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College of Arts and Sciences

Dean
Kenneth G. Furton
Senior Associate Dean for the Liberal Arts
Nicol Rae
Senior Associate Dean for the Sciences
Suzanna Rose
Associate Dean, Curriculum and Assessment
Gisela Casines
Associate Dean, Biscayne Bay
  Campus
Joyce Peterson
Associate Dean, Research and Facilities
Gautam Sen
Assistant Dean, Advising
Kenton Harris

Chairpersons and Program Directors:
African-New World Studies
Akin Ogundiran
Biological Sciences
Laurie Richardson
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Stanislaw Wnuk
Earth Sciences
Bradford Clement
Economics
John Boyd III
English
Carmela Pinto-McIntire
Environmental Studies
Joel Heinen
History
Mark D. Szuchman
Humanities
Bruce Harvey
International Relations
John Clark
Latin American and Caribbean Center    
Cristina Eguizabal
Liberal Studies
Janat Parker
Mathematics
Julian Edward
Modern Languages
Pascale Becel
Philosophy
Kenneth Rogerson
Physics
Walter Van Hamme
Political Science
Richard Olson
Psychology
Mary Levitt
Religious Studies
Christine Gudorf
Sociology and Anthropology
Richard Tardanico
Statistics
Sneh Gulati
Women’s Studies (acting)
Aurora Morcillo

Faculty
Al-Khalili, Majid, Ph.D. (Florida International
   University),  Lecturer, International Relations

Aladro, Gerardo, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University),
   Associate Professor, Mathematics

Allen-Hermanson, Sean, Ph.D. (University of Toronto), 
   Assistant Professor, Philosophy

Almirall, Jose, Ph.D. (University of Strathclyde,
   Scotland), Associate Professor, Chemistry and
   Biochemistry

An, Dongmei, M.S. (Mississippi State University),
   Instructor, Statistics

Anbarci, Nejat, Ph.D. (University of Iowa), Professor,
   Economics

Anderson, William, Ph.D. (Swiss Federal Institute of 
   Technology-Zurich), Associate Professor, Earth 
   Sciences and Southeast Environmental Research
   Center

Andrade, Heather, Ph.D. (Rutgers), Assistant Professor,
   English

Apodaca, Claire, Ph.D. (Purdue University), Associate
   Professor, International Relations

Arango, Lisa, Ph.D. (Florida International University),  
   Lecturer, Psychology

Arraras, Astrid, Ph.D. (Princeton University), Lecturer, 
   Political Science

Aysa-Lastra, Maria, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania),
   Assistant Professor, Sociology/Anthropology

Bahrick, Lorraine, Ph.D. (Cornell University),
    Professor,
Psychology
Baker, Joan L., Ph.D. (University of Washington), 
   Associate Professor, English

Baldor, Aurelio, M.A. (Florida International University), 
   Instructor, Modern Languages

Barbieri, Manuel, Ph.D. (Universidad Nacional de San
   Luis, Argentina), Assistant Professor, Biological 
   Sciences

Barrett, Lynne, M.F.A. (University of North Carolina-
   Greensboro), Professor, English

Becel, Pascale, Ph.D. (University of California-Davis),
   Associate Professor and Chairperson, Modern 
   Languages

Becker, David, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of
   Technology), Associate Professor, Chemistry and 
   Biochemistry

Beer, Michelle, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh),
   Associate Professor, Philosophy

Bekker, Leonid, M.S. (Florida International University),
   Instructor, Statistics

Bennett, Bradley C., Ph.D. (University of North
    Carolina-
Chapel Hill), Associate Professor,
    Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies
Bennett, Evan, Ph.D. (College of William and Mary),
   Instructor, History

Bentley-Baker, Dan, M.F.A. (Florida International 
   University), Lecturer, English

Berk, Lynn, Ph.D. (Purdue University),
   Professor  Emerita, English

Bernstein, Jeffery, Ph.D. (University of Western 
   Ontario), Professor, Economics

Berry, John, Ph.D. (Cornell University), Assistant
   Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Bhat, Mahadev, Ph.D. (University of Tennessee-
   Knoxville), Associate Professor, Environmental
   Studies
and Economics
Bidarkota, Prasad, Ph.D. (Ohio State University),
   Associate Professor, Economics

Bidegain, Ana Maria, Ph.D. (Catholic University of
   Louvain, Belgium), Associate Professor, Religious
   Studies

Bigger, Charles, Ph.D. (Florida State University), 
   Professor, Biological Sciences

Boeglin, Werner, Ph.D. (University of Basel,
   Switzerland), Associate Professor, Physics

Bone, Richard, Ph.D. (University of West Indies, 
   Jamaica), Professor, Physics

Boyce Davies, Carole, Ph.D. (University of Ibadan,
   Nigeria), Professor, English

Boyd III, John H., Ph.D. (Indiana University), Associate
   Professor and Chairperson, Economics

Bray, David, Ph.D. (Brown University), Professor, 
   Environmental Studies

Breslin, Thomas A., Ph.D. (University of Virginia),
   Professor, International Relations

Brinn, Richard, Ph.D. (University of Sao Paulo State),
   Lecturer, Biological Sciences

Brown, Christopher, Ph.D. (University of Delaware),
   Professor, Biological Sciences

Brown, Jerry, Ph.D. (Cornell University), Associate 
   Professor, Sociology/Anthropology

Bull, Jesse, Ph.D. (University of California-San Diego),
   Assistant Professor, Economics

Cadely, Jean-Robert, Ph.D. (Universite du Quebec-
   Montreal), Associate Professor, Modern Languages

Cai, Yong, Ph.D. (Nankai University, China), Associate
   Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Camayd-Freixas, Erik, Ph.D. (Harvard University),
   Associate Professor, Modern Languages

Cao, Chongsheng, Ph.D. (University of
    California-Irvine), Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Carton, Joel D., Ph.D. (University of Oregon), Lecturer
   Economics

Carvajal, Manuel, Ph.D. (University of Florida),  
   Professor, Economics

Casines, Gisela, Ph.D. (University of Florida), Associate
   Professor, English and Associate Dean, College of
   Arts
and Sciences
Castells, Ricardo, Ph.D. (Duke University), Professor,
   Modern Languages

Chapagain, Prem, Ph.D. (Florida International 
   University), Assistant Professor, Physics

Charman, Stephen, Ph.D. (Iowa State University), 
   Assistant Professor, Psychology

Chatfield, David, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota),
   Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Chen, Chun-Fan, Ph.D. (University of Michigan),
   Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Chen, Z. Sherman, Ph.D. (University of Texas-Dallas),
   Associate Professor, Statistics

Chernela, Janet, Ph.D. (Columbia University),
   Professor
Emerita, Sociology/Anthropology
Chinelly, Cynthia, M.F.A. (University of Arkansas), 
   Lecturer, English

Chisik, Richard, Ph.D. (Northwestern University), 
   Associate Professor, Economics

Chung, Bongkil, Ph.D. (Michigan State University), 
   Professor, Philosophy

Clark, John, Ph.D. (University of Virginia), Associate
   Professor and Chairperson, International Relations

Clem, Ralph, Ph.D. (Columbia University), Professor, 
   International Relations

Clement, Bradford, Ph.D. (Columbia University),
   Professor and Chairperson, Earth Sciences

Collins, Laurel, Ph.D. (Yale University), Associate
   Professor, Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences

Collins, Timothy, Ph.D. (Yale University), Associate
   Professor, Biological Sciences

Cook, N. David, Ph.D. (University of Texas-Austin),
   Professor, History

Cooper, Elizabeth, Ph.D. (University of Chicago),
   Assistant Professor, History

Cornelius-Diallo, Alexandra, Ph.D. (Washington 
   University), Assistant Professor, History and African-
   New World Studies

Cox, Ronald W., Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin),
   Associate Professor, Political Science

Craumer, Peter, Ph.D. (Columbia University),
   Associate
Professor, International Relations
Crosby, James, Ph.D. (Yale University), Professor
   Emeritus, Modern Languages

Darici, Yesim, Ph.D. (University of Missouri), Associate
   Professor, Physics

Daruwala, Maneck, Ph.D. (University of Rochester),
   Associate Professor, English

Davies, Gwyn, Ph.D. (University College, London),
   Assistant Professor, History

Debrix, Francois, Ph.D. (Purdue University),
   Associate Professor, International Relations

DeCarli, Laura, Ph.D. (University of California-Los
   Angeles), Associate Professor, Mathematics

de Alonso, Irma, Ph.D. (University of York, England),
   Professor, Economics

Delgado, Milagros, Ph.D. (University of Miami),
   Lecturer,
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Demos, Marian, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Associate
   Professor, Humanities and Modern Languages

Dickson, Vernon, Ph.D. (Arizona State University),
   Assistant Professor, English

Dinar, Shlomi, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins University),
   Assistant Professor, International Relations

Donnelly, Maureen, Ph.D. (University of Miami),
   Professor, Biological Sciences

Draghici, Tedi, Ph.D. (Michigan State University),
   Associate Professor, Mathematics

Draper, Grenville, Ph.D. (University of the West Indies,
   Jamaica), Professor, Earth Sciences

Dufresne, John, M.F.A. (University of Arkansas),
   Professor, English

Duhamel, Denise, M.F.A. (Sarah Lawrence College),
   Associate Professor, English

Dunlap, R. Bruce, Ph.D. (Indiana University), Professor,
   Chemistry and Biochemistry

Dunn, Marvin, Ph.D. (University of Tennessee), 
   Associate Professor Emeritus, Psychology

Edward, Julian, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of
   Technology), Associate Professor and Chairperson, 
   Mathematics

Elmore, Darrel, Ph.D. (Arizona State University),
   Lecturer, English

Erazo, Juliet, Ph.D. (University of Michigan), Assistant 
   Professor, Sociology/Anthropology

Erber, Joan, Ph.D. (St. Louis University), Professor,
   Psychology

Fatovic, Clement, Ph.D. (Cornell University), Assistant
   Professor, Political Science

Fernandez, Damian J., Ph.D. (University of Miami),
   Professor, International Relations, Director of Cuban
   Research Institute, and Interim Vice Provost,
   Biscayne
Bay Campus
Fiebig, Rudolf, Ph.D. (University of Munster, Germany),
   Professor, Physics

Finley, Gordon, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Professor,
   Psychology

Fisher, Ronald, Ph.D. (Ohio State University), Professor,
   Psychology

Fjellman, Stephen, Ph.D. (Stanford University), 
   Professor Emeritus, Sociology/Anthropology

Fourqurean, James, Ph.D. (University of Virginia),
   Professor, Biological Sciences and Southeast
   Environmental Research Center

Fox, Domitila, M.S. (University of Miami), Instructor, 
   Mathematics

Francisco-Ortega, Javier, Ph.D. (University of
   Birmingham, Great Britain), Associate Professor,  
   Biological Sciences

Frazier, Leslie, Ph.D. (Syracuse University), Associate 
   Professor, Psychology

Friedman, Rebecca, Ph.D. (University of Michigan),
   Associate Professor, History

Furton, Kenneth, Ph.D. (Wayne State University), 
   Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Dean,
   College of Arts and Sciences

Gaiser, Evelyn, Ph.D. (University of Georgia),
   Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Gamarra, Eduardo, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh),
   Professor, Political Science

Garcia, Maria, M.A. (University of Miami), Instructor,  
   Modern Languages

Garcia, Myriam, M.A. (Florida International University), 
   Instructor, Modern Languages

Gardinali, Piero, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), 
   Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
   and 
Southeast Environmental Research
   Center
Gebelein, Jennifer, Ph.D. (University of California-Santa
   Barbara), Assistant Professor, International Relations

George, Florence, Ph.D. (University of South Florida),
   Assistant Professor, Statistics

George, Robert, Ph.D. (University of Washington), 
   Lecturer, Biological Sciences

Gerstman, Bernard, Ph.D. (Princeton University), 
   Professor, Physics

Gewirtz, Jacob, Ph.D. (Iowa State University),
   Professor, 
Psychology
Ghai, Gauri, Ph.D. (Iowa State University), Associate  
   Professor, Statistics

Girard, Chris, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin),
   Associate
Professor, Sociology/Anthropology
Gladwin, Hugh, Ph.D. (Stanford University), Associate 
   Professor, Sociology/Anthropology

Goldberg, Walter, Ph.D. (University of Miami),
   Professor, 
Biological Sciences
Golden, Andrew, M.F.A. (Florida International
   University), Instructor, English

Goldin, Liliana, Ph.D.
(State University of New York at
   Albany), Professor, Sociology/Anthropology

Gomez, Maria Asuncion, Ph.D. (Rutgers), Associate
   Professor, Modern Languages

Gomez, Ramon, M.S. (University of Miami), Instructor, 
   Statistics

Gorman, Susan, Ph.D. (University of Maryland), 
   Instructor, Mathematics

Gould, Harry, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins University), 
   Assistant Professor, International Relations

Grantcharov, Gueo, Ph.D. (Sofia University, Bulgaria),
   Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Grau, Christopher, Ph.D. (The John Hopkins
   University),
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
Graves, A. Palmer, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma),
   Lecturer and Associate Chair, Chemistry and
   Biochemistry

Grenier, Guillermo, Ph.D. (University of New Mexico), 
   Professor, Sociology/Anthropology

Gross, Michael, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University),
   Associate Professor, Earth Sciences

Gudorf, Christine, Ph.D. (Columbia University),
   Professor and Chairperson, Religious Studies

Gulati, Sneh, Ph.D. (University of South Carolina),
   Professor and Chairperson, Statistics

Gummerson, Alan, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin),  
   Instructor, Economics

Hall, James, Ph.D. (University of Utah), Professor,
   English

Haraguchi, Asuka, M.A. (Florida State University), 
   Instructor, Modern Languages

Hardy, Kenneth, Ph.D. (Tulane University), Professor  
   Emeritus, Physics

Hargitai, Peter, M.F.A. (University of Massachusetts), 
   Lecturer, English

Harris, Kenton, Ph.D. (University of Miami), Lecturer, 
   Philosophy and Assistant Dean, College of Arts and
   Sciences

Harrison, Kimberly, Ph.D. (Louisanna State University),
   Associate Professor, English

Harvey, Bruce, Ph.D. (Stanford University), Associate
   Professor, English and Director, Humanities Program

Hauptli, Bruce, Ph.D. (Washington University),  
   Professor, Philosophy

Heine, Steven, Ph.D. (Temple University), Professor, 
   Religious Studies and Director, Asian Studies Program

Heinen, Joel, Ph.D. (University of Michigan), Associate
   Professor and Chairperson, Environmental Studies

Heithaus, Michael, Ph.D. (Simon Fraser University, 
   Canada), Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences

Helenon, Veronique, Ph.D. (Centre d’Etudes
   Africaines,  France), Assistant Professor, History

Henley, Kenneth, Ph.D. (University of Virginia), 
   Professor, Philosophy

Herrera, Rene, Ph.D. (Fordham University), Professor,
   Biological Sciences

Herriott, Arthur, Ph.D. (University of Florida),
   Professor,
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Hickey-Vargas, Rosemary, Ph.D. (Massachusetts
   Institute of Technology) Professor, Earth Sciences

Hill, Jonathan, Ph.D. (University of Colorado),
   Assistant Professor, Economics

Hill, Kevin, Ph.D. (University of Florida), Associate 
   Professor, Political Science

Hiller, Nathan, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University),
   Assistant Professor, Psychology

Hoder-Salmon, Marilyn, Ph.D. (University of New
   Mexico), Associate Professor, English

Hollander, Gail, Ph.D. (University of Iowa), Associate
   Professor, International Relations

Hopkins, Tometro, Ph.D. (Indiana University),
   Associate
Professor, English
Huchingson, James, Ph.D. (Emory University), 
   Professor, Religious Studies

Hudson, Steven, Ph.D. (University of Chicago),
   Associate Professor, Mathematics

Huang, Kai, Ph.D. (Michigan State University), Assistant
   Professor, Mathematics

Iotov, Mirroslav, Ph.D. (Sofia Univeristy, Bulgaria),
   Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Jaccard, James, Ph.D. (University of Illinois),
   Professor,
Psychology
Jaffe, Rudolf, Ph.D. (Indiana University), Professor,
   Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director, Southeast
   Environmental Research Center

Jayachandran, Krishnaswamy, Ph.D. (Kansas State
   University), Associate Professor, Environmental
   Studies 
and Southeast Environmental Research
   Program

Jensen, John, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Professor, 
   Modern Languages

Joens, Jeffrey, Ph.D. (Indiana University), Professor,
   Chemistry and Biochemistry

Johnson, Kenneth, Ph.D. (Brown University), Associate
   Professor, English and Vice Provost, Academic Affairs

Johnson, Paulette, Ph.D. (Kansas State University),
   Lecturer, Statistics and Director of Statistical
   Consulting

Johnson, Sherry, Ph.D. (University of Florida),
   Associate
Professor, History
Jorge, Antonio, Ph.D. (Universidad de Villanueva,
   Cuba), Professor Emeritus, Economics, International
   Relations, 
Political Science and Sociology/
   Anthropology
Juan-Navarro, Santiago, Ph.D.
(Columbia University),
   Associate Professor, Modern Languages

Kafkoulis, George, Ph.D. (California Institute of 
   Technology), Associate Professor, Mathematics

Kaminsky, Howard, Ph.D. (University of Chicago),
   Professor Emeritus, History

Karayalcin, Ali Cem, Ph.D. (Columbia University), 
   Professor, Economics

Katz, Nathan, Ph.D. (Temple University), Professor,  
   Religious Studies

Kavallieratos, Konstantinos, Ph.D. (Yale University),
   Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Keller, Leonard, Ph.D. (Yale University), Professor,
   Chemistry and Biochemistry and Associate Director,
   Liberal Studies Program

Kibria, Golam, Ph.D. (University of Western Ontario), 
   Associate Professor, Statistics

Kim, Leong, Ph.D. (Rutgers), Assistant Professor, 
   Biological Sciences

Kincaid, A. Douglas, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins 
   University), Associate Professor, Sociology/
   Anthropology
and Vice Provost, International
   Studies

Knapp, Jeffrey, M.A. (University of Miami), Instructor, 
   English and Director, Academy for the Art of Teaching

Koptur, Suzanne, Ph.D. (University of California-
   Berkeley), Professor, Biological Sciences

Kos, Lidia, Ph.D. (University of California-Berkeley),
   Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Kostadinova, Tatiana, Ph.D. (Florida State University), 
   Assistant Professor, Political Science

Kouemou, Solange, Ph.D. (University Louis Pasteur,
   Strasbourg, France), Lecturer, Mathematics

Kovacs, George, Ph.D. (University of Louvain), 
   Professor, Philosophy

Kowert, Paul, Ph.D. (Cornell University), Associate
   Professor, International Relations

Kramer, Laird, Ph.D. (Duke University), Associate 
   Professor, Physics

Kriegel, Lara, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins University), 
   Associate Professor, History

Kuhn, David N., Ph.D. (University of California-Davis),
   Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Kurtines, William, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins 
   University), Professor, Psychology 
Landrum, John, Ph.D. (University of Southern
   California), Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Larson, Erik, Ph.D. (New York University), Associate 
   Professor, Religious Studies

Lauren, Benjamin, M.A. (Florida State University),
   Instructor, English

Lavender, Abraham, Ph.D. (University of Maryland), 
   Professor, Sociology/Anthropology

Layman, Craig, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University),
   Assistant 
Professor, Biological Sciences
Leatherman, Stephen P., Ph.D. (University of Virginia), 
   Professor, Environmental Studies and Director, 
   International Hurricane Center

Leckband, Mark, Ph.D. (Purdue University) Associate 
   Professor, Mathematics

Lee, David, Ph.D. (Rutgers), Professor, Biological
   Sciences

Lee, Jungmin, Ph.D. (University of Texas), Assistant
   Professor

Lees, Watson, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Associate
   Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Leness, Thomas, Ph.D. (Columbia University),
   Associate 
Professor, Mathematics
Leng, Fenfei, Ph.D. (University of Mississippi),
   Associate
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Levitt, Barry Steven, Ph.D. (University of North
   Carolina-C
hapel Hill), Assistant Professor,
   Political
Science
Levitt, Mary, Ph.D. (Syracuse University), Professor and
   Chairperson, Psychology

Li, Bao Qin, Ph.D. (University of Maryland), Professor,
   Mathematics

Li, Wenzhi, Ph.D. (Chinese Academy of Sciences),
   Assistant Professor, Physics

Lichtenstein, Alex, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania),
   Associate Professor, History

Lickliter, Robert, Ph.D. (University of California-Davis), 
   Professor, Psychology

Lifshitz, Felice, Ph.D. (Columbia University), Professor,
   History

Liossatos, Panagis, Ph.D. (University of
   Pennsylvania),  Professor, Economics

Lipartito, Kenneth, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins 
   University), Professor, History

Longoria, Jose, Ph.D. (University of Texas-Dallas),
   Professor, Earth Sciences

Lopez, Tania Cepero, M.A. (Florida International
   University),
Instructor, English
Lopez de la Vega, Ramon, Ph.D. (University of Miami), 
   Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Lowery, Shearon, Ph.D. (Washington State University), 
   Associate Professor, Sociology/ Anthropology

Lucas, Russell E., Ph.D. (Georgetown University), 
   Assistant Professor, Political Science

Luszczynska, Ana, Ph.D. (State University of New
   York-
Buffalo), Assistant Professor, English
MacDonald, Charles, Ph.D. (University of Virginia),
   Professor, International Relations

MacFarlane, Andrew W., Ph.D. (Harvard University),
   Associate Professor, Earth Sciences

Machonis, Peter A., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State 
   University), Associate Professor, Modern Languages

Mahler, Sarah, Ph.D. (Columbia University), Associate
   Professor, Sociology/Anthropology, and Director,
   Center for Transnational and Comparative Studies

Maingot, Anthony, Ph.D. (University of Florida), 
   Professor Emeritus, Sociology/Anthropology

Makemson, John, Ph.D. (Washington State
   University),
Professor, Biological Sciences
Marcus, Phillip, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Professor,
   English

Markowitz, Peter, Ph.D. (College of William and
   Mary),
Professor, Physics 
Martin, Felix, Ph.D. (Columbia University), Associate
   Professor, International Relations

Martin, Kathleen, Ph.D. (Bryn Mawr College),
   Associate
Professor, Sociology/Anthropology
Matey, Jennifer J., Ph.D. (State University of New York-
   Stony Brook), Assistant Professor, Philosophy

Mathee, Kalai, Ph.D. (University of Tennessee-
   Memphis), Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Maurrasse, Florentin, Ph.D. (Columbia University),
   Professor, Earth Sciences

Maxwell, Oren, Ph.D. (State University of New York-
   Stony Brook), Professor, Physics

McClain, Michael, Ph.D. (University of Washington),  
   Associate Professor, Environmental Studies

McCord, Bruce, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin), 
   Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

McCormack, Kathleen, Ph.D. (University of Miami),  
   Professor, English

McCoy, Diana, M.A. (Case Western Reserve
   University),
Instructor, Mathematics
McGrath, Campbell, M.F.A. (Columbia University),
   Patricia and Phillip Frost Professor in English

McGuckian, Dane, M.S. (Florida International University),  
   Instructor, Statistics

McIntire, Carmela Pinto, Ph.D. (Michigan State
   University), Associate Professor and Chairperson, 
   English

McKinley, Kathryn, Ph.D. (University of Delaware),
   Associate Professor, English

Mebel, Alexander, Ph.D. (Kurnakov’s Institute of
   General 
and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian
   Academy of Science), Associate Professor,
   Chemistry and Biochemistry
Melesse, Assefa, Ph.D. (University of Florida),
   Assistant
Professor, Environmental Studies
Mesbahi, Mohiaddin, Ph.D. (University of Miami), 
   Associate Professor, International Relations

Messersmith, Eric, Ph.D. (University of Miami),
   Lecturer,
Asian Studies
Meziani, Abdelhamid, Ph.D. (Rutgers), Professor,
   Mathematics

Mi, Jie, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh), Professor,
   Statistics

Miksovka, Jaroslava, Ph.D. (Charles University,
   Prague), Assistant Professor, Chemistry and
   Biochemistry

Milbauer, Asher, Ph.D. (University of Washington-
   Seattle), Professor, English

Mills, De Etta, Ph.D. (George Mason University),
   Lecturer
Biological Sciences
Mintz, Stephan, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins University), 
   Professor, Physics and Associate Dean, University 
   Graduate School

Morcillo, Aurora, Ph.D. (University of New Mexico),
   Associate Professor, History and Acting Director,

   Women’s Studies

Moran, Gary, Ph.D. (Katholieke University, Nijmegan, 
   Netherlands), Professor Emeritus, Psychology

Moreno, Dario, Ph.D. (University of Southern California),
   Associate Professor, Political Science

Morrow, Betty, Ph.D. (University of Miami), Professor 
   Emerita, Sociology/Anthropology

Mozumder, Pallab, Ph.D. (University of New Mexico),
   Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies and the
   International Hurricane Center

Musa, Aisha, Ph.D. (Harvard University), Assistant
   Professor, Religious Studies

Nadel, Richard, M.S. (Northwestern University),  
   Instructor, Mathematics

Narayanan, Rajamani, Ph.D. (University of California-
   Davis), Associate Professor, Physics

Nelson, Brian, Ph.D. (University of California-
   Riverside), Associate Professor Emeritus,
   Political Science

Nenzi, Laura, Ph.D. (University of California-Santa
   Barbara), Assistant Professor, History

Neumann, Roderick P., Ph.D. (University of California-
   Berkeley), Associate Professor, International
   Relations

Noriega, Fernando G., Ph.D. (Universidad Nacional La
    Plata,
Argentina), Associate Professor, Biological
    Sciences
Northup, Lesley, Ph.D. (Catholic University), Associate
   Professor, Religious Studies and Interim Dean, 
   Honors College

Oberbauer, Steven, Ph.D. (Duke University),
   Professor,
Biological Sciences
Ogden, Laura, Ph.D. (University of Florida), Assistant  
   Professor, Sociology/Anthropology

Ogundiran, Akin, Ph.D. (Boston University), Associate
   Professor, History, and Director, African-New World  
  Studies Program

Olson, Richard, Ph.D. (University of Oregon), Professor
   and Chairperson, Political Science

O’Neil, Kevin, Ph.D. (University of Nebraska), Assistant 
   Professor, Psychology

Onsted, Jeffrey A., Ph.D. (University of California-
   Santa Barbara), Assistant Professor,
   Environmental Studies and
International
   Relations/Geography
Onuf, Nicholas, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins University), 
   Professor Emeritus, International Relations

O’Shea, Kevin E., Ph.D. (University of California-Los
   Angeles), Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Parker, Janat, Ph.D. (University of California-Berkeley),
   Professor, Psychology and Director, Liberal Studies 
   Program

Parker, John, Ph.D. (University of California-
   Berkeley),
Professor, Environmental Studies and
   Chemistry and  Biochemistry
Patil, Vrushali, Ph.D. (University of Maryland), Assistant
   Professor, Sociology/Anthropology and Women's
   Studies

Patrouch, Joseph F., Ph.D. (University of California-
   Berkeley), Associate Professor, History

Perez, Lisandro, Ph.D. (University of Florida),
   Professor, 
Sociology/Anthropology
Perez-Stable, Marifeli, Ph.D. (State University of New
   York-Stony Brook), Professor, Sociology/
   Anthropology

Peterson, Brian, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-
   Madison), Associate Professor, History

Peterson, Joyce, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-
   Madison), Associate Professor, History and Associate
   Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Phillips, Polly, Ph.D. (University of Illinois), Lecturer, 
   Biological Sciences

Piggush, Yvette R. (University of Chicago), Assistant
   Professor, English

Pintea, Mihaela, Ph.D. (University of Washington), 
   Assistant Professor, Economics

Pitzer, Thomas, M.S. (Auburn University), Instructor, 
   Biological Sciences

Pliske, Thomas, Ph.D. (Cornell University), Lecturer,
   Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies

Poggione, Sarah, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State
   University),
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Premo, Bianca, Ph.D. (Emory University), Associate
   Professor, History

Price, Patricia, Ph.D. (University of Washington), 
   Associate Professor, International Relations

Price, Rene Mari, Ph.D. (University of Miami), Assistant 
   Professor, Earth Sciences and Southeast
   Environmental Research Center

Prugl, Elizabeth, Ph.D. (The American University), 
   Associate Professor, International Relations

Pyron, Darden, Ph.D. (University of Virginia), Professor,
   History

Quirke, Martin, Ph.D. (University of Liverpool),
   Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Rae, Nicol, D.Phil. (Oxford University), Professor, 
   Political Science and Senior Associate Dean, College
   of
Arts and Sciences
Rahier, Jean, Ph.D. (University of Paris X-Nanterre),
   Associate Professor, Sociology/Anthropology

Ramsamujh, Taje, Ph.D. (California Institute of 
   Technology), Associate Professor, Mathematics

Rand, Gary, Ph.D. (Texas A & M University), Professor, 
   Environmental Studies and Southeast
   Environmental 
Research Center 
Ratner, Robert, M.A. (University of Miami), Instructor, 
   English

Raue, Brian, Ph.D. (Indiana University), Associate 
   Professor, Physics

Rein, Kathleen, Ph.D. (University of Miami), Associate
   Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Reinhold, Jorg, Ph.D. (Technische Universitaet 
   Munchen), Associate Professor, Physics

Reisert, Laura, M.S. (University of Florida), Instructor, 
   Statistics

Richards, Jennifer, Ph.D. (University of California-
   Berkeley), Professor, Biological Sciences

Richardson, Laurie, Ph.D. (University of Oregon),
   Professor and Chairperson, Biological Sciences

Ritter, David, Ph.D. (Louisiana State University),
   Associate Professor, Mathematics

Roca, Ana, D.A. (University of Miami), Professor,
   Modern
Languages
Rochelson, Meri-Jane, Ph.D. (University of Chicago),
   Professor, English

Rock, Howard, Ph.D. (New York University), Professor,
   History

Rogerson, Kenneth, Ph.D. (University of California-San
   Diego), Professor and Chairperson, Philosophy

Rose, Suzanna, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh),
   Professor, Psychology and Senior Associate,  
   Dean , College of Arts and Sciences

Rosenberg, Gene, Ph.D. (Yale University), Lecturer and
   Associate Chairperson, Biological Sciences

