{"id":7956,"date":"2019-10-02T16:15:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T20:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/?page_id=7956"},"modified":"2019-12-06T11:17:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T16:17:36","slug":"research-focal-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/research-focal-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Focal Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<nav class=\"sections-menu-wrapper\" aria-label=\"Page section navigation\" style=\"min-height: 60px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-autoselect=\"true\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"ecology\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-ecology auto-section pt-2 pb-4\" data-section-link-title=\"Ecology &amp; Conservation\" aria-label=\"Ecology &amp; Conservation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Ecology &amp; Conservation<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ucf-post-list colleges-post-list-people\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled row ucf-post-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/lisa-g-chambers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Lisa-Chambers-2025-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Lisa G. 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Pedro Quintana-Ascencio<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor Emeritus\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/anna-savage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Anna_Savage_headshot_2025-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Anna Savage<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/erin-seney\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Erin-Seney-May-2020-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/335;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Barbara Sharanowski<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/i-jack-stout\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Jack-Stout.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">I Jack Stout<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor Emeritus\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/linda-walters\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/2026-LindaWalters-2-Web-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Linda Walters<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPegasus Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/john-weishampel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/John-Weishampel.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">John Weishampel<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInterim Dean, College of Graduate Studies and Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/graham-worthy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Graham-Worthy-crop-SharpenAI-Focus-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Graham Worthy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPegasus Professor and Provosts Distinguished Research Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/nicole-zampieri\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Nicole-Zampieri-2022-4x4-web-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Nicole Zampieri<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"evolution\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-evolution auto-section pt-2 pb-4\" data-section-link-title=\"Evolution &amp; Genetics\" aria-label=\"Evolution &amp; Genetics\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Evolution &amp; Genetics<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ucf-post-list colleges-post-list-people\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled row ucf-post-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/zachary-emberts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/emberts.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 253px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 253\/305;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Zachary Emberts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/ken-fedorka\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Ken-pool13-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Ken Fedorka<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/robert-fitak\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Robert-Fitak-4-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Robert Fitak<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/michelle-gaither\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/MichelleGaither_March2018-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Michelle Gaither<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/eric-hoffman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Eric-Hoffman-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Eric Hoffman<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDepartment Chair &amp; Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/cody-howard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-13-084329-300x350.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Cody Coyotee Howard<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/anna-savage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Anna_Savage_headshot_2025-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Anna Savage<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/barbara-sharanowski\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/Barbara-Sharanowsky-1-e1502984731252.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/335;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Barbara Sharanowski<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/jeffrey-sosa-calvo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/555555.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 269px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 269\/309;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/laurence-von-kalm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Laurie-Von-Kalm-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Laurence von Kalm<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor, Director of Graduate Program\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"systematics\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-systematics auto-section pt-2 pb-4\" data-section-link-title=\"Systematics &amp; Biodiversity\" aria-label=\"Systematics &amp; Biodiversity\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Systematics &amp; Biodiveristy<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ucf-post-list colleges-post-list-people\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled row ucf-post-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/lisa-g-chambers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Lisa-Chambers-2025-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Lisa G. Chambers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor, Assistant Director of Graduate Program\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/geoffrey-cook\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Geoffrey-Cook-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Geoffrey Cook<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor, Assessment Coordinator\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/will-crampton\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/09\/Will-Crampton-e1575643304163-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Will Crampton<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor, Associate Chair\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/michelle-gaither\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/MichelleGaither_March2018-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Michelle Gaither<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/cody-howard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-13-084329-300x350.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Cody Coyotee Howard<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Professor \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/david-g-jenkins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Jenkins-mugshot-003-300x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">David G. Jenkins<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor Emeritus\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/joshua-king\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Joshua-King.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 253px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 253\/250;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Joshua King<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"font-italic person-job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-xl-2 mt-3 mb-2 ucf-post-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"person-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/person\/christina-kwapich\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container person-photo mx-auto \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Christina-Kwapich-300x350-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/350;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Christina 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