Jeremy Lichstein – Professor I am interested in the ecology of communities and ecosystems, particularly forests. My current research focuses on understanding how forest dynamics and the terrestrial carbon cycle respond to changes in climate, disturbance regimes, and atmospheric CO2. An underlying theme in my research is studying how biodiversity, especially plant functional diversity, modulates ecosystem responses to environmental change. My research involves field campaigns, analyzing data from large observational networks, and mathematical and computer simulation modeling. I have worked in tropical, temperate, and boreal ecosystems. E-mail jlichstein@ufl.edu.
	Sagar Budhathoki – PhD Student I am interested in forest ecology and environmental resilience. I have been working on biodiversity enhancement, ecosystem restoration, and invasive species control. In my PhD, I will assess seedling dynamics and forest regeneration under global change and disturbance regimes. By using both field data and large datasets and applying statistical and process-based modeling, I aim to understand how climate factors and disturbances influence forest recruitment​. E-mail sagarbudhathoki@ufl.edu.
	Dave Frey – Postdoctoral researcher I am an ecosystem ecologist, and I am interested in understanding the controls on forest carbon and nutrient cycling and how these systems respond to global change. My previous research has centered on investigating how soil nutrient availability and acidity influence aboveground and belowground processes in forests, including primary production, soil respiration, and belowground carbon allocation. At UF, I am using forest inventory data to investigate patterns and drivers of changing demography in US forests. E-mail dfrey@ufl.edu.

Former Graduate Students

• Claudia Garnica Diaz, PhD co-advised with Grace John, 2021-25
• Justin Gearhart, MS, 2017-19
• Tongyi Huang, PhD, 2012-19
• Yuanming Lu, PhD co-advised with Bob Holt, 2022-26
• John Park, PhD, 2015-20
• Seth Robinson, PhD, 2018-24
• Elizabeth Webb, PhD, 2018-22

Former Postdocs

• Tom Bytnerowicz, 2024-26
• Trevor Caughlin, 2013
• Cynthia Chang, 2011-12
• J. Aaron Hogan, 2022-23
• Masatoshi Katabuchi, 2014-16
• Jessica Langebrake, 2013-14
• Chris Moore, 2025-26
• Jeanne Osnas, 2013
• Karun Pandit, 2020-21
• Mark Vanderwel, 2013-14
• Michaela Woods, 2023-24
• Tao Zhang, 2011-18, 2020-21

Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate Researchers

• Jada Cordeiro, 2020-22
• Katherine Legros, 2016
• Zoey Li, 2014-15
• Brandon Peterson, 2013-16
• Brendan Regnery, 2014-15
• Joel Saunders, 2022-23
• Sabrina Scothorn, 2022-23
• Sarah Sharkey, 2016-17
• Alyssa Towns, 2016-17