Faculty & Staff

Irene Abad
Manager of Academic & Student Success
  305-348-4692
  iabad@fiu.edu

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

Jennifer Abeloff
Associate Director; Clinical Associate Professor ; MSW Program Coordinator
  abeloffj@fiu.edu

Arlet Maria Acanda De La Rocha
Research Assistant Professor
  aacandad@fiu.edu

Juan Acuna
Professor
  305-348-0676
  jacuna@fiu.edu

Silvana Andreescu
Courtesy professor
  eandrees@fiu.edu

Anquanette Casseus
Senior Program Coordinator for Community Engagement
  305-348-3881
  anqander@fiu.edu

Rumi Agarwal
Assistant Professor
  305-348-6619
  ragarwal@fiu.edu

Yuriana Alvarez
Office Manager
  305-348-6643
  yualvare@fiu.edu

Hortensia Amaro
Distinguished University Professor
  hamaro@fiu.edu

Nicholas Andreani
IT Generalist III
  nandrean@fiu.edu

Sandhya Appunni
Data Analyst II
  305-348-7790
  sandhya.appunni@fiu.edu

Zoraya Arguello
Student Services Coordinator
  305-348-4394
  zoraya.arguello@fiu.edu

Alejandro Arrieta
Associate Professor
  305-348-7525
  alejarri@fiu.edu

Diana Azzam
Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
  dazzam@fiu.edu

Rosa Babino
Assoc. Dir Research Admin
  305-348-7353
  Rosa.Babino@fiu.edu

Noel C. Barengo
Associate Professor
  305-348-5219
  nbarengo@fiu.edu

Elena Bastida
Professor
  ebastida@fiu.edu

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

Richard Beaulaurier
Graduate Program Director, Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare, Associate Professor
  305-348-5876
  rbeaulau@fiu.edu

Francisco Becerra
Affiliate Professor in Global Health
  fbecerra@fiu.edu

Kenneth Beneby
Academic Advisor III
  305-348-7776
  kbeneby@fiu.edu

Rashida Biggs
Clinical Assistant Professor, MCH Program Director
  rbiggs@fiu.edu

Sheila Jenkins Boone
Undergraduate Academic Advisor III
  305-348-4415
  sjenkins@fiu.edu

Shedrick Boren
Clinical Assistant Professor
  sboren@fiu.edu

Joann Brown
Assistant Director Disaster Management Undergraduate
  305-348-3364
  brownj@fiu.edu

Shanna L. Burke
Associate Director; Associate Professor

Zoran Bursac
Associate Dean of Research Administration; Professor and Chair
  305-348-1811
  zbursac@fiu.edu

Adam Carrico, Ph.D.
Professor
  acarrico@fiu.edu

Jose Candelaria
Manager of Admissions Operations
  305-348-0457
  jcandela@fiu.edu

Berenice Castillo
Assistant Professor

Danny Cardeso
Adjunct Professor / AIDP Undergraduate Program
  dcardeso@fiu.edu

Erika Carrillo
Office Manager

Javier Choque
Office Manager
  305-348-7778
  jchoque@fiu.edu

Rajiv Chowdhury
Chair and Professor
  305-348-5265
  rajiv.chowdhury@fiu.edu

Ebony Coats
Research Specialist I
  ecoats@fiu.edu

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

Leah Davis Ewart
Research Assistant Professor
  305-348-7789
  ldavisew@fiu.edu

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)
  delarosa@fiu.edu

Laura de la Torre
Grant Administrator IV
  ladelato@fiu.edu

Alok Deoraj
Teaching Professor and Graduate Program Director (MPH-EHS)
  305-348-7793
  adeoraj@fiu.edu

Jessy Devieux
Professor

Rianna Deringer, RD
Adjunct Faculty
  ruddin@fiu.edu

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

Laura Duberti
Senior Coordinator of Administrative Services
  305-348-7803
  mduberti@fiu.edu

Carlos Espinal
Director of the Global Health Consortium
  305-348-7916
  caespina@fiu.edu

Nicole Fava
Associate Professor
  305-348-4568
  nfava@fiu.edu

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

Beatrice Farnsworth
Clinical Assistant Professor

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

Sofia B. Fernandez
Assistant Professor
  sofernan@fiu.edu

Rene Garcia
Grant Administrator III
  305-348-4903
  renegarc@fiu.edu

Stephanie Garcia
Research Scientist
  305-348-7914
  sjagarci@fiu.edu

Alayne Gatto, Ph.D., RD
Adjunct Faculty
  agatto@fiu.edu

Yasmin Ghurani

Natalia Giordano
Clinical Assistant Professor
  305-348-7351
  ngiordan@fiu.edu

Susy Gomez
Assistant Dean
  305-348-5938
  sugomez@fiu.edu

Samantha Gonzales
Coordinator of Statistical Research IV
  305-348-7779
  samagonz@fiu.edu

