Why be an affiliate?
At the Invasion Science Institute, our mission is to amplify and accelerate invasion science research and education across UF. Through strategic media promotion, seed funding opportunities, collaborative grant development, and tailored support wherever it’s needed, we’re committed to helping ISI affiliates elevate their research and broaden their impact. Joining ISI means gaining a partner dedicated to championing your success.
Meet the Affiliates
| Last Name | First Name | Position | Expertise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abd-Elrahman | Amr | Associate Professor | aamr@ufl.edu | Ecology; Conservation; Biodiversity |
| Adams | Damian | Associate Professor | dcadams@ufl.edu | Ecology; Community ecology; Invasion biology |
| Allen | Mike | Director and Professor | msal@ufl.edu | Genetics; Microbiology; Evolution |
| Altieri | Andrew | Asst Professor | andrew.altieri@essie.ufl.edu | Marine ecology; Coastal ecosystems; Restoration |
| Altpeter | Fredy | Professor | altpeter@ufl.edu | Soil science; Agronomy; Plant physiology |
| Andreu | Michael | Associate Professor | mandreu@ufl.edu | Invasion biology; Conservation; Ecology |
| Ascunce | Marina | Biological Scientist III / Adjunct Lecturer | ascunce@ufl.edu | Invasion genetics; Population genetics; Entomology |
| Baker | Shirley | Associate Professor | sbaker25@ufl.edu | Ecology; Conservation; Wildlife biology |
| Beatty | Norman | Assistant Professor | norman.beatty@medicine.ufl.edu | Clinical medicine; Infectious disease |
| Behringer | Donald | Professor | behringer@ufl.edu | Disease ecology; Immunology; Wildlife disease |
| Beuzelin | Julien | Assistant Professor | jbeuzelin@ufl.edu | Agronomy; Plant pathology; Crop science |
| Blackburn | David | Associate Curator | dblackburn@flmnh.ufl.edu | Herpetology; Taxonomy; Museum science |
| Blare | Trent | Assistant Professor | tblare@ufl.edu | Ecology; Statistics; Conservation |
| Bohlman | Stephanie | Associate Professor | sbohlman@ufl.edu | Ecology; Physiology; Environmental stress |
| Bonning | Bryony | Eminent Scholar | bbonning@ufl.edu | Plant virology; Molecular plant pathology; Entomology |
| Brym | Zack | Assistant Professor | brymz@ufl.edu | Ecology; Animal behavior; Conservation |
| Burkett-Cadena | Nathan | Associate Professor | nburkettcadena@ufl.edu | Ornithology; Conservation; Biogeography |
| Burns | Jackie | Professor Emeritus | jkbu@ufl.edu | Environmental modeling; Remote sensing; Ecology |
| Byrd | Jason | Associate Professor | jhbyrd@ufl.edu | Population genetics; Genomics; Evolution |
| Cahill | James | Lecturer | james.cahill@ufl.edu | Conservation biology; Ecology |
| Campbell | Lindsay | Assistant Professor | lcampbell2@ufl.edu | Plant ecology; Restoration; Agronomy |
| Carlson | Andrew | Assisstant Unit Leader | andrew.carlson@ufl.edu | Ecology; Community ecology; Invasion biology |
| Clarke | Mysha | Asst. Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources | mysha.clarke@ufl.edu | Human dimensions; Outreach; Environmental policy |
| Crandall | Raelene | Assistant Professor | raecrandall@ufl.edu | Microbiology; Genomics; Infectious disease |
| Curtiss | Roy | Profesor | rcurtiss@ufl.edu | Vaccinology; Microbiology; Immunology |
| Dale | Adam | Assistant Professor | agdale@ufl.edu | Entomology; Systematics; Conservation |
| Danyluk | Michelle | Professor | mddanyluk@ufl.edu | Food safety; Microbiology; Plant pathology |
| Davis | Paula | 4-H Youth Development Faculty - Bay County | pmdavis@ufl.edu | Ecology; Conservation; Restoration |
| Davis | Jim | Multi County Extension Director Sumter and Hernando Counties | dvisshdn@ufl.edu | Marine ecology; Invertebrates; Conservation |
