Steve A. Johnson, Ph.D.

Dr. Steve Johnson, Assistant Professor of Urban Wildlife Ecology, holds a 60% teaching and 40% extension position in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Before joining the University of Florida, Steve Johnson worked as the State Sea Turtle Program Coordinator in North Carolina, and as a research wildlife biologist with the US Geological Survey (USGS). At the USGS, he coordinated efforts for the national Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) in the southeastern United States. Dr. Johnson's area of expertise is natural history and conservation of amphibians and reptiles, and he has worked extensively with imperiled species. His current extension and research programs emphasize invasive wildlife biology, urban wildlife education, and prescribed fire effects on wildlife. He is an associate editor for the journal Herpetological Review and member of several professional societies, including the Society for Conservation Biology, Herpetologists League, and The Wildlife Society.
 

Education

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• Ph.D. 2001 - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation,
                          University of Florida
• M.S. 1994   -  Biology, University of Central Florida
• B.S. 1990    -  Biology, University of Central Florida

Professional Experience

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• Assistant Professor of Urban Wildlife Ecology
  University of Florida, IFAS
  Plant City Campus, Plant City, FL
  Jul. 2004 – Present
• Affiliate Faculty Member
  School of Natural Resources and Environment
  University of Florida, Gainesville
  Mar. 2006 – Present
• Research Wildlife Biologist
  U.S. Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL
  Feb. 2002 – Jun. 2004
• State Sea Turtle Program Coordinator
  North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
  Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program
  Gloucester, NC
  May 2001 – Feb. 2002

Teaching at UF

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At the UF/IFAS Plant City Campus, the Natural Resource Conservation (NRC) degree program allows students to earn a Bachelor of Science degree and offers day and evening courses in an individualized, "hands-on" environment. Dr. Steve Johnson's course offerings provide training in wildlife sampling, identification, ecology, and management, and in natural resource communication. The following is a list of recently taught courses -- follow the links for full course descriptions and most recent syllabi. For a complete description of Dr. J's teaching experience, check out the full CV below. For more information on degree programs at the UF Plant City Campus, visit http://gcrec.ifas.ufl.edu/pcc or contact the Academic Program Coordinator at (813) 707-7330.

• Wildlife Ecology and Management
• Wetland Wildlife Ecology
• Natural Resource Sampling
• Natural Resource Communication
• Ecology & Management of Wildlife Invasions
• Wildlife of Florida
• Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles

Selected Publications

Curriculum vitae (59KB pdf)