Arnaldo Gonzalez
Assistant Director Research Administration
  305-348-5002
  gonzalea@fiu.edu

Ingrid Gonzalez
Coordinator of Statistical Research IV
  305-348-0000
  ingonzal@fiu.edu

Julia Gonzalez
Academic Support Services Administrator- Graduate Programs
  305-348-4902
  gonzalj@fiu.edu

Victoria Gray
Clinical Assistant Professor

Florence Greer
Associate Teaching Professor
  305-348-4544
  gfgreer@fiu.edu

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
  tguilart@fiu.edu

Galed Hakim, M.D., MBA, DHSC
Adjunct Lecturer
  305-348-7803
  ghakin@fiu.edu

Roland Harbeson
Office Coordinator
  305-348-4281
  rharbeso@fiu.edu

Mary Helen Hayden
Director
  haydenm@fiu.edu

Chelsea Henderson, EdM
Senior Research Project Manager, Administrative Director of the iCARUS Lab
  305-348-0000
  cvaldivi@fiu.edu

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

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

Susan P. Himburg

Laurie Holmes
Office Manager
  305-348-2879
  lholmes@fiu.edu

Katrina Holts
Office Manager
  305-348-0118
  kholts@fiu.edu

Michelle Hospital
Research Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics; Associate Director, Community-Based Research Institute (CBRI); Administrative Co-Core Leader, FIU-RCMI
  305-348-4867
  hospitam@fiu.edu

Nan Hu
Associate Professor
  305-348-0139
  nhu@fiu.edu

Gladys E. Ibañez, PhD
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director
  305-348-4920
  gibanez@fiu.edu

Boubakari Ibrahimou
Associate Professor
  305-348-7524
  bibrahim@fiu.edu

Ayesha Jafry
Research Assistant
  ayjafry@fiu.edu

Jupshy Jasmin

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

Doyline Kreegel, LCSW
Clinical Assistant Teaching Professor; Assistant Field Coordinator (BSSW Field Coordinator)
  305-348-4420
  dkreegel@fiu.edu

Yanhao Lai
Research Assistant Professor
  305-348-0553
  yalai@fiu.edu

Tan Li
Associate Professor
  305-348-4814
  tanli@fiu.edu

Elise Linder
Clinical Assistant Professor

Qi Lin Cao
Professor
  772-345-4622
  qicao@fiu.edu

Ying Liu
Associate Professor
  772-345-4734
  liuyin@fiu.edu

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

Fernando Lopez
Courtesy Assistant Professor
  flopezma@fiu.edu

Emmanuel Louis
Adjunct Professor / AIDP Undergraduate Program

Roberto Lucchini
Professor
  305-348-7775
  rlucchin@fiu.edu

Mark Macgowan
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; Professor

Heidi Mansour
Professor & Program Leader
  772-345-4731
  hmansour@fiu.edu

Adrian Marin
Undergraduate Intern

Javier I. Marques, MBA, M.S.
Executive Director

Lourdes Martin
Clinical Associate Professor; Social Work Supervisor, Green Family Foundation NeighborhoodHELP

Miladys Martínez
Associate Director of Administrative Services
  305-348-5344
  milmarti@fiu.edu

Preciosa Martinez-Leon
Adjunct Faculty
  premarti@fiu.edu

Sabrina Mas
Undergraduate Intern

Wasim Maziak
Distinguished Professor
  305-348-4501
  wmaziak@fiu.edu

H. Virginia McCoy
Professor Emeritus
  305-348-0000
  mccoyh@fiu.edu

Jennifer McGlothan Dziedzic
Research Associate
  jdziedzi@fiu.edu

Nadine Mikati, Ph.D., RD, LDN
Assistant Teaching Professor; Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics
  305-348-7303
  nmikati@fiu.edu

Jason Mitchell
Associate Professor
  jamitche@fiu.edu

Stefanie Moore
Coordinator of Statistical Research IV
  305-348-7259
  stmoore@fiu.edu

Staci L. Morris
Associate Director for Clinical Services and Training; Research Associate Professor, FIU Community-Based Research Institute (CBRI)

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

Christi M. Navarro, Ph.D., CPH
Assistant Teaching Professor
  305-348-0462
  navarroc@fiu.edu

Nicole Neufeld, LCSW
Clinical Assistant Teaching Professor; Coordinator of Field Education (MSW Field Coordinator)
  305-348-4708
  nneufeld@fiu.edu

Olatokunbo Osibogun
Assistant Professor
  305-348-7826
  oosibogu@fiu.edu

Martha Ospina
Special Adviser
  ospina.ml@gmail.com

Vukosava Pekovic
Associate Professor, MPH Program Director
  305-348-1823
  pekovic@fiu.edu

Cristina Palacios, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
  305-348-3235
  cristina.palacios@fiu.edu

Bridget Pelaez
Assistant Director
  786-619-5723
  BPelaez@FIU.edu

Cindy Perez
Clinical Assistant Teaching Professor; Practicum Coordinator
  305-348-1058
  clolopez@fiu.edu

