Merz, L., Kahler, J., Mwale, G., & Child, B. (2024). “Although elephants bring problems, they also bring benefits:” The complexities of human-wildlife coexistence. Stacks Journal, 24001, 1-26. DOI: 10.60102/stacks-24001 Article first published online: 3 July 2024 in Stacks Journal. ABSTRACT: As wildlife populations decline globally, there is a growing need to discover ways that humans […]
MERZ, FIK, CHILD – Wildlife institutions highly salient to human attitudes toward wildlife Leadra Merz, Elizabeth Pienaar, Timothy Fik, Shylock Muyengwa, Brian Child Article first published online: 26 December 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12879 ABSTRACT: Efforts to promote human-wildlife coexistence may be overly focused on wildlife-related costs and benefits. We conducted research in Mozambique to gain insights into how […]
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PhD Candidate Leandra Merz has been awarded the Calvin A. VanderWerf Award for excellence in teaching by the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and UF Graduate College! Each year a committee administered by the Graduate School selects graduate teaching assistants to be recognized for their excellence in teaching. While several nominees are awarded […]
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Congratulations to PhD candidate Leandra Merz who has been named a winner of the Association for Academic Women’s (AAW) Emerging Scholar Award! From the AAW: “The committee was highly impressed with your ability to articulate the importance and transformative potential of your dissertation work. The committee felt that your publications along with your presentations and […]
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SMITH, MERZ, KSHIRSAGAR – Assessing the effect of article processing charges on the geographic diversity of authors using Elsevier’s “Mirror Journal” system Audrey C. Smith, Leandra Merz, Jesse B. Borden, Chris K. Gulick, Akhil R. Kshirsagar, Emilio M. Bruna Article first published online: 4 Feb 2022 in Quantitative Science Studies DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00157 ABSTRACT: Journals publishing open […]
Speaker: Leandra Merz PhD Student, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, April 15, 2021 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom, livestreamed on YouTube University of Florida All are welcome to attend. Leandra Merz is a PhD candidate in the Geography department of University of Florida. She has a MDP in sustainable […]
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The UF Geography Department is sending a large (virtual) contingent to Seattle for the 2021 meeting of the American Association of Geographers Find out where you can see a GeoGator present their research below: Panelist Joel Correia Panel title: Querying nature, colonialism and decolonialism Date & Time: April 7, 8:00am-9:15am Talk Presentation Session title: Roads, […]
The GeoGators did great at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers this Saturday the 20th of February. Julia Tiplea (honorary GeoGator- School of Forest Resources & Conservation Geomatics Program) won best undergrad paper presentation David Caplan won best undergrad poster Holli Capps won best masters paper presentation Leandra Merz won best PhD paper […]
There will be a strong GeoGator presence at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers this Saturday the 20th of February. Whether you want to learn about risk perceptions, coastal flooding, land use change, rural violence, riparian erosion and siltation, extreme rainfall, disease transmission, or park conservation, we’ve got you covered! Physical Geography (Moderator […]
In observation of the 6th International Day of Women & Girls in Science, we celebrate the scientific contributions of female GeoGators – grad students, postdocs, and faculty.
Congratulations to Holli Capps (MS award) and Leandra Merz (PhD award) on winning this year’s Ryan Poehling Fellowship awards. More information about this fellowship and about Ryan Poehling, in whose honor these awards are made each year, can be found here.
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GEO3372 Conservation of Resources Spring 2021 M,W,F Period 6 Course Description: This course is an introduction to the major themes in human-environment relations that determine how we conserve and utilize the earth’s resources. It will cover the importance of conserving resources and assess different conservation strategies. While the themes in this course apply to all […]
Several UF Geographers had their research highlighted in the Center for African Studies‘ recently published Annual Research Report for 2019-2020, including Dr. Olivier Walther, Ryan Good, Leandra Merz, and Matthew Pflaum. The report also highlighted several working groups, including the Natural Resources in Africa group, which includes several geographers as members.
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Leandra Merz Pronouns: she/her Graduate Representative 2020/2021 University of Florida Adviser: Dr. Brian Child and Dr. Jane Southworth Focus Area: Global Environmental and Social Change Research Statement: My research centers on the study of human-environment interactions through the fields of geography and ecology. Specific areas of interest include community based natural resource management, people and […]
GEO3372 CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES FALL 2020 M,W,F Period 8 Learn about natural resource threats and opportunities for conservation Practice applying conservation practices in daily life Collaborate with classmates to solve real-world conservation challenges INSTRUCTOR: Leandra Merz Leandra6@ufl.edu
GEO2200 Physical Geography Instructors: Carly Muir, Guoqian Yan, Leandra Merz Semester: Summer A and Summer B – Online We study the basic elements of the physical world in which climates, biomes, and landforms are examined in terms of their natural occurrences, distribution and interrelationships. The class meets the General Education requirements of a Physical Science. […]
MERZ, YANG – A Metacoupling Framework for Exploring Transboundary Watershed Management Leandra Merz, Di Yang, and Vanessa Hull Article first published online: 2 MAR 2020 Sustainability DOI: 10.3390/su12051879 ABSTRACT: Water is crucial for ecosystem health and socioeconomic development, but water scarcity is becoming a global concern. Management of transboundary watersheds is inherently challenging and has the […]
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University of Florida Department of Geography The Navi-Gator February 2020, ISSUE 4 (Download PDF) Evening of excellence Continued… Congratulations to our winners! We loved having you all for a night of celebration, reward and remembrance! Anderson Award for International Travel- Leandra Merz Top Published Research Articles- Mehedy Hassan for Geospatial Analysis and Techniques & Global […]
The UF Geography Department is sending a large contingent to New Orleans for the 2018 meeting of the American Association of Geographers Find out where you can see a GeoGator present their research below: Anthropogenic change to fluvial systems, I Geomorphology Specialty Group, Paleoenvironmental Change Specialty Group, Water Resources Specialty Group 4/10/2018 8:20 AM Balcony […]
leandra6@ufl.edu State of Origin: Florida Degree Program: PhD Entered Program: Fall 2017 Expected Graduation: Spring 2021 Areas of interest: Community conservation, sustainable development, Southern Africa Adviser: Dr. Brian Child and Dr. Jane Southworth Educational Background Master’s of Sustainable Development Practice at University of Florida, 2014 (thesis) B.S. in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at University of Florida, […]