Faculty & Staff

Irene Abad
Manager of Academic & Student Success

Deborah M. Abel
Director, Graduate Certificate in Pediatric Nutrition

Jennifer Abeloff
Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Director

Arlet Maria Acanda De La Rocha
Postdoctoral Associate

Juan Acuna
Professor

Nasar Ahmed
Associate Professor

Alejandro Acuna
Research Coordinator I

Marie Alvarez
Office Manager

Yuriana Alvarez
Office Manager

Alyssa Fernandes, MS, RDN, LD/N
Clinical Coordinator, Dietetic Internship Program

Hortensia Amaro
Distinguished University Professor

Amber Webber
Adjunct Professor / AIDP Undergraduate Program

Anquanette Anderson
Senior Program Coordinator for Community Engagement

Nicholas Andreani
IT Generalist I

Sandhya Appunni
Data Analyst II

Zoraya Arguello
Student Services Coordinator

Alejandro Arrieta
Associate Professor

Ayesha Jafry
Research Assistant

Diana Azzam
Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences

Rosa Babino
Assoc. Dir Research Admin

Noel C. Barengo
Associate Professor

Elena Bastida
Professor

Marianna Baum
Distinguished Professor

Richard Beaulaurier
Graduate Program Director, Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare, Associate Professor

Francisco Becerra
Affiliate Professor in Global Health

Kenneth Beneby
Academic Advisor III

Rashida Biggs
Clinical Assistant Professor, MCH Program Director

Sheila Jenkins Boone
Undergraduate Academic Advisor III

Shedrick Boren
Clinical Assistant Professor

Joann Brown
Assistant Director Disaster Management Undergraduate

Shanna L. Burke
Associate Professor

Zoran Bursac
Professor and Chair

Maryann Camps-Gato
Director of Budget

Jose Candelaria
Manager of Admissions Operations

Erika Carrillo
Office Manager

Adam Carrico, Ph.D.
Chair

Berenice Castillo
Assistant Professor

Rajiv Chowdhury
Chair and Professor

Chika Christle Chuku, PhD, MPH
Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Ebony Coats
Research Specialist I

Catherine Coccia, PhD, RD
Associate Professor Director, Ph.D. Program

Danny Cardeso
Adjunct Professor / AIDP Undergraduate Program

William Ward Darrow
Professor Emeritus

Mario De La Rosa
Distinguished University Professor, Endowed University Professor in Health Equity, Director, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA)

Deodutta Roy
Professor Emeritus

Alok Deoraj
Teaching Professor and Graduate Program Director (MPH-EHS)

Rianna Deringer, RD
Adjunct Faculty

Jessy Devieux
Professor

Jennifer McGlothan Dziedzic
Research Associate

Emmanuel Louis
Adjunct Professor / AIDP Undergraduate Program

Carlos Espinal
Director of the Global Health Consortium

Leah Davis Ewart
Research Assistant Professor

Rebecca Zhangqiuzi Fan
Post-doctoral Research Associate

Beatrice Farnsworth
Clinical Assistant Professor

Nicole Fava
Associate Professor

Maria Trak-Fellermeier, PhD
Research Scientist

Quentin Felty
Assistant Chair; Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health; Faculty Member, Biomolecular Sciences Institute; Faculty Member, Center for Aquatic Chemistry and Environment

Cristina Andrade-Feraud
Graduate Assistant

Sofia B. Fernandez
Assistant Professor

Scarlet Figueroa
Program Coordinator

Galed Hakim, M.D., MBA, DHSC
Adjunct Lecturer

Stephanie Garcia
Research Scientist

Alayne Gatto, RD
Adjunct Faculty

Delaram Ghanooni, MD, PhD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor

Yasmin Ghurani

Natalia Giordano
Clinical Assistant Professor

Susy Gomez
Assistant Dean

Samantha Gonzales
Coordinator of Statistical Research IV

Arnaldo Gonzalez
Assistant Director Research Administration

Ingrid Gonzalez
Coordinator of Statistical Research IV

Julia Gonzalez
Academic Support Services Administrator- Graduate Programs

Aaliyah Gray
Postdoctoral Associate

Victoria Gray
Clinical Assistant Professor

Florence Greer
Associate Teaching Professor

Tomás R. Guilarte
Dean, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Professor, Cognitive Neuroscience & Imaging Director, Brain Behavior & the Environment—FIU Emerging Preeminent Program Member, Biomolecular Sciences Institute

Roland Harbeson
Office Coordinator

Mary Helen Hayden
Director

Chelsea Henderson, EdM
Senior Research Project Manager, Administrative Director of the iCARUS Lab

Pia Henfridsson, PhD
Assistant Professor

Jacqueline Hernández, PhD, RD, LD/N
Assistant Professor, Director, Dietetic Internship Program

Susan P. Himburg
Professor

Baylee Holcomb

Laurie Holmes
Office Manager

Katrina Holts
Office Manager

Michelle Hospital
Research Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics; Associate Director, Community-Based Research Institute (CBRI); Administrative Co-Core Leader, FIU-RCMI

Nan Hu
Associate Professor

Gladys E. Ibañez, PhD
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director

Boubakari Ibrahimou
Associate Professor

Faculty & Staff Resources

María C. Pinzón-Iregui
Research Specialist I

Irene Vega
Irene Vega

Jupshy Jasmin
Research Nurse

Javier Choque
Office Manager

Shivani Kaushik, PhD, MSSW
Assistant Professor

Doyline Kreegel, LCSW
Sr. Coordinator Academic Support Services (MSW/PhD Graduate Advisor)

