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Range Cattle Research & Education Center

Graduate Students

Chadwade Anderson Advisor: Dr. Joao Vendramini
Thesis topic:
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:
Degree pursuing: MS
Department: Animal Science
Hometown: Wauchula, Florida
Previously attended: University of Florida
Alex Furst Advisor: Dr. Hance Ellington
Thesis topic: Estimating the abundance and spatial extent of Argentine black and white tegus in Charlotte County Florida
Degree pursuing: MS
Department: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Hometown: Bay Village, Ohio
Previously attended: Muskingum University
Christian L. Kammerer Advisor: Dr. Hance Ellington
Dissertation topic:
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
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:
Degree pursuing: PhD
Department: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Hometown: Dover, Pennsylvania
Previously attended: Indiana University of Pennsylvania