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WARC scientists are located throughout the Southeast. Our two main centers are located in Gainesville, Florida, and Lafayette, Louisiana. We also have scientists based in offices in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Port St. Joe, Florida; and Davie, Florida.

Locations

Social Media

Contacts

Lynn Copeland, Ph.D.

Center Director
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Phone
225-337-3693

Deborah Epperson, Ph.D.

Acting Deputy Director and Science Advisor
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Phone
352-264-3515

Craig Conzelmann

Chief of Science Applications and Technology
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Phone
337-262-7042

Scott Wilson, Ph.D.

Chief of Operations
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Phone
337-262-7644

Melissa Chavis-Charles

Center Management Officer
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Phone
337-262-7004

Employee Directory

Job Title
Name
Email
Phone
Biologist Joseph Alday jalday@usgs.gov 352-378-8181
Administrative Operations Assistant Carl Alexander alexanderc@usgs.gov 337-262-7028
Auto Worker Darrell Anders andersd@usgs.gov 337-593-5800
Avian Ecologist Amanda Anderson ananderson@usgs.gov 337-262-7676
Scientist Emeritus Gordon Anderson gordon_anderson@usgs.gov 352-264-3487
Biologist Carson Arends carends@usgs.gov 352-378-8181
Research Zoologist (Ecotoxicology) Timothy Bargar, Ph.D. tbargar@usgs.gov 352-264-3520
Wildlife Biologist William Barichivich wbarichivich@usgs.gov 352-264-3491
Ecologist Melissa M Baustian, Ph.D. mbaustian@usgs.gov (337) 266-8500
Biologist Caitlin Beaver cbeaver@usgs.gov 123-456-7890
Scientist Emeritus Cathy Beck cbeck@usgs.gov 352-264-3550
Geographer Holly J Beck hbeck@usgs.gov 352-264-3496
Ecologist Allison Benscoter abenscoter@usgs.gov 954-377-5964
IT Specialist Janelda Biagas biagasj@usgs.gov 337-593-5892
IT Specialist Timothy Boozer tboozer@usgs.gov 352-264-3516
Biologist Jill R Bourque, Ph.D. jbourque@usgs.gov 352-264-3527
Biologist Mary Brown mbrown@usgs.gov 352-264-3534
Biologist Susan Butler sbutler@usgs.gov 352-264-3557
Fish Biologist Matt Cannister mcannister@usgs.gov 352-264-3572
Scientist Emeritus Jacoby Carter, Ph.D. carterj@usgs.gov 337-262-7620
Biologist Daniel Catizone dcatizone@usgs.gov 352-378-8181
Center Management Officer Melissa Chavis-Charles machavis@usgs.gov 337-262-7004
Wildlife Biologist Michael Cherkiss mcherkiss@usgs.gov 954-577-6405
Chief of Science Applications and Technology Craig Conzelmann conzelmannc@usgs.gov 337-262-7042
Center Director Lynn Copeland, Ph.D. lcopeland@usgs.gov 225-337-3693
Geographer Brady Couvillion couvillionb@usgs.gov 337-593-5800
Ecologist Kari Cretini cretinik@usgs.gov 337-593-5880
Research Ecologist James Patrick Cronin, Ph.D. jcronin@usgs.gov
Ecologist Laura E D'Acunto, PhD ldacunto@usgs.gov 954-377-5863
