Biological Scientists
Dr. Christine Rohal
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Christine leads and collaborates on projects on plant selection and performance, implications of biodiversity, and seed germination cues,
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Christine leads and collaborates on projects on plant selection and performance, implications of biodiversity, and seed germination cues,
Morgan Edwards
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Morgan works on the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve Project. She co-leads the monitoring program and is active in marine debris removal and outreach events.
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Morgan works on the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve Project. She co-leads the monitoring program and is active in marine debris removal and outreach events.
Siyah Younge
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Siyah works on the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve Project. She also leads undergrads working on various projects in the lab.
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Siyah works on the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve Project. She also leads undergrads working on various projects in the lab.
Dr. Monica Wilson
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Monica is the coordinator for our NOAA funded marine debris project, OPERATION TRAP.
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Monica is the coordinator for our NOAA funded marine debris project, OPERATION TRAP.
Postdocs
Dr. Jamila Roth
Postdoc
NSF Fellow
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Jamila is an NSF fellow syudying the implications of microbial seagrass interactions on disturbance response.
Postdoc
NSF Fellow
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Jamila is an NSF fellow syudying the implications of microbial seagrass interactions on disturbance response.
Dr. Enie Hensel
Postdoc
Enie is an ecologist and educator interested in mitigating the effects of multiple stressors on coastal ecosystems to promote ecosystem resilience, conservation of biodiversity, and to aid in resource sustainability. She aims for her work to ensure coastal communities can continue a culture of being intimately connected with their natural surroundings. She has conducted ecological research in coastal ecosystems internationally for over a decade and integrates a diversity of disciplines, techniques, and communities into her research to ask complex ecological questions using real-life scenarios.
Postdoc
Enie is an ecologist and educator interested in mitigating the effects of multiple stressors on coastal ecosystems to promote ecosystem resilience, conservation of biodiversity, and to aid in resource sustainability. She aims for her work to ensure coastal communities can continue a culture of being intimately connected with their natural surroundings. She has conducted ecological research in coastal ecosystems internationally for over a decade and integrates a diversity of disciplines, techniques, and communities into her research to ask complex ecological questions using real-life scenarios.
Graduate Students
Fia Campanino
PhD Student
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
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Fia is studying the interactions between seagrass meadows and hard bottom areas dominated by sponges, algae, and corals.
PhD Student
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
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Fia is studying the interactions between seagrass meadows and hard bottom areas dominated by sponges, algae, and corals.
John O'Connor
PhD Student
Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences Department
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John is a biogeochemist studying seagrass and clam interactions.
PhD Student
Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences Department
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John is a biogeochemist studying seagrass and clam interactions.
Kay Schlachter
PhD Student
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
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Kay is working on seagrasses in the Chandeleur Islands and also interested in seagrass bivalve interactions.
PhD Student
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
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Kay is working on seagrasses in the Chandeleur Islands and also interested in seagrass bivalve interactions.
Stasia Pietraszun
MS Student
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
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Stasia is working with seeds in Spartina based living shorelines
MS Student
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
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Stasia is working with seeds in Spartina based living shorelines
Lindsey "Smitty" Smith
MS Student
Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences
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Smitty is working on improving seagrass restoration using plant selection and nursery handing techniques.
MS Student
Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences
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Smitty is working on improving seagrass restoration using plant selection and nursery handing techniques.
Distance Education Graduate Students
John Hussain, non-thesis DE student in Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences
James Brown, non-thesis DE student in Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences
Undergraduate Students
Aurora Del Vecchio
IFAS Intern
University Scholar
IFAS Intern
University Scholar
Celeste Schreiber
FL Sea Grant Intern
FL Sea Grant Intern
Logan Gatewood
Lab Technician
Lab Technician
Maddy Meeker
Lab Technician
Lab Technician
UF Lab Alums
Biological Scientists / Technicians
Johnny Polasik, Pelican Vacation Home
Jamie Hammond, USDA-APHIS
Ashley McDonald, Biological Scientists, Nature Coast Biological Station
Whitney Scheffel, Senior Scientists Pensacola Perdido Bay Estuary Program
Samantha Tiffany, Miami Dade County
Graduate Students
Dr. Gabriela "Bella" Reyes, Tulane University (Smith Fellowship)
Dr. Adam Searles, Florida State University
Dr. Alexandra Bijak, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (NSF Fellowship)
Dr. Audrey Looby, University of Victoria (Banting Fellowship)
Dr. Jamila Roth, Mote Marine Lab
Cayla Sullivan, MS Environmental Protection Agency
Theresa Gruninger, MS Great Lakes Commission
Distance Graduate Students
Deborah Holt, South Florida Water Management District
Devin Leonard, UF
Samantha Steffen, NC State
Chad Raimer, Consulting Firm
Aubrey Frye, South FL Water Management District
Talia Ayla, FL DEP
Arielle Taylor Manges, FL DEP
Postdocs
Dr. Diana Chin, Northeastern University
Undergraduate Students
Kaitlyn Tucker, University of Florida
C. Spengler, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Leah West, UF Law School
Xuechun "May" Wang , Washington State University
Kimberlie Vera, University of Wisconsin
Samantha Tiffany, Miami Dade County
Sara Koptman, UF Law School