| Demers | Chris | Extension Program Manager | cdemers@ufl.edu | Marine ecology; Fisheries; Invasion biology |
| Denslow | Nancy | Professor | ndenslow@ufl.edu | Plant invasion; Restoration; Ecosystem ecology |
| Desaeger | Johan | Assistant Professor | jad@ufl.edu | Ecology; Environmental science; Conservation |
| Diepenbrock | Lauren | Associate Professor | ldiepenbrock@ufl.edu | Crop physiology; Agronomy; Breeding |
| Ellington | Hance | Assistant Professor | e.ellington@ufl.edu | Ecology; Behavioral ecology |
| Encomio | Vincent | Extension Agent | vencomio@ufl.edu | Environmental chemistry; Toxicology; Soil science |
| Enloe | Stephen | Associate Professor and Extension Specialist | sfenloe@ufl.edu | Marine ecology; Fisheries; Conservation |
| Garrett | Karen | Preeminent Professor | karengarrett@ufl.edu | Mammalogy; Wildlife ecology |
| Gettys | Lyn | Associate Professor | lgettys@ufl.edu | Entomology; IPM; Insect ecology |
| Gordon | Doria | Courtesy Professor | dgordon@ufl.edu | Evolution; Genetics; Population biology |
| Hahn | Philip | Assistant Professor | hahnp@ufl.edu | Ecology; Evolutionary ecology |
| Hellgren | Eric | Professor and Chair | hellgren@ufl.edu | Wildlife ecology; Mammalogy |
| Hernandez | Jorge | hernandezja@ufl.edu | Vector biology; Entomology; Insect ecology | |
| Hickey | Lisa | Sustainable Ag & Food System Ext Agent | lisa.hickey@ufl.edu | Plant ecology; Restoration; Invasion biology |
| Hodges | Amanda | Associate Extension Scientist and DPM Director | achodges@ufl.edu | Crop physiology; Agronomy; Plant science |
| Hooks | Mary Ann | mahooks@ufl.edu | Forest ecology; Restoration | |
| Hunt | Nancy Rose | Professor | nrhunt@ufl.edu | Ornithology; Migration; Conservation |
| Hunter | Maxine | Urban Horticulture Extension Agent | maxine32666@ufl.edu | Ecology; Conservation; Outreach |
| Iannone | Basil | Assistant Professor | biannone@ufl.edu | Aquatic disease; Marine ecology; Fish pathology |
| Johnson | Steve A. | Associate Professor | tadpole@ufl.edu | Developmental biology; Amphibians; Ecology |
| Kiker | Greg | Professor | gkiker@ufl.edu | Plant ecology; Soil ecology; Restoration |
| Knox | Gary | Nursery Crops Extension Specialist and Professor of Environmental Horticulture | gwknox@ufl.edu | Taxonomy; Biodiversity; Museum studies |
| Lahiri | Sriyanka | Assistant Professor | lahiris@ufl.edu | Genetics; Bioinformatics; Computational biology |
| Leary | James | Assist Prof | learyj@ufl.edu | Fisheries science; Marine ecology |
| Lee | Yoosook | Assistant Professor | yoosook.lee@ufl.edu | Genomics; Molecular ecology; Genetics |
| Leppla | Norman C. | Professor & Program Director IPM | ncleppla@ufl.edu | Entomology; IPM; Agricultural pests |
| Lester | William | Horticulture Extension Agent III | wlester@ufl.edu | Plant pathology; Mycology |
| Levy | Julie | Fran Marino Endowed Professor of Shelter Medicine | levyjk@ufl.edu | Ecology; Conservation; Policy |
| Lin | Yang | Assistant Professor | ylin2@ufl.edu | Biostatistics; Modeling; Bioinformatics |
| Longo | Ana V. | Assistant Professor | ana.longo@ufl.edu | Forest ecology; Plant ecology; Restoration |
| Lord | Cynthia | Associate Professor | clord@ufl.edu | Entomology; Systematics; Pollination |
| Lucky | Andrea | Assistant Professor | alucky@ufl.edu | Ecology; Conservation; Community ecology |
| MacDonald | Greg | Professor of Agronomy and Weed Science | pineacre@ufl.edu | Plant ecology; Invasion biology |
| Main | Martin | Professor | mmain@ufl.edu | Mammalogy; Wildlife ecology |
| Martin | Charles W. | Research Assistant Professor | charles.martin@ufl.edu | Soil ecology; Biogeochemistry |
| Mazzotti | Frank | Professor | fjma@ufl.edu | Entomology; IPM |
