Academic Deans, Directors, and Chairs
February 25, 2014
College of Arts and Humanities
Dean
Dr. José Fernández
407-823-2573
jose.fernandez@ucf.edu
Associate Dean
Ms. Lynn Hepner
407-823-4239
lynn.hepner@ucf.edu
Assistant Dean
Dr. Nancy Stanlick
Dr. Thomas “Rudy” McDaniel
407-823-2161
407-823-0218
nancy.stanlick@ucf.edu
rudy.mcdaniel@ucf.edu
407-823-0989
patrick.murphy@ucf.edu
407-823-5501
john.sacher@ucf.edu
407-823-4802
paul.giordano@ucf.edu
407-823-2879
jeffrey.moore@ucf.edu
407-823-5409
michael.strawser@ucf.edu
407-823-3145
byron.clercx@ucf.edu
407-823-5416
ewardle@ucf.edu
English
Dr. Patrick Murphy, Chair
History
Dr. John Sacher, Chair
Modern Languages and Literatures
Dr. Paul Giordano, Chair
School of Performing Arts
Mr. Jeffrey Moore, Director
Philosophy
Dr. Michael Strawser, Chair
School of Visual Arts and Design
Mr. Byron Clercx, Director
Writing and Rhetoric
Dr. Elizabeth Wardle, Chair
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Dean
Dr. Paul Jarley
College of Business Administration
407-823-2183
Associate Dean
Dr. Taylor Ellis
407-823-3922
(Graduate Programs, Undergraduate Programs, Technology)
Dr. Foard F. Jones
407-823-5094
(Administration, Human Resources, and Facilities)
Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting
Dr. Sean Robb, Director
Economics
Dr. Mark Dickie, Chair
Finance
Dr. Paul Gregg, Interim Chair
Management
Dr. Stephen H. Goodman, Chair
Marketing
Dr. Ron Michaels, Chair
pjarley@bus.ucf.edu
tellis@bus.ucf.edu
fjones@ucf.edu
407-823-2876
srobb@ucf.edu
407-823-4429
mdickie@ucf.edu
407-823-3156
paul.gregg@ucf.edu
407-823-2675
sgoodman@ucf.edu
407-823-2941
rmichaels@ucf.edu
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College of Education and Human Performance
Dean
Dr. Sandra L. Robinson
407-823-5529
sandra.robinson@ucf.edu
Executive Associate Dean
Dr. Grant Hayes
(Academic Affairs)
407-823-2046
grant.hayes@ucf.edu
AssRFLDWH Dean
Dr. Andrew Daire
(ResearchDQG6WUDWHJLF,QLWLDWLYHV)
407-823-2835
andrew.daire@ucf.edu
Director
Dr. Karen Biraimah
(International and Special Programs)
407-823-2428
karen.biraimah@ucf.edu
Child, Family, and Community Sciences
Dr. Edward H. Robinson, Chair
Educational and Human Sciences
Dr. Jay Hoffman, Chair
School of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Dr. Michael Hynes, Director
407-823-6106
edward.robinson@ucf.edu
407-823-1272
jay.hoffman@ucf.edu
407-823-2005
michael.hynes@ucf.edu
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College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dean
Dr. Michael Georgiopoulos
Associate Dean
Dr. Ranganathan Kumar
(Research and Administration)
Dr. Charles Reilly
(Academic Affairs)
Assistant Dean
Dr. Alfred Ducharme
(Distributed Learning)
407-823-2156
michaelg@ucf.edu
407-823-4389
ranganathan.kumar@ucf.edu
407-823-6074
reilly@ucf.edu
407-823-0770
alfred.ducharme@ucf.edu
Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering
Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Aty, Chair
407-823-5657
m.aty@ucf.edu
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Gary Leavens, Chair CS
Dr. Zhihua Qu, Chair ECE
407-882-0185
407-823-5976
leavens@ucf.edu
qu@ucf.edu
Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
Dr. Waldemar Karwowski, Chair
407-823-0042
wkar@ucf.edu
Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Sudipta Seal, Interim Chair
407-823-5277
sseal@ucf.edu
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Challapalli Suryanarayana, Interim Chair
407-823-6662
surya@ucf.edu
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College of Graduate Studies
Vice Provost and Dean
Dr. C. Ross Hinkle
407-823-6432
rhinkle@ucf.edu
Senior Associate Dean
Dr. Max Poole
(Retention and Academic Progress)
407-823-6215
max.poole@ucf.edu
Associate Dean
Dr. Jana Jasinski
(Financial Support)
407-823-2229
jana.jasinski@ucf.edu
Assistant Dean
Ms. Tracy Jones
(Admissions and Student Services)
407-823-5815
tracy.jones@ucf.edu
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College of Health and Public Affairs
Dean
Dr. Michael Frumkin
Associate Dean
Dr. Ross Wolf
(Academic Affairs/Technology)
Mr. Melvin Rogers
(Student Affairs/Personnel)
Dr. Thomas Wan
(Research)
Dr. Dawn Oetjen
(Administration/Faculty Affairs)
Assistant Dean
Dr. Lynette Feder
(3$)Doctoral Program)
407-823-6424
michael.frumkin@ucf.edu
407-823-5732
ross.wolf@ucf.edu
407-823-0450
melvin.rogers@ucf.edu
407-823-3678
thomas.wan@ucf.edu
407-823-0204
dawn.oetjen@ucf.edu
407-823-3650
lynette.feder@ucf.edu
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Dr. Dawn Oetjen, Interim Chair
407-823-0204
dawn.oetjen@ucf.edu
Criminal Justice
Dr. Roberto Potter, Interim Chair
407-823-2603
roberto.potter@ucf.edu
Health Management and Informatics
Dr. Reid Oetjen, Interim Chair
407-823-5668
reid.oetjen@ucf.edu
Health Professions
Dr. Kristen Schellhase, Interim Chair
407-823-3463
kristen.schellhase@ucf.edu
Legal Studies
Dr. James Beckman, Chair
407-823-1671
james.beckman@ucf.edu
School of Public Administration
Dr. Mary Ann Feldheim, Director
407-823-3693
mary.feldheim@ucf.edu
Ph.D. in Public Affairs program
Dr. Lynette Feder, Director
407-823-3650
lynette.feder@ucf.edu
School of Social Work
Dr. Bonnie Yegidis, Director
407-823-2114
bonnie.yegidis@ucf.edu
The Burnett Honors College
Dean
Dr. Alvin Wang
407-823-3449
alvin.wang@ucf.edu
Associate Dean
Dr. Martin Dupuis
407-823-5948
martin.dupuis@ucf.edu
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Dean
Dr. Abraham Pizam
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
407-903-8010
abraham.pizam@ucf.edu
407-903-8174
tadayuki.hara@ucf.edu
Dr. Youcheng Wang
(Academic Affairs and Research)
407-903-8039
youcheng.wang@ucf.edu
Foodservice and Lodging Management
Dr. Joe Hutchinson, Chair
407-903-8156
joe.hutchinson@ucf.edu
Hospitality Services
Dr. Kevin Murphy, Interim Chair
407-903-8248
kevin.murphy@ucf.edu
Tourism, Events, and Attractions
Dr. Robertico Croes, Chair
407-903-8028
robertico.croes@ucf.edu
Associate Dean
Dr. Tadayuki Hara
(Administration and Finance)
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College of Medicine
Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean
Dr. Deborah C. German
407-266-1000
deb@ucf.edu
Associate Dean
Dr. Ralph Caruana
(Clinical Affairs)
407-266-1000
ralph.caruana@ucf.edu
407-266-1000
pep@ucf.edu
Dr. Richard Peppler
(Faculty and Academic Affairs)
Ms. Jeanette Schreiber
407-266-1000
(Special Projects, and Chief Legal Officer)
jeanette.schreiber@ucf.edu
Mr. Scott Sumner
(Administration and Finance)
