kansas State University, M.S. - University of Florida)
Assessing the feasibility of using woody biomass for energy generation
Advisor: Donald Rockwood, Forest Resources and Conservation

Bernatis, Jenn (B.S. - Fort Hayes State University, M.S. - Fort Hayes State University)
Ecophysiology and impacts of the invasive apple snail, Pomacea insularum
Advisor: Steve Johnson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Bhotika, Smriti (B.S. - University of North Carolina)
Habitat characteristics in realtion to species traits for ungulates inthe Serengeti
Advisor: Robert Holt, Biology

Boggs, Ashley (B.S. - University of Florida)
Effects of perchlorate on alligator development at Kennedy Space Center
Advisor: Lou Guillette, Biology

Bohrmann, Thomas (B.S. - LaGrange College, M.A.T. - University of Florida)
Population modeling of the eastern oyster (Crossostrea virginica)
Advisor: Mary Christman, Statistics

Brando, Paulo (B.S. - University of Sao Paulo)
Simulating the effects of climate change and fire on Amazonian vegetation
Advisor: Jack Putz, Biology

Brown, Megan (B.A. - University of Virginia, M.S. - Virginia Polytechnic Inst & SU)
Invasive plants and wetland ecology
Advisor: Debrah Miller, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Brown Salazar, Ricardo (Forest Eng. - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, M.S. - Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza)
Tropical forestry, community forestry & effects of harvesting on forest dynamics
Advisor: Greg Kiker, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Buck, David G. (B.A. - University of North Carolina, M.S. - University of Florida)
Linking land use/land cover change and aquatic ecosystem function in the tropical, lowland watersheds of Belize, Central America
Advisor: Mark Brenner, Geological Sciences

Burks-Copes, Kelly (B.S. - University of New Mexico, M.S. - New Mexico State University)
Methodology for placing mitigation banks in the landscape using an ecosystem and watershed approach
Advisor: Greg Kiker, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Canales, Gina (B.S. - Escuela Agricola Panamerica, Honduras, M.S. - University of Florida)
Rural development, small farms, and environmental education
Advisor: Sandra Russo, Sociology

Carey, Richard (B.S. - University of Miami, M.S. - University of Georgia
Water quality impacts of increased urbanization in the Biscayne Bay watershed, Florida
Advisor, Kati White, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Carlton, J. Stuart (B.A. - Tulane University, M.S. - University of Georgia)
Collaborative problem-solving for biodiversity conservation
Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Caughlin, Trevor (B.A. - New College of Florida)
Ecology and evolution of seed dispersal
Advisor: Doug Levey, Biology

Celis Azofeifa, Gerardo (B.S. - Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, M.S. - University of Florida)
Dynamics of invasive plant species in urban forest patches: a study in Gainesville, Florida
Advisor: Shibu Jose, Forest Resources and Conservation

Chevasco, Elsa Daniela (B.S. - Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Ecuador, M.A. - Brandeis University)
Sustainable international development, natural resource management for indigenous peoples in Ecuadorean national parks
Advisor: Patrick Minogue, Forest Resource and Conservation

Chavez Didier, Willandia (B.S. - Federal University of Acre, Brazil, M.S. - University of Florida)
Sustainable tropical forest management and its effects on wildlife
Advisor: Katie Sieving, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Claudio, Helen (B.S. - California Institute of Technology, B.S. - California State University- Los Angeles)
Multi-scale modeling of evapotranspiration and carbon fluxes in southeastern pine forests
Advisor: Wendell Cropper, Forest Resources and Conservation

Coenen, Danny (B.S., M.S. - University of Florida)
Survey of ecological impacts of climate change in Florida
Advisor: Tom Crisman, Environmental Engineering Sciences

Coles, Britt (B.A. - SUNY Binghamton, MFA - New York University)
Gendered perspectives on rural livelihoods around protected parks in southern Africa
Advisor: Rick Stepp, Anthropology and Latin American Studies

Cossio, Rosa (B.S. - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, M.S. - Florida International University)
Institutional and organizational processes of tropical forest concession management
Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology

