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Graduate Students (84)

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Heithaus

Research: Sea turtle in-water behavior

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Price

Research: Hydrogeology, geochemistry, groundwater-surface water interactions, GIS

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Rehage

Research: Fish movement, habitat use, habitat restoration

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Santos



Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Cox

Research: Amphibian and reptile ecophysiology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Dorn

Research: Population Ecology, Invasion Ecology, Everglades

University of Arizona
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Silverstein

Research: Mangrove reforestation, multi-species ethnography, coastal resilience, conservation and the production of scientific knowledge, community engagement with coastal conservation

Florida International University
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr. Heinen

Research: Dolphins and other small cetaceans

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Ross

Research: Remote sensing, Spatial Ecology

East Carolina University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Lagomasino

Research: Medical ecology, wetlands, infectious disease, mosquitoes, human and wildlife health

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Ross

Research: Historical ecology, the social and political context of restoration at sites in the Biscayne Bay area

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Heithaus

Research: Shark ecology and conservation, predator prey interactions, and fishery impacts on upper trophic levels

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Valverde-Barrantes

Research: Root ecology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Dewsbury

Research: Biology Education Research, Decolonial science

University of California Davis
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Poulin

Research: Hg biogeochemistry, sea level rise

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Santos

Research: Remote sensing of coastal habitats

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Rehage

Research: Fisheries management

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Price



Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Troxler

Research: Greenhouse gas fluxes from coastal wetlands

Florida International University
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr. Rehage

Research: Emerging contaminants

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Rehage

Research: Movement ecology and trophic dynamics of recreational sport fish

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Trexler

Research: Aquatic consumer ecology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Whitman

Research: Geophysical Properties of the Everglades (salt water intrusion)

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Troxler

Research: Constructed wetlands, sea level rise, coastal conservation

Yale University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Raymond

Research: Carbon cycle, greenhouse gases, mangroves, ecosystem ecology, methane, forests, Biogeochemistry, microbial ecology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Quinete

Research: Emerging Contaminants, Analytical Chemistry, Water Quality

Florida International University
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr. Ross

Research: Pine rocklands of the Florida Everglades, forests LTER

Florida International University
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr. Gaiser

Research: Diatom ecology

Florida International University
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr. Dorn

Research: Freshwater faunal community ecology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Rehage

Research: Fisheries, impacts of water mismanagement, climate change/anthropogenic impacts on estuarine fisheries

Coastal Carolina University
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr. Rezek

Research: Marine ecology, conservation

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Simonsen

Research: Plant microbe interactions

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Anderson

Research: Hydrologic connectivity, socio-ecology

University of Florida
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Stepp

Research: Human ecology, social network analysis, ethnoecology, behavioral ecology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Gaiser

Research: Algal community composition changes in the Everglades related to increasing phosphorus inputs and saltwater intrusion

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Rehage

Research: Fish ecology, movement ecology, food webs, socioecological systems

Florida International University
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr. Price

Research: Water chemistry, hydrogeology, evology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Trexler

Research: Mathematical modeling, population dynamics

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Olivas

Research: Vegetative Community Composition, Tropical Forest Ecology, Functional Diversity, Restoration Ecology, Fragmentation Effects

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Eirin-Lopez

Research: Coral Reefs and epigenetics

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Mozumder

Research: Hurricanes and human interaction

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr.



Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisors: Dr. Gann and Dr. Sah

Research: My research focuses on vegetation dynamics of tree islands and the drivers of species composition dynamics along spatial and temporal shifts of hydrological gradients.

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Trexler

Research: Community Ecology; Ecosystem Function; Aquatic Ecology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Melesse

Research: Fate and transport of nutrients in the St. Lucie River Basin

Florida International University
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr. Kominoski

Research: Mangrove and seagrass connectivity

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Simonsen

Research: Microbial diversity

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Troxler

Research: Wetland ecosystems

Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr.

Research: Invasive species, conservation, biodiversity

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Burgman

Research: Rainfall variability in Southeast United States

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Scinto

Research: Water quality, lake management, ecohydrology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Kominoski

Research: Dissolved Organic Carbon and water metabolism

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Maruthi Sridhar

Research: Environmental pollution

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Ross

Research: Coastal ecology of mangroves, urban ecology, natural resource management

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Campbell

Research: Seagrass ecology, climate change, blue carbon

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Sah

Research: Root traits of marl prairie vegetation along a gradient

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Kominoski

Research: Wetland ecology, biogeochemistry, mangroves, marshes

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Gann

Research: Landscape ecology, metacommunity ecology

East Carolina University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Grace-McCaskey

Research: Political ecology, GIS, policy, & remote sensing

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Heithaus

Research: Bull shark/lemon shark habitat use patterns and competitive interactions along salinity gradients in the Shark River Estuary

Tulane University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Van Bael

Research: Community ecology, coastal mangroves, endophytes, metagenomics, mycorrhizal fungi

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Rodriguez-Lanetty

Research: Effects of UVR and PAR of Cnidarain Cell Biology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Gaiser

Research: Diatoms, environmental change, community composition, ecosystem synchrony

University of Amsterdam
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Gupta

Research: Inclusive development, inclusive governance, sustainability

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Bhat

Research: Coral Reef Restoration, Valuing Ecosystem Services, Social Ecological Systems

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Troxler

Research: Wetland biogeochemistry

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Trexler

Research: Species dispersal and landscape ecology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Rehage



University of California Davis
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Poulin

Research: Mercury biogeochemistry

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Bhat

Research: Everglades research, micro evolution, meteorology, astronomy

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Troxler

Research: Mangrove and coral reef ecology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Jayachandaran

Research: Pine rocklands, land use change, soil microbiology, phosphorus cycling in calcareous environments

Florida International University
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr. Dorn

Research: Life History, community ecology

Florida International University
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr. Rehage

Research: Ecotoxicology, fisheries

Florida International University
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr.

Research: Factors effecting depletion of Everglades ecosystem; Researching methods to sustain and restore Everglades' ecosystem

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Ross

Research: Marsh and adjacent tree island dynamics within the “white zone” area

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Bhat

Research: Valuing ecosystem services, willingness to pay for Everglades restoration, inter-organizational cooperation

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Rehage

Research: Fish ecology

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Campbell

Research: Consumers, fish, nutrients, marine

Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Butler

Research: Sea sponges, ocean bacteria, aquatic nutrients

University of Alabama
Masters Student
Advisor: Dr. Starr

Research: Biogeochemical cycles

University of Miami
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Zanne

Research: Forest carbon, decomposition, termites, carbon flux

Florida State University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Spencer



Florida International University
Ph.D. Student
Advisor: Dr. Stoddard

Research: Animal behavior,polymorphisms, fish



Number of students: 84