Rob Fletcher, Assistant Professor and leader of the lab...

I am a member of the Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Department (WEC). I am a big fan of laughter, critical thinking, and integrating diverse perspectives into ecology, conservation, and management. (Click here for more).

Miguel Acevedo, Ph.D. Candidate.

Miguel got his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Puerto Rico. His dissertation focuses on the use of network analysis in spatial ecology and conservation. Miguel is participating in a NSF IGERT (Click here for more) and is co-advised by Cole Smith in Industrial & Systems Engineering.

Noah Burrell, Ph.D. student.

Noah received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Humboldt State University. For his dissertation, Noah will be working on large-scale movement behaviors of wading birds in response to climate. Noah is co-advised by Peter Fredrick.

Katie Haase, Ph.D. student.

Katie received her B.S. from Unity College in Maine and M.S. degree from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Katie is working on movement and resource selection of Florida manatees as they expand their geographic range. This work is in collaboration with Dan Slone at the U.S. Geological Survey.

Luke McEachron, Ph.D. student.

Luke received his B.S. degree from Colorado State University and his M.S. from the Florida State University. Luke is interested in appling spatial ecology concepts to marine systems and marine conservation planning. He is also a scientist with Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Mauricio Nunez-Regueiro, Ph.D. student.

Mau received his M.S. degree from the University of Florida. As part of his dissertation, Mau will be investigating the sustainability of an expansion in biofuels production for wildlife and ecosystem services.

Rajeev Pillay, Ph.D. Candidate.

Rajeev received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Calcutta, India. For his dissertation, Rajeev is investigating how habitat loss and fragmentation in the Asian tropics influence community networks.

Brian Reichert, Ph.D. student.

Brian received his M.S. degree from the University of Florida. For his dissertation, Brian is incorporating spatial structure into population viability analyses for the endangered Florida Snail Kite. Brian is co-advised by Wiley Kitchens in the Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.

Ellen Robertson, Ph.D. student.

Ellen received her B.S. degree from Furman University and her M.S. degree from the University of Maine. As part of her dissertation, Ellen is focusing on connectivity and predator-prey dynamics for the endangered Florida Snail Kite.

Irina Skinner, M.S. student.

Irina received her B.S. degree from the University of Florida. Irina is working on predation risk and predator management issues, including a field experiment that assesses how prey communities alter their behavior and distribution in response to heightened predation risk.

Divya Vasudev, Ph.D. Candidate.

Divya is interested in social behavior, dispersal, and habitat fragmentation, particularly in how primates respond to forest fragmentation. Her dissertation addresses movement and connectivity using molecular tools.

Rebecca (Becky) Wilcox, M.S. student.

Rebecca received her B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley. She is interested in studying the foraging and nesting behaviors of the endangered Florida Snail Kite.

Andre Revell, undergraduate student.

Andre is majoring in Biology and is a math wizard. He helps out with various projects in the lab, but in particular, he has been leading some mathematical aspects of network analysis.

2010-2012. Postdoctoral Associate who worked on coastal issues in Florida. Now an Assistant Director of the Seahorse Key Marine Lab.

2010-2012. Undergraduate student who worked on a project as part of the University Scholar's Program. Kira studied how prey discriminate predator information.

2011-2012. Undergraduate student who worked on a project as part of the University Scholar's Program that includes developing a decision support tool for sustainable biofuels production. Now studying environmental law.

2009-2010. Postdoctoral Associate who worked on Florida panthers. Now an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware.

2008-2009. Postdoctoral Associate who worked on bioenergy and biodiversity. Now an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia.

2007-2009. M.S. student who studied the problem of imperfect detection in distribution models. Now working on his Ph.D. at the University of Missouri.

2008-2010. M.S. student who studied habitat fragmentation in the cloud forests of Ecuador. Now working on various field projects throughout the country.

2007-2010. M.S. student who investigated the causes and consequences of habitat selection by snowy plovers. Now working with Florida Park Service.

2010-2011. Undergraduate student who conducted independent research on habitat fragmentation and matrix efffects.

2010. High school student that studied predation risk in forest bird communities.

2009-2010. Undergraduate technician that worked on a variety of GIS projects.

2009. Undergraduate technician that conducted experiments on perceptual ranges and signal detection by insects.

2010. Undergraduate Technician that worked on GIS mapping.

2009. Undergraduate USP scholar who conducted an experiment on social information and perceptual ranges.

2008. Undergraduate technician who worked with state wildlife action plans and bioenergy.

2008. Undergraduate technician who helped review wildlife articles and land use effects.