Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Florida
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Florida Education Activities

The 2019 Doris Duke cohort learns field techniques in Florida.

The Florida Unit has the mission to study wetland ecosystems within the state. Florida is a low relief, sub-tropical peninsula that is ecologically fragile. Though abundant, Florida's water resources are under increasing pressure from a burgeoning human population. Domestic, recreational, and development needs threaten Florida's water/wetland resources. In following its program directive, the Florida Unit has developed a research program that addresses management issues with approaches spanning species to ecosystem perspectives. Specifically, this Unit conducts detailed investigations of aquatic-terrestrial ecosystem interfaces and their component fish and wildlife resources.

The Florida Cooperative Unit offers numerous classes to graduate students at the University of Florida that focus on wildlife management issues and techniques that are pertinent to Florida's ecosystem.

Title Instructor(s) Start Date End Date
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Seminar Carthy August 2018 December 2018
Topics in Wildlife Ecology Kitchens January 1999 January 1999
Structured Decision Making in Riverine Environments Carlson May 2022 August 2022
Special Topics in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Carthy August 2009 December 2009
Special Topics in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Carthy August 2001 December 2001
Seminar in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Carlson January 2023 April 2023
Seminar in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Carlson January 2022 April 2022
Seminar Series: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Powell July 2017 May 2018
Scientific Communication in Fisheries Carlson August 2021 December 2021
Independent Study in Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation Carthy January 2014 May 2014
Decision Analysis in Wildlife Conservation McGowan January 2021 April 2021
Decision Analysis for Wildlife Conservation McGowan January 2022 May 2022
Critical Thinking in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Carthy August 2002 December 2002
Biology and Conservation of Loggerhead Sea Turtles Carthy January 2004 May 2004
Advanced Wetlands Ecology Kitchens May 2007 August 2007
Advanced Wetlands Ecology Kitchens May 2002 January 2010
Advanced Wetlands Ecology Kitchens August 2011 December 2011
Advanced Wetlands Ecology Kitchens August 2006 December 2006
Advanced Wetland Ecology Kitchens September 2003 September 2008
Administrative techniques in natural resources Percival January 2006 May 2006
Administrative Techniques in Natural Resources Percival January 2014 April 2014
Administrative Techniques in Natural Resources Percival January 2010 May 2010
Administrative Techniques in Natural Resources Percival January 2009 April 2009
Administrative Techniques in Natural Resources Percival January 2007 May 2007
Administrative Techniques in Natural Resources Percival January 2005 May 2005
Administration in Natural Resources Percival January 2002 May 2002
Student (Degree) Advisor Start Year End Year
Zweig, Christa (PhD) Kitchens 2006 2009
Zweig, Christa (MS) Percival 2002 2003
Zarate, Patricia (MS) Percival 2009 2012
Wilson, Bobby (MS) Percival 2004 2005
Wilkinson, Ben (MS) Percival 2006 2007
Wilcox, Rebecca (MS) Kitchens 2012 2015
Wiebe, Jon (MS) Percival 2002 2005
White, LeAnn (MS) Percival 2000 2000
White, Gregory (PhD) Kitchens 1995 2000
Welch, Zacharia (PhD) Kitchens 2005 2009
Watts, Adam (PhD) Percival 2009 2012
Waddle, Hardin (PhD) Percival 2002 2006
Vine, Josh (PhD) Carthy 2021 Present
