Our main campus is located in Gainesville, Florida, however many of our faculty and students are located in UF/IFAS Research and Education Centers (REC) around the state. Below you will find all of our faculty. To see graduate students in Gainesville and statewide, as well as staff and post-doctoral fellows associated with our Gainesville campus, please visit the People tab at the top of the page.
To search for a REC faculty member by location, click here.
Dr. Andrew Short
Chair and Professor
Insect Biodiversity
(352) 273-3970
andrew.short@ufl.edu
Dr. Dan Hahn
Associate Chair and Professor
Insect Physiology
(352) 273-3968
dahahn@ufl.edu
Dr. Adam Dale
Associate Chair for Extension
Associate Professor
Turfgrass and Ornamental Entomology
(352) 273-3976
agdale@ufl.edu
Dr. Andrea Lucky
Associate Chair for Academic Programs
Associate Professor, Insect Systematics
(352) 273-3952
alucky@ufl.edu
Dr. Marc A. Branham
Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Insect Systematics
and Taxonomy
(352) 273-3915
marcbran@ufl.edu
Dr. Anthony Auletta
Instructional Assistant Professor
and Undergraduate Coordinator
Arthropod Biology
(352) 273-3954
anthonyauletta@ufl.edu
Dr. Amanda Hodges
Extension Scientist
DPM Director
(352) 273-3957
achodges@ufl.edu
Dr. Gideon Alake
Research Assistant Scientist
(Entomology, Nematology, Data Analytics)352-294-6792
agideon@ufl.edu
Dr. Barry W. Alto
Associate Professor
Medical Entomology, Arbovirology
(772) 778-7200 ext. 153
bwalto@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Brian Bahder
Associate Professor
Insect Vector Ecology
(954) 577-6305
bbahder@ufl.edu
Ft. Lauderdale REC
Dr. Rebecca Baldwin
Associate Professor
Urban IPM and
Outreach Director
(352) 273-3974
baldwinr@ufl.edu
Dr. Julien Beuzelin
Associate Professor
Entomology
(561) 993-1559
Everglades REC
jbeuzelin@ufl.edu
Dr. Jeffrey Bloomquist
Professor
Insecticide Toxicology
Emerging Pathogens
Institute
(352) 273-9417
jbquist@epi.ufl.edu
Dr. Eva Buckner
Assistant Professor
Medical Entomology
Extension
(772) 226-6606
eva.buckner@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Edwin R. Burgess IV
Assistant Professor
Veterinary Entomology
(352) 273-3975
edwinburgess@ufl.edu
Dr. Bianca C. Burini
Assistant Professor
Mosquito Transgenesis and Gene Editing
(772) 226-6662
bianca.kojin@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Nathan Burkett-Cadena
Associate Professor
Mosquito Ecology
Biology of Disease Hosts
(772) 226-6617
nburkettcadena@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Lindsay Campbell
Assistant Professor
Mosquito Ecology
(772) 226-6666
lcampbell2@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Eric Caragata
Assistant Professor
Mosquito-Microbe Interactions
(772) 226-6644
e.caragata@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Daniel Carrillo
Associate Professor
Management of Tropical
and Invasive Pests
(786) 217-9245
dancar@ufl.edu
Homestead TREC
Dr. Chao Chen
Assistant Research
Scientist
Entomology
(352) 273-3949
chaochen88@ufl.edu
Dr. Thomas Chouvenc
Associate Professor
Urban Entomology
(954) 577-6320
tomchouv@ufl.edu
Ft. Lauderdale REC
Dr. Billy Crow
Professor
Landscape Nematology
(352) 273-3941
wtcr@ufl.edu
Dr. Jaret Daniels
Curator and Program Director
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity
(352) 273-3916
jcdnls@ufl.edu
Dr. Johan Desaeger
Associate Professor
Nematology
(813) 419-6592
jad@ufl.edu
Balm GCREC
Dr. Lauren Diepenbrock
Assistant Professor
Entomology
(863) 956-1151
ldiepenbrock@ufl.edu
Lake Alfred CREC
Dr. Larry Duncan
Professor
Nematology
(863) 956-8821
lwduncan@ufl.edu
Lake Alfred CREC
Dr. Jamie Ellis
Gahan Endowed Professor
Honey Bee Extension and Research
(352) 273-3924
jdellis@ufl.edu
Dr. Isaac Esquivel
Assistant Professor
Agroecosystem Entomology
(662) 741-3375
isaac.esquivel@ufl.edu
Quincy NFREC
Dr. Zane J. Grabau
Associate Professor
Nematology
(352) 273-3983
zgrabau@ufl.edu
Dr. Phil Hahn
Assistant Professor
Insect Ecology
(352) 273-3960
hahnp@ufl.edu
Dr. Abolfazl Hajihassani
Assistant Professor
Nematology
(954) 577-6333
ahajihassani@ufl.edu
Ft. Lauderdale REC
Dr. Jiri Hulcr
Associate Professor
Ambrosia Symbiotic
Complex
(352) 273-0299
hulcr@ufl.edu
Dr. Cameron Jack
Assistant Professor
Honey Bee Toxicology
(352) 294-6926
cjack@ufl.edu
Dr. Georgette Kluiters
Instructional Assistant Professor
