Research Staff

Research Professionals

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

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

Kupferman, Caitlin

Research Professional II, serves as Research Coordinator for the Beasley lab
ckupferman@uga.edu

Research interests include carnivore ecology, conservation, and anthropogenic effects on wildlife

Scott, David

Research Professional III
scott@srel.uga.edu

Amphibian ecology, amphibian use of isolated wetlands, ecological risk analysis, K-12 science outreach

Spencer, Breann

Research Professional
Breann.Spencer@uga.edu
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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

Toledo, Fabio Henrique S. F.

Research Professional II
fhtoledo@uga.edu

Investigating silviculture, soil-plant-atmosphere interactions, tree water use efficiency, forest nutrition and fertilization, and nutrient cycling in forests

Research Technicians

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