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Current Doctoral Students, Interdisciplinary Ecology
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 |
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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 |
Current Master's Students, Interdisciplinary Ecology
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
|
Christ,
Lindsey (B.S. - University of North Carolina-Ashville)
Calophya terebinthifolii (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) as a biological
control agent for Brazilian peppertree Schinus terebinthifolius
(Anacardiaceae)
Advisor: James Cuda, Entomology and Nematology |
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
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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
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Lynch, Ryan (B.A.
- Eckerd College)
Tropical forest ecology, community conservation and development
Advisor: Frank Mazzotti, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Sunquist, Claire
(B.S. - University of Florida)
Conservation behavior among boaters in Charlotte Harbor, Florida
Advisor: Robert Swett, Forest Resources and Conservation
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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
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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
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