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    Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department

    Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department

    Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Faculty

    Department Faculty | Affiliate and Courtesy Faculty | Emeritus Faculty

    Department Faculty

    Acevedo, Miguel A.
    Assistant Professor
    352-846-0575
    Building 866, Room 0111
    maacevedo@ufl.edu
    Homepage: http://www.ecosigmasquared.com/
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Tuw8lHEAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Quantitative Population Ecology, Wildlife Disease Ecology, Spatial Ecology, and Theoretical Ecology
    Baiser, Benjamin
    Associate Professor
    352-294-7818
    Building 116 Rm 11
    bbaiser@ufl.edu
    Homepage: http://www.baiserlab.com/
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_UVIApcAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Quantitative Ecology, Community Ecology, Ecological Networks, and Macroecology
    Baker, Bridget
    Research Assistant Professor
    Co-PI, UF Marine Animal Rescue Program
    352-846-0358
    307A Newins-Ziegler Hall
    bridgetbaker@ufl.edu
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ajVHP8MAAAAJ&hl=en
    Field of Study/Research: Aquatic animal health and conservation, One Health
    Carolina BaruzziBaruzzi, Carolina
    Assistant Professor
    850-875-7125
    North Florida REC
    carolina.baruzzi@ufl.edu
    Field of Study/Research: Wildlife and habitat management, game species, community ecology, and disturbance ecology
    Branch, Lyn
    Professor
    Director, Southern Cone Conservation Leadership Initiative
    352-846-0564
    Building 150 Rm 14
    branchl@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Lyn Branch Faculty Page
    Field of Study/Research: Ecology and conservation of mammals, reserve design and evaluation, conservation planning, application of landscape ecology and behavioral ecology in conservation, and natural resource management and conservation in Latin America
    Bruna, Emilio
    Professor
    352-846-0634
    Building 866
    embruna@ufl.edu
    Homepage: http://brunalab.org/
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mgXvbcYAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Tropical conservation, plant ecology, demographic modelling, plant-animal interactions, and mutualisms
    Callaghan, Corey
    Assistant Professor
    954-577-6300
    Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
    c.callaghan@ufl.edu
    Homepage: https://www.coreytcallaghan.com/
    Field of Study/Research: Global change ecology, with a focus on using big biodiversity data to understand ecological and biological patterns and processes in space and time ranging from local to global spatial scales
    Campos Krauer, Juan
    Assistant Professor
    Wildlife Extension Veterinarian
    352-294-4327
    jmcampos@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Juan Campos Krauer Faculty Page 
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0j6Lg7MAAAAJ&hl=en
    Field of Study/Research: Animal health, disease ecology, wildlife ecology and conservation
    Carthy, Ray
    Courtesy Assistant Professor
    Assistant Unit Leader, Florida Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
    352-846-0545
    Building 106 Rm 1A
    ngosi@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Ray Carthy Faculty Page
    Hance EllingtonEllington, Hance
    Assistant Professor
    Ona Range Cattle REC
    863-735-1314
    e.ellington@ufl.edu
    Homepage: https://www.wildlifeontherange.com/
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Y3qWwwsAAAAJ
    Ernest, Morgan
    Professor
    352-294-2082
    Building 150 Rm 2
    skmorgane@ufl.edu
    Homepage: http://ernestlab.weecology.org/
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uLElX8AAAAAJ
    Matt HallettHallett, Matt
    Assistant Research Professor
    352-294-2732
    Building 116 Rm 8A
    mhallett2320@ufl.edu
    Homepage: www.rupununiwildlife.org
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ha_Kx0kAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: tropical ecology & conservation, population dynamics & spatial distribution, human dimensions of wildlife management, participatory research, community-based conservation 
    Hellgren, Eric C.
    Professor and Chair
    352-846-0552
    115 Newins-Ziegler Hall
    hellgren@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Eric Hellgren Faculty Page
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=U67J0Z4AAAAJ 
    Hostetler, Mark
    Professor
    352-846-0568
    308 Newins-Ziegler Hall
    hostetm@ufl.edu
    Homepage: http://hostetlerlab.weebly.com/
    Field of Study/Research: Urban ecology and environmental design, sustainable development, urban wildlife, resource efficient communities
    Hull, Vanessa
    Associate Professor
    352-846-0638
    310 Newins-Ziegler Hall
    vhull@ufl.edu
    Homepage: http://www.globalhumanwildlifelab.com
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2TJfBOgAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Large mammal ecology and conservation, coupled human and natural systems, human-wildlife conflict and coexistence, natural resource management
    Johnson, Steve
    Professor
    352-846-0557
    216 Newins-Ziegler Hall
    tadpole@ufl.edu
    Homepage: http://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/
    Field of Study/Research: Conservation and management of amphibians and reptiles, invasive vertebrate ecology
    Marcus LashleyLashley, Marcus
    Associate Professor
    352-846-0870
    322 Newins-Ziegler Hall
    marcus.lashley@ufl.edu
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=G84D9fQAAAAJ
    Loiselle, Bette
    Professor
    Director Tropical Conservation & Development
    352-846-0592
    Building 866 Room 109
    loiselleb@ufl.edu
    Homepage: http://www.loisellelab.org/
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7vHmFYUAAAAJ
    Main, Martin
    Professor
    Program Leader, Florida Master Naturalist Program
    312 Newins-Ziegler Hall
    352-294-2728
    mmain@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Martin Main Faculty Page
    Field of Study/Research: Behavioral ecology; Wildlife and habitat management, Conservation education and community engagement
    Mazzotti, Frank
    Professor
    Director, Center for Natural Resources - South FL
    954-577-6300
    fjma@ufl.edu
    Homepage: http://crocdoc.ifas.ufl.edu
    Field of Study/Research: Conservation planning, endangered species
    McCleery, Robert
    Professor
    352-846-0566
    314 Newins-Ziegler Hall
    ramccleery@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Bob McCleery Faculty Page
    Field of Study/Research: Conservation and Ecology of Mammals, Urban Ecology, Wildlife Management
    McGowan, ConorMcGowan, Conor
    Courtesy Associate Professor
    Assistant Unit Leader, FL Coop Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
    352-273-3135
    Building 106 Rm 2
    conor.mcgowan@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Conor McGowan Faculty Page
    Field of Study/Research: Decision support science, especially endangered species decision making; population dynamics; predictive modeling of species status; harvest decision modeling, quantitative methods for population assessment.

