| Time |
Title |
Presenters |
| 8:30 am |
Registration, Coffee, and Networking |
| 9:00 am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Dr. Michael Dukes |
| Faculty Lightning Rounds |
| 9:15 am |
Up in the Air and Down in the Water: Connections between the Atmosphere and Water Quality in Tampa Bay |
Dr. Mary Lusk, Paula Sanchez-Garzon |
| 9:25 am |
Integrating Pest and Pollinator Management Strategies for Ornamental Plant Production |
Dr. Bernie Mach, post doc, Dr. Adam Dale |
| 9:35 am |
Relating Knowledge and Perception of Sustainable Landscape Practices to the Adoption Intention of Florida-Friendly Landscapes |
Dr. Xumin Zhang, Dr. Hayk Khatchatryan |
| 9:45 am |
Restoring the Rolling Hills: From Golf Course to Passive Park |
Tina McIntyre |
| 9:55 am |
A Climate-Wise Landscape and Urban Green Infrastructure Initiative |
Michael Volk, Dr. Gail Hansen, Dr. Belinda Nettles |
| 10:05 am |
Break |
| 10:20 am |
Floridians See Rainfall as a Supplement to Irrigation: Can We Change This? |
Dr. Laura Warner, Dr. John Diaz |
| 10:45 am |
Standardizing Invasive Species Terminology to Enhance Stakeholder Education |
Dr. Basil Iannone |
| 11:10 am |
Student Lightning Rounds |
| Master's Student Division |
| 1. |
Water Conservation Potential for Maturing Residential Landscapes in Southwest Florida (pdf) |
Ronald Fox, Dr. Eban Bean |
| 2. |
An Ecological Perspective on Common Lawn Weeds (pdf) |
Olesya Malakhova, Dr. Basil Iannone |
| 3. |
Safer Than Sorry: Evaluating the Drivers of Risk Perception in Professional Tree Risk Assessments (pdf) |
Larsen McBride, Dr. Ryan Klein |
| 4. |
Researching the Efficacy of Reclaimed Water BMPs for Nutrient Load Reductions in Residential Areas (pdf) |
Dylan Barr, Dr. Mary Lusk, Kate Rotindo |
| 5. |
Understanding Nitrogen Dynamics and Its Fate in Inorganic Forms in Sandy Soils Under a Cover Crop System in Florida (pdf) |
Juma Bukomba, Dr. Mary Lusk, Dr. Gabriel Maltais-Landry, Dr. Yuncong Li |
| 6. |
Cutting Propagation of Four Florida Native Taxa of Wild Coffee (Psychotria sp.) for Ornamental Use – winner (pdf) |
Teagan Young, Dr. Sandra Wilson, and Dr. Mack Thetford |
| 7. |
How Many Plants Are in Your Yard? Differences in How People Perceive and Manage Lawn and Non-lawn Plant Species Affect Patterns of Urban Plant Diversity – winner (pdf) |
Kacey A. Russo, Dr. Vitor Vieira Vasconcelos, Jesse C. Jones, Olesya Malakhova, Dr. Eben N. Broadbent, Dr. Adam G. Dale, Dr. Jiangxiao Qiu, Dr. Nicholas W. Taylor, Wendy L. Wilber, and Dr. Basil V. Iannone III |
| PhD Student Division |
| 1. |
Are We Landscaping in Our Best Interest? Disconnect Between Yard Management Strategies and Prioritized Ecosystem Services (pdf) |
Jesse C. Jones, Dr. Vitor Vieira Vasconcelos, Wendy L. Wilber, Dr. Nicholas W. Taylor, M. Jennison Kipp, Dr. Jiangxiao Qiu, Dr. Adam G. Dale, Dr. Eben N. Broadbent, Dr. Ricky W. Telg, Kacey A. Russo, Olesya Malakhova, and Dr. Basil V. Iannone III |
| 2. |
Exploring Factors Influencing Residents’ Adoption of Pollinator-Friendly Gardening Practices (pdf) |
Cody Gusto, Colby Silvert, Dr. Laura Warner, Dr. John Diaz |
| 3. |
Attitudes and Preferences of Consumers and Growers Toward a Proposed Scientifically-based UF-trademarked Process for Wildlife-Friendly Plants (jpg) |
Caroline Nickerson, Dr. Jaret Daniels, Dr. Laura Warner, Dr. Lauri Baker, Dr. Adam Dale |
| 4. |
When Local Rainfall is Enough: A Research Intervention to Improve Residential Landscape Water Conservation (pdf) |
Colby Silvert, Cody Gusto, Dr. Laura Warner Dr. John Diaz |
| 5. |
Alternative Urban Landscapes: A Look into Public Perspectives and Ecosystems Trade-Offs (pdf) |
Pablo Agustin Boeri, Dr. Bryan Unruh, Dr. Kevin Kenworthy, Dr. Marco Schiavon, Dr. AJ Reisinger |
| 6. |
Extension Perspectives on Urban Agriculture in Florida (jpg) |
Alicia Papanek, Dr. Catherine G. Campbell, Dr. Alia DeLong |
| 7. |
Alterations of Dissolved Organic Material Composition and Its Influence on Ecosystem Respiration – winner |
Emily Taylor, Dr. AJ Reisinger, Dr. Jacob Hosen |
| 8. |
Water Column Saturation Profiles of N2, CO2, and CH4 in Natural Ponds vs. Stormwater Ponds in Florida |
Audrey Goeckner, Dr. AJ Reisinger, Dr. Ashley Smyth, Dr. Meredith Holgerson |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch and Poster Judging |
| 1:30 pm |
Assessment of Soil Amendment Types and Rates for Reduced Turfgrass Irrigation |
Dr. Eban Bean, Ronald Fox |
| 1:55 pm |
Savings Potential for a Targeted Smart Irrigation Controller Program in the Tampa Bay Area |
Dr. Nick Taylor |
| 2:20 pm |
How We Limit Urban Tree Species Diversity (and How We Can Change That) |
Dr. Andrew Koeser |
| 2:45 pm |
Conversion of Conventional (Turf Dominated) to Alternative Landscapes: Points to Ponder |
Dr. Bryan Unruh, Dr. Adam Dale, Dr. Pablo Agustin Boeri |
| 3:10 pm |
Break |
| 3:30 pm |
Future Ecological Landscapes: Proposed Strategies and Their Perceptions |
Brooke Moffis |
| 3:55 pm |
Working with Developers on Reducing Landscape Impacts |
Dr. Pierce Jones, Jennison Kipp, Dr. Basil Iannone, Dr. Nick Taylor |
| 4:20 pm |
Extension Communications Beyond EDIS: Writing Books for Publication |
Dr. Gail Hansen |
| 4:45 pm |
Poster Awards, Closing Remarks, and Adjourn |
Dr. Michael Dukes |
| 6:00 pm |
Post-Summit: First Magnitude Brewing Co. |
Food and drinks on your own |
