REC Faculty

Dr. Lukasz Stelinski
Professor
Agricultural Entomology
Chemical Ecology
(863) 956-8851
stelinski@ufl.edu
Lake Alfred CREC

Everglades REC (Belle Glade)

Dr. Julien Beuzelin
Associate Professor
Entomology
(561) 993-1559
Everglades REC
jbeuzelin@ufl.edu

Dr. De-Fen Mou
Assistant Professor
Agricultural Vector Entomology
(561) 993-1529
Everglades REC
defenmou@ufl.edu

Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (Vero Beach)

Dr. Barry W. Alto
Associate Professor
Medical Entomology, Arbovirology
(772) 778-7200 ext. 153
bwalto@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL

Dr. Eva Buckner
Assistant Professor
Medical Entomology
Extension
(772) 226-6606
eva.buckner@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL

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. Yoosook Lee
Assistant Professor
Molecular Ecology, Population Genomics, Bioinformatics
(772) 226-6618
yoosook.lee@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL

Dr. Cynthia Lord
Associate Professor
Population Dynamics
(772) 226-6628
clord@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL

Dr. Lawrence Reeves
Assistant Professor
Mosquito Biology and Ecology
(772) 226-6644
lereeves@ufl.edu

Dr. Jorge Rey
Center Director and Professor
Wetlands Ecology
(772) 778-7200 ext. 136
jrey@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL

Dr. Panpim Thongsripong
Assistant Professor
Vector-borne Disease Ecology
(772) 226-6658
thongsripong.p@ufl.edu
Vero Beach FMEL

Fort Lauderdale REC

Dr. Brian Bahder
Associate Professor
Insect Vector Ecology
(954) 577-6305
bbahder@ufl.edu
Ft. Lauderdale REC

Dr. Thomas Chouvenc
Associate Professor
Urban Entomology
(954) 577-6320
tomchouv@ufl.edu
Ft. Lauderdale REC

Dr. Abolfazl Hajihassani
Assistant Professor
Nematology
(954) 577-6333
ahajihassani@ufl.edu
Ft. Lauderdale REC

Dr. Rudolf Scheffrahn
Professor
Biology and Control
of Termites
(954) 577-6312
rhsc@ufl.edu
Ft. Lauderdale REC

Dr. Nan-Yao Su
Distinguished Professor
Biology and Control of Termites,
Structural and Household Pests
(954) 577-6339
nysu@ufl.edu
Ft. Lauderdale REC

Gulf Coast REC (Balm)

Dr. Johan Desaeger
Associate Professor
Nematology
(813) 419-6592
jad@ufl.edu
Balm GCREC

Dr. Sriyanka Lahiri
Assistant Professor
Small Fruit Crops
Entomology
(813) 419-6585
lahiris@ufl.edu
Balm GCREC

Dr. Hugh Smith
Associate Professor
IPM of Vegetable Crops
(813) 633-4124
hughasmith@ufl.edu
Balm GCREC

INDIAN RIVER REC (FT. PIERCE)

Dr. Carey Minteer
Associate Professor
Biological Control
(772) 577-7379
c.minteerkillian@ufl.edu
Fort Pierce IRREC

Dr. Nicole F. Quinn
Assistant Professor
Entomology, Biological Control
(772) 577-7377
nicole.quinn@ufl.edu
Fort Pierce IRREC

Mid-Florida REC (Apopka)

Dr. Lance Osborne
Associate Center Director
Professor
Biological Control
Vegetable Insect IPM
(407) 884-2034 ext. 163
lsosborn@ufl.edu
Apopka MREC

Dr. Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski
Center Director and Professor
Entomology
(407)-844-2035
pelzstelinski@ufl.edu
Apopka MREC

NORTH FLORIDA REC (MARIANNA, QUINCY)

Dr. Isaac Esquivel
Assistant Professor
Agroecosystem Entomology
(662) 741-3375
isaac.esquivel@ufl.edu
Quincy NFREC

Dr. Xavier Martini
Associate Professor
IPM, Insect Behavior and Chemical Ecology
(863) 956-8853
xmartini@ufl.edu
Quincy NFREC

Southwest Florida REC

Dr. Jawwad Qureshi
Associate Professor
Entomology and Nematology
(772) 577-7339
jawwadq@ufl.edu
Fort Pierce IRREC

Tropical REC (Homestead)

Dr. Daniel Carrillo
Associate Professor
Management of Tropical
and Invasive Pests
(786) 217-9245
dancar@ufl.edu
Homestead TREC

Dr. Alexandra Revynthi
Assistant Professor
Integrated Pest Management
Ornamental Entomology and Acarology
(786) 217-9244
arevynthi@ufl.edu
Homestead TREC