Faculty
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 [...]
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
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
Marianna Baum
Distinguished Professor
305-348-2888
baumm@fiu.edu
AHC5-327
Alyssa Fernandes, MS, RDN, LD/N
Clinical Coordinator, Dietetic Internship Program
305-348-2878
alysfern@fiu.edu
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, PhD, 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
Administrative Staff
Laurie Holmes
Office Manager
305-348-2879
lholmes@fiu.edu
AHC5-313
Scarlet Figueroa
Program Coordinator
305-348-2878
scfiguer@fiu.edu
AHC5-317
Julia Gonzalez
Academic Support Services Administrator- Graduate Programs
305-348-4902
gonzalj@fiu.edu
AHC 5-319
Kenneth Beneby
Academic Advisor III
305-348-7776
kbeneby@fiu.edu
AHC5-321
Research Faculty
Preciosa Martinez-Motta, PhD, MS, RD/LDN, RN
Post-Doctoral Associate and Adjunct Professor
305-348-3937
premarti@fiu.edu
AHC5-311
Leslie Seminario
Research Coordinator
786-615-6196
lcsemina@fiu.edu
Maria Trak-Fellermeier, PhD
Research Scientist
305-348-6427
mtrakfel@fiu.edu
AHC1-430
Adjunct Faculty
Rianna Deringer, RD
Adjunct Faculty
ruddin@fiu.edu
Alayne Gatto, RD
Adjunct Faculty
agatto@fiu.edu
Alison K. Macchi, PhD, RD
Adjunct Faculty
amatthys@fiu.edu
Racha Sankar, PhD, RD
Adjunct Faculty
rsankar@fiu.edu
Joan Vaccaro, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
jvaccaro@fiu.edu
Student Associations
Student Dietetic Association
https://fiu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/sdafiu
Assoc. of Grad. Students in Dietetics and Nutrition (AGSDN)
https://fiu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/agsdn