Below is a listing of Graduate Program Directors by program as of Thursday, January 15, 2026. To request updates, complete the Program Update Form under Program Director’s Resources. Important: Please make sure to complete the Program Update Form, as this is how the information is updated in PantherSoft by the Admissions’ IT Team. The GPD list below is retrieved from PantherSoft, and intended for currently enrolled graduate students.

Program Name	Sub-Plan	GPD First Name	GPD Last Name	GPD Email
Adult Geron Nur Prac – MSN		Michael	Sanchez	michsanc@fiu.edu
Accounting – MAcc		Cynthