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Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory

Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory

Directory

Direct contact information, as well as links to individual pages, for faculty, staff, students, and alumni are below.  If you need assistance but do not know who to contact, visit our Contact Info page.

Director

Craig Watson
Director
813-671-5230 x107
cawatson@ufl.edu

Faculty

Head shot (close-up) of Eric CassianoEric Cassiano, M.S.
Assistant Extension Scientist
813-671-5230 x109
ericcass@ufl.edu

Matthew DiMaggio, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ornamental Aquaculture
813-671-5230 x115
mdimaggi@ufl.edu

Jeff Hill, Ph.D.
Professor
Non-native Species & Aquaculture
813-671-5230 x118
jeffhill@ufl.edu

Head shot of Josh PattersonJosh Patterson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Restoration Aquaculture
813-419-4917
joshpatterson@ufl.edu

Quenton Tuckett, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Scientist
Aquatic Ecology
813-671-5230 x114
qtuckett@ufl.edu

Roy YanongRoy Yanong, V.M.D.
Professor & Extension Veterinarian
813-671-5230 x104
rpy@ufl.edu

Staff

Micah Alo, M.S.
Farm Manager / Biologist
813-671-5230 x112
mmalo@ufl.edu

Sarah Woolley head shot (150 x 180)Sarah Woolley Hutchins
Biologist
813-671-5260
swoolley@ufl.edu

Clayton PatmagrianClayton Patmagrian
Farm Technician
813-671-5230
cpatmagrian@ufl.edu

Debbie Pouder, M.Aq.
Diagnostic Lab Manager /
Coordinator, Research Programs & Services
813-671-5230 x106
dbpouder@ufl.edu

Holly QuillenHolly Quillen
Office Manager
813-671-5230 x100
hpdiaz@ufl.edu

Amy WoodAmy Wood
Biologist
813-671-5230 x112
amylw@ufl.edu

On-Site Partners

Kathleen HartmanKathleen Hartman, M.S., D.V.M., Ph.D.
Aquaculture Program Leader
USDA APHIS Veterinary Services
813-671-5230 x119
Kathleen.H.Hartman@aphis.usda.gov

Chris Layman head shot (150 x 180)Chris Layman
USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

        

Head shot of Jared Zierenberg, USDA Wildlife ServicesJared Zierenberg
South Florida District Supervisor
USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
813-671-5230 x105
jared.r.zierenberg@usda.gov

Graduate Students

Katie EverettKatie Everett
M.S.. Student
k.everett@ufl.edu

Olivia MarkhamOlivia Markham
M.S.. Student
oliviamarkham@ufl.edu

      

     

Casey Murray (head shot)Casey Murray
Ph.D. Candidate
casey.murray@ufl.edu

Head shot of Brandon Ray, graduate  studentBrandon Ray
M.S. Student
bray@ufl.edu 

      

     

Head shot of Brittany ScharfBrittany Scharf
Ph.D. Student
bhallscharf@ufl.edu 


  

      

Head shot of Elizabeth Walsh, graduate studentElizabeth Walsh
M.S. Student
redroses532@ufl.edu 

Alumni

Noah Boldt (head shot)Noah Boldt
M.S., 2021

  

  

Allison Durland Donahue head shot (150 x 180)Allison Durland Donahou
Ph.D., 2020

    

      

  

Elizabeth Groover
M.S., 2018

      

    

   

Lauren Lapham head shot (150 x 180)Lauren Lapham
M.S., 2019

   

       

  

Katelyn Lawson
Ph.D., 2018

      

 

     

Taylor Lipscomb
Ph.D., 2020

   

       

  

Tim Lyons
M.S., 2018

      

     

    

Shane Ramee
Ph.D., 2019

   

       

   

Michael Sipos
M.S., 2018

      

       

  

Grace Sowaske head shot (150 x 180)Grace Sowaske
M.S., 2020