Yanhao Lai
Research Assistant Professor

Robbert Langwerden
Research Analyst II

Laura Duberti
Office Manager

Qi Lin Cao
Professor

Elise Linder
Clinical Assistant Professor

Tan Li
Associate Professor

Qingyun Liu
Statistical Research Coordinator

Ying Liu
Associate Professor

Juan P. Liuzzi, PhD
Associate Professor

Fernando Lopez
Courtesy Assistant Professor

Roberto Lucchini
Professor

Miriam Ludwig
Finance Manager

Alison K. Macchi, PhD, RD
Adjunct Faculty

Mark Macgowan
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; Professor

Heidi Mansour
Professor & Program Leader

Eveling Manzanares
Grant Administrator II

Adrian Marin
Undergraduate Intern

Javier I. Marques
Executive Director

Janet Diaz Martinez
Postdoctoral Fellow

Miladys Martínez
Special Assistant to the Dean

Preciosa Martinez-Motta, PhD, MS, RD/LDN, RN
Post-Doctoral Associate and Adjunct Professor

Haley Martin
Research Coordinator I

Lourdes Martin
Clinical Assistant Professor and Social Work Supervisor, Green Family Foundation NeighborhoodHELP

Sabrina Mas
Undergraduate Intern

Wasim Maziak
Distinguished Professor

H. Virginia McCoy
Professor Emeritus

Merhawi Gebrezgi
Adjunct

Michèle Jean-Gilles
Research Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Nadine Mikati, PhD, RD, LDN
Clinical Assistant Professor, Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics

Jason Mitchell
Associate Professor

Stefanie Moore
Coordinator of Statistical Research IV

Darlene Moppert, RD
Internship Clinical Coordinator

Staci L. Morris
Associate Director for Clinical Services and Training and Research Assistant Professor

Vijaya Narayanan, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Chair Director, Master of Science Program and Nutrition Science Track

Nicole Neufeld
Clinical Assistant Teaching Professor and Coordinator of Field Education (BSSW Field Coordinator)

Nickolas Valencia

Susan Nowrouzi, RD
Adjunct Faculty

Gabriel J. Odom
Assistant Professor

Carmen Ortega-Santos, PhD
Adjunct Faculty

Olatokunbo Osibogun
Assistant Professor

Martha Ospina
Special Adviser

Cristina Palacios, PhD
Professor and Chair

Vukosava Pekovic
Associate Professor, MPH Program Director

Bridget Pelaez
Assistant Director

Katherine Perez
Program Coordinator

Yasenka Peterson
Director of Educational Programs and Workforce Development, Director of Online MPH Generalist

Pierina Picasso
Adjunct Faculty

Katherine Pita
Research Nurse

Miriam Potocky
Professor

Jordan Quintana
Senior Program Coordinator

Rahel Dawit

Daisy Ramirez-Ortiz
Post Doc. Associate

Gladys Ramos
Admissions Program Assistant

Gira Ravelo
Research Assistant Professor

Victoria Reis
Undergraduate Intern

Stephanie Rendon
Director of Marketing and Communications

Rene Garcia
Grant Administrator III

Kariela Rivera-Bustelo
Research Coordinator I

Tania Rivera, PhD, RD, LD/N
Associate Clinical Professor

Joyce Rivers
Human Resources Manager

Thelma Robles
Coordinator of Administrative Services

Rocio Lopez
Visiting Clinical Assistant Teaching Professor and Assistant Coordinator of Field Education (BSSW Field Coordinator)

Alexander Rodichkin
Graduate Assistant

Patria Rojas
Associate Professor

Manuel Romero
Office Manager

Rhonda Rosenberg
Research Associate Professor

Angel Ruiz
IT Project Manager

Sabrina Sales Martinez, PhD, RD
Associate Professor

Mariana Sanchez
Associate Professor, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention; Program Director, FIU-Health Disparities Initiative; Research Associate, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA)

Racha Sankar, PhD, RD
Adjunct Faculty

Elena Sebekos
Assistant Teaching Professor and Graduate Program Director

Leslie Seminario
Research Coordinator

Semiu Gbadamosi

Shimelis Setegn
Adjunct Lecturer

Diana M. Sheehan
Associate Professor

Silvana Andreescu
Chair

Dulce Suarez
Assistant Director

Fiorella Suyon
Public Health Admissions Coordinator

Byomkesh Talukder
Assistant Professor

Stacey L. Tannenbaum
Adjunct Professor

Emily Tano
Undergraduate Intern

Julie Ann Taopo
Administrative Assistant

Thaniuska Vivas
Junior Account Manager, Marketing and Communications

Kim Tieu
Professor

Tingting Zhang

Mary Jo Trepka
Professor and Chair

Natalia Trujillo, PhD
Associate Professor; Graduate Program Director, MPH GH

Bridget Schneiderman Tuttle
Clinical Assistant Teaching Professor

Joan Vaccaro, PhD
Adjunct Faculty

Omar Valentin
Research Project Manager

Ruby Trejo Varon
Epidemiologist, Researcher

Judy Vasquez
Research Specialist I

Emir Veledar
Courtesy Professor

Eric Wagner
Professor, Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Director, Community-Based Research Institute, Principal Investigator, FIU-RCMI & FIU BHWET-Pro

Ting Wang
Professor

Melissa Ward
Assistant Professor

Weize Wang
Data Analyst IV

Courtney Wilson
Clinical Associate Professor

Stanislaw F. Wnuk
Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Education

Xugang Xia
Professor

Xuexia Wang
Professor

Xutong Sun

Changwon Yoo
Associate Professor

Yiyan Zheng

Hongxia Zhou
Professor