Former Graduate Students

Sandra L. Fox
"Ovarian and oviductal morphology during the reproductive cycle of the two lizard species, Crotaphytus collaris and Eumeces obsoletus."
Spring 1982-Spring 1984
M.S. Wichita State University
Current: Ph.D. Candidate, University of Florida, Environmental Engineering

Sandra K. Elliott
"Testicular and adrenal morphology during the annual reproductive cycle of the great plains lizard, Eumeces obsoletus (Scincidae)."
Spring 1983-Spring 1985
M.S. Wichita State University

Matt S. Rand
"Histological, hormonal and chromatic correlates of sexual maturation in the male lizard, Crotaphytus collaris.".
Fall 1983-Fall 1986.
M.S. Wichita State University.
Current: Associate Professor, Carelton College

Brent D. Palmer
"Functional morphology and biochemistry of reptilian oviducts and eggs: Implications for the evolution of reproductive modes in tetrapod vertebrates."
Spring 1988-Spring 1990
Ph.D. University of Florida
Current: Professor, University of Kentucky

Vincent DeMarco
"Aspects of embryonic physiology and the evolution of viviparity in the lizard genus Sceloporus."
Fall 1985-Summer 1991
Ph.D. University of Florida
Current: Associate Research Professor, University of Missouri

Ellen Burroughs
"Egg composition of seaside sparrows."
Summer 1987-Fall 1989
M.S., University of Florida

Adele Hensley
"The effects of coumestrol, a phytoestrogen, on pregnancy, sexual development and survivorship in Rattus norvegicus."
Spring 1988-Spring 1991
M.S., University of Florida

Lisa Gregory
"Capture stress in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)."
Spring 1991-Fall 1993
M.S., University of Florida

Gustavo H. Kattan
"Reproductive strategy of a generalist brood parasite, the Shiny cowbird, in the Cauca Vally, Colombia."
Summer 1987-Spring 1993
Ph.D. University of Florida
Current: Associate Conservation Ecologist, Director, Colombia Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, NY and Cali, Colombia

M. Catharine Cox
"Presence and functional role of the polypeptide growth factors insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) in the reptilian oviduct."
Fall l989-Summer 1994.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Associate Professor, Gainesville College

Greg R. Masson
"Environmental influences on reproductive potential, clutch viability and embryonic mortality of the American alligator in Florida."
Spring 1989-Fall 1995.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: USFWS, Head - Toxicology Section, Washington DC

John M. Matter
"Endocrine control of sperm maturation and transport in squamates."
Fall 1987-Spring 1996.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Associate Professor, Juniata College

Daniel Pickford
"Androgens and male genital development in alligators."
Summer 1993-Summer 1995.
M.S., University of Florida.
Current: Research Scientist, AstraZeneca, England.

D. Andrew Crain
"Effects of endocrine -disrupting contaminants on reproduction in the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis"
Fall 1994-Summer 1997.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Associate Professor, Maryville College

Jane Girling
"The evolution of viviparity in the geckos of New Zealand"
Spring 1994-Spring 1998. (co-advisor with Alison Cree; University of Otago).
Ph.D. University of Otago.
Current: Senior Scientist, Centre for Women's Health Research, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University

Kevin Baldwin
"Parasites and their evolutionary consequences on reproductive variables in lizards."
Fall 1990-Fall 1998.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Assistant Professor, Monmouth College

Andrew A. Rooney
"Variation in the endocrine and immune systems of juvenile alligators: Environmental influences on physiology."
Summer 1994-Fall 1998.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Group Leader - Scientist, US EPA/ORD/National Center for Environmental Assessment/IRIS, Research Triangle Park, NC

Edward F. Orlando
"Environmental influences on the reproductive physiology of the Florida gar, Lepisosteus platyrhincus."
Fall 1997-2001.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland

Tamatha Barbeau
"Influence of insulin-like growth factor-1, steroids, and nitrate on reproduction in amphibians."
Summer 2000-Spring 2004.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Assistant Professor, Francis Marion University

Mark P. Gunderson
"Alterations in the hepatic biotransformation of steroids as a potential mechanism for contaminant induced changes in plasma testosterone concentrations in juvenile alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)."
Fall 1998-Spring 2005.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Assistant Professor, College of Idaho
 

Matthew Milnes
"Effects of environmental contaminants on development, sexual differentiation and steroidogenesis in Alligator mississippiensis."
Fall 1998-Spring 2005.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Scientist, Center for Conservation and Research for Endangered Species - Zoological Society of San Diego

Gerald Binczik
"Reproductive biology of a tropical procyonid, the white-nosed coati."
Fall 1995-Spring 2006.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Scientist, Zoological Society of Dallas

Thea Edwards
"Environmental Influences on Mosquitofish Reproduction." 
Fall 1999 - Summer 2005.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Research Assistant Professor - Center for Bioenvironmental Research - Tulane University

Krista McCoy
"Reproductive and renal pathologies in the giant toad (Bufo marinus) are associated with human land use practices."
Summer 2003 - Fall 2007. (co-advisor with Colette St. Mary, UF)
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Post Doctoral Fellow, U South Florida.

Brandon Moore
"The role of TGFb (beta) signaling in ovarian development and follicle assembly in the American alligator."
Fall 2002 - Spring 2009.
Ph.D. University of Florida.
Current: Post Doctoral Fellow- Center for Bioenvironmental Research - Tulane University