407-266-1000
steven.sumner@ucf.edu
Dr. Marcy Verduin
(Student Affairs)
407-266-1000
marcia.verduin@ucf.edu
407-266-1000
lisa.barkley@ucf.edu
Dr. Lori Boardman
(Medical Education)
407-266-1000
lori.boardman@ucf.edu
Dr. Juan Cendan
(Simulation)
407-266-1000
juan.cendan@ucf.edu
Dr. Diane Davey
(Graduate Medical Education)
407-266-1000
diane.davey@ucf.edu
Dr. Jonathan Kibble
(Medical Education)
407-266-1000
jonathan.kibble@ucf.edu
407-226-1000
pep@ucf.edu
407-266-1000
ralph.caruana@ucf.edu
407-266-1000
david.balkwill@ucf.edu
Assistant Dean
Dr. Lisa Barkley
(Diversity and Inclusion)
Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Richard Peppler, Interim Director
Clinical Sciences
Dr. Ralph Caruana, Chair
Medical Education
Dr. David Balkwill, Chair
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College of Nursing
Interim Dean
Dr. Mary Lou Sole
407-823-5496
mary.sole@ucf.edu
Associate Dean
Dr. Susan Chase
(Graduate Affairs)
407-823-3079
susan.chase@ucf.edu
Dr. Maureen Covelli
(Interim - Undergraduate Affairs)
407-823-4941
maureen.covelli@ucf.edu
College of Optics and Photonics
Dean and Director
Dr. Bahaa Saleh
Associate Dean
Dr. David Hagan
(Academic Programs)
407-882-3326
besaleh@creol.ucf.edu
407-823-6817
hagan@creol.ucf.edu
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Dean
Dr. Michael Johnson
Associate Dean
Dr. Teresa Dorman
Dr. Jack McGuire
Dr. Cynthia Young
Anthropology
Dr. Arlen Chase, Chair
Biology
Dr. Laurence von Kalm, Interim Chair
Chemistry
Dr. Kevin Belfield, Chair
Nicholson School of Communication
Dr. Robert Chandler, Director
Mathematics
Dr. Piotr Mikusinski, Chair
Physics
Dr. Talat Rahman, Chair
Political Science
Dr. Kerstin Hamann, Chair
Psychology
Dr. Jeffrey E. Cassisi, Chair
Sociology
Dr. Jana Jasinski, Chair
Statistics
Dr. David Nickerson, Chair
College of Sciences
407-823-1911
michael.johnson@ucf.edu
407-823-5167
407-823-3684
407-823-1912
teresa.dorman@ucf.edu
jack.mcguire@ucf.edu
cynthia.young@ucf.edu
407-823-2227
arlen.chase@ucf.edu
407-823-6684
lvonkalm@ucf.edu
407-823-2246
belfield@ucf.edu
407-823-1411
robert.chandler@ucf.edu
407-823-6284
piotr.mikusinski@ucf.edu
407-823-2325
talat.rahman@ucf.edu
407-823-2085
kerstin.hamann@ucf.edu
407-823-4201
jeffrey.cassisi@ucf.edu
407-823-6568
jana.jasinski@ucf.edu
407-823-2289
david.nickerson@ucf.edu
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Office of Undergraduate Studies
Interim Vice Provost and Dean
Dr. Elliot Vittes
407-823-2373
Interim Associate Dean
407-823-2691
Dr. Heath Martin
(Undergraduate Studies and Academic Services)
elliot@ucf.edu
heath.martin@ucf.edu
Academic Services
Dr. Heath Martin, Interim Director
407-823-2691
heath.martin@ucf.edu
Experiential Learning
Dr. Ulla Isaac, Interim Director
407-823-2667
ulla.isaac@ucf.edu
Interdisciplinary Studies
Dr. Michael Hampton, Director
407-823-2745
michael.hampton@ucf.edu
McNair & RAMP
Mr. Michael Aldarondo-Jeffries, Director
407-823-1818
maj@ucf.edu
Pre-Professional Advising
Dr. Bernard Mackey, Director
407-823-2373
bmackey@ucf.edu
QEP & Information Fluency
Dr. Martha Marinara, Director
407-823-4376
martha.marinara@ucf.edu
Undergraduate Research
Dr. Kimberly Schneider, Director
407-823-3125
krs@ucf.edu
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