Cox, Clayton (B.S. - University of Florida, M.S. - Universtiy of Florida)
Role of GacS/GacA and the native microbial community in the colonization of oysters by a model pathogen, Salmonella enterica
Advisor: Max Teplitski, Soil and Water Science

Crespo Ampudia, Antonio (B.S. - Universidad del Azuay, Ecuador, M.S. -Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany)
Biophysical and social processes for forest ecosystem restoration
Advisor: Carrie Reinhardt Adams, Environmental Horticulture

DiGiano, Maria (B.A. - University of North Carolina, M.S. - University of Florida)
Privatizing the commons: impacts of agrarian reform on forest cover in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Advisor: Marianne Schmink, Latin American Studies

Douglass, Rachel (B.S. - North Carolina State University, M.S. - Duke University)
Freshwater stream ecology and hydrology
Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation

Ehret, Dana (B.S. - Stockton College of New Jersey, M.S. - University of Florida)
Macroevolution of body size in the lamniform sharks
Advisor: Bruce MacFadden, Florida Museum of Natural History

Emptaz-Collomb, Jean-Gael (B.S. - George Washington University)
Linking tourism, well-being, and conservation in the Okavango Delta
Advisor: Janaki Alavalapati, Forest Resources and Conservation

Escobar, Jaime (Ing. - Escuela de Ingenieria de Antioquia, M.S. - University of Florida)
High-resolution reconstruction of lowland Central American climate during the last deglaciation and last glacial maximum
Advisor: Mark Brenner, Geological Sciences

Frechette, Jackson (B.A. - University of Wisconsin, M.S. - University of Florida)
Predator-prey interactions, squirrel monkey perception of risk
Advisor: Katie Sieving, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Gill, Tom (B.A., M.A. - University of Cambridge, M.S. - University of Reading)
Potential for grain amaranth production in AIDS-affected East African communities
Advisor: Peter Hildebrand, Food and Resource Economics

Globus, Robin (B.A. Dartmouth College, M.A. - University of Florida)
Perceived environmental risk, ethics and climate change
Advisor: Bron Taylor, Religion

Gonzalez, Oscar (B. - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru, M.S. - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru)
Climate change, sustainable development, and bird distributions in the Peruvian Andes
Advisor: Scott Robinson, Florida Museum of Natural History

Goswami, Varun (B.S. - University of Delhi, M.S. - Manipal Academy of Higher Education)
Population ecology and conservation of Indian elephants
Advisor: Madan Oli, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Gress, Ky (B.A. - Case Western University, M.E. - University of Florida)
Education for sustainability, focus-group methodologies
Advisor: Linda Cronin Jones

Guerra, Raissa (B. - University of Brasilia, M.A. - University of Brasilia)
Applicability and impacts of payments for environmental services in the Brazilian Amazon
Advisor: Marianne Schmink, Latin American Studies

Haddle, Jenny (B.A. - University of Georgia, M.S. - University of Florida)
Social construction of tourist places: comparison of cruise tourism and ecotourism in Belize
Advisor: Richard Stepp, Anthropology and Latin American Studies

Hazan, Flavio (B. - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, M. - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology)
Sustainable communities & urban design and planning
Advisor: Jim Jones, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Hershorin, Aubree Gallaher (B.A. - Franklin & Marshall College, M.S. - University of Florida)
Effects of beach nourishment on loggerhead sea turtle nesting densities in Florida
Advisor: Joe Delfino, Environmental Engineering Sciences

Hotaling, Althea (B.S. - University of West Florida, M.S. - University of Florida)
Conservation and restoration of ecosystems, participatory research with land managers, wetland ecology, disturbance processes
Advisor, Bob Swett, Forest Resources and Conservation

Hua Fang-Yuan (B.S. - Beijing Normal University, M.S. -Peking Union Medical College)
Role of land tenure system in determining deforestation patterns, and resultant landscape configuration effects on composition of mixed-species bird flocks in tropical lowland rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia
Advisor: Katie Sieving, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Huge, Dane (B.S. - University of Florida, M.S. - University of Florida)
Competition of native and non-native fishes
Advisor: Tom Frazer, Forest Resources and Conservation

Jensen, Jillian (B.S. - University of Toronto, M.S. - University of Florida)
Water management and poverty-alleviating agricultural development strategies in Africa
Advisor: Sandra Russo, Sociology

Kanapaux, William (B.A. - College of Charleston, M.F.A. - University of Michigan)
Assessing visitor impact on coastal habitats in South Carolina's ACE Basin using simulation modeling and an adaptive management framework
Advisor: Mark Brown, Environmental Engineering Sciences

Kazakov, Nikolay (B.A. - Irkutzk State Pedigogic Institute of Foreign Language, M.S. - Evergreen State College
Development of a social science instrument toolbox to describe and measure local community agency for capacity to manage wildlife resources in an international perspective
Advisor: Glenn Israel, Agricultural Education and Communication

Kgabung, Bothepa (B.S., M.S. - University of Botswana)
The impact of Chobe National Park and elephant management on rural livelihoods and biodiversity conservation
Advisor: Brian Child, Geography and Center for African Studies

Knowles, Hal (B.S. - University of Florida, M.S. - University of Florida)
Adaptive management for residential communities and urban infrastructure
Advisor: Mark Hostetler, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Kopka, Matthew (B.A. - University of Michigan, M.F.A. - University of Alabama)
Planning and participation in the institution of Venezuela's land reforms
Advisor: Grenville Barnes, Forest Resources and Conservation

Kowler, Laura (B.S. - University of Georgia, M.S. - University of Florida)
Governance mechanisms and social institutions for sustainable management of tropical forests stressed by national/international development policies
Advisor: Christine Overdevest, Sociology

Krediet, Cory (B.S. - Drew University, M.S. - University of Florida)
Mechanisms of resilience in native coral-associated microbial communities
Advisor: Max Teplitski, Soil and Water Science

Liebenow, Danielle K. (B.A., M.S. - University of Florida)
Quantifying links between poverty and the environment in rural Mali
Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation

Liebowitz, Dina (B.A. - University of Pennsylvania, M.S. - University of Florida)
Adaptive management of Florida watersheds and springs
Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation

Livengood, Elisa (B.S. - East Carolina University, M.S. - University of Florida)
The ornamental fish trade in Colombia as a profitable and sustainable venture
Advisor: Frank Chapman, Forest Resources and Conservation

Loudermilk, Louise (B.S., M.S. - University of Florida)
Spatial modeling of fire dynamics to assess longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) regeneration success on multiple scales
Advisor: Wendell Cropper, Forest Resources and Conservation

MacLauchlin, Kari (B.S. - University of Georgia, M.S. - University of Florida)
Ecological, economic, and cultural dynamics in small-scale commercial fisheries of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Advisor: Sherry Larkin, Food and Resource Economics

Madson II, Torben (Ted) (B.S.B.A., M.B.A., & J.D., University of Florida)
Design and implementation of a system for assuring the boundaries of real property
Advisor: David Gibson, Forest Resources and Conservation

Mathews, Mason (B.S. - Colorado State University, M.A. - American University)
Social capital in the transition from paton-client to social movement networks in Brazilian Amazonia
Advisor: Marianne Schmink, Latin American Studies

McKune, Sarah (B.A. - Wofford College, M.P.H. - Emory University)
Community health, food security, and natural resource management in Africa
Advisor: Sandra Russo, Sociology

Medjibe, Vincent (B.A. - University of Bangui, M.S. - Yale University)
Carbon consequences of forest management practices in the Central African Republic
Advisor: Jack Putz, Biology

Mello, Denyse Maria de Almeida (B. - Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil, M. - Federal University of Para, Brazil)
Rural women's initiatives for sustainable use of natural resources, agroecology, trade & commercialization
Advisor: Marianne Schmink, Latin American Studies

Mintzer, Vanessa (B.S. - University of Florida, M.S. - Duke University)
Community-based conservation of wildlife/fishery resources in Latin America
Advisor: Tom Frazer, Forest Resources and Conservation

Mishkin-Chavez, Miramanni (B.S. - Central Washington University, M.S. - University of Florida)
Conservation and development in Mexico
Advisor: Eric Keys, Geography

Moon, Molly (B.S. - Troy State University, M.B.A. - Barry University)
Community capacity building in vulnerable communities: impact/affect on disaster mitigation in relation to land use and resource management
Advisor: Mickie Swisher, Family, Youth & Community Sciences

Morgan-Brown, Theron (B.S. - Lewis and Clark College, M.S. - University of Florida)
Conservation and development, butterfly farming in Kenya
Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Mukherjee, Atanu (M.S. - University of Calcutta, M.S. - University of Florida)
Conservation and sustainable use of tropical soils, environmental chemistry of anthropic soils
Advisor: Andrew Zimmerman, Geological Sciences

Mupeta, Patricia (B.S. - University of Zambia, M.S. - University of Kent)
Governance of community institutions and community-based natural resource management effectiveness in three southern African countries
Advisor: Brian Child, Geography and African Studies

Muyengwa, Shylock (B.S. , M.S. - University of Zimbabwe)
Interactions among local, subnational, and political structures
Advisor: Brian Child, Geography and African Studies

Nguyen, Chung (B.S. - University of Agriculture and Forestry, M.S. - University of Colorado)
Determining plant species attaching CO2 concentration and Ca-P precipitation in stormwater treatment wetlands
Advisor: Yuncong Li, Soil and Water Science

Paniagua, Franklin (B. Law - University of Costa Rica, M.A.L.A.S. - University of Florida)
Managing conflict and collaboration in community natural resource programs
Advisor: Marianne Schmink, Latin American Studies

Pawlitz, Rachael (B.A. - Truman State University, M.A. - Macquarie University)
Translating scientific ecological knowledge into sustainable land-use decision-making: implications for adaptive management of watersheds
Advisor: Katrina Schwartz, Political Science

Pellish, Harry (B.S. - Florida International University, M.S. - University of Lund, Sweden)
Small-holder tropical mountain agriculture, an international comparison
Advisor: Peter Hildebrand, Food and Resource Economics  

Phillips, Carson (B.A. - University of Arizona, M.S. - University of Florida)
Ecology, infectious diseases, and parasites of wild primates
Advisor: David Reed, Florida Museum of Natural History

Pinheiro, Paula (B. - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janiero, Brazil, M.S. - Universidade do Estado do Rio De Janiero, Brazil)
Policy and management of extractive reserves in Brazil
Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology

Radachowsky, Jeremy (B.S. - University of Connecticut, M.S. - Florida International University)
Participatory scenario modeling in complex social-ecological systems
Advisor: Greg Kiker, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Reynolds, Thomas (B.S.B.A. - University of Florida, M.A. - University of Florida)
Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of land use policy, land tenure, and land access
Advisor: Roy Carriker, Food and Resource Economics

Rios, Alfredo (B.S. - University of Guelph, M.A. - University of Florida)
Integrating socioeconomic and ecological dimensions toward communal management of the Andean potato weevil
Advisor: Peter Hildebrand, Food and Resource Economics

Robichaux, Estelle (B.S. - Wellesley College, M.S. - University of Florida)
Wetlands-water management strategies, policy, and negotiations
Advisor: Katrina Schwartz, Political Science

Rocha, Karla (B.S. - Universidade Federal do Acre, M.A. - University of Florida)
Effects of land use on forest cover, remote sensing, biodiversity, climate change, sustainable development
Advisor: Jane Southworth, Geography

Rodriguez Jorquera, Ignacio (B. - Universidad de Chile, M.S. - Universidad Austral de Chile)
Effects of water pollution on biodiversity, vertebrate ecotoxicology
Advisor: Gurpal Toor, Soil and Water Science

Rodriguez, Juan Carlos (B.Agric. - Panamerican School of Agrciulture, M.S. - University of Florida)
Food production, food labeling, and consumer needs and preferences
Advisor: Mickie Swisher, Family, Youth and Community Sciences

