Dietetics & Nutrition Faculty & Staff

Cristina Palacios, PhD
Professor and Chair
 305-348-3235
 cristina.palacios@fiu.edu
 AHC5-306

Vijaya Narayanan, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Chair Director, Master of Science Program and Nutrition Science Track
 305-348-3234
 vnarayan@fiu.edu
 AHC5-312

Nadine Mikati, PhD, RD, LDN
Clinical Assistant Professor, Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics
 305-348-7303
 nmikati@fiu.edu
 AHC5-308

Jacqueline Hernández, PhD, RD, LD/N
Assistant Professor, Director, Dietetic Internship Program
 305-348-2517
 jshernan@fiu.edu
 AHC5-323

Alyssa Fernandes, MS, RDN, LD/N
Clinical Coordinator, Dietetic Internship Program
 305-348-2878
 alysfern@fiu.edu

Marianna Baum
Distinguished Professor
 305-348-2888
 baumm@fiu.edu
 AHC5-327

Deborah M. Abel
Director, Graduate Certificate in Pediatric Nutrition
 305-348-7832
 deabel@fiu.edu
 AHC5-322

Catherine Coccia, PhD, RD
Associate Professor Director, Ph.D. Program
 305-348-0194
 ccoccia@fiu.edu
 AHC5-316

Pia Henfridsson, PhD
Assistant Professor
 305-348-3788
 phenfrid@fiu.edu
 AHC5-326

Juan P. Liuzzi, PhD
Associate Professor
 305-348-1611
 jliuzzi@fiu.edu
 AHC5-325

Sabrina Sales Martinez, Ph.D., RD
Associate Professor
 305-348-0364
 saless@fiu.edu
 AHC5-329

Tania Rivera, PhD, RD, LD/N
Associate Clinical Professor
 305-348-5785
 riverat@fiu.edu
 AHC5-309

Janet Diaz Martinez, Ph.D., RD, LD/N
Assistant Professor
 305-348-1989
 jdimarti@fiu.edu
 AHC5-318

Preciosa Martinez-Leon
Adjunct Faculty
 premarti@fiu.edu

Rianna Deringer, RD
Adjunct Faculty
 ruddin@fiu.edu

Alayne Gatto, RD
Adjunct Faculty
 agatto@fiu.edu

Racha Sankar, PhD, RD
Adjunct Faculty
 rsankar@fiu.edu

Joan Vaccaro, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
 jvaccaro@fiu.edu