Postdoctoral Research Associates
Elhaj Baddar, Zeinah
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SREL
Zeinah.Baddar@uga.edu
Investigating the biogeochemistry of trace metals in the sediments of constructed wetlands, studying the fate and transport of trace metals and contaminants; examining the effects of trace metals on the microbial communities and the overall performance of constructed wetlands
Samantha Bock
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SREL
samantha.bock@uga.edu
Investigating the mechanisms of temperature-dependent sex determination in alligators and the ways in which man-made stressors like climate change and environmental contaminants can possibly interact with these mechanisms to produce consequences at both the individual and population levels
Gardner, Steven
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SREL
Steven.gardner@uga.edu
Interests include ecotoxicology, invasion biology (invasive species and their ecology), and physiological ecology; current research focuses on assessing different contributions that varying environmental and ecological stressors have on the aging process in Japanese medaka fish (Oryzias latipes) across their development through epigenetic alterations
Hill, Jacob
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SREL
jehill@uga.edu
Investigating mesopredator population and spatial ecology; developing effective rabies vaccination programs for mesopredators in the Southeast
Toledo, Fabio Henrique S.F.
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SREL
fhtoledo@uga.edu
Investigating silviculture, soil-plant-atmosphere interactions, tree water use efficiency, forest nutrition and fertilization, and nutrient cycling in forests
Non-employee Postdoctoral Research Associates
Saito, Rie
Post-doctoral Research Associate, SREL
Rie.Saito@uga.edu
Investigating food habits of wolves within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and the genetic population structure of wild boars to advance understanding of the impact of radionuclide accidents and the subsequent evacuation of humans on wildlife populations.