Fishery Biologist Wesley Daniel, Ph.D. wdaniel@usgs.gov 352-264-3523
Fish Biologist Andre Daniels andre_daniels@usgs.gov 954-262-3633
Geographer Richard Day dayr@usgs.gov 337-593-5857
Research Ecologist Don DeAngelis, Ph.D. don_deangelis@usgs.gov 305-284-1690
Research Ecologist Amanda Demopoulos, Ph.D. ademopoulos@usgs.gov 352-264-3490
Biologist Mathew Denton mdenton@usgs.gov 352-261-3511
Ecologist Ada Diz diza@usgs.gov 337-266-8500
Computer Scientist Lee Douet ldouet@usgs.gov 337-593-5887
Scientist Emeritus Thomas Doyle, Ph.D. doylet@usgs.gov 337-266-8647
Geographer Jason Dugas dugasj@usgs.gov 337-262-7083
Research Geographer Nicholas M Enwright, Ph.D. enwrightn@usgs.gov 337-262-7613
Acting Deputy Director and Science Advisor Deborah Epperson, Ph.D. depperson@usgs.gov 352-264-3515
Ecologist Laura C Feher lfeher@usgs.gov 337-593-5882
Geographer Michelle Fischer fischerm@usgs.gov 337-593-5800
Ecologist Andrew From froma@usgs.gov 337-593-5834
Scientist Emeritus Pam Fuller pfuller@usgs.gov 352-264-3481
Ecologist Brad M Glorioso gloriosob@usgs.gov 337-262-7036
Research Ecologist James Grace, Ph.D. gracej@usgs.gov 337-298-1671
Geographer Brad Griffin griffinb@usgs.gov 337-593-5800
Ecologist Jacquelyn Guzy, PhD jguzy@usgs.gov 352-378-8181
Ecologist Caitlin Hackett chackett@usgs.gov 352-264-5934
Ecologist Saira Haider shaider@usgs.gov 954-377-5985
Research Ecologist Kristen Hart, Ph.D. kristen_hart@usgs.gov 954-236-1067
Geographer Stephen B Hartley hartleys@usgs.gov 337-593-5843
Scientist Emeritus Rebecca J Howard , Ph.D. howardr@usgs.gov 337-262-7639
Computer Scientist Christina B Hunnicutt hunnicuttc@usgs.gov 337-262-7044
Research Geneticist Margaret Hunter, Ph.D. mhunter@usgs.gov 352-264-3484
Geographer Blaire Hutchison hutchisonb@usgs.gov 337-593-5800
Biologist William Garrett Jenkins wjenkins@usgs.gov 352-264-3518
Research Microbiologist Jill Jenkins, Ph.D. jenkinsj@usgs.gov 337-262-7607
Scientist Emeritus Fred Johnson, Ph.D. fjohnson@usgs.gov 352-264-3488
Research Biologist Nathan A Johnson, Ph.D. najohnson@usgs.gov 352-264-3574
Statistician Darren Johnson, PhD johnsond@usgs.gov 337-262-7675
Geographer William Royce Jones jonesb@usgs.gov 337-266-8581
Wildlife Biologist Howard Kochman hkochman@usgs.gov 352-264-3561
Biologist/Outreach Coordinator Kaitlin Kovacs kkovacs@usgs.gov 352-264-3554
Research Ecologist Ken Krauss, Ph.D. kraussk@usgs.gov 337-262-7082
Physical Scientist Kathy Ladner ladnerk@usgs.gov 337-593-5800
Research Biologist Margaret Lamont, Ph.D. mlamont@usgs.gov 352-264-3526
IT Specialist Kurt Magalis kmagalis@usgs.gov 352-264-3482
Biologist Marisa T Martinez, PhD mtmartinez@usgs.gov
Biologist Jennifer McClain-Counts jmcclaincounts@usgs.gov 352-264-3578
NAGT Biologist Penny McCowen pmccowen@usgs.gov 352-264-3490
Scientist Emeritus Karen McKee, Ph.D. mckeek@usgs.gov 337-593-5800
Biologist Gaia Meigs-Friend gmeigs-friend@usgs.gov 352-264-3562
Ecologist Sergio Merino merinos@usgs.gov 337-266-8500
