Southwest Florida Research & Education Center

Postdoctoral scholar

individual holding a doctoral degree who is engaged in a temporary period of mentored research to acquire the professional skills needed to pursue a career path of their choosing.

Postdoctoral scholar

individual holding a doctoral degree who is engaged in a temporary period of mentored research to acquire the professional skills needed to pursue a career path of their choosing.

Meet Our Post Docs

Tad Trimarco - Post Docs

Tad Trimarco

Postdoctoral Researcher

Soil Health and Economics
Soil AI Lab

tadtrimarco@ufl.edu

Focuses on connecting soil health and farm finances on integrated crop-livestock systems. He uses a variety of remote sensing and artificial intelligence tools to support this global project.

Isabela Figueiredo

Isabela Figueiredo de Oliveira

Postdoctoral Researcher

Weed Science Lab
Horticultural Sciences

isabela.figueire@ufl.edu

Currently conducting analyses using HPLC and LC-MS to evaluate the persistence and behavior of pre- and post-emergence herbicides in vegetables and citrus groves.

Deived Uilian de Carvalho

Postdoctoral Researcher

Plant Physiology Lab
Horticulture

ddecarvalho@ufl.edu

Conducts research on citrus production and the huanglongbing disease complex through laboratory, greenhouse, and field studies. His work involves managing and establishing field trials, evaluating tree and cultivar responses to stress and novel therapies.

Caroline Tardivo - Post Doc

Caroline de Favari Tardivo

Postdoctoral Researcher

Plant Physiology
Horticultural Sciences

caroline.defava@ufl.edu

Conducts applied research on citrus physiology, rootstocks, and HLB management, with a focus on trunk-injected oxytetracycline, rootstock-scion interactions, and root system responses.

Justin Schabow

Postdoctoral Researcher

Water Resources
Agricultural and Biological Engineering

jschabow@ufl.edu

Design and supervise field experiments and analyze crop and soil data to understand how management and environment affect yield and nutrient efficiency. My work combines hands-on field research with data analysis to support sustainable agriculture.

Lonege Ogisma, Post Doc

Lonege Ogisma

Postdoctoral Researcher

Agricultural Economics
Food and Resource Economics Dept.

lonegeogisma@ufl.edu

2023-2025 Accomplishments

- Three peer-reviewed papers: 1. Water quality, 2. Water pricing, and 3. Farm management-related climate change
- Two papers were drafted and presented at three Conferences
- Three EDIS documents and proceedings (one published)
- Two surveys designed and two datasets available for at least two new papers: 1. Willingness to Use Biocontrol, 2. Access to Finance
- Three presentations were prepared: Carbon Credit and Bell Pepper
- Two projects underway: 1. Conservation practices in the US, and 2. Bell Pepper Budget

Sasha-Kay Clarke

Postdoctoral Researcher

Entomology

Clarke.sashakay@ufl.edu

Assessing the impact of trunk injected insecticides and antibiotics on the Asian citrus psyllid.