| McDonald | Ashley | Research Scientist | ashley.mcdonald@ufl.edu | Extension; Human dimensions; Outreach |
| Minteer | Carey | Assistant Professor | c.minteerkillian@ufl.edu | Public health; Epidemiology; Microbiology |
| Monroe | Martha | Professor | mcmonroe@ufl.edu | Wildlife management; Conservation |
| Ossiboff | Robert | Clinical Assistant Professor | rossiboff@ufl.edu | Agronomy; Crop science; Soil fertility |
| Page | Larry | Curator of Fishes | lpage1@ufl.edu | Invasion biology; Ecology |
| Palmer | Todd | Professor | tmp@ufl.edu | Ecology; Data science; Conservation |
| Patterson | Will | Professor | will.patterson@ufl.edu | GIS; Remote sensing; Landscape ecology |
| Paulay | Gustav | Curator / Professor | paulay@ufl.edu | Entomology; Taxonomy; Systematics |
| Pereira | Roberto | Research Scientist | rpereira@ufl.edu | Plant pathology; Agronomy |
| Pilyugin | Sergei | Professor | pilyugin@ufl.edu | Mathematical biology; Epidemiology |
| Pinkerton | Morgan | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Extension Agent | morgan0402@ufl.edu | Ecology; Conservation; Outreach |
| Prince | Candice | Assistant Professor | cprince14@ufl.edu | Marine ecology; Fisheries |
| Putz | F.E. "Jack" | Professor | fep@ufl.edu | Entomology; Pest management |
| Qiu | Jiangxiao | Assistant Professor | qiuj@ufl.edu | Genomics; Bioinformatics |
| Reinhardt Adams | Carrie | Associate Professor | rein0050@ufl.edu | Ecology; Conservation |
| Reisinger | Lindsey | Assistant Professor | lreisinger1@ufl.edu | Plant ecology; Restoration |
| Roberts | John | Clinical Associate professor | john.roberts1@ufl.edu | Behavioral ecology; Conservation |
| Robinson | Scott | Ordway Professor | srobinson@flmnh.ufl.edu | Herpetology; Taxonomy |
| Roicki | Andrew | Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist - Marine Resource Economics | aropicki@ufl.edu | Vector biology; Entomology |
| Romagosa | Christina | Research Associate Professor | cmromagosa@ufl.edu | Wildlife ecology; Mammalogy |
| Ryan | Joseph | Associate Professor | joseph.ryan@whitney.ufl.edu | Marine biology; Invertebrate zoology |
| Scheffers | Brett | Assistant Professor - Global Change and Ecology | brett.scheffers@ufl.edu | Landscape ecology; Conservation; Climate impacts |
| Schneider | Markus | Professor | mschneid@cise.ufl.edu | Computer science; Algorithms |
| Siegfried | Blair | bsiegfried1@ufl.edu | Entomology; Vector biology | |
| Simonne | Amarat | Professor and Extension Food Safety Specialist | asim@ufl.edu | Ecology; Outreach |
| Singh | Aditya | Dr. | aditya01@ufl.edu | Machine learning; Data science |
| Small | Ian | Assistant Professor | ismall@ufl.edu | Plant pathology; Entomology |
| Smith | Hugh | Associate Professor | hughasmith@ufl.edu | Animal behavior; Ecology |
| Smocovitis | Vassiliki Betty | Professor | bsmocovi@ufl.edu | Genomics; Population genetics |
| St. Mary | Colette | Professor | stmary@ufl.edu | Ecology; Restoration |
| Stern | Adam | Associate Professor of Forensic Pathology | Adamstern@ufl.edu | Remote sensing; Geography |
| Stofer | Katie | Research Asst Prof | stofer@ufl.edu | Ecology; Behavioral ecology |
| Tuckett | Quenton | Associate Professor | qtuckett@ufl.edu | Population genetics; Genomics |
| Vinson | Alyssa | Extension Agent | alyvinson@ufl.edu | Fisheries; Marine ecology |
| Walden | Heather | Assistant Professor of Parasitology | hdstockdale@ufl.edu | Veterinary medicine; Wildlife disease |
| Wellehan | Jim | Associate Professor | wellehanj@ufl.edu | Virology; Veterinary infectious disease |
| Wilson | Sandra | Professor | sbwilson@ufl.edu | Conservation; Restoration |
| Wisely | Samantha | Professor | wisely@ufl.edu | Wildlife disease; Disease ecology |