Rodriguez, Joysee (B.S. - Escuela Agraria Panamerica, M.S. - Auburn University)
Risk assessment tools for sustainable watershed management
Advisor: Eric Keys, Geography

Rojas, Rafael (B.A. - Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, M.A.L.A.S. - University of Florida)
Agricultural patterns in the southern Peruvian Amazon
Advisor: Stephen Perz, Sociology

Rostant, Luke (B.S., M.S. - University of the West Indies)
Does community-based monitoring enhance adaptive management in the Caprivi, Namibia?
Advisor: Michael Binford, Geography

Sakurai, Ryo (B. - Keio University, Japan, M.S. - University of Florida)
Community management and conservation outreach for black bears in Japan
Advisor: Susan Jacobson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Saqui, Juanita Garcia (B.S. - University of Belize, M.S. - University of Florida)
Comparative study of community-based natural resource management in Caprivi-Namibia, Chobe-Botswana, Imusho-Zambia, and Maya Center-Belize
Advisor: Brian Child, Geography and Center for African Studies

Schreeg, Laura (B.S. - St. Mary's College, M.S. - Michigan State University)
Understanding plant mechanisms for accessing phosphorus in lowland tropical forests
Advisor: Michelle Mack, Biology

Schramski, Samuel (B.S. - University of California-Berkeley, M.A. - University of Florida)
Human environmental geography, impacts of land tenure regimes on stressed water resources
Advisor: Grenville Barnes, Forest Resources and Conservation

Seales, Lisa (B.S. - University of Oregon, M.S. - University of Florida)
Multiple approaches to conservation and sustainable development, growing capacity for collaborative management
Advisor: Taylor Stein, Forest Resoruces and Conservation

Shenkin, Alexander (B.S. - University of California-San Diego, M.S. - Yale University)
Community forest management in the Bolivian transitional forests
Advisor: Jack Putz, Biology

Silva, Eduardo (Lic.Med.Vet. - Universidad Austral de Chile, D.V.M. - Universidad Austral de Chile)
Conservation biology and human-wildlife conflicts
Advisor: Katie Sieving, Widlife Ecology and Conservation

Snyder, Christine (B.S., M.S. - Virginia Commonwealth University)
Enviromental factors associated with the use of a new technique for developing fingerprints on thermal paper
Advisor: Anthony Falsetti, Anthropology

Stickler, Claudia (B.S. - University of Puget Sound, M.S. - University of Florida)
Ecological and economic trade-offs of land use policy scenarios for the Xingu River headwaters
Advisor: Jane Southworth, Geography

Thompson, Brad (B.A. - Shippensburg State University, M.R.P., M.L.A. - University of Pennsylvania)
Use of the theory of planned behavior in assessing environmental behaviors
Advisor: Mickie Swisher, Family, Youth & Community Sciences

Townsend, Josiah (B.S., M.A. - University of Florida)
Systematics, biogeography, and conservation of the highland herpetofauna of Honduras
Advisor: James Austin, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Trager, Matthew (B.A. - Grinnell College, M.S. - University of Florida)
Conservation and population restoration of the Miami blue butterfly
Advisor: Jaret Daniels, Entomology and Nematology

Tucker, Joanna (B.S.P.A. - Indiana University, M.A. - University of Arizona)
Ecology of native oil-producing palms: implications for biodiesel production in Amazonia
Advisor: Karen Kainer, Forest Resources and Conservation and Latin American Studies

Vath, Carrie (B.S. - Humboldt State University, M.S. - University of Florida)
Environmental education and conservation: a case study of West African primates
Advisor: Scott Robinson, Florida Museum of Natural History

Virapongse, Arika (B.S. - University of Florida, M.S. - Khon Kaen University)
Indigenous perceptions and response to environmental resilience and change
Advisor: Marianne Schmink, Latin American Studies