Vine (co-advisor), Josh (PhD) Carlson 2021 Present
Venne, Louise (PhD) Kitchens 2009 2012
Van Boskirk, Sylvia (MS) Powell 2021 2022
Temsiripong, Yosapong (MS) Carthy 1997 1999
Szantoi, Zoltan (MS) Percival 2008 2011
Stolen, Eric (PhD) Kitchens 2000 2001
Stevens, Philip (PhD) Percival 1999 2002
Soarez, Luciano (PhD) Percival 2011 Present
Soares, Luciano (PhD) Carthy 2013 2018
Smith, Allison (MS) Powell 2018 2021
Singh, Aditya (MS) Percival 2007 2009
Shoger, Brad (MS) Kitchens 2008 2009
Schad, Brandon (MS) Percival 2007 2009
Rosenblatt, Adam (PhD) Percival 2007 2013
Rogers, Nathan (MS) Carlson 2023 Present
Robertson, Ellen (PhD) Kitchens 2011 Present
Rice, Amanda (MS) Percival 2001 2004
Reiss, Kelly (PhD) Kitchens 2000 2004
Rausheuberger, Richard (PhD) Percival 2002 2004
Powers, Eric (MS) Kitchens 2002 2005
Poli, Caroline (PhD) Powell 2017 2020
Perry, John (PhD) Percival 2009 Present
Perry, Diana (PhD) McGowan 2021 Present
Parker, Stephen (PhD) McGowan 2021 Present
Parker (co-advisor), Stephen (PhD) Carlson 2021 Present
Olson, Johnny (PhD) Percival 2011 2013
O'Donnell, Richard (PhD) Carthy 2018 Present
Noggle, Jessica (PhD) Percival 2002 2005
Mytinger, Linda (PhD) Kitchens 1995 2000
Muench, Ann Marie (MS) Kitchens 2002 2004
Moto, Mario (PhD) Percival 2003 2005
Morea, Cory (MS) Percival 1998 2000
Morales Mite, Manuel Antonio (PhD) Carlson 2022 Present
Morales Mite, Manuel (PhD) McGowan 2022 Present
Moore, Shannon (MS) Powell 2016 2018
Mennu, Matlock (PhD) Carthy 2017 2021
Maurelli, Odile (MS) Powell 2021 2022
Martin, Julien (PhD) Kitchens 2003 2007
Manz, Sean (MS) Powell 2021 2023
Malloy, Kate (MS) Kitchens 2002 2004
Lynch, Ryan (MS) Kitchens 2009 2012
Lindgren, Kristiana (MS) Kitchens 2003 2006
Lim, Dana (PhD) Carthy 2022 Present
Lehvert, Matthew (MS) Percival 2003 2005
Lee, Kyuho (MS) Percival 2002 2004
Lane, Charles (MS) Kitchens 1997 2000
Ketterlin, Jennifer (MS) Percival 2005 2013
Jones, Paul (MS) Percival 2001 2003
Johnson, Fred (PhD) Percival 2006 2010
Jeffrey, Brian (MS) Percival 2004 2007
Jeffery, Brian (PhD) Powell 2018 Present
Hussain, Lameace (PhD) Carthy 2022 Present
Hotaling, Althea (MS) Kitchens 2006 2008
Hogan, Jennifer (MS) Percival 2001 2003
Hoffman, Robert (MS) Percival 2009 2013
Hill, Melissa (MS) Carthy 2016 2018
Haynes, Nia (PhD) Percival 2011 Present
Hayes, Nia (PhD) Carthy 2011 2016
Haro, Daniel (PhD) McGowan 2022 Present
Gwinn, Daniel (PhD) Percival 2009 Present
Gregory, Christopher (MS) Percival 2001 2004
Gonzalez Perez, Ali (PhD) Carthy 2022 Present
Goldscmidt, James (PhD) Carthy 2022 Present
Goforth, Kayla (PhD) Carthy 2018 Present
Godshalk, Robert (PhD) Percival 2000 2000
Gaffey, Bethany (MS) Carlson 2023 Present
Farid, Rashidah (PhD) Carthy 2015 2019
Enloe, Caroline (PhD) Powell 2019 2022
Dykstra, Adrienne (PhD) McGowan 2021 Present
Dusek, Marsha (MS) Kitchens 2001 2003
Dudek, Sarah (MS) Powell 2017 2018
Duberstein, Jamie (MS) Kitchens 2002 2004
Dreitz, Victoria (PhD) Kitchens 1996 2000
Divaker, Moses (PhD) Carthy 2017 2021
Desa, Melissa (MS) Kitchens 2006 2008
Colon, Dimaris (PhD) Powell 2021 2022
Coggins, Lewis (PhD) Percival 2005 2007
Clark, Mark (PhD) Kitchens 1995 2000
Clancy, Keara (MS) McGowan 2021 Present
Chopp, Matthew (MS) Percival 1999 2003
Cherkiss, Michael (MS) Percival 1998 1999
Cattau, Christopher (MS) Kitchens 2005 2007
Catalano, Matthew (PhD) Percival 2006 2008
Carter, Cameron (MS) Percival 2004 2010
Candelora, Kristen (MS) Percival 2003 2007
Bugbee, Christopher (MS) Percival 2005 2007
Buckingham, Cheryl (MS) Kitchens 1988 1990
Brush, Janell (MS) Kitchens 2000 2006
Bruno, Renato (PhD) Carthy 2020 Present
Brown, Megan (PhD) Kitchens 2009 2012
Bowling, Andrea (MS) Kitchens 2006 2008
Atkinson, Benjamin (PhD) Carthy 2010 2015
Arevalo, Boris (PhD) Powell 2018 2021