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North Florida Research And Education Center

North Florida Research And Education Center

NFREC Faculty consist of strong leadership focused on undergraduate curriculum, improved facilities, expanded livestock and facility resources, recruitment of the best graduate students and stakeholder input and support. Click on a Faculty members name to view more about them and their programs.


Our Faculty

Quincy Faculty


Dean Pringle
Center Director
850-875-7116
td.pringle@ufl.edu

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Dr. Baruzzi, Carolina
Assistant Professor
Wildlife Ecology and Management
850-875-7125
carolina.baruzzi@ufl.edu

Dr. Esquivel, Isaac L.
Assistant Professor
Entomology – Agroecosystems – Agronomic and Forage Crops
850-875-7146
isaac.esquivel@ufl.edu

Dr. Leyton Naranjo, Leynar
Assistant Professor
Ornamental Plant Breeding & Genetics
850-875-7162
L.LeytonNaranjo@ufl.edu

Dr. Liao, Hui-Ling (Sunny)
Assistant Professor
Soil Microbial Ecology
850-875-7198
sunny.liao@ufl.edu

Dr. Mackowiak, Cheryl
Associate Professor
Soil and Water Science
850-875-7126
echo13@ufl.edu

Dr. Martini, Xavier
Associate Professor
Entomology, Assistant Center Director 850-875-7160
xmartini@ufl.edu

Dr. Minogue, Patrick (Pat)
Associate Professor
Forest Resources & Conservation
850-875-7142
pminogue@ufl.edu

Dr. Shahid, Muhammad Adnan
Assistant Professor
Horticultural Sciences
850-875-7150
mshahid@ufl.edu

Dr. Small, Ian
Associate Professor
Plant Pathology
850-875-7120
ismall@ufl.edu

Dr. Seepaul, Ramdeo(Andy)
Research Assistant Scientist
850-875-7159
rseepaul216@ufl.edu

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Dr. Sidhu, Sudeep Singh
Assistant Professor
Agronomy
850-875-7119
s.sidhu@ufl.edu

 

Marianna Faculty

Dr. Tillman, Barry
Assistant Director
and
Professor Agronomy
850-526-1617
btillman@ufl.edu

Dr. DiLorenzo, Nicolas
Professor
Animal Science
850-526-1615
ndilorenzo@ufl.edu

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Dr. Dubeux, Jose
Professor
Agronomy
850-526-1618
dubeux@ufl.edu

Dr. Gonella-Diaza, Angela
Assistant Professor
Beef Cattle Reproduction
850-526-1612
a.gonelladiaza@ufl.edu

Live Oak Faculty 

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Robert (Bob) Hochmuth
Assistant Director
RSA Vegetables
386-219-4255
bobhoch@ufl.edu

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Athearn, Kevin
RSA Agribusiness and Rural
Developement
386-219-4262
athearn@ufl.edu


Shivendra Kumar
RSA - Agronomic Crops
386-219-4261
shivendrakumar@ufl.edu

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