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Kevin D. Belfield
Professor - Department of Chemistry, Chair of the Department of Chemistry
Kevin D. Belfield is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and College of
Optics and Photonics: CREOL and Chair of the Department of Chemistry, and a
participating faculty member of the UCF-EXCEL program. Dr. Belfield's research
interests are in the area of multifunctional absorbing materials, two-photon
photochemistry, magnetic polymeric and sol-gel nanocomposites, site-specific
fluorophore labeling, fluorescent-based sensors, new photodynamic therapy
agents, nanostructured functional organic and polymeric materials, and
two-photon based 3-D micro- and nanofabrication methods. His research is funded
by NSF, US Civilian Research & Development Foundation, Research
Corporation, Petroleum Research Fund of the ACS, US Army, and industry..
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Divya Bhati
Assistant Director of Operational Excellence and Assessment Support (OEAS)
Dr. Divya Bhati is the Assistant Director of Operational Excellence and Assessment Support (OEAS) at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Bhati’s research interests include assessment of student learning outcomes, teaching and learning, survey design and research methodology, application of technology in classroom settings, and research related to human performance. Dr Bhati is actively involved in all assessment efforts for academic programs and administrative units at University of Central Florida.
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Elizabeth Costello
Associate Director for Recruitment - Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Elizabeth Costello is the Associate Director for Recruitment for the
Office of Undergraduate Admissions. She is responsible for the
recruitment of all students for the UCF Orlando campus and the UCF
Rosen College of Hospitality Management campus. Ms. Costello's
interests lie in the areas of enrollment management and recruitment of
targeted populations including first-generation college students.
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Melissa
Dagley-Falls
Director of Academic Affairs - College of Engineering and Computer Science
Melissa Dagley-Falls is the Director of Academic Affairs for the College of
Engineering and Computer Science and advisor to both undergraduate and graduate
students within the college. Ms. Dagley-Falls research interests lie in the
areas of student access to education, retention, and persistence to graduation
for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs.
Please contact Ms. Dagley-Falls by e-mailing her at
mfalls@mail.ucf.edu.
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Valarie Greene
King
Director of the Office of Diversity Initiatives
Valarie Greene King is the director of the Office of Diversity Initiatives and
is responsible for offering comprehensive diversity education, training,
consultation, and leadership experiences in support of the UCF goal "To become
more inclusive and diverse". Dr. King facilitates domestic diversity processes
and programs to dismantle barriers and enhance cultural and leadership
competencies both on campus and throughout the community. Her interests are in
identity development, community building, and leadership success. Her unit is a
component of the UCF President's Division..
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Patrice M. Lancey
Director, Operational Excellence and Assessment Support
Dr. Patrice Lancey is the Director, of the office of Operational Excellence and Assessment Support. She coordinates the university wide Institutional Effectiveness Assessment process and supports assessment of academic programs and administrative units. Dr. Lancey's research interests include assessment of learning outcomes, student engagement, building a data driven assessment culture in an educational institution, survey research methodology, and education and health outcomes research. Dr.Lancey provides assessment design, statistical study design and analysis assistance to all UCF academic programs and administrative units. She regularly works with faculty and staff to develop research methodology and student learning assessment. To learn more about the work conducted by Dr. Lancey visit her website at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu.
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Ana Maria Incani-Schwindt
Coordinator of the Office of Student Services & Advisement for the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
Ana Maria Schwindt is a Coordinator of the Office of Student Services
& Advisement for the Burnett
School of Biomedical Sciences and advises undergraduate students
within the school. Ms. Schwindt co-founded the Burnett School of
Biomedical Sciences Office of Student Services & Advisement and runs
the Excel program for the School. She has a special interest in
promoting our pre-professional program to minority students to
increase their representation within the school. She is also
interested in maximizing the retention of transfer students within the
school and UCF.
Please contact Ms.Schwindt by e-mailing her at aschwind@mail.ucf.edu
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Alison
Morrison-Shetlar
Vice Provost and Dean, Undergraduate Studies and Professor, Department of Biology
Alison Morrison-Shetlar is the Vice Provost and Dean, Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Biology in the College of Sciences. Dr. Morrison-Shetlar's research interests lie in teaching and learning, assessment, faculty development and interactions with the K- 20 community, amongst others. She offers workshops and seminars on a wide array of topics, regionally and nationally on faculty development and assessment. Additional information about Dr. Morrison-Shetlar can be found at http://www.undergrad.ucf.edu/morrison/index.html or by e-mailing her at aims@mail.ucf.edu.
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DeLaine Priest
Student Development and Enrollment Services, Associate Vice President
DeLaine Priest, Associate Vice President of Student Development and Enrollment Services is responsible for providing transition services, academic advising, testing and learning support services for First Time in College. Ms. Priest’s areas of interest includes retention, assessment, program development, and working with diverse populations Please contact Ms. Priest at
dpriest@mail.ucf.edu.
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Samuel Richie
Associate Professor - School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Samuel Richie is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science, Assistant Dean and Director of Distance Learning in the
College of Engineering and Computer Science. Dr. Richie's research interests
lie in the areas of Surface acoustic wave (SAW) device modeling, SAW device
computer aided design, transversal filter design theory, voice recognition
systems. Dr. Richie is heading a team of faculty and graduate students in the
College of Engineering and Computer Science for the educational outreach of the
Infiniti project to high schools.
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Michael Johnson
Professor of Physics
Michael D. Johnson is a Professor of Physics and an Associate Dean in the College
of Sciences. His research focuses on theoretical condensed matter physics, particularly
electronic properties of nanoscale systems. His responsibilities as associate dean
include graduate studies, research, and faculty and staff relations. For more information
please see http://physics.ucf.edu/faculty_johnson.ph.
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John Schell
Professor in the English Department
John Schell is a Professor in the English Department at the University of Central Florida, and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. SchellÕs publications include articles on English romantic poetry and business writing; his books include The Short Handbook for Writers (McGraw Hill) and Writing on the Job: A Handbook for Business and Government) (New American Library). He has been a consultant on grant projects, and his own most recent grant award was from the US Department of Education for $880,000 to establish the UCF McNair Scholars Program.
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Roseann S. White
Professor - Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Associate Director for Academic Affairs Ð Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine
Roseann S. White is the Associate Director for Academic Affairs in the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Medicine and a Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Dr. White teaches MCB 3020, General Microbiology. Dr. WhiteÕs fields of research included immunochemical characterization of grass pollen allergens. Research focused on the determination of which proteins of grass pollen are responsible for allergic symptoms and the evaluation of those proteins for similarities and/or differences in structure with other pollen proteins. To find out more about the many educational and research interests of Dr. White please visit her webpage
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