S. Luke Flory, Ph.D. (PI)
Appointment:
Associate Professor
Agronomy Department
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
Deah Lieurance, Ph.D.
Coordinator, IFAS Assessment of Non-native Plants in Florida’s Natural Areas
Amy Kendig, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Susan Canavan, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Julia Maki, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Gio Tomat-Kelly, B.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Jesse Borden, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Emily Pappo, M.S.
Ph.D. Candidate
Kristin Hinkson, M.S.
Lab Manager
Drew Hiatt, M.S. 
Biological Scientist
Sam Scherneck, B.S.
Master’s Student
Research Assistants
- Callie San Antonio (Undergraduate research intern)
- Zobia Chanda (Undergraduate research intern)
- Laney Davidson (Undergraduate research intern)
- Zadok Jollie (Undergraduate research intern)
- Shannon Regan (Undergraduate research intern)
- Mariam Higginbotham (Undergraduate research intern)
- Trevor Green (Undergraduate research intern)
Research Volunteers
- Avery Schmmeur (Undergraduate)
- Jacob van der Zee (Undergraduate)
- Trisha Mutisya (Undergraduate)
- Amanda Bishop (Undergraduate)
- Gabrielle Seminara (Undergraduate)
Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Research Associates
- Whalen Dillon, Ph.D.
- Christina Alba, Ph.D.
- Kerry Bohl Stricker, Ph.D.
Graduate Students
- Tabitha Petri, M.S.
- Taylor Clark, M.S. and lab manager (2017 – 2019)
- Cathy Fahey, Ph.D.
- Jules NeSmith, M.S. and lab manager (2013 – 2017)
- James Estrada, Ph.D. and lab manager (2011 – 2013)
- Chris Wilson, Ph.D.
- Bryan Tarbox, Ph.D.
- Dïnia Cartry, M.S. Student and International Graduate Student Intern (University of Rennes 1)
Undergraduate Researchers
- Amaleah Mirti (University Scholar, Lombardi Scholar)
- Stanley “Will” Dezern (University Scholar, Honors Thesis)
- Katie Nickerson (University Scholar, Honors Thesis)
Undergraduate Research Assistants
- David Notman
- Ryan Truesdell
- Penny Reif
- Daniela Menendez
- Lili Benitez (REU program)
- Vida Svahnstrom (REU program)
- Austin Young (Lombardi Scholar, IFAS Assessment)
- Christina Wiley (Lombardi Scholar, IFAS Assessment)
- Hannah Borchelt
- Anbinh Ho
- Alex Garcia (undergraduate research volunteer)
- Hannah Moore
- Zach Higginbotham
- Nick Johnson (Lombardi Scholar)
- Ethan Landrum (Lombardi Scholar)
- Gabriel Smith (State University of New York, REU program)
- Amy Conant (Post University, Connecticut, REU program)
- Bruna Trentin (Brazil Scientific Mobility Program)
- Ananda Van Doornik Christo (Brazil Scientific Mobility Program)
- Wesley Lewis
- Sheila Scolaro
- Andrea Sakelson
- Micah Weiss
- Sarah Morris (IFAS Assessment)
High School Research Assistants
- Mily Gandhi (Student Science Training Program)
- May Zhou (Student Science Training Program)
- Jasleen Kahlon (Student Science Training Program)
- Joanne Zhao (Student Science Training Program)
IFAS Field Experiment Station Interns
- Kevin Scheiber (2017)
- Matthew Akers (2015)
- Ben Sperry (2014)
- Jules NeSmith (2013)
- Erin Hamilton (2012)