The instruction and management of UF’s MDP draws on experienced and dynamic faculty located in seven different colleges: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the College of Public Health & Health Professions, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the College of Design, Construction & Planning, the Warrington College of Business Administration and the Levin College of Law.
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Program Administration
| Name | Education | Specializations | Regions of Expertise |
|---|---|---|---|
 Glenn Galloway Program Director, Faculty Member | Ph.D. Forest Sciences, University of Washington M.F. Forest Genetics, University of British Columbia B.Sc. Forest Biology, Colorado State University | International forestry and agroforestry, project planning and management, community based forest resource management | South and Central America |
 Andy Noss Program Coordinator | Ph.D. Geography, University of Florida M.A. Intl Econ / Soc Change & Devel, Johns Hopkins U SAIS B.A. Intl Relations, Carleton College | Protected area and indigenous territory management, community wildlife management, sustainable wildlife use, endangered species, one world / one health, camera trap survey methods, corporate social responsibility | Central/East Africa, South America |
Core Faculty
| Name | Department | Specialization(s) | Geographic Expertise |
|---|---|---|---|
 Renata Serra | Center for African Studies MDP Graduate Coordinator | African development, political economy, economic reforms and aid, gender issues and women's empowerment, agricultural development and cotton sectors, social capital and collective action, microfinance | Francophone West Africa; Mali |
 Brian Child | Geography | Protected area management, conservation of natural resources | Southern Africa |
 Jon Dain | Tropical Conservation and Development / Center for Latin American Studies | Facilitation, conflict and collaboration management, workshop training, adult learning, social learning, tropical conservation and development | Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru |
 Greg MacDonald | Agronomy, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences | Weed science, herbicide physiology and biochemistry, invasive plant management, crop production – focus heavily on peanut, tropical cropping systems | USA, Guyana, Haiti |
 Ignacio Porzecanski | School of Natural Resources and Environment | Adaptive management, natural resource management, biodiversity conservation | Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Brazil |
 Sarah McKune | Department of Environmental and Global Health, Center for African Studies | Global health, nutrition, food security, gender, pastoralism, livelihoods, social and ecological resilience, climate change, health outcomes associated with climate change, maternal and child health, health in the African Sahel, HIV/AIDS | Sahel Region of West Africa |
 Susan Paulson | Center for Latin American Studies, Tropical Conservation and Development | Social/cultural anthropology, gender, political ecology | Latin America |
| Pilar Useche | Food and Resource Economics, Center for Latin American Studies | Development economics, innovation and technology adoption | Latin America |
 July Dayane Nelson | Center for African Studies | Research methods, program planning and evaluation, mixed methods, public health, agriculture, occupational pesticide exposure in agriculture / forestry / fishing, mental health in agriculture / forestry / fishing, team science; translational science | East Africa, Uganda, USA, Haiti |
 Marianne Schmink - Professor Emerita | Center for Latin American Studies | Tropical conservation and development, gender and development | Brazil, Comparative Latin America |