Director, Research Associate Professor
Organization: University of South Florida
Education: Ph.D. in Geography and Environmental Science and Policy, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
My research contains a balance of academic and applied research, technical transfer services and community engagement. I often address issues related to water, wetlands, urban forest and land cover change. There are several themes that infuse my research: the spatial and temporal dynamics of human-environmental interactions, environmental equity, water resource management and policy, applied geospatial technology and online public education and decision support systems. Examples of the long-term websites that my colleagues and I developed include:
| Title | Sponsor(s) | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Butterfly Atlas | University of West Alabama Foundation | 2015 - 2020 | 2020 |
| Alabama Plant Atlas Website Implementation | University of West Alabama | 2009 - 2010 | 2010 |
| Assessing Vulnerabilities from Climate Change: Impacts of Water Provision, Power Relations and Perceptions of Risk on Ecohydrology | National Science Foundation | 2012 - 2014 | 2014 |
| Atlas of Florida Plants | Florida Department of Transportation, Institute of Systematic Botany, Southwest Florida Water Management District | 1999 - 2024 | 2024 |
| Bathymetric Survey of Wet Ponds in Orange County | Orange County Board of County Commissioners | 2015 - 2018 | 2018 |
| Characterization of N Loading from Transportation and Attenuation by Urban Vegetation | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (subcontract with University of Florida) | 2010 - 2013 | 2013 |
| Cherry Lake Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Study | Suwannee River Water Management District | 2017 - 2017 | 2017 |
| Children's Community Atlas | Children’s Board of Hillsborough County | 2009 - 2010 | 2010 |
| CHNEP Water Atlas | Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership | 2010 - 2024 | 2024 |
| CHNEP Water Atlas Enhancements | Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership | 2012 - 2015 | 2015 |
| City of Altamonte Springs STORET/WIN Data Processing | City of Altamonte Springs | 2011 - 2024 | 2024 |
| City of Kissimmee STORET Data Processing | City of Kissimmee | 2016 - 2018 | 2018 |
| City of Kissimmee WIN Data Management | City of Kissimmee | 2020 - 2023 | 2023 |
| City of Lakeland Water Atlas Data Maintenance | City of Lakeland | 2009 - 2013 | 2013 |
| City of Tallahassee and Leon County Water Atlas Project | City of Tallahassee, Leon County Board of County Commissioners | 2007 - 2011 | 2011 |
| City of Tampa 2021 Urban Forest Analysis | City of Tampa | 2021 - 2022 | 2022 |
| City of Tampa GIS Stormwater Asset Inventory | City of Tampa | 2005 - 2007 | 2007 |
| City of Tampa Sanitary Sewer System Asset Digitization | City of Tampa Wastewater Department | 2006 - 2007 | 2007 |
| City of Tampa Tree canopy and Urban Forest Analysis, 2016 | City of Tampa | 2015 - 2018 | 2018 |
| City of Tampa Urban and Community Forestry Grant: Toward the Development of a Strategy for Urban Forest Sustainability | City of Tampa | 2008 - 2009 | 2009 |
| City of Tampa Urban Ecological Analysis | City of Tampa | 2006 - 2008 | 2008 |
| City of Tampa Water Atlas | City of Tampa | 2007 - 2013 | 2013 |
| City of Venice Tree Canopy Study | City of Venice | 2021 - 2022 | 2022 |
| City of Winter Haven Water Atlas Data | City of Winter Haven | 2009 - 2013 | 2013 |
| Community Atlas Development - Hillsborough County | Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners | 2004 - 2005 | 2005 |
| Connecting Pixels to People: Management Agents and Socioecological Determinants of Changes of Street Trees Distribution | National Science Foundation | 2010 - 2012 | 2012 |
| Detailed Analysis of the FWC Saltwater Angler Licensing System | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | 2015 - 2016 | 2016 |
| Development of a Coordinated Watershed Approach for Linking Compensatory Mitigation & Tampa Bay Habitat Restoration Goals | Tampa Bay Estuary Program | 2009 - 2011 | 2011 |
| EPC Public Data Portal Design | 2023 - 2024 | 2024 | |
| Florida Atlas of Lakes | Florida Lake Management Society | 2007 - 2007 | 2007 |
| Florida Internet Center for Understanding Sustainability | 1995 - 2003 | 2003 | |
| Florida Invasive Plant (FLIP) Mobile Field Guide | Orange County Board of County Commissioners, Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC) | 2011 - 2012 | 2012 |
