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    Range Cattle Research and Education Center

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    Graduate Students

    Chadwade Anderson Advisor: Dr. Joao Vendramini
    Thesis topic: Evaluate forage characteristics of brachiariagrass and guineagrass genotypes under different defoliation frequency and intensity in different locations in Florida
    Degree pursuing: MS
    Department: Agronomy
    Hometown: Rock Spring, Hanover, Jamaica
    Previously attended: College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) and Ramat Negev International Training Centre
    Julian David Avila Bernal Advisor: Dr. Maria Silveira
    Thesis topic: Implementing Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices to restore and enhance soil and grassland ecosystem functions
    Degree pursuing: MS
    Department: Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
    Hometown: Bogota, Colombia
    Previously attended: University of La Salle and University of Santiago de Chile
    Olivia Centanni Advisor: Dr. Joao Vendramini
    Thesis topic: Evaluating the effects of fall fertilization and nutritive value of different warm-season perennial grass species in forage production
    Degree pursuing: MS
    Department: Agronomy
    Hometown: Lakeland, Florida
    Previously attended: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
    Conner Crawford Advisor: Dr. Philipe Moriel
    Thesis topic: Evaluating the effects of supplementation of a Bacillus-based directfed
    microbial on the development of Bos indicus-influenced beef heifers
    Degree pursuing: MS
    Department: Animal Science
    Hometown: Wauchula, Florida
    Previously attended: University of Florida
    Christian L. Kammerer Advisor: Dr. Hance Ellington
    Dissertation topic: Rodent ecology in sugarcane production
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
    Hometown: St. Augustine, Florida
    Previously attended: University of Wyoming and the University of Florida
    Joao Victor Lazarin Silva Advisor: Dr. Joao Vendramini
    Thesis topic: Refining phosphorus fertilization recommendations for limpograss in South Florida
    Degree pursuing: MS
    Department: Agronomy
    Hometown: Tiete, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Previously attended: Sao Paulo State University
    Juliana Ofalt Advisor: Dr. Hance Ellington
    Thesis topic: Coyote-wild Turkey predator-prey interactions
    Degree pursuing: MS
    Department: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
    Hometown: Telford, Pennsylvania
    Previously attended: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
    Nikitha Reddy Kovvuri Advisor: Dr. Maria Silveira
    Dissertation topic: Understanding nutrient circularity in pasture-based livestock Production
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
    Hometown: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
    Previously attended: Mississippi State University
    Saba Shaghaghi Khajehdehi
    Advisor: Dr. Golmar Golmohammadi
    Dissertation topic: A Decision Support System to Optimize Best Management Practices for Economic and Environmental Goals
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
    Hometown: Karaj, Alborz, Iran 
    Previously attended: Razi University
    Vinicius de Souza Izquierdo Advisor: Dr. Philipe Moriel
    Dissertation topic: Mitigating heat stress in grazing Bos Indicus influenced beef cattle in tropical/subtropical environments
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Animal Science
    Hometown: Camaqua, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 
    Previously attended: Federal University of Pelotas
    Seyed M. B. Seighalani Advisor: Dr. Golmar Golmohammadi
    Dissertation topic: Development of a new eco-hydrologic model to evaluate the current and future habitat restoration scenarios
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Hydrologic Sciences Academic Concentration
    Hometown: Rasht, Guilan, Iran
    Previously attended: University of Guilan and University of Tabriz
    Dakotah Shaffer

    Advisor: Dr. Hance Ellington
    Dissertation topic: Coyote movement behavior and predator-prey interactions in
    northern and south-central Florida
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
    Hometown: Dover, Pennsylvania
    Previously attended: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

    Gurjoban Singh Tiwana

    Advisor: Dr. Golmar Golmohammadi
    Thesis topic: Developing a decision support tool to select BMPs for silage corn in sandy soils of Florida
    Degree pursuing: MS
    Department: Soil, Water, and Ecosystems
    Hometown: India
    Previously attended: Punjab Agricultural University, India

    Melis Toke

    Advisor: Dr. Hance Ellington
    Dissertation topic: Urban coyote ecology
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
    Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey
    Previously attended: Istanbul University

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