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
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
Chapman, Mary
Lydeard, Andrew
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
McIntosh, Tyler
Research Technician III, serves as lead technician for the Aubrey lab
Tyler.McIntosh@uga.edu
Strassburg, Matthew