| Florida LAKEWATCH STORET Data Processing | Florida LAKEWATCH (University of Florida IFAS) | 2011 - 2012 | 2012 |
| Florida Preservation Atlas | 2017 - 2020 | 2020 | |
| Florida Water Resources Monitoring Council Monitoring Catalog Design, Implementation, and Maintenance | Florida Department of Environmental Protection | 2013 - 2024 | 2024 |
| From Gray to Green: Tools for Transitioning to Vegetation-Based Stormwater Management | U.S. Forest Service | 2015 - 2016 | 2016 |
| FWC Species and Habitat Monitoring Programs Catalog | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | 2015 - 2022 | 2022 |
| Gulf of Mexico Alliance Monitoring Metadata Catalog | Gulf of Mexico Alliance Gulf Star Program | 2018 - 2020 | 2020 |
| Hillsborough Community Atlas | Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners | 2005 - 2016 | 2016 |
| Hillsborough County .NET Support Services | Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners | 2017 - 2024 | 2024 |
| Hillsborough County Lake and Stream Assessments | Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners | 2015 - 2024 | 2024 |
| Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation, ELAPP and Burns Web Application | Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation & Conservation Dept. | 2012 - 2013 | 2013 |
| Hillsborough County Site/Sub Database | Hillsborough County Planning and Growth Management | 2007 - 2008 | 2008 |
| Hillsborough County Stormwater Inventory | Hillsborough County Public Works, Stormwater Section | 1999 - 2000 | 2000 |
| Hillsborough County Stormwater Inventory and Hansen Programs | Hillsborough County Public Works, Stormwater Division | 2003 - 2003 | 2003 |
| Hillsborough County Water Atlas | City of Tampa, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners | 1997 - 2014 | 2014 |
| Hillsborough County Water Atlas Maintenance | Hillsborough County Public Works Department | 2020 - 2024 | 2024 |
| Hillsborough County Water Atlas Re-implementation | Hillsborough County Public Works Department | 2020 - 2020 | 2020 |
| Hillsborough River Watershed Alliance Website Design, Development and Implementation | Hillsborough River Watershed Alliance | 2009 - 2016 | 2016 |
| Indiana Plant Atlas Website | Freisner Herbarium, Butler University | 2013 - 2021 | 2021 |
| Lake County STORET/WIN Processing | Lake County Board of County Commissioners | 2015 - 2018 | 2018 |
| Lake County Water Atlas | Lake County Water Authority | 2005 - 2024 | 2024 |
| Lake Seminole Bathymetry and SAV Survey | Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners | 2020 - 2021 | 2021 |
| Lake Tarpon Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Survey | Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners | 2019 - 2019 | 2019 |
| Lakeland Bathymetry, Stage, Volume and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation | City of Lakeland | 2020 - 2021 | 2021 |
| Manatee County Water Atlas | Manatee County Board of County Commissioners, Tampa Bay Estuary Program | 2005 - 2024 | 2024 |
| Mobile Tree Failure Prediction and Debris Estimation for Storm Preparation and Response | U.S. Forest Service | 2014 - 2018 | 2018 |
| New York Flora Atlas Maintenance | New York Flora Association | 2016 - 2021 | 2021 |
| New York Flora Atlas Website Redesign | New York Flora Association, New York State Biodiversity Research Institute | 2004 - 2012 | 2012 |
| NRT-INFEWS: Systems Thinking Training for Research ON Geography-based Coastal Food Energy Water Systems (STRONG-CFEWS) | National Science Foundation | 2017 - 2022 | 2022 |
| Orange County Historic Data | Orange County Board of County Commissioners | 2006 - 2008 | 2008 |
| Orange County Tree Canopy Cover Change Assessment | Orange County Board of County Commissioners | 2017 - 2017 | 2017 |
| Orange County Water Atlas | Orange County Board of County Commissioners | 2009 - 2025 | 2025 |
| Pinellas County Water Atlas | Florida Department of Transportation, Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, Tampa Bay Estuary Program | 2004 - 2024 | 2024 |
| Pinellas Water Atlas Website Component Services | Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners | 2019 - 2020 | 2020 |
| Plant Atlas Website Update to include Non-native species in the Atlas of Florida Plants website database | Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Institute of Systematic Botany, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | 2007 - 2018 | 2018 |
| Polk County Bathymetry - Lake Sears and Grassy | Polk County BOCC, Parks and Natural Resources Division | 2014 - 2015 | 2015 |
| Polk County MS4 Outfall Inventory Update | Polk County Board of County Commissioners | 2017 - 2018 | 2018 |
| Polk County Water Atlas | City of Lakeland, City of Winter Haven, Polk County Board of County Commissioners | 2000 - 2024 | 2024 |
| Pollution Monitoring Application Pilot | Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County | 2006 - 2009 | 2009 |
| Predicting i-Tree Ecosystem Services from Remote Sensing Metrics | U.S. Forest Service | 2014 - 2017 | 2017 |
| Public Water Supply Service Area Digitization Project | Southwest Florida Water Management District | 2002 - 2003 | 2003 |
| RAPID Collaborative Research: The Role of Landscape Configuration and Socio-economic Legacy in Understanding Tree Response to Hurricane Irma | National Science Foundation | 2018 - 2020 | 2020 |
| Regional Tampa Bay Water Atlas | Manatee County Board of County Commissioners, Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners, Tampa Bay Estuary Program | 2004 - 2024 | 2024 |
| Sarasota County Water Atlas | Sarasota County Government | 2003 - 2025 | 2025 |
| Sarasota Water and Wastewater Facility Data Management | Sarasota County Government | 2007 - 2011 | 2011 |
| SEACAR Data Discovery Interface Maintenance and Development of the Interactive Website | Florida Department of Environmental Protection | 2020 - 2026 | 2026 |
| SEACAR Database Creation | Florida Department of Environmental Protection | 2018 - 2019 | 2019 |
| SEACAR Database Phase II: Maintenance and Public Interface Development and Implementation | Florida Department of Environmental Protection | 2019 - 2022 | 2022 |
| Seminole County Water Atlas | Seminole County | 2009 - 2024 | 2024 |
| Seminole Stormwater Protocol Development | Seminole County Public Works | 2001 - 2001 | 2001 |
| Shoreline Tracking and Reporting System for the Tampa Bay Estuary Atlas | City of Tampa Mayor's Beautification Program | 2006 - 2006 | 2006 |
| Sint Maarten: Great Salt Pond Bathymetric Survey | Sint Maarten National Recovery Program Bureau | 2019 - 2020 | 2020 |
| South Carolina Plant Atlas | Furman University Department of Biology | 2023 - 2025 | 2025 |
| Southwest Florida Water Management District Water Resources Atlas | Southwest Florida Water Management District | 2002 - 2004 | 2004 |
| STORET Load of Groundwater Sampling - Collier County | Professional Services Industrial, Inc. (and Collier County) | 2010 - 2010 | 2010 |
| Tampa 2011 Urban Ecological Analysis and Urban Forest Management Plan | City of Tampa | 2010 - 2013 | 2013 |
| Tampa Bay Atlas Phase I: Prototype Creation and Implementation Plan | Tampa Bay Estuary Program, U.S. Geological Survey | 2004 - 2004 | 2004 |
| Tampa Tree Map Website | City of Tampa, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Forest Service | 2014 - 2018 | 2018 |
| Tampa Tree Planting Assistance 2023-24 | 2024 - 2024 | 2024 | |
| Tampa Urban Ecological Analysis 1975-1996 | Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | 1997 - 1999 | 1999 |
| Tampa Urban Forest Management Website | City of Tampa | 2012 - 2014 | 2014 |
| Tampa Water Department Asset Digitization | City of Tampa | 2008 - 2009 | 2009 |
| Temple Terrace Water Meter Mapping: Phases One and Two | City of Temple Terrace | 2014 - 2015 | 2015 |
| Tenessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Eastern Kentucky University | 2017 - 2022 | 2022 |
| Tidal Creek Survey Support Phase II | Sarasota Bay Estuary Program | 2014 - 2014 | 2014 |
| Understanding Risk at Wastewater Treatment Plants in Tampa Bay During Extreme High-Precipitation Events | Tampa Bay Environmental Restoration Fund | 2018 - 2019 | 2019 |
| Urban development, power relations, and water redistribution as drivers of wetland change in the Tampa Bay Region Socioecosystem | National Science Foundation | 2009 - 2013 | 2013 |
| Venice Gardens Lake Bathymetric and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Survey | Sarasota County Government | 2018 - 2018 | 2018 |
| Volusia County Water Atlas | Volusia County Board of County Commissioners | 2007 - 2010 | 2010 |
| Water Atlas Service in Support of New College Coastal Watershed | New College | 2011 - 2012 | 2012 |
| Water Quality Analysis Pilot Study for the Statewide Ecosystem Assessment of Coastal and Aquatic Resources (SEACAR) Program | Florida Department of Environmental Protection | 2022 - 2024 | 2024 |
| WaterAtlas.org (1997-) | Multiple Sponsors (Please see website.) | 1997 - | 9999 |
| Wetland Change, 1950s to 2007: Manatee County Supplement | Manatee County Board of County Commissioners, Tampa Bay Estuary Program | 2012 - 2013 | 2013 |