    Miller, Deborah
    Professor
    850-983-2632
    WFREC
    dlmi@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Debbie Miller Faculty Page
    Nia MoralesMorales, Nia
    Assistant Professor
    352-846-0630
    316 Newins-Ziegler Hall
    n.morales@ufl.edu
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UHK5QhoAAAAJ
    Moulton, Mike
    Associate Professor
    352-846-0571
    303 Newins-Ziegler Hall
    moultonm@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Mike Moulton Faculty Page
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZfZe6ygAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Introduced vertebrates, synanthropy
    Oli, Madan
    Professor
    352-846-0561
    324 Newins-Ziegler Hall
    olim@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Madan Oli Faculty Page
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=t9LVlmYAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Population ecology, population modeling, life-history, wildlife ecology and management
    Powell, Abby
    Courtesy Professor
    Unit Leader, Florida Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
    352-846-0543
    Building 106 Rm 4
    abbypowell@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Abby Powell Faculty Page
    Romagosa, Christina
    Associate Professor
    352-273-3996
    Building 106 Rm 1
    cmromagosa@ufl.edu
    Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/christinamromagosa/
    Field of Study/Research: Biological invasions, wildlife trade
    Scheffers, Brett
    Associate Professor
    352-846-0570
    215 Newins-Ziegler Hall
    brett.scheffers@ufl.edu
    Homepage: https://www.schefferslab.com/
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4HfsgFUAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Tropical Ecology and Conservation, Urban Ecology, Global Change Biology, Ecophysiology
    Kathryn E. Sieving faculty photoSieving, Katie
    Professor (University Term Professor 2018-22)
    352-846-0569
    318 Newins-Ziegler Hall
    chucao@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Katie Sieving Faculty Page
    Field of Study/Research: Birds; Behavioral Landscape Ecology and Conservation; Research Design
    White, Ethan
    Professor
    352-294-2081
    Building 150 Rm 1
    ethanwhite@ufl.edu
    Homepage: http://whitelab.weecology.org/
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pHmra8cAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Data-Intensive Ecology, Ecological Forecasting, Computational Ecology, Quantitative Ecology, Macroecology
    Wisely, Samantha
    Professor
    University Term Professor
    University Foundation Research Professor
    352-846-0645
    Building 116 Room 1C
    wisely@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Samantha Wisely Faculty Page
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=vDWD7eAAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Disease ecology, molecular ecology, biogeography, wildlife biology

    Affiliate and Courtesy Faculty

    Austin, James D.
    Courtesy Professor
    austinj@ufl.edu
    Homepage: James D. Austin Faculty Page
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_i767egAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Conservation genetics, Phylogeography, Phylogenetics
     
    Balaguera-Reina, Sergio
    Affiliate Research Assistant Scientist
    954-577-6305
    Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center
    sergio.balaguera@ufl.edu
    Homepage: https://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/faculty/balaguera-reina-sergio-dr/ 
     
    Blackburn, David
    Affiliate Curator
    352-273-1943
    Chair, Department of Natural History
    Florida Museum of Natural History
    dblackburn@flmnh.ufl.edu
    Homepage: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/people/david-blackburn/
     
    Carlson, Andrew
    Courtesy Assistant Professor
    651-280-7013
    Assistant Unit Leader, Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
    andrew.carlson@ufl.edu
    Homepage:  https://ffgs.ifas.ufl.edu/faculty/carlson-andrew/
     
    Conner, L. Michael  
    Courtesy Professor
    Scientist, The Jones Center at Ichauway
    lmconner@ufl.edu
    Homepage: https://www.jonesctr.org/staff-members/l-mike-conner/
     