Research Ecologist Beth A Middleton, Ph. D. middletonb@usgs.gov 337-262-7618
Biologist Cayla Morningstar cmorningstar@usgs.gov 352-264-3522
Biologist Rebecca Moss mossr@usgs.gov 337-266-8528
Fishery Biologist Matthew Neilson, Ph.D. mneilson@usgs.gov 352-264-3519
IT Specialist Jonathan Nugent jnugent@usgs.gov 337-266-8888
Research Ecologist Michael Johannes Osland, Ph.D. mosland@usgs.gov 337-262-7664
Ecologist Brett A Patton pattonb@usgs.gov 337-266-8500
Supervisor Facility Operations Specialist Eric Pelletier epelletier@usgs.gov 337-593-5807
Biologist Adam A Perez, Ph.D. aaperez@usgs.gov 352-264-3525
Botanist Ian Pfingsten ipfingsten@usgs.gov 352-264-3517
Ecologist Sarai Piazza piazzas@usgs.gov 337-593-5800
Fish Biologist Melissa Price mprice@usgs.gov 352-264-3506
Fish Biologist Michael Randall mrandall@usgs.gov 352-264-3521
Biologist Lori Randall randalll@usgs.gov 337-262-7665
Lead IT Specialist George Ravain ravain@usgs.gov 337-262-7688
Biologist Kristen Reaver kreaver@usgs.gov 352-264-3528
Scientist Emeritus James Reid jreid@usgs.gov 352-264-3546
Biologist David Roche droche@usgs.gov 954-377-5951
Scientist Emeritus Caroline Rogers, Ph.D. caroline_rogers@usgs.gov 340-690-6386
Research Ecologist Stephanie Romañach, Ph.D. sromanach@usgs.gov
Computer Scientist Cole Ruckstuhl ruckstuhlc@usgs.gov 337-593-5842
Facilities Manager / Fish Biologist Shane Ruessler druessler@usgs.gov 352-264-3505
Scientist Emeritus Pamela J Schofield, Ph.D. pschofield@usgs.gov 352-264-3530
Ecologist Donald Schoolmaster, Ph.D. schoolmasterd@usgs.gov 337-262-7085
Research Ecologist Daniel Slone, Ph.D. dslone@usgs.gov 352-264-3551
Research Ecologist Gregg Snedden, Ph.D. sneddeng@usgs.gov 337-593-5800
Research Ecologist Camille LaFosse Stagg, Ph.D. staggc@usgs.gov 337-593-5837
Computer Scientist Kevin Suir suirk@usgs.gov 337-262-7631
Scientist Emeritus Kenneth Sulak, Ph.D. ksulak@usgs.gov 352-264-3500
Wildlife Biologist Amy Teague ateague@usgs.gov 352-264-3558
Electrician Stuart Thibodeaux thibodeauxs@usgs.gov 337-593-5800
Mail/File Clerk Fabian Trahan trahanf@usgs.gov 337-593-5800
Biologist Rachel Villani rvillani@usgs.gov 225-578-7488
Research Ecologist Hardin Waddle, Ph.D. waddleh@usgs.gov 337-262-7671
Research Wildlife Biologist Susan Walls, Ph.D. swalls@usgs.gov 352-264-3507
Scientist Emeritus Stephen Walsh, Ph.D. swalsh@usgs.gov 352-264-3512
Research Ecologist Hongqing Wang, Ph.D. wangh@usgs.gov 337-266-8500
Research Ecologist Eric J Ward, Ph.D. eward@usgs.gov 337-593-5815
IT Specialist Judy Watson jwatson@usgs.gov 954-377-5957
IT Specialist Erika Wheat ewheat@usgs.gov 337-262-7658
Chief of Operations Scott Wilson, Ph.D. wilsons@usgs.gov 337-262-7644
Computer Engineer Wayne Wiltz wiltzw@usgs.gov 337-593-5800
CWPPRA Community Outreach & Media Specialist Kacie Wright kmwright@usgs.gov 337-266-8626
Research Ecologist Simeon Yurek, Ph.D. syurek@usgs.gov 352-264-3476
Research Ecologist T.J. Zenzal, Ph.D. tzenzal@usgs.gov 337-262-7645