Erin E. Alvarez
Lecturer / Landscape Horticulture
Erin Alvarez is a lecturer with a 100% teaching appointment. Her award-winning teaching programs are supported by her landscape horticulture industry background and a focus on student-centered experiential learning and professional development. Erin is the instructor for regular offerings of Plant Propagation Lecture and Lab, Ornamental Landscape and Public Gardens Management courses, and the Plant Science program's Practical Work Experience course.
In addition to formal teaching responsibilities Erin is also a faculty mentor for the Plant Science program, advises the Environmental Horticulture club, and coaches the Landscape Team. She regularly hosts plant propagation and professional development workshops for students as well as site visits to and professional workshops with landscape and nursery operations and research sites.
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courses taught
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PLS 3223 Plant Propagation
PLS 3223L Plant Propagation Lab
ORH 3773 Public Gardens Management
ORH 4932 Pathways to Certification
352-294-1582
erinalvarez@ufl.edu
Landscape Horticulture
1543 Fifield Hall
PO Box 110670
Gainesville, Fl 32611-0670
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Education
- B.A. English, University of Florida, 1999
- B.S. Public Gardens Management, University of Florida, 2004
- M.S. Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, 2006
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Recent honors
- ASHS Leadership Fellow, 2022-23
- FNGLA Outstanding Educator, 2022
- NACTA Educator Fellow, 2021
- CALS Innovation in Teaching Award, 2018