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.
Johnny Polasik
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Johhny works on the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve Project. He co-leads the monitoring program and is active in marine debris removal and outreach events.
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Johhny works on the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve Project. He co-leads the monitoring program and is active in marine debris removal and outreach events.
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
Bella Reyes
PhD Candidate
Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences Department
NSF Fellow
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Bella studies the abundance, distribution, structure, and function of urban mangroves.
PhD Candidate
Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences Department
NSF Fellow
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Bella studies the abundance, distribution, structure, and function of urban mangroves.
Adam Searles
PhD Candidate
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
NSF Fellow
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Adam studies interactions between macrophytes (seagrass and algae) and animal communities.
PhD Candidate
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
NSF Fellow
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Adam studies interactions between macrophytes (seagrass and algae) and animal communities.
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.
Catie Kaylor
MS Student
Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences Department
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Catie is studying differences in ecological functions of 2 clam species— Mercenaria mercenaria and Mercenaria campechiensis.
MS Student
Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences Department
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Catie is studying differences in ecological functions of 2 clam species— Mercenaria mercenaria and Mercenaria campechiensis.
Kay Schlachter
PhD Student
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
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Kay is starting in Fall 2024
PhD Student
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
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Kay is starting in Fall 2024
Stasia Pietraszun
MS Student
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
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Stasia is starting in Fall 2024
MS Student
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
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Stasia is starting in Fall 2024
Distance Education Graduate Students
Deborah Holt, non-thesis DE student in Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences
Simon Sokolof-Kemp, non-thesis DE student in Soil Water and Ecosystem Sciences
Undergraduate Students
Aurora Del Vecchio
IFAS Intern
IFAS Intern
Hayden Henke
IFAS Extension Intern
IFAS Extension Intern
Celeste Schreiber
Lab Volunteer
Lab Volunteer
UF Lab Alums
Biological Scientists / Technicians
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. 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
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
