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
[email protected]
Dr. Dan Hahn
Associate Chair and Professor
Insect Physiology
(352) 273-3968
[email protected]
Dr. Adam Dale
Associate Chair for Extension
Associate Professor
Turfgrass and Ornamental Entomology
(352) 273-3976
[email protected]
Dr. Andrea Lucky
Associate Chair for Academic Programs
Associate Professor, Insect Systematics
(352) 273-3952
[email protected]
Dr. Marc A. Branham
Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Insect Systematics
and Taxonomy
(352) 273-3915
[email protected]
Dr. Anthony Auletta
Instructional Assistant Professor
and Undergraduate Coordinator
Arthropod Biology
(352) 273-3954
[email protected]
Dr. Amanda Hodges
Extension Scientist
DPM Director
(352) 273-3957
[email protected]
Dr. Gideon Alake
Research Assistant Scientist
(Entomology, Nematology, Data Analytics)352-294-6792
[email protected]
Dr. Barry W. Alto
Associate Professor
Medical Entomology, Arbovirology
(772) 778-7200 ext. 153
[email protected]
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Brian Bahder
Associate Professor
Insect Vector Ecology
(954) 577-6305
[email protected]
Ft. Lauderdale REC
Dr. Rebecca Baldwin
Associate Professor
Urban IPM and
Outreach Director
(352) 273-3974
[email protected]
Dr. Julien Beuzelin
Associate Professor
Entomology
(561) 993-1559
Everglades REC
[email protected]
Dr. Eva Buckner
Assistant Professor
Medical Entomology
Extension
(772) 226-6606
[email protected]
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Edwin R. Burgess IV
Assistant Professor
Veterinary Entomology
(352) 273-3975
[email protected]
Dr. Bianca C. Burini
Assistant Professor
Mosquito Transgenesis and Gene Editing
(772) 226-6662
[email protected]
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Nathan Burkett-Cadena
Associate Professor
Mosquito Ecology
Biology of Disease Hosts
(772) 226-6617
[email protected]
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Lindsay Campbell
Assistant Professor
Mosquito Ecology
(772) 226-6666
[email protected]
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Eric Caragata
Assistant Professor
Mosquito-Microbe Interactions
(772) 226-6644
[email protected]
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Daniel Carrillo
Associate Professor
Management of Tropical
and Invasive Pests
(786) 217-9245
[email protected]
Homestead TREC
Dr. Chao Chen
Assistant Research
Scientist
Entomology
(352) 273-3949
[email protected]
Dr. Thomas Chouvenc
Associate Professor
Urban Entomology
(954) 577-6320
[email protected]
Ft. Lauderdale REC
Dr. Billy Crow
Professor
Landscape Nematology
(352) 273-3941
[email protected]
Dr. Jaret Daniels
Curator and Program Director
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity
(352) 273-3916
[email protected]
Dr. Johan Desaeger
Associate Professor
Nematology
(813) 419-6592
[email protected]
Balm GCREC
Dr. Lauren Diepenbrock
Assistant Professor
Entomology
(863) 956-1151
[email protected]
Lake Alfred CREC
Dr. Larry Duncan
Professor
Nematology
(863) 956-8821
[email protected]
Lake Alfred CREC
Dr. Jamie Ellis
Gahan Endowed Professor
Honey Bee Extension and Research
(352) 273-3924
[email protected]
Dr. Isaac Esquivel
Assistant Professor
Agroecosystem Entomology
(662) 741-3375
[email protected]
Quincy NFREC
Dr. Ameya D. Gondhalekar
Sapp Associate Professor
Urban Entomology
(352) 273-1530
[email protected]
Dr. Zane J. Grabau
Associate Professor
Nematology
(352) 273-3983
[email protected]
Dr. Phil Hahn
Assistant Professor
Insect Ecology
(352) 273-3960
[email protected]
Dr. Abolfazl Hajihassani
Assistant Professor
Nematology
(954) 577-6333
[email protected]
Ft. Lauderdale REC
Dr. Jiri Hulcr
Professor
Ambrosia Symbiotic
Complex
(352) 273-0299
[email protected]
Dr. Cameron Jack
Assistant Professor
Honey Bee Toxicology
(352) 294-6926
[email protected]
Dr. Georgette Kluiters
Instructional Assistant Professor
Distance Education Coordinator
(352) 273-3919
[email protected]
Dr. Sriyanka Lahiri
Assistant Professor
