ISI Affiliate Faculty
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 | Title | Expertise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abd-Elrahman | Amr | Associate Professor | aamr@ufl.edu | Ecology; Conservation; Biodiversity |
| Adams | Damian | Associate Professor | dcadams@ufl.edu | Ecology; Community ecology; Invasion biology |
| Adhikari | Ashish | adhikariashish@ufl.edu | Ecology; Plant science; Invasion biology | |
| Albrecht | Laurie | lalbrecht@ufl.edu | Ecology; Restoration ecology; Plant ecology | |
| 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 | Assoc. 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 |
| Batich | Chris | Prof. | cbati@ufl.edu | Entomology; Agricultural pests; IPM |
| Beatty | Norman | Assistant Professor of Medicine | 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 | 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 | lcampbell2@ufl.edu | Plant ecology; Restoration; Agronomy | |
| Canfield | Samuel | OPS - GIS Technician | scanfield@ufl.edu | Entomology; Insect ecology; Pest management |
| Carlson | Andrew | Assisstant Unit Leader | andrew.carlson@ufl.edu | Ecology; Community ecology; Invasion biology |
| Carnevale | Shannon | Extension Agent II - Natural Resources and Conservation | scarnevale@ufl.edu | Entomology; Taxonomy; Pollination |
| Chuang | Angela | Postdoc | angelachuang@ufl.edu | Marine ecology; Fisheries; Conservation |
| 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 |
| Daugherty | Jamie | Extension Agent II | jdaugherty@ufl.edu | Wildlife biology; Conservation; Management |
| Davis | Paula | 4-H Youth Development Faculty - Bay County | pmdavis@ufl.edu | Ecology; Conservation; Restoration |
| Davis | John | jmdavis@ufl.edu | Wetland ecology; Conservation; Ecosystem science | |
| Davis | Jim | Multi County Extension Director Sumter and Hernando Counties | dvisshdn@ufl.edu | Marine ecology; Invertebrates; Conservation |
| De Gracia Coquerel | Marie | ma.degracia@ufl.edu | Physiology; Neuroscience; Clinical research | |
| 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 |
| Dhillon | Braham | dhillonb@ufl.edu | Plant genetics; Breeding; Genomics | |
| Diepenbrock | Lauren | ldiepenbrock@ufl.edu | Crop physiology; Agronomy; Breeding | |
| Dunning | Sheila | sdunning@ufl.edu | Forest ecology; Wildlife habitat | |
| 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 |
| Flory | Luke | Associate Professor | flory@ufl.edu | Invasion biology; Plant ecology; Restoration |
| Garrett | Karen | Preeminent Professor | karengarrett@ufl.edu | Mammalogy; Wildlife ecology |
| Gettys | Lyn | Associate Professor | lgettys@ufl.edu | Entomology; IPM; Insect ecology |
| Giglio | Robson | giglior@ufl.edu | Genetics; Evolution; Genomics | |
| Giordano | Bryan | b.giordano@ufl.edu | Hydrology; Water resources; Env. engineering | |
| Gordon | Doria | Courtesy Professor (Lead Sr Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund | dgordon@ufl.edu | Evolution; Genetics; Population biology |
| Goss | Erica | emgoss@ufl.edu | Plant pathology; Mycology; Agronomy | |
| Hahn | Philip | Assistant Professor | hahnp@ufl.edu | Ecology; Evolutionary ecology |
| Harris | Holden | holdenharris@ufl.edu | Primatology; Animal behavior; Conservation | |
| 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 |
| Kannan | Baskaran | kbaskaran@ufl.edu | Agricultural entomology; IPM | |
| 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 |
| Lantin | Stephen | Ph.D. Student | slantin@ufl.edu | Plant ecology; Restoration |
| Leary | James | Assist Prof | learyj@ufl.edu | Fisheries science; Marine ecology |
| Lee | Yoosook | Assistant Professor | yoosook.lee@ufl.edu | Genomics; Molecular ecology; Genetics |
| Leibold | Mathew | not sure I have one yet... but something like 'Community assembly in the face of invasive species - testing basic theory with floating unrooted macrophytes' | mleibold@ufl.edu | Macroecology; Community ecology; Biogeography |
| 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 |
| Lieurance | Deah | Asst. Extension Scientist | dmlieurance@ufl.edu | Wildlife disease; Disease ecology |
| 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 |
| Loria | Rosemary | rloria@ufl.edu | Conservation genetics; Population genetics | |
| 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 |
| Peters | JORG | jorg.peters@gmail.com | Ecology; Conservation | |
| 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 |
| Robinson | Stephen | SDRobinson@co.pinellas.fl.us | Vector control; Public health | |
| 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 |
| Saar | Maya | Dr. | m.baharalsaar@ufl.edu | Microbiology; Environmental microbiology |
| 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 | 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 |