Rosenberg, Mark, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh),
   Professor, Political Science and Chancellor, Board of 
   Governors

Rosenthal, Michael, M.S. (University of Miami),  
   Instructor, Mathematics

Ross, Michael, Ph.D. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
   State University), Associate Professor, Environmental 
   Studies and Southeast Environmental Research
   Center

Rostamian, Alizera, M.S. (Florida International
   University),Instructor, Mathematics

Rowan, Jeremy David, Ph.D. (Louisiana State
   University),
Lecturer and Associate Chair, History
Roy, Dev, Ph.D. (University of Rochester), Associate 
   Professor, Mathematics

Royer, Martha P., M.A. (University of Miami), Instructor
   Mathematics

Rubin, Richard, Ph.D. (Washington University), 
   Associate Professor, Mathematics

Rukimbira, Philippe, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State
   University), Professor, Mathematics

Saba, Robert G., M.A. (University of Southern
   California), Instructor, English

Salazar-Carrillo, Jorge, Ph.D. (University of California-
   Berkeley), Professor, Economics and Director,
   Center 
of Economic Research
Salokar, Rebecca, Ph.D. (Syracuse University),
   Associate Professor, Political Science

Sargsian, Misak, Ph.D. (Yerevan Physics Institute),
   Associate Professor, Physics

Saul, Jeffrey, Ph.D. (University of Maryland-College
   Park), Associate Professor, Physics

Scattone, Raymond, Ph.D. (University of Delaware), 
   Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies

Schreiber, Nadja, Ph.D. (Westfaellsche Wilhelms-
   Universitact, Germany), Assistant Professor, 
   Psychology

Schwartz, Bennett, Ph.D. (Dartmouth College),
   Professor, Psychology

Schwartz, Richard, Ph.D. (University of Chicago),
   Professor, English

Sen, Gautam, Ph.D. (University of Texas-Dallas),
   Professor, Earth Sciences and Associate Dean,
   College
of Arts and Sciences
Shapiro, Samuel S., Ph.D. (Rutgers), Professor 
   Emeritus, Statistics

Sharma, Dinesh, Ph.D. (Florida State University), 
   Assistant Professor, Statistics

Sheldon, John, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), 
   Professor Emeritus, Physics

Shershin, Carmen Baytan, D.A. (University of Miami),  
   Instructor, Mathematics

Shpurik, Maria, Ph.D. (Florida International University),
   Lecturer, Psychology

Silverman, Renee M., Ph.D. (University of Michigan),
   Assistant Professor, Modern Languages

Silverman, Wendy, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve 
   University), Professor, Psychology and Director, Child
   and Family Psychosocial Research Center

Silverstein, Ronn, M.A. (Sir George Williams University,
   Canada), Instructor, English

Simpson, Caroline, Ph.D. (University of Florida), 
   Associate Professor, Physics

Smith, Benjamin, M.A. (University of Kentucky),
   Instructor, International Relations

Smith, Sylvia, Ph.D. (University of Miami), Professor, 
   Biological Sciences

Srimal, Neptune, Ph.D. (University of Rochester),
   Instructor, Earth Sciences

Stack, John, Jr., Ph.D. (University of Denver),
   Professor, Political Science and Director,
   Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies

Standiford, Lester, Ph.D. (University of Utah), 
   Professor, English and Director, Creative Writing 
   Program

Stephens, Dionne, Ph.D. (University of Georgia),
   Lecturer and Associate Chair, Psychology

Stepick, Alex, Ph.D. (University of California-Irvine), 
   Professor, Sociology/Anthropology and Director, 
   Ethnicity and Immigration Institute

Stiehm, Judith, Ph.D. (Columbia University),
   Professor,
Political Science 
Stier, Oren, Ph.D. (University of California-Santa
   Barbara), Associate Professor, Religious Studies

Stoddard, Philip D., Ph.D. (University of Washington), 
   Professor, Biological Sciences

Storfer, Robert, M.A. (University of Pittsburgh),
   Instructor, Mathematics

Strycharski, Andrew, Ph.D. (University of Texas), Assistant
    Professor, English

Sugg, Richard, Ph.D. (University of Florida), Professor, 
   English

Sukop, Michael, Ph.D. (University of Kentucky),
   Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences

Sutton, James M., Ph.D. (Yale University), Associate 
   Professor, English

Swamy, Uma, Ph.D. (Arizona State University),
   Lecturer, 
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Szuchman, Mark, Ph.D. (University of Texas), Professor
   and Chair, History

Tachim Medjo, Theordore, Ph.D. (University of Paris),
   Associate Professor, Mathematics

Tardanico, Richard, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins 
   University), Associate Professor and Chairperson, 
   Sociology/Anthropology

Tcheugoue Tebou, Louis, Ph.D. (University of Metz, 
   France), Associate Professor, Mathematics

Thompson, Ellen, Ph.D. (University of Maryland),
   Associate Professor, English

Thompson, Peter, Ph.D. (University of Florida), 
   Professor, Economics

Torres-Pou, Juan, Ph.D. (Rutgers), Associate Professor, 
   Modern Languages

Torsen, Ingvild, Ph.D. (Boston University), Assistant
   Professor, Philosophy

Tracey, Martin, Ph.D. (Brown University), Professor, 
   Biological Sciences

Trerise, Jonathan, Ph.D. (University of Missouri-
Columbia), Instructor, Philosophy