Vongkhamheng, Chantavy (M.S. - Mahidol University, Bangkok)
Tiger and prey conservation in Lao PDR
Advisor: Mel Sunquist, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Wagner, Meredith Evans. (B.S. - California State University-Chico, M.S. - University of Florida)
Carnivore conservation in heterogeneous landscapes: pattern and process of leopard and striped hyena movement and distribution in Laikipia, Kenya
Advisor: Michael Binford, Geography

Ward, Dawn (B.A. - New York University, M.A. - Universidad de Chile)
Ecological anthropology and sustainable development in Latin America, non-timber forest products
Advisor: Rick Stepp, Anthropology and Latin American Studies

Watts, Adam (B.S., M.S. - University of Florida)
Quantitative adaptive management for ecosystem restoration
Advisor: Leda Kobziar, Forest Resources and Conservation aned Natural Resources and Environment

Watts, Danielle (B.S., M.S. - University of Florida)
Integrated wetlands science and management
Advisor: Matthew Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation

Wojtalewitz, Celeste (B.S. - University of Nebraska, M.P.A. - University of Nebraska)
Small agricultural systems and gender issues in developing countries
Advisor: Mark Brennan, Family Youth & Community Science

Woolum, Andrew (B.S. - Clemson University, M.S. - University of Florida)
Personality, sensitivity, and satisfaction in a natural resource agency
Advisor: Taylor Stein, Forest Resources and Conservation

Yuan Jing (B.S. - Southwest Forestry University, China, M.S. - Beijing Forestry University, China)
Wetland ecology and conservation; plants, hydrology, and management
Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation

Zeidemann, Vivian (B.A. - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, M.A. - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia)
Sustainable forest use in Brazilian extractive reserves: Brazil nut as a keystone economic species in Amazonian conservation
Advisor: Karen Kainer, Forest Resouces and Conservation and Latin American Studies

Barrette, Kiah (B.A. - University of Miami)
Coastal & freshwater environmental science, public policy, and law
Advisor: Youncong Li, Soil and Water Science

Burtner, Brittany (B.S. - University of Maryland)
Ecology, populaton dynamics, management, and conservation
Advisor: Peter Frederick, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Camposano, Brian (B.S. - University of Florida)
Morphology and geographic distribution of anoles (Sauria: Polychrotidae) in Florida
Advisor: Steve Johnson, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Carter, Cameron (B.S. - University of Florida)
Effects of habitat on detectability during American alligator night-light surveys
Advisor: Franklin Percival, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Constantino, Pedro (B. - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janiero)
Monitoring indigenous hunting: systainability evaluation and adoption in a Kaxinawa territory, Acre, Brazil
Advisor: Brian Child, Geography and African Studies

Delaney, John Patrick (B.S. - Florida State University)
Contaminant levels and movement of alligators in Lake Apopka
Advisor: Franklin Percival, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Dong Linghan (B.S. - Nanjing Agricultural University)
Limnology, water pollution chemistry, water and wetland restoration
Advisor: Edward Phlips, Forest Resources and Conservation

DuPree, Jennifer (B.S. - University of Florida)
Coastal restoration ecology
Advisor: Debbie Miller, Widlife Ecology and Conservation

Edmundson, Scott (B.S. - University of Florida)
Algal biotechnology for biofuel crops
Advisor: Ann Wilkie, Soil and Water Science

Fort, John (B.A. - Swarthmore College)
Communication science for collaborative resource management
Advisor: Martha Monroe, Forest Resources and Conservation

Gleason, Kelly (B.S. - Evergreen State College)
Biogeography of global cultural diversity
Advisor: Rick Stepp, Anthropology and Latin American Studies

Graunke, Ryan (B.S. - University of Florida)
Bioenergy, food waste as a feedstock for biogas
Advisor: Ann Wilkie, Soil and Water Science

Hecht, Kirsten (B.S. - Ohio State University)
Conservation biology, endangered species, population and behavioral ecology
Advisor: Max Nickerson, Florida Museum of Natural History

Hererra Urrutia, Pablo (B.S. - Universidad del Valle de Guatemala)
Bird migration and dengue, malaria, chagas, and other insect-transmitted diseases
Advisor: Phil Lounibos, Entomology and Nematology