Katherine Perez
Program Manager
  kaperez@fiu.edu

Yasenka Peterson
Director of Educational Programs and Workforce Development, Director of Online MPH Generalist
  ypeterso@fiu.edu

Katherine Pita
Research Nurse
  305-348-4889
  kmpita@fiu.edu

Jordan Quintana
Program Manager
  305-348-4720
  joquinta@fiu.edu

Daisy Ramirez-Ortiz
Research Assistant Professor
  305-348-5387
  daramire@fiu.edu

Gira Ravelo
Research Assistant Professor
  gravelo@fiu.edu

Victoria Reis
Undergraduate Intern

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

Kariela Rivera-Bustelo
Research Coordinator I
  kriverab@fiu.edu

Joyce Rivers
Associate Director of Human Resources
  305-348-4903
  jjrivers@fiu.edu

Alexander Rodichkin
Graduate Assistant
  arodichk@fiu.edu

Patria Rojas
Associate Professor

Rhonda Rosenberg
Research Associate Professor

Deodutta Roy
Professor Emeritus
  305-348-1694
  droy@fiu.edu

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

Mariana Sanchez
Associate Professor & Assistant Chair, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention; Associate Director, CRUSADA; Director, FIU Population Health Initiative; Director, FIU Health Disparities Initiative
  msanche@fiu.edu

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

Bridget Schneiderman Tuttle
Clinical Assistant Teaching Professor; BSSW Program Coordinator

Elena Sebekos
Assistant Teaching Professor and Graduate Program Director
  esebekos@fiu.edu

Leslie Seminario
Research Coordinator
  786-615-6196
  lcsemina@fiu.edu

Shimelis Setegn
Adjunct Lecturer
  305-348-2327
  ssetegn@fiu.edu

Diana M. Sheehan, Ph.D., MPH
Courtesy Professor
  305-348-8068
  dsheehan@fiu.edu

Dulce Suarez
Assistant Director
  305-348-0451
  dboza@fiu.edu

Fiorella Suyon
Public Health Admissions Coordinator
  305-348-1674
  fsuyon@fiu.edu

Byomkesh Talukder
Assistant Professor
  305-348-0662
  btalukde@fiu.edu

Stacey L. Tannenbaum

Emily Tano
Undergraduate Intern

Kim Tieu
Professor
  ktieu@fiu.edu

Natalia Trujillo, PhD
Associate Professor; Graduate Program Director, MPH GH
  305-348-9028
  nattruji@fiu.edu

Mary Jo Trepka
Professor and Chair
  305-348-7186
  trepkam@fiu.edu

Joan Vaccaro, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
  jvaccaro@fiu.edu

Emir Veledar
Courtesy Professor
  305-348-7795
  eveledar@fiu.edu

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

Ting Wang
Professor
  772-345-4716
  tinwang@fiu.edu

Weize Wang
Data Analyst IV
  wewang@fiu.edu

Xuexia Wang
Professor
  xuexwang@fiu.edu

Melissa Ward
Assistant Professor
  305-348-2075
  mward@fiu.edu

William Ward Darrow
Professor Emeritus
  darroww@fiu.edu

Amber Webber
Adjunct Professor / AIDP Undergraduate Program
  awebber@fiu.edu

Courtney Wilson
Clinical Associate Professor
  couwilso@fiu.edu

Stanislaw F. Wnuk
Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Education

Xugang Xia
Professor
  772-345-4592
  xxia@fiu.edu

Changwon Yoo
Associate Professor
  305-348-4906
  cyoo@fiu.edu

Tingting Zhang

Rebecca Zhangqiuzi Fan
Post-doctoral Research Associate
  zhfan@fiu.edu

Hongxia Zhou
Professor
  772-345-4698
  hozhou@fiu.edu

Yiyan Zheng

Isabel Capella
Career Specialist
  305-348-2264
  icapella@fiu.edu

Robert Jorge

Tara McCarthy
Director, Research Administration
  305-348-4903
  tmccarth@fiu.edu

Erin Khandjian
Grant Administrator III
  ekhandji@fiu.edu

Mathew Mohan
Finance Manager
  mamohan@fiu.edu

Padideh Lovan, Ph.D., RD, LDN
Assistant Professor
  305-348-2871
  plovan@fiu.edu

Alyssa Ezequiel
Senior Coordinator of Academic Support Services
  305-348-5841
  aezequie@fiu.edu

Jonathan Ruadez Naannouh
Director, Marketing & Communications
  jruadezn@fiu.edu

Marina Garcia
Director of Budget
  garmarin@fiu.edu

Kevin Escoto
IT Generalist II

Jordan Ford
Administrative Assistant
  305-348-5880
  jorford@fiu.edu

Sunwoo Han
Assistant Professor
  305-348-5486
  shan@fiu.edu

Akudo Anyanwu, MD, MPH
Adjunct Professor

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