Small Fruit Crops
Entomology
(813) 419-6585
[email protected]
Balm GCREC
Dr. Yoosook Lee
Assistant Professor
Molecular Ecology, Population Genomics, Bioinformatics
(772) 226-6618
[email protected]
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Norman Leppla
Professor and
IPM Coordinator
IPM, Biological Control
(352) 273-3951
[email protected]
Dr. Oscar Liburd
Professor
Fruit and Vegetable IPM
(352) 273-3918
[email protected]
Dr. Cynthia Lord
Associate Professor
Population Dynamics
(772) 226-6628
[email protected]
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Rachel Mallinger
Assistant Professor
Pollinator Ecology
and Conservation
(352) 273-3962
[email protected]
Dr. Estelle Martin
Assistant Professor
Invertebrate Vectors of Disease and Public Health
(352) 294-6935
[email protected]
Dr. Xavier Martini
Associate Professor
IPM, Insect Behavior
and Chemical Ecology
(863) 956-8853
[email protected]
Quincy NFREC
Dr. Heather McAuslane
Professor and Associate Dean
College of Agricultural
& Life Sciences
(352) 392-1963
[email protected]
Dr. Carey Minteer
Associate Professor
Biological Control
(772) 577-7379
[email protected]
Fort Pierce IRREC
Dr. Andrew J. Mongue
Assistant Professor
Molecular Ecology
(352) 273-3940
[email protected]
Dr. De-Fen Mou
Assistant Professor
Agricultural Vector Entomology
(561) 993-1529
Everglades REC
[email protected]
Dr. Faith Oi
Extension Professor
Urban Entomology
(352) 273-3971
[email protected]
Dr. Lance Osborne
Associate Center Director
Professor
Biological Control
Vegetable Insect IPM
(407) 884-2034 ext. 163
[email protected]
Apopka MREC
Dr. Silvana V. Paula-Moraes
Associate Professor
Crop Pest Management
(850) 983-7101
[email protected]
West Florida REC
Dr. Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski
Center Director and Professor
Entomology
(407)-844-2035
[email protected]
Apopka MREC
Dr. Dorota Porazinska
Associate Professor
Nematode Ecology
and Soil Microbiomes
(352) 273-3936
[email protected]
Dr. Nicole F. Quinn
Assistant Professor
Entomology, Biological Control
(772) 577-7377
[email protected]
Fort Pierce IRREC
Dr. Jawwad Qureshi
Associate Professor
Entomology and Nematology
(239) 658-3458
[email protected]
Immokalee SWFREC
Dr. Lawrence Reeves
Assistant Professor
Mosquito Biology and Ecology
(772) 226-6644
[email protected]
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Alexandra Revynthi
Assistant Professor
Integrated Pest Management
Ornamental Entomology and Acarology
(786) 217-9244
[email protected]
Homestead TREC
Dr. Jorge Rey
Center Director and Professor
Wetlands Ecology
(772) 778-7200 ext. 136
[email protected]
Vero Beach FMEL
Dr. Michael Rogers
Center Director and Professor
IPM, Citrus Insects
(863) 956-8801
[email protected]
Lake Alfred CREC
Dr. Rudolf Scheffrahn
Professor
Biology and Control of Termites
(954) 577-6312
[email protected]
Ft. Lauderdale REC
Dr. Dakshina Seal
Research Scientist
IPM, Insect Pests of
Vegetable Crops
(786) 217-9269
[email protected]
Homestead TREC
Dr. Hugh Smith
Associate Professor
IPM of Vegetable Crops
(813) 633-4124
[email protected]
Balm GCREC
Dr. Lukasz Stelinski
Professor
Agricultural Entomology
Chemical Ecology
(863) 956-8851
[email protected]
Lake Alfred CREC
Dr. Nan-Yao Su
Distinguished Professor
Biology and Control of Termites,
Structural and Household Pests
(954) 577-6339
[email protected]
Ft. Lauderdale REC
Dr. Daniel Swale
Associate Director
Associate Professor
Emerging Pathogens Institute
(352) 273-9149
[email protected]
Dr. Lisa Taylor
Assistant Research Scientist
Behavioral Ecology
(352) 273-3937
[email protected]
Dr. Panpim Thongsripong
Assistant Professor
Vector-borne Disease Ecology
(772) 226-6658
[email protected]
Vero Beach FMEL
Amy Vu
State Specialized Agent & Extension Agent II
(352) 273-3969
[email protected]
Dr. Jennifer Weeks
Instructional Assistant Professor
Ecology
(352) 273-3955
[email protected]
Dr. Adam C.N. Wong
Associate Professor
Insect-Microbe Interactions
Molecular Entomology
(352) 273-3977
[email protected]
