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.

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Emma Dawson

Postdoctoral Researcher

Soil Microbiology
Soil Microbiology Lab

emma.dawson@ufl.edu

Examines the effects of cover crops, organic amendments, and herbicide use on soil health and soil microbial communities to uncover practical ways the soil and rhizosphere microbiome can be managed to improve soil function and long‑term crop sustainability.

Sasha-Kay Clarke

Postdoctoral Researcher

Entomology

Clarke.sashakay@ufl.edu

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

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Adesuwa Sylvia Erhunmwunse

Postdoctoral Researcher

Soil Microbiology

erhunmwunsea@ufl.edu

Focuses on the impact of management practices on soil health and soil microbial communities in diverse agricultural systems.