Current Graduate Students at University of Florida: Supervisor of Catherine Westbrook (Ph.D.), Harish Padmanabha (Ph.D.), Christy Johnsen (MSc.)

Recent UF Theses Supervised: Marcus Griswold (M.S., 2004) Predator-mediated Coexistence and Multiple Predator Effects in a Treehole Community; Barry Alto (Ph.D., 2006) Larval Competition and Adult Susceptibility to Arbovirus Infection in Container Mosquitoes; Robyn Raban (M.S., 2006) Studies of Aedes albopictus Oviposition and Larval Density, Development, and Interactions with Wyeomyia spp. in Exotic Bromeliads of Southern Florida; Jennifer Armistead (MSc. 2007) Interspecific Competition between Invasive and Native Container Mosquitoes in northern Virginia.

Other Graduate Student Thesis Committees: Peter Obenauer (UF: Ph.D.), Dulce Bustamante (UF: Ph.D.), Banu Kesavaraju (Illinois State: Ph.D. 2007), Don Yee (Illinois State: Ph.D. 2006), Jose Derraik (Univ. of Otago, NZ: Ph.D. 2006).

Past and Current Postdoctoral Fellows and Visiting Scientists (current base): Marieta Braks, 2000-2004 (California Dept. of Health); Eric Brown, 2002-03 (Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela); Raul Campos 1997-1999 (Instituto de Limnologia, Argentina); Jan Conn, 1991-94 (Wadsworth Institute, NY); Gary Fritz, 1991-94 (Eastern Illinois University); Larry Hribar, 1991-95 (Florida Keys Mosquito Control); Guangye Hu, 1989-90 (Hernando County Mosquito Control); Michael Reiskind, 2005-2008 (UF/FMEL, Oklahoma State), Steve Yanoviak, 2001-2005 (Univ. Arkansas, Little Rock)

Current Support Staff at FMEL: Richard Escher (State-supported Biological Scientist; since 1979); Naoya Nishimura (grant-supported laboratory assistant; since 1986); Krystle Greene (grant-supported field/lab assistant; since 2005)

Richard Escher extracting mosquito immatures from treeholes at FMEL for a census with replacement study that has been continuously active since 1978	Naoya Nishimura downloading temperature and humidity records for analyses of microclimates affecting mosquito egg survivorship in cemetery vases

 

Graduate Opportunities: Assistantships are available on a competitive basis to support research on invasion biology of Aedes albopictus or dengue ecology in South America (see Collaborations page). Degree-seeking students may also be supported by teaching assistantships or fellowships available from the University or federal agencies. Although most graduate students receive degrees through UF's Department of Entomology and Nematology, I may also supervise Ph.D. and Master's candidates in the Interdisciplinary Ecology program of the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Florida.