Chairs Advisory Council 2024-2025

The Chairs Advisory Council (CAC) is composed of all department chairs at FIU. Acting together, they aim to define the roles of the chairs at FIU and ensure that chairs can perform effectively as leaders.

To that end, the council seeks out professional development opportunities, promotes institutional awareness and builds a shared mission and purpose for the chairs. They also advise university leadership on issues related to departmental governance and management.

The CAC elects its officers and meets as a whole at least once every fall and spring semester.

College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts

Henry Rueda
Architecture
hruedaco@fiu.edu
Nicholas Nedev
Interior Architecture
nnedev@fiu.edu
Ebru Ozer
Landscape Architecture & Environmental/Urban Design
eozer@fiu.edu
Tori Arpad-Cotta
Art + Art History
arpadt@fiu.edu
Karen Fuller-Veloz
Music
velozk@fiu.edu
Jennifer Ivey
Theatre
Ivey-jivey@fiu.edu
Davina Clarke
Communication
divina.clarke@fiu.edu
Susan Jacobson
Journalism and Media
sujacobs@fiu.edu

College of Arts, Sciences & Education

Amir Khoddamzadeh
Earth & Environment
akhoddam@fiu.edu
Shawn Christian
English
shawn.christian@fiu.edu
Vanessa Sohan
Liberal Studies
vsohan@fiu.edu
Alexander Mebel
Chemistry & Biochemistry
mebela@fiu.edu
Caroline Simpson
Math & Statistics
simpsonc@fiu.edu
Paul Warren
Philosophy
paul.warren@fiu.edu
Joerg Reinhold
Physics
reinhold@fiu.edu
Dana McMakin
Psychology
dmcmakin@fiu.edu
Alexandra Cornelius
Center for Women's & Gender Studies
acornel@fiu.edu
Rebecca Christ
Teaching and Learning
rchrist@fiu.edu
Kirsten Edwards
Educational Policy Studies
ktedwards@fiu.edu
Tania Santiago Perez
Counseling, Recreation and School Psychology (Interim)
tsantiag@fiu.edu
DeEtta Mills
Biological Sciences
millsd@fiu.edu

Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs

Mihaela Pintea
Economics
pinteam@fiu.edu
Jessica Adler
History
jadler@fiu.edu
Barry Levitt
Politics & Intl. Relations
levittb@fiu.edu
Nicki Fraser
Modern Languages (Interim)
nfraser@fiu.edu
Erik Larson
Religious Studies
erik.larson@fiu.edu
Douglass Kincaid
Global and Sociocultural Studies
kincaidd@fiu.edu
Timothy Goddard
Criminology & Criminal Justice
tgoddard@fiu.edu
Sukumar Ganapati
Public Policy & Administration
ganapati@fiu.edu
Valerie Patterson
African & African Diaspora Studies
patterso@fiu.edu

College of Business

Mark Myring
School of Accounting
mmyring@fiu.edu
Karlene Cousins
Information Systems & Business Analytics
karlene.cousins@fiu.edu
Edward Lawrence
Finance
elawrenc@fiu.edu
Fred Walumbwa
International Business
owalumbw@fiu.edu
Eli Beracha
Real Estate
eli.beracha@fiu.edu
Kimberly Taylor
Marketing and Logistics
taylork@fiu.edu
Ravi Gajendran
Global Leadership & Management
rgajendr@fiu.edu

College of Engineering and Computing

Jorge Riera Diaz
Biomedical Engineering (Interim)
jrieradi@fiu.edu
Jose Faria
Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
Jose.Faria@fiu.edu
Anil Misra
Civil & Environmental Engineering
anmisra@fiu.edu
Oscar Saenz
Enterprise & Logistics Engineering
ossaenz@fiu.edu
Jason Liu
Computing & Information Sciences
liux@fiu.edu
Daniela Radu
Mechanical & Materials Engineering (Interim)
dradu@fiu.edu
Chin-Sheng Chen
Engineering Management
chenc@fiu.edu
Monica Cardella
SUCCEED
mcardell@fiu.edu
Deidra Hodges
Electrical and Computing Engineering
dhodges@fiu.edu

Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Joseph Cilli
Hospitality and Tourism Management
cillij@fiu.edu

Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Alma Abdel-Moty
Occupational Therapy
abdela@fiu.edu
Teresa Munecas
Physical Therapy
tmunecas@fiu.edu
Michelle Odai
Athletic Training
odaim@fiu.edu
Ann Miller
Anesthesiology Nursing
anmille@fiu.edu
Nola Holness
Undergraduate Nursing
nholness@fiu.edu
Michael Sanchez
Graduate Nursing
michsanc@fiu.edu
Jean Hannan
PhD Nursing Program (Director)
jhannan@fiu.edu
Monica Hough
Communication Sciences & Disorders
mshough@fiu.edu
Chanadra Young-Whiting
Health Services & Administration
youngcd@fiu.edu

Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work

Mary Jo Trepka
Epidemiology
trepkam@fiu.edu
Zoran Bursac
Biostatistics
zoran.bursac@fiu.edu
Mark Macgowan
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (Interim)
macgowan@fiu.edu
Cristina Palacios
Dietetics & Nutrition
crpalaci@fiu.edu
Quentin Felty
Environmental Health Sciences (Interim)
Felty-feltyq@fiu.edu
Mary Helen Hayden
School of Social Work
haydenm@fiu.edu
Rajiv Chowdhury
Global Health
rajchowd@fiu.edu