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Douglas Levey is a professor of zoology who has taught at UF since 1988. His research interests include tropical ecology and seed dispersal. He earned his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986, and also has taught at Brown University and in Costa Rica as part of the Organization for Tropical Studies’ graduate program.

Levey is studying the effectiveness of habitat corridors in conserving plants and animals in fragmented landscapes and also is exploring the ecology of chili peppers, addressing the question of why they are hot. He teaches Avian Biology and a graduate seminar associated with the Science Partners in Inquiry-based Collaborative Education (SPICE) program, which places UF graduate students in Gainesville middle schools with large populations of disadvantaged youth to foster their interest in science and engineering.

Douglas Levey
Jean and Robin Gibson Term Professor