    Goswami, Varun
    Courtesy Assistant Research Scientist
    vgoswami@ufl.edu
     
    Hart, Kristen
    Courtesy Research Associate Scientist
    kristen_hart@usgs.gov
     
    Johnson, Fred
    Courtesy Associate Professor
    fjohn@ufl.edu
     
    Johnson, Shelly A
    State Specialized Agent, Natural Resources
    352.294.0757
    shelly.johnson@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Shelly Johnson Faculty Page
     
    Karanth, Ullas
    Courtesy Professor
    ukaranth@gmail.com
     
    Kitchens, Wiley
    Courtesy Professor
    kitchensw@ufl.edu
    Field of Study/Research: Restoration ecology
     
    Kluever, Bryan
    Courtesy Research Assistant Professor
    Field Station Leader, Florida Field Station, USDA/APHIS/NWRC
    352-448-2130
    bryan.kluever@usda.gov
     
    Martin, Julien
    Courtesy Assistant Professor
    julienm@ufl.edu
     
    Meyer, Ken
    Courtesy Associate Professor
    352-335-4151
    meyer@arcinst.org
     
    Miller, Karl
    Courtesy Associate Professor
    Karl.Miller@MyFWC.com
     
    Miller, Melissa
    Affiliate Research Assistant Scientist
    954-577-6405
    melissamiller@ufl.edu
    Homepage: https://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/faculty/dr-melissa-miller/
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=frATf2AAAAAJ
     
    Monadjem, Ara
    Courtesy Associate Professor
    University of Swaziland
    ara@uniswa.sz
    Field of Study/Research: Biodiversity surveys; conservation ecology of raptors; ecology and systematics of small mammals
     
    Nichols, Jim
    Courtesy Professor
    jamesdnichols2@gmail.com
    410-991-9068
     
    Ober, Holly K.
    Courtesy Professor
    holly.ober@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Holly Ober Faculty Page
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xVWyuecAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Forest ecology, habitat management
     
    Onorato, David
    Courtesy Assistant Professor
    Dave.Onorato@myFWC.com
     
    Percival, Franklin
    Courtesy Associate Professor
    percivaf@ufl.edu
    Field of Study/Research: Wetland wildlife ecology and conservation
     
    Pine, Bill
    Courtesy Professor
    billpine@ufl.edu
    Field of Study/Research: Quantitative ecology, aquatic ecology, and adaptive management
     
    Rice, Kenneth
    Courtesy Assistant Professor
    FL Caribbean Science Center - UF Field Station
    954-577-6305
    ken_g_rice@usgs.gov
     
    Rivas Torres, Gonzalo Francisco
    Courtesy Assistant Professor
    grivas13@ufl.edu
     
    Robertson, Kevin M.
    Courtesy Assistant Professor
    Fire Ecology Research Scientist
    850-893-4153 x 254
    krobertson@talltimbers.org
    Homepage: https://talltimbers.org/fire-ecology-program/
    Field of Study/Research: fire ecology, fire science, plant community ecology, restoration ecology
     
    Smith, Lora L.
    Courtesy Associate Scientist
    Jones Ecological Research Center
    229-734-4706
    lora.smith@jonesctr.org
     
    Wells, Randall
    Courtesy Professor
    randallswells@ufl.edu
     

    Emeritus Faculty

    Blake, John
    Professor Emeritus
    john.blake@ufl.edu 
    Home Page: John Blake Faculty Page
    Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=HG-g7usAAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Avian ecology, tropical ecology
    Fletcher, Robert
    Professor Emeritus
    robert.fletcher@ufl.edu
    Homepage: https://www.fletcherlab.com/ 
    Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=AUWB2n4AAAAJ
    Field of Study/Research: Landscape and Spatial Ecology, Animal Behavior, Quantitative Biology, Population and Community Ecology, Ornithology
    Frederick, Peter
    Research Professor Emeritus
    pfred@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Peter Frederick Faculty Page
    Field of Study/Research: Wetlands Ecology, Avian Behavior
    Jacobson, Susan
    Professor Emeritus
    Director, Program for Studies in Tropical Conservation
    International Affairs Coordinator
    jacobson@ufl.edu
    Homepage: Susan Jacobson Faculty Page
    Field of Study/Research: Environmental communications, human dimensions of wildlife conservation
    Labisky, Ron
    Professor Emeritus
    labiskyr@ufl.edu
    Field of Study/Research: Population ecology, space and habitat use, predator-prey interactions
    Payne, Jack
    Professor Emeritus
    jackpayne@ufl.edu
    Sunquist, Mel
    Professor Emeritus
    sunquist@ufl.edu
    Field of Study/Research: Carnivores, natural history, ecology, conservation
    Werner, Patricia A.
    Professor Emeritus
    +61 (2) 6247-7714
    wernerpa@ufl.edu
    Field of Study/Research: Population and community ecology; savanna ecology; role of fire in natural systems; Australian biodiversity and climate change

     

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