Research Staff
Research Professionals
Andrews, Kimberly
Reptile and amphibian conservation, spatial ecology, developing approaches for retaining ecological viability and permeability in urbanizing landscapes
Beasley, Rochelle
Research Professional II
rbeasley@srel.uga.edu
Interested in all aspects of science; research endeavors include plant pathology, invasive species, field biology, wildlife genetics, virology and plant and animal tissue culture; responsibilities include lab manager for Lance Lab and oversight of the genetic marker development program
Bryan, Larry
Research Professional III
lbryan@srel.uga.edu
Vertebrate ecology, avian habitat use and contaminant uptake, threatened and endangered species conservation, contaminant uptake in aquatic species
Buhlmann, Kurt
Senior Research Associate
kurt@srel.uga.edu
Life history and evolutionary ecology of herpetofauna, and application to conservation and habitat management; upland habitat needs of seasonal wetlands herpetofauna; effects of land management; reintroduction methods; global turtle conservation
Cochran, Jarad
Research Professional I
cochraj@uga.edu
Fletcher, Dean
Research Professional III
fletcher@srel.uga.edu
Ecology and reproductive biology of stream fishes, stream disturbance assessment and restoration, disturbance histories of upper coastal plain streams, and GIS applications in stream assessments
Greene, Judith
Research Professional I
jgreene@srel.uga.edu
Population dynamics and ecology of freshwater turtles; natural history and conservation of reptiles and amphibians; biodiversity of isolated wetlands; maintenance of historical and long term data sets
Kennamer, Robert
Research Professional I
rkennamer@srel.uga.edu
Avian ecology, avian population ecology, and environmental contaminants
Lee, Linda
Research Professional III
lee@srel.uga.edu
Botany, plant ecology, wetlands, habitat management and restoration, rare plant conservation
Lindell, Angela
Research Professional III, serves as Analytical Services Manager
lindell@srel.uga.edu
Recent research projects focused on contaminant bioaccumulation in aquatic macroinvertebrates and biogeochemistry of constructed wetlands
Price, Kimberly
Research Professional I
Kiprice@uga.edu
Research interests include wildlife ecology and conservation; southern pine forest habitat management; population dynamics and contaminants in freshwater turtles
Scott, David
Research Professional III
scott@srel.uga.edu
Amphibian ecology, amphibian use of isolated wetlands, ecological risk analysis, K-12 science outreach
Stankus, Paul
Research Professional I
Stankus@srel.uga.edu
Provide field and lab support to a number of researchers studying effects of heavy metals on biota in disturbed streams and retention ponds. The various research projects target effects on organisms ranging from microbes to macroinvertebrates
Research Assistants
Buskirk, Jessica
Goin, Dana
LaVere, Ashley
Norris, Kara
Parks, Jasmine
Research Technicians
Hamilton, Mathew
Juarez, Rebecca
Interests include conservation genetics, wildlife ecology and management, population dynamics, and carnivore ecology
Mason, Marilyn
Maintaining and propagating the medaka culture, operating the Low Dose Irradiation Facility, and assisting with contaminant studies that use medaka as a model organism; research interest include ecology and environmental toxicology
Oberkircher, Megan
Research focuses on avian ecology, avian habitat use, contaminant uptake, and chronic stress
Pitt, Danielle B.
Broad interest in insect aquatic ecology, especially that of lotic systems and concerning conservation; specific interests in the dynamics of trophic interactions and modeling ecological systems, particularly at landscape scales, as well as science outreach and education