Hooton, Natalie (B.S. - Stetson University)
Natural and social factors in suburban ecology
Advisor: Jack Putz, Biology

Ketterlin, Jennifer (B.A. - University of Colorado-Boulder)
Occurrence of wildlife on tree islands in relation to vegetation type, island characteristics, and water levels in Everglades Water Conservaton Area 3A
Advisor: Frank Mazzotti, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Kneip, Eva (B.A. - University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
Dynamics and persistence of golden-mantled ground squirrels in a variable environment
Advisor: Madan Oli, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Laffey, Ann (B.A. - University of Florida)
Lipid-specific bone signatures and human paleodiets
Advisor: John Krigbaum, Anthropology

Langston, Jacqueline (B.S. - University of Florida)
Community and behavioral ecology of non-native fishes in relation to management
Advisor: Tom Frazer, Forest Resources and Conservation

Long, Lauren (B.S. - University of Florida)
Evidence of geologic phosphorus loading from groundwater seepage into Newnan's Lake
Advisor: Matt Cohen, Forest Resources and Conservation

Lynch, Ryan (B.A. - Eckerd College)
Tropical forest ecology, community conservation and development
Advisor: Frank Mazzotti, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Mavah, Germain (Eng. - Universite Marien Ngouabi, Congo)
Community-based sustainable wildlife management in tropical forests
Advisor: Brian Child, Geography and Center for African Studies

Mesh, Timoteo (B. - EARTH University, Costa Rica)
Effects of international organizations on indigenous farming systems and non-timber forest products extraction in Belize
Advisor: Allan Burns, Anthropology

Neils, Aletris (B.S. - Arizona State University)
Ecology of the Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) across the urban-wildlife interface of Ocala National Forest
Advisor: Mel Sunquist, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Piccininni, Frank (B.S. - University of Massachusetts)
Integrated population and habitat change in Everglades restoration
Advisor: Carl Fitz, Soil and Water Science

Pieterson, Elisabeth Corrie (B.A. - Florida Gulf Coast University)
Distribution dynamics and control strategies for Japanese climbing fern (Lygodium japonicum)
Advisor: Shibu Jose, Forest Resources and Conservation

Rivadeneira, Catalina (B, Universidad Mayor de San Andres, Bolivia)
Wildlife management and sustainable development
Advisor: David Reed, Florida Museum of Natural History

Schwarzer, Amy (B.A. - University of Florida)
Relationship of migrating red knots and horseshoe crabs, and implications for management policies
Advisor: Franklin Percival, Wildlife Ecology and Cosnservation

Soikaew, Arkorn (B.S. - Mahidol University, Thailand)
Biomass energy for biofuels
Advisor: John Erickson, Agronomy

Stoffs, Taryn (B.S. - University of Florida)
Presidential ideology and environmental justice: a case study of EPA permitting through the W.J. Clinton and G.W. Bush administrations
Advisor: Jeff Burkhardt, Food and Resource Economics

Stonerook, Ethan (B.S. - University of Florida)
A model developed to assess the water-use efficiency of different aquaculture systems
Advisor: Frank Chapman, Forest Resources and Conservation

Sunquist, Claire (B.S. - University of Florida)
Conservation behavior among boaters in Charlotte Harbor, Florida
Advisor: Robert Swett, Forest Resources and Conservation

Teague, Amy (B.S. - Widlife Ecology and Conservation)
Human-wildlife conflicts, effects of aquatic habitat changes on the West Indian manatee
Advisor: Jim Nichols, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Throm, Rio (B.S. - University of Florida)
Contaminants in alligators, commercial management of alligators
Advisor: Franklin Percival, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Washuta, Amy (B.S. - University of Florida)
Soil, water, and plant ecology in ecosystem management
Advisor: Kimberly Bohn, Forest Resources and Conservation

Zavoyski, Beth (B.A. - University of Florida)
Environmental quality assessment using geographical informaton systems
Advisor: Clyde Kiker, Food and Resource Economics