College Directory

Natalie Addison, MAMC

Associate Director of Marketing and Communications for Recruitment and Student Success

Max Adolphs, Ph.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Joslyn Ahlgren, Ph.D.

Instructional Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Erica Alexander

Academic Advisor I, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Brian D. Avery, M.S.

Senior Lecturer, Department of Sport Management

Michael Balkcom

Office Assistant, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Erika Banks-Payne

Office Manager, Department of Sport Management

Elisabeth Barton, Ph.D.

Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Affairs, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Laura Barnes

Industry Advisory Board Liaison, Dean’s Office

Melissa Bates, M.S.

Research Coordinator, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Garrett Beatty, Ph.D.

Instructional Associate Professor; Assistant Dean for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, Dean’s Office

Meredith Berry, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Nasim Binesh, Ph.D., M.B.A

Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management

Erik Black, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Instructional Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Paul Borsa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Christopher D. Brown, Ph.D., L.A.T., A.T.C., CSCS, P.E.S., OPE-C

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Bobbi Cabaret

Academic Advisor, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management

Pete Calamore

IT Senior, Computing Services/Dean’s Office

Dawn Cannedy, M.A.

Director, Enrollment Management and Operations, Online and Distance Education, Dean’s Office

Agostina Casamento-Moran, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

James Cauraugh, Ph.D.

Professor, Associate Dean of Research, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, Dean’s Office

Yonghwan Chang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Sport Management

Chelsea Chappell, Ph.D.

Undergraduate Advising Assistant, Department of Health Education & Behavior

JeeWon Cheong, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Oscar (Hengxuan) Chi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management

Julia Choi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Demetra Christou, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Vice Chair, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Evangelos Christou, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Thomas Clanton, Ph.D.

BK and Betty Stevens Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Jeremey Clark

Graphic Designer, Dean’s Office

Dan Connaughton, Ed.D.

Professor, Department of Sport Management

Stephen Coombes, Ph.D.

Professor; Graduate Coordinator, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Paige Crews, M.P.A.

Development Coordinator, Dean’s Office

Shannon Daniels

Research Administrator III, Dean’s Office

Jesse DeSimone, Ph.D.

Assistant Scientist, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

John Dew

Office Manager, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Sandra Durham

HR College Coordinator, Dean’s Office

Carina Dybevick

Administrative Specialist II, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Sarah Eberhart, M.Ed.

Director of Assessment and Student Services, Dean’s Office

Amber Emanuel, Ph.D.

Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Jon Erny

Graduate Program Assistant/Advisor, Department of Sport Management

Michael Fitzgerald

Director, Career Development and Global Engagement, Dean’s Office

Jessica Francis, Ed.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor, Internship Coordinator, Director of Engaged Learning & Outreach, Department of Sport Management

Rachel J.C. Fu, Ph.D., C.H.E.

Chair, Professor, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management

Gabriela Gala

Administrative Assistant II, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Kristina Garcia-Guettler, Ph.D., CHES

Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Anna Gardner, Ph.D.

Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Undergraduate Coordinator, Kinesiology

Heather Gibson, Ph.D.

Professor, Associate Director, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management, Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute

Casey Gillingham

Administrative Support Assistant, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Benjamin Gordon, Ph.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Hunter Grabbe

Administrative Assistant II, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Ron Gromoll

Lecturer, Internship Coordinator, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management, Coordinator/Academic Advisor of UF Disney Academic Experience, Eric Friedheim Trouism Institute

Diego Guarin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Johnathan Hancock, MS. Ed

Academic Advisor II, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Justin Hardee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Blain Harrison, Ph.D, CSCS*D

Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Molly Harry, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Management

Brandon Hartline

Administrative Assistant, Dean’s Office

Chris Hass, Ph.D.

Associate Provost, Academic & Faculty Affairs;Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Laine Hatcher

Academic Advisor, Department of Sport Management

Paul Higgerson

Academic Advisor, Department of Sport Management

Jasamine Hill, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Management

Stephen Holland, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Tourism, Recreation & Sport Management

Kim Holton, Ph.D.

Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Liana Hone, M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Neil Ingram

Maintenance Generalist II, Dean’s Office

Gidon Jakar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Management

Danielle Jake-Schoffman, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Delores James, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Christopher Janelle, Ph.D.

Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, Dean’s Office

Brittney Johnson

Associate Director of Research, Dean’s Office

Kyriaki Kaplanidou, Ph.D.

Chair, Professor, Department of Sport Management

Alisha Katz, A.P.R., MAMC

Communications Director, Dean’s Office

Annie Kearley

Research Administrator I, Dean’s Office

Jinwon Kim, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management

Kyoungrae Kim, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Andrei Kirilenko, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management

Yong Jae Ko, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Sport Management

Urszula Krekora

Biological Scientist II, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Orlando Laitano, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Hanqin Lei, M.D.

Biological Scientist IV, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Jie Lei

Biological Scientist III, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Xiaoping Linda Luo

Biological Scientist III, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

David Lucier, Ph.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Management

Armando Luque

Research Engineer, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Shelley Lyle, M.S.

Adjunct Lecturer and Director of Engaged Learning and Outreach for Graduate Programs, Department of Sport Management

Mildred Maldonado-Molina, Ph.D., M.S.

Professor, Chair, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Diba Mani, Ph.D.

Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Kari Maples

Academic Advisor ll, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Christopher M. McLeod, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator, Department of Sport Management

Travis McLeod

IT Expert, Computing Services/Dean’s Office

Megan A. McVay, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Amy Mobley, Ph.D., R.D., FAND

Associate Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Holly Moses, Ph.D., MCHES

Instructional Associate Professor, Internship Coordinator, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Michael Murphy

Facility and Operations Coordinator, Dean’s Office

Lori Myers

Senior Secretary, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Jenny Neelands

Graduate Program Academic Advisor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Scott Nestler, Ph.D.

Professor of Practice, Department of Sport Management

Linda Nguyen, Ph.D.

Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Allison Jobe Novak

Accounting Specialist, Dean’s Office

Ashlee Ossiboff, M.A., M.S., Ph.D., MCHES

Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

David Pinner

Assistant Director of Development, Dean’s Office

Mauren Piucco, M.B.A., L.L.M.

Director of Finance, Dean’s Office

Emily Plunkett, Ph.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator, Department of Sport Management

Layton Reesor-Oyer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Michael Reid, Ph.D.

Dean, Professor, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Gisienne Reis

Biological Scientist II, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

DeEtta Rhodes

Office Manager

Daniel Rogers

Administrative Specialist I, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management

Giulio Ronzoni, Ph.D., M.B.A

Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management

Terence Ryan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Sadie Sanders, Ph.D.

Associate Chair, Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Nichole Scaglione, Ph.D., CHES

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Daphne Schmid, Ph.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Rachael Seidler, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Nathan Service

Administrative Support Assistant, Department of Sport Management

Jackie Sirmopoulos

Instructional Designer, Dean’s Office

Fran Smith

Administrative Specialist II, Dean’s Office

Ashley Smuder, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Suzanne Sneed-Murphy, Ph.D.

Undergraduate Coordinator, Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Cheri Spitzer

Administrative Support Assistant II, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Svetlana Stepchenkova, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management

Alyssa Tavormina, Ph.D.

Instructional Associate Professor, Director of the Online Sport Management Program, Department of Sport Management, Online Sport Management Master’s Program

Matthew Terza, Ph.D.

Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Kayla Tibbetts

Research Administrator, Dean’s Office

Brady Tripp, Ph.D., ATC, LAT

Clinical Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Patricia M. Tripp, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, CSCS

Clinical Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Jalie A. Tucker, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

David Vaillancourt, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Yao-Chin Wang, Ph.D. M.B.A., CHIA

Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management

Zheng Wang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Lesley Ann Watt

Director of Development & External Relations, Dean’s Office

Christine Wegner, Ph.D.

Instructional Associate Professor, Director of the Institute for Coaching Excellence, Department of Sport Management

Lan Wei-LaPierre, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Marilyn E. Wende, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education & Behavior

Bradley Wilkes, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Cynthia Willming, Ph.D.

Instructional Associate Professor, Department of Sport Management

Basma Yacoubi, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Svitlana Yegorova, Ph.D.

Biological Scientist II, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Chris Zajac

Admin Support Assistant, Dean’s Office

Renjia Zhong, Ph.D.

Assistant Scientist, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Francisco Zhou

Clinical Research Coordinator II, Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology