Faculty and Staff

Faculty teaching, research, and service interests cover a wide spectrum of practice, theory and methods with topics focusing on areas that include land use and conservation planning, cultural landscapes, green urban environments, community advocacy, development and sustainable design practices.

Click on each faculty member’s profile to learn more about their background and research specialization.

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Dr. Jules Bruck, FASLA, PLA

School Director and Department Chair

Professor
Office: 431A AH
Contact: jbruck@ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Coastal Resilience Design

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Dr. Eve Bohnett

Assistant Scholar
Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
Contact: evebohnett@ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Conservation Planning

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Dr. Dan Farrah, PLA

Assistant Scholar
Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
Contact: dfarrah@ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Conservation Planning, Landscape Construction, GIS

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Andrea Galinski

Assistant Professor
Office: 442 AH
Contact: andrea.galinski@ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Climate Adaptation

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Dr. Thomas Hoctor

Associate Research Professor
Director of the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
Office: 152 AH
Contact: tomh@geoplan.ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Conservation Planning

Dr. Jiayang Li

Assistant Professor
Office: 440 AH
Contact: jiayangli@ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Climate Adaptation, Landscape Perception

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Dr. Yi Luo, PLA

Departmental Ph.D. Coordinator

Assistant Professor
Office: 432 AH
Contact: yi.luo@ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Landscape Performance, Climate Adaptation

Dan Manley, PLA

Associate Instructional Professor
Office: 431E AH
Contact: dpmanley@ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Transportation & Stormwater Infrastructure

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Alpa Nawre, PLA

Associate Professor
Office: 442 AH
Contact: alpa.nawre@ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Socio-Culturally Integrated Water Solutions

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Dr. Belinda Nettles

Assistant Scholar
Contact: bbnettles@ufl.edu

Dr. Nicholas Serrano

Graduate Coordinator

Assistant Professor
Office: 430 AH
Contact: nicholas.serrano@ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Southern Cultural Landscapes

Aishwarya Shankar

Undergraduate Coordinator

Assistant Instructional Professor
Office: 436 AH
Contact: shankaraishwarya@ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Equity in Water Infrastructure, Climate Adaptation

Dr. Daniel Smith

Assistant Scholar
Center for Landscape Conservation and Planning
Contact: djs3@ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Landscape Ecology, Conservation Planning & Design

Michael Volk

Associate Research Professor
Center for Landscape Conservation and Planning
Office: 438 AH
Contact: mikevolk@ufl.edu
Area of Specialization: Conservation Planning