Trexler, Joel C., Ph.D. (Florida State University), 
   Professor, Biological Sciences

Tubman, Jonathan, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State
   University), Professor, Psychology, Associate Vice
   President for Research, Office of Sponsored
   Research
Administration , and Associate Dean,
   University
Graduate School
Uribe, Victor, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh),
   Associate 
Professor, History
Van Hamme, Walter, Ph.D. (University of Ghent,
   Belgium), Professor and Chairperson, Physics

Verna, Chantelle, Ph.D. (Michigan State University),
   Assistant Professor, History and International
   Relations

Vickers, William, Ph.D. (University of Florida),
   Professor
Emeritus, Sociology/Anthropology
Villamor, Enrique, Ph.D. (Washington University),
   Professor, Mathematics

Viswesvaran, Chockalingam, Ph.D. (University of
   Iowa), Professor, Psychology

Vono, Augusta, M.A. (Universidade Catolica de Minas
   Gerais, Brazil), Instructor, Modern Languages

Wakefield, Daniel, B.A. (Columbia College), Lecturer
   and Writer-in-Residence, English

Walker, Charlyne, Ph.D. (Barry University), Lecturer,
   and Director, Assessment and Evaluation, College of
Arts and Sciences

Walter, Maureen, M.S. (Florida International
   University), 
Instructor, Biological Sciences
Wang, Xiaotang, Ph.D. (University of Iowa), Associate
   Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Wang, Xuewen, Ph.D. (Iowa State University), Associate  
   Professor, Physics

Warren, Christopher, D.A. (Lehigh University), Associate
   Professor, Political Science

Warren, Paul, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison),
  Associate Professor, Philosophy

Wartzok, Douglas, Ph.D. Professor, Biological Sciences
   and Vice President, Academic Affairs

Watson, Donald, Ph.D. (University of Virginia), 
   Professor, English

Watson-Espener, Maida, Ph.D. (University of Florida), 
   Professor, Modern Languages

Webb, James, Ph.D. (University of Florida), Professor, 
   Physics

Weeks, Ophelia, Ph.D. (Howard University), Associate 
   Professor, Biological Sciences

Weir-Soley, Donna, Ph.D. (University of California-
   Berkeley), Assistant Professor, English

Weitz, Barbara, M.S. (Florida International University), 
   Instructor, English

Welch, Marcelle, Ph.D. (University of Michigan),
   Professor, Modern Languages

West, Lois, Ph.D. (University of California-Berkeley),
   Associate Professor, Sociology/ Anthropology

Whitman, Dean, Ph.D. (Cornell University), Associate
   Professor, Earth Sciences

Wiedman, Dennis, Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma),
   Associate Professor, Sociology/Anthropology

Wilkins, Mira, Ph.D. (University of Cambridge), 
   Professor, Economics

Willumsen, Maria, Ph.D. (Cornell University),
   Associate
Professor, Economics
Winkle, Stephen, Ph.D. (University of California-
   Berkeley), Associate Professor, Chemistry and
   Biochemistry

Winter, Ryan J., Ph.D. (City University of New York—
   Graduate Center), Assistant Professor, Psychology

Wlodarczyk, Anna, M.S. (Rutgers), Instructor,
   Mathematics

Wnuk, Stanislaw, Ph.D. (Adam Michiewicz University, 
   Poland), Associate Professor and Chairperson,
   Chemistry and Biochemistry

Wolfe, Gregory Baker, Ph.D. (The Fletcher School of 
   Law and Diplomacy), Professor Emeritus,
   International 
Relations
Wood, Kirsten, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania),
   Associate Professor, History

Wuaku, Albert Kafui, Ph.D. (University of Toronto), 
   Assistant Professor, Religious Studies

Xerohemona, Kiriake, Ph.D. (University of Miami), 
   Lecturer, Philosophy

Yang, Yi Zhi, M.S. (Florida International University),  
   Instructor, Mathematics

Yavas, Feryal, Ph.D. (University of Kansas), Lecturer,
   English and Director, Linguistics Program

Yavas, Mehmet, Ph.D. (University of Kansas),
   Professor,
English
Zahedi-Jasbi, Hassan, Ph.D. (University of California-
   Riverside), Associate Professor, Statistics

Zeng, Jin, Ph.D. (The Johns Hopkins Univeristy),
   Assistant
Professor, International Relations
Zhang, Jiandi, Ph.D. (Syracuse University), Associate 
   Professor, Physics

Zhang, Keqi, Ph.D. (Univeristy of Maryland), Associate
   Professor, Environmental Studies and International  
   Hurricane Center

Zhu, Ping, Ph.D. (University of Miami), Assistant 
   Professor, Earth Sciences and International
   Hurricane
Center
Zhu, Yifu, Ph.D. (University of Virginia), Professor,
   Physics

Zohar, Zion, D.hl. (The Hebrew Union College),
   Assistant
Professor, Religious Studies
Zuniga, Noel, Ph.D. (University of Paris XI-Orsay),
   Lecturer,
Statistics
Zweibel, John, Ph.D. (Columbia University), Associate 
   Professor, Mathematics

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