Pedro Quintana-Ascencio, Professor Emeritus
Research Areas: Interactive effects of disturbance and spatial structure on plant community and population dynamics, especially for several rare plant species endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge in central Florida.
I am a member of the science committee for the COMPADRE & COMADRE database project to create an open-access database of matrix population models for both animals and plants from all over the world to facilitate its usage for scientific and teaching purposes.
Publications CV
Research Areas: Interactive effects of disturbance and spatial structure on plant community and population dynamics, especially for several rare plant species endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge in central Florida.
I am a member of the science committee for the COMPADRE & COMADRE database project to create an open-access database of matrix population models for both animals and plants from all over the world to facilitate its usage for scientific and teaching purposes.
Publications CV
David G. Jenkins, Professor Emeritus,
James and Annie Ying Eminent Scholar in Biology
Research Areas: Macroecology, ecological biogeography, metacommunity ecology, aquatic & wetland ecology & other fun ideas.
Publications CV
Research Areas: Macroecology, ecological biogeography, metacommunity ecology, aquatic & wetland ecology & other fun ideas.
Publications CV
I. Jack Stout, Professor Emeritus
Research Areas: Conservation biology of Florida, including beach mice, gopher tortoise, and lupines.
Publications
Research Areas: Conservation biology of Florida, including beach mice, gopher tortoise, and lupines.
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Student
Alessandra Pandolfi (PhD) email
Research Interests: Understanding how ecological processes in human-dominated ecosystems impact insect biodiversity, with an emphasis on beetles; mechanisms behind their diversity and ecological trait responses to environmental pressures; non-native species in urban areas. I also work in UCF’s Bug Closet and collaborate in various side projects involving beetle taxonomy. UCF Doctoral Trustees Fellowship 2021-2025. CV
Research Interests: Understanding how ecological processes in human-dominated ecosystems impact insect biodiversity, with an emphasis on beetles; mechanisms behind their diversity and ecological trait responses to environmental pressures; non-native species in urban areas. I also work in UCF’s Bug Closet and collaborate in various side projects involving beetle taxonomy. UCF Doctoral Trustees Fellowship 2021-2025. CV
Lab Alumni
| Shireen Alemadi, MS, 2006 | Debra Rinne, MS, 2006 | Alaina Bernard, MS, 2007 | Kristina Horn, MS, 2007 |
| Bonnie Berry, MS, 2008 | Elizabeth Boughton, PhD, 2009 | Camille Collins, MS, 2010 | Jennifer Navarra, MS, 2010 |
| Lisa McCauley, PhD, 2011 | Kim Medley, PhD, 2012 | Sandor Kelly, MS, 2012 | Elizabeth Stephens, PhD, 2013 |
| Matthew Tye, MS, 2014 | Caitlyn Debevec, MS, 2015 | Steffan Pierre, MS, 2015 | Lina Maria Sanchez Clavijo, PhD, 2016 |
| Jason Schroeder, PhD, 2018 | Haoyu Li, MS, 2019 | Ian Biazzo, PhD, 2023 | Fede Borghesi, PhD, 2023 |
| Hannah Bevan, PhD, 2024 | Michelle Bardales Cruz, MS, 2025 | Jacob Hart, PhD, 2025 |