{"id":88,"date":"2011-08-24T14:26:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T14:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2021-07-12T14:39:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T18:39:05","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\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<p>Research within the UCF Department of Biology stretches across all scales of biology, from the microscopic sub-organismal level to macroscopic ecosystem perspective. Our laboratories are committed to training undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scientists alike. Furthermore, our faculty have formed interdisciplinary relationships with other departments at UCF, as well as with numerous <a title=\"extramural partners\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/about\/partnerships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">extramural partners<\/a>, such as the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.archbold-station.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Archbold Biological Station<\/a> inVenus Florida, and <a title=\"Disney Wilderness Preserve\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/partnerships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disney&#8217;s Wilderness Preserve<\/a>. In order to maintain our contemporary research program, the department has received millions of dollars in competitive research awards from state and federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, The National Science Foundation, Florida Fish and Wildlife and The Environmental Protection Agency.\u00a0Furthermore, faculty and student research has appeared in numerous ISI-indexed journals in areas ranging from Genetics to Applied Conservation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-secondary\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/undergraduate-program\/research-opportunities\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tUndergraduate Research Opportunities \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n<p>How should I reach out to faculty regarding undergraduate research opportunities?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use their name!<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t send a mass or blanket email to multiple faculty members<\/li>\n<li>Explain why you are interested in their research specifically<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\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. 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\/melinda-donnelly\/\">\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\/Donnelly-2020-e1583269236997.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\/280;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-2 mb-1 person-name\">Melinda Donnelly<\/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 Research Scientist \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\/christen-fleming\/\">\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\/Christen-Fleming-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\">Christen Fleming<\/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\/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 Kwapich<\/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\/kate-mansfield\/\">\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\/Kate-Mansfield_headshot.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\">Kate Mansfield<\/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, Davis-Shine Endowed Professor of Conservation Biology\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\/pedro-quintana-ascencio\/\">\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\/10\/QuintanaAscencio-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\">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; --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\">Erin Seney<\/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 Research Scientist\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\/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 Kwapich<\/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\/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<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section id=\"physiology\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-physiology auto-section pt-2\" data-section-link-title=\"Physiology &amp; Behavior\" aria-label=\"Physiology &amp; Behavior\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Physiology &amp; Behavior<\/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\/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 Kwapich<\/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\/kate-mansfield\/\">\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\/Kate-Mansfield_headshot.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\">Kate Mansfield<\/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, Davis-Shine Endowed Professor of Conservation Biology\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 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