Distance Education Coordinator
(352) 273-3919
g.kluiters@ufl.edu
Dr. Sriyanka Lahiri
Assistant Professor
Small Fruit Crops
Entomology
(813) 419-6585
lahiris@ufl.edu
Balm GCREC
Dr. Yoosook Lee
Assistant Professor
Molecular Ecology, Population Genomics, Bioinformatics
(772) 226-6618
yoosook.lee@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Norman Leppla
Professor and
IPM Coordinator
IPM, Biological Control
(352) 273-3951
ncleppla@ufl.edu
Dr. Oscar Liburd
Professor
Fruit and Vegetable IPM
(352) 273-3918
oeliburd@ufl.edu
Dr. Cynthia Lord
Associate Professor
Population Dynamics
(772) 226-6628
clord@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Rachel Mallinger
Assistant Professor
Pollinator Ecology
and Conservation
(352) 273-3962
rachel.mallinger@ufl.edu
Dr. Estelle Martin
Assistant Professor
Invertebrate Vectors of Disease and Public Health
(352) 294-6935
estellemartin@ufl.edu
Dr. Xavier Martini
Associate Professor
IPM, Insect Behavior
and Chemical Ecology
(863) 956-8853
xmartini@ufl.edu
Quincy NFREC
Dr. Heather McAuslane
Professor and Associate Dean
College of Agricultural
& Life Sciences
(352) 392-1963
hjmca@ufl.edu
Dr. Carey Minteer
Associate Professor
Biological Control
(772) 577-7379
c.minteerkillian@ufl.edu
Fort Pierce IRREC
Dr. Andrew J. Mongue
Assistant Professor
Molecular Ecology
(352) 273-3940
andrew.mongue@ufl.edu
Dr. De-Fen Mou
Assistant Professor
Agricultural Vector Entomology
(561) 993-1529
Everglades REC
defenmou@ufl.edu
Dr. Faith Oi
Extension Professor
Urban Entomology
(352) 273-3971
foi@ufl.edu
Dr. Lance Osborne
Associate Center Director
Professor
Biological Control
Vegetable Insect IPM
(407) 884-2034 ext. 163
lsosborn@ufl.edu
Apopka MREC
Dr. Silvana V. Paula-Moraes
Associate Professor
Crop Pest Management
(850) 983-7101
paula.moraes@ufl.edu
West Florida REC
Dr. Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski
Center Director and Professor
Entomology
(407)-844-2035
pelzstelinski@ufl.edu
Apopka MREC
Dr. Roberto Pereira
FPMA Endowed Professor
Extension Professor
Urban Entomology
(352) 392-2485
rpereira@ufl.edu
Dr. Dorota Porazinska
Associate Professor
Nematode Ecology
and Soil Microbiomes
(352) 273-3936
dorotalp@ufl.edu
Dr. Nicole F. Quinn
Assistant Professor
Entomology, Biological Control
(772) 577-7377
nicole.quinn@ufl.edu
Fort Pierce IRREC
Dr. Jawwad Qureshi
Associate Professor
Entomology and Nematology
(239) 658-3458
jawwadq@ufl.edu
Immokalee SWFREC
Dr. Lawrence Reeves
Assistant Professor
Mosquito Biology and Ecology
(772) 226-6644
lereeves@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Alexandra Revynthi
Assistant Professor
Integrated Pest Management
Ornamental Entomology and Acarology
(786) 217-9244
arevynthi@ufl.edu
Homestead TREC
Dr. Jorge Rey
Center Director and Professor
Wetlands Ecology
(772) 778-7200 ext. 136
jrey@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Michael Rogers
Center Director and Professor
IPM, Citrus Insects
(863) 956-8801
mrgrs@ufl.edu
Lake Alfred CREC
Dr. Rudolf Scheffrahn
Professor
Biology and Control of Termites
(954) 577-6312
rhsc@ufl.edu
Ft. Lauderdale REC
Dr. Dakshina Seal
Research Scientist
IPM, Insect Pests of
Vegetable Crops
(786) 217-9269
dseal3@ufl.edu
Homestead TREC
Dr. Hugh Smith
Associate Professor
IPM of Vegetable Crops
(813) 633-4124
hughasmith@ufl.edu
Balm GCREC
Dr. Lukasz Stelinski
Professor
Agricultural Entomology
Chemical Ecology
(863) 956-8851
stelinski@ufl.edu
Lake Alfred CREC
Dr. Nan-Yao Su
Distinguished Professor
Biology and Control of Termites,
Structural and Household Pests
(954) 577-6339
nysu@ufl.edu
Ft. Lauderdale REC
Dr. Daniel Swale
Associate Director
Associate Professor
Emerging Pathogens Institute
(352) 273-9149
dswale@epi.ufl.edu
Dr. Lisa Taylor
Assistant Research Scientist
Behavioral Ecology
(352) 273-3937
lisa.taylor@ufl.edu
Dr. Matthew Thomas
Professor and Director
Invasion Science Center
(352) 273-3928
matthewthomas1@ufl.edu
Dr. Panpim Thongsripong
Assistant Professor
Vector-borne Disease Ecology
(772) 226-6658
thongsripong.p@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL
Amy Vu
State Specialized Agent & Extension Agent II
(352) 273-3969
amy.vu@ufl.edu
Dr. Jennifer Weeks
Instructional Assistant Professor
Ecology
(352) 273-3955
jenweeks1@ufl.edu
Dr. Adam C.N. Wong
Associate Professor
Insect-Microbe Interactions
Molecular Entomology
(352) 273-3977
adamcnwong@ufl.edu
