Chairs Advisory Council 2022-2023

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
Newton D'Souza Prahbu
Interior Architecture
ndsouza@fiu.edu
Roberto Rovira
Landscape Architecture & Environmental/Urban Design
rovirar@fiu.edu
Tori Arpad-Cotta
Art + Art History
arpadt@fiu.edu
Karen Fuller
Music
Karen.Fuller@fiu.edu
Joel Murray
Theatre
jomurray@fiu.edu
Aileen Izquierdo
Communication
aileen.izquierdo@fiu.edu
Susan Jacobson (Interim)
Journalism and Media
sujacobs@fiu.edu

College of Arts, Sciences & Education

DeEtta Mills
millsd@fiu.edu
Leonard Scinto
Earth & Environment
scintol@fiu.edu
Shawn Christian
English
shawn.christian@fiu.edu
Wanda Raiford
Liberal Studies
wraiford@fiu.edu
Yong Cai
Chemistry & Biochemistry
cai@fiu.edu
Louis Tebou
Math & Statistics
teboul@fiu.edu
Paul Warren
Philosophy
paul.warren@fiu.edu
Werner Boeglin
Physics
boeglinw@fiu.edu
Dana McMakin
Psychology
dmcmakin@fiu.edu
Alexandra Cornelius
Center for Women's & Gender Studies
acornel@fiu.edu
Sarah Matthews
Teaching and Learning
samathew@fiu.edu
Daniel Saunders
Educational Policy Studies
dsaunder@fiu.edu
Aaron Kuntz
Counseling, Recreation and School Psychology
aakuntz@fiu.edu

Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs

Mihaela Pintea
Economics
pinteam@fiu.edu
Bianca Premo
History
premob@fiu.edu
Barry Levitt
Politics & Intl. Relations
levittb@fiu.edu
Pascale Becel
Modern Languages
becelp@fiu.edu
Erik Larson
Religious Studies
erik.larson@fiu.edu
Vrushali Patil
Global & Sociocultural Studies
patilv@fiu.edu
Lisa Stolzenberg
Criminology & Criminal Justice
stolzenb@fiu.edu
Shaoming Cheng
Public Policy & Administration
scheng@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 & Decision Sciences
karlene.cousins@fiu.edu
Shahid Hamid
Finance
hamids@fiu.edu
William Newburry
International Business
newburry@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
jrieradi@fiu.edu
Jose Faria
Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
Jose.Faria@fiu.edu
David Garber
Civil & Environmental Engineering
dgarber@fiu.edu
Shih-Ming Lee (Interim)
Enterprise & Logistics Engineering
leesm@fiu.edu
Jason Liu
Computing & Information Sciences
liux@fiu.edu
Arvind Agarwal
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
agarwala@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

Ingris Filpo
Occupational Therapy
ifilpo@fiu.edu
Mark Rossi
Physical Therapy
rossim@fiu.edu
Michelle Odai
Athletic Training
odaim@fiu.edu
Jorge Valdes
Anesthesiology Nursing
jvalde@fiu.edu
Tamara LaCroix
Undergraduate Nursing
tlacroix@fiu.edu
Michael Sanchez
Interim Chair of Graduate Nursing
michsanc@fiu.edu
Tami Thomas
PhD Nursing Program
Tami.Thomas1@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
Elena Bastida
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
ebastida@fiu.edu
Cristina Palacios
Dietetics & Nutrition
crpalaci@fiu.edu
Alejandro Arrieta (Interim)
Chair of Health Policy & Management
alejarri@fiu.edu
Jeremy Chambers (Interim)
Environmental Health Sciences
jwchambe@fiu.edu
Mary Helen Hayden
School of Social Work
haydenm@fiu.edu
Rajiv Chowdhury
Global Health
rajchowd@fiu.edu