Faculty Research

The following UNF Biology Faculty have active research programs. Click on a name to see a research summary and other information, including links to Faculty Home Pages.

• Dr. Greg Ahearn - invertebrate physiology; cellular transport.
• Dr. Doria Bowers - virology; virus/host interactions.
• Dr. Joe Butler - herpetology; terrapin nesting behavior.
• Dr. Dale Casamatta - phycology, cyanobacterial systematics, and microbial ecology.
• Dr. Jim Gelsleichter - reproduction and toxicology of Aquatic Organisms
• Dr. Matt Gilg - population genetics; marine hybrid zones.
• Dr. John Hatle - evolutionary physiology of insects; physiology of phenotypic plasticity.
• Dr. Michael Lentz - regulation of DNA replication; viral genetics.
• Dr. Daniel Moon - ecology of coastal communities, food web dynamics, insect ecology.
• Dr. Judith Durilla Ochrietor - Retina cell biology
• Dr. Cliff Ross - ecological physiology; stress responses in micro/macroalgae, cyanobacteria, seagrasses & corals
• Dr. Anthony Rossi - entomology, botany, and plant/insect interactions.
• Dr. Kelly Smith - juvenile fish ecology; marine ecology.