Cynthia Bayer
Instructor 407-823-1460 cynthia.bayer@ucf.edu
Dr. Bayer collaborates with the von Kalm laboratory (Department of Biology) to study the hormonal control of Drosophila epithelial morphogenesis.
Patrick Bohlen
Professor patrick.bohlen@ucf.edu
Current research interests in ecosystem ecology; urban ecology; ecology and valuation of urban green space; wetland ecosystem services
Will Crampton
Associate Professor 407-823-0915 william.crampton@ucf.edu
Dr. Crampton investigates the ecological, behavioral, and evolutionary mechanisms that generate and regulate tropical species diversity, with emphasis on signal evolution and reproductive isolation in the Neotropical electric fishes.
Phil Edwards
Coordinator Administrative Services 407-823-2913 philip.edwards@ucf.edu
Coordinator Administrative Services
Llewellyn Ehrhart
Professor Emeritus 407-823-2970 lmehrhart@earthlink.net
Vertebrate zoologist whose research program is focused on reproduction, population biology, ecologic geography, and conservation biology of marine turtles.
John Fauth
Associate Professor 407-823-1661 john.fauth@ucf.edu
Ecology, evolution, conservation and restoration biology, herpetology
Ken Fedorka
Associate Professor 407-823-6685 fedorka@ucf.edu
Animal behavior, sexual selection & conflict, ecological immunity, and life histories
Stuart Fullerton
Curator 407-823-6540 stuartf@knights.ucf.edu
Founder of the UCF Collection of Arthropods (a.k.a. the Bug Closet)
Ross Hinkle
Professor 407-823-2141 rhinkle@ucf.edu
Plant ecology, landscape ecology, and natural resources management.
Eric Hoffman
Associate Professor 407-823-4007 eric.hoffman@ucf.edu
The main theme of my research program is to investigate levels of genetic variation present in natural populations and to utilize this information to address hypotheses about the molecular ecology/population genetics of the organism.
David G. Jenkins
Professor 407-823-1660 david.jenkins@ucf.edu
Ecological community structure and function, especially the interplay between regional (dispersal, colonization, invasion, community assembly, etc.) and local (competition, predation, abiotic factors) processes.
Joshua King
Assistant Professor 407-823-1082 joshua.king@ucf.edu
Dr. King's primary interests are in community ecology, invasion biology, social insects, and conservation science aimed at understanding the ecosystem services of insects.
Reed Noss
Professor 407-823-0975 reed.noss@ucf.edu
Conservation planning, vertebrate ecology, vegetation science, disturbance ecology, climate change, adaptive management.
Barbara A. Offineer
Administrative Assistant 407-823-2935 barbara.offineer@ucf.edu
Administrative Assistant
Christopher Parkinson
Associate Professor 407-823-4847 parkinson@ucf.edu
Molecular evolution, phylo-geography, conservation, and systematics.
Pedro Quintana-Ascencio
Associate Professor 407-823-1662 Pedro.Quintana-Ascencio@ucf.edu
The interactive role of disturbance and spatial structure on plant community and population dynamics.
Kimberly R. Schneider
Director, Office Of Undergraduate Reserach 407-823-1788 KRS@ucf.edu
Marine biology, physiological ecology and science education
F. Snelson
Systematics, ecology, and evolution of both freshwater and marine fishes with emphasis on the southeastern United States.
Hojun Song
Assistant Professor 407-823-0675 song@ucf.edu
The study of an insect order Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids) and aims at understanding behavioral, ecological, physiological, morphological and molecular evolution in a phylogenetic framework.
Michael Stern
Associate Dean, College Of Graduate Studies 407-823-2229 michael.stern@ucf.edu
FGF signaling and cell migration guidance mechanisms in the nematode C. elegans; computational representation of biological system behavior
I Jack Stout
Professor Emeritus 407-823-2919 i.stout@ucf.edu
Population and community-level phenomena in ecosystems of peninsular Florida, small mammals' community structure, dispersal strategies, and habitat selection.
Haven C. Sweet
Emeritus-administrative 407-823-3253 haven.sweet@ucf.edu
Developing techniques for using Macintosh computers to solve a variety of problems, involving both teaching and biological research.
Walter K. Taylor
Emeritus-administrative 407-823-2917 walter.taylor@ucf.edu
Avian biology, specifically in the areas of breeding biology, migration, populations, and vocalizations; Florida wildflowers.
Betsy Von Holle
Assistant Professor 407-823-0916 mary.vonholle@ucf.edu
Interested in the landscape patterns and community mechanisms that influence the addition of species into ecosystems.
Laurence Von Kalm
Associate Professor And Interim Chair 407-823-6684 laurence.vonkalm@ucf.edu
Epithelial Morphogenesis, Polyamine Transport, Host-Parasite Interactions.
Linda Walters
Professor 407-823-2148 linda.walters@ucf.edu
Human impacts in the marine environment. Both pure ecology questions and goal-based conservation issues for a wide range of marine and estuarine habitats.
John Weishampel
Professor 407-823-6634 john.weishampel@ucf.edu
Landscape ecology (how landscape pattern influences ecological processes and biodiversity).
Graham Worthy
Professor 407-823-4701 graham.worthy@ucf.edu
Physiological ecology of marine mammals through the study of their bioenergetics, feeding ecology, and habitat utilization.