Landscape Architecture

Dan Manley

Dan Manley

College of Design, Construction and Planning, Department of Landscape Architecture
Interim Director of the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, Interim Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education & Facilities, Instructional Associate Professor, and Undergraduate Coordinator
352‐294-1442
AH 331D
dpmanley@ufl.edu

• Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida, 2001
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Duke University, 1998

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Areas of Focus: Sustainability (Building Materials) Scholarship and teaching addresses the application of green stormwater infrastructure and sustainable construction materials at the site scale including transportation corridors.

Bio: Prof. Dan Manley is Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Facilities and an Instructional Associate Professor in the College of Design, Construction and Planning.  Prof. Manley began his academic career at the University of Florida in 2014 as an Adjunct Lecturer before joining the faculty as an Instructional Assistant Professor in 2016.  Prior to serving as Interim Associate Dean in 2024-2025, he served as Interim Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture for two years (2020-2022) and has also served as the department’s Undergraduate Coordinator and Graduate Coordinator.  His scholarly interests center on green infrastructure, landscape construction, and professional practice.  Prof. Manley has taught broadly across the landscape architecture curriculum with emphasis in the construction and professional practice.  He has also developed and taught Urban Nature and Society, a UF Quest 1 course for all UF majors, and co-leads the department’s student field trips to cities such Seattle and New York. He has served as the chair, co-chair, or advisor for numerous capstones and graduate terminal projects in Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, and Sustainability in the Built Environment.

Prof. Manley earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Duke University in 1998 as well as a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Florida in 2001.  He is a Professional Landscape Architect and practiced for 15 years in both Orlando and Gainesville, Florida.  He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

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Thomas Hoctor

Thomas Hoctor

Department of Landscape Architecture
Research Professor
352-281-1322
AH 152
tomh@geoplan.ufl.edu

• Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 2003
• Master of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, 1992
• B.A. in History and Science, Harvard University, 1989

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Tom Hoctor is director of the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning at the University of Florida. He has an undergraduate degree in History and Science from Harvard University and a Masters and Ph.D. in Conservation Biology and Landscape Ecology from the University of Florida.

Dr. Hoctor is an expert on GIS applications for identifying conservation priorities and implementation actions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services including focal species habitat modeling, reserve design, wildlife corridors, recommendations for expanding protected lands to address climate change impacts, and conservation strategies for ensuring effective conservation in a future with continuing conflicts with land use change and habitat loss. He has served as principal or co-principal investigator on many regional-scale conservation analysis and planning projects in Florida and the U.S. His current projects include the Florida Ecological Greenways Network and Florida Wildlife Corridor, the Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project, the Identification of Florida Air Force Installation Conservation Priorities project, and working with the National Wildlife Refuge Association and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Regional Landscape Conservation Design projects in Florida and the Gulf Coast.

Tom teaches the undergraduate and graduate region planning GIS studios (LAA 4356 and LAA 6656), Landscape Management (LAA 2352), the Conservation Ecology Module of the online Ecological Issues in Sustainability course (DCP 6205), and Directed Study (LAA 6905) courses related to Conservation Biology, Landscape Ecology, ecological connectivity, green infrastructure, etc. upon request with specific graduate students.

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Michael Volk

Michael Volk

Department of Landscape Architecture, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
Research Associate Professor
352-294-1444
AH 438
mikevolk@ufl.edu

• Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida, 2008
• Bachelor of Architecture, Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, 2005

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Areas of Focus: Sustainability (Built Environment Resilience) My work is focused on a variety of topics related to climate change and resilient design, including regional conservation planning as the Associate Director of the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning (http://conservation.dcp.ufl.edu/), community resiliency as a partner with Florida Resilient Cities (https://dcp.ufl.edu/frc/), and as a founding member of the Climate-wise Landscape Initiative (https://dcp.ufl.edu/landscapechange/) focused on providing actionable climate change information for landscape architects and educators. Bio: Michael Volk is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, Associate Director of the University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and a Florida registered Landscape Architect (currently inactive). He has a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Florida and a degree in Architecture from the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. Michael currently teaches courses in planting design, landscape management and ecology, environmental and ecological policy, and ecological issues and sustainability in collaboration with faculty in the Departments of Landscape Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning. Michael’s work with the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning (http://conservation.dcp.ufl.edu/) includes applied research with conservation partners throughout Florida on land use, regional conservation planning, and urban green infrastructure; the impacts of sea level rise on natural resources and coastal communities; and climate change adaptation strategies and information needs for landscape architecture students and professionals (https://dcp.ufl.edu/landscapechange/). Michael is also a partner with Florida Resilient Cities (https://dcp.ufl.edu/frc/), an initiative which works with communities across Florida to be more prepared for and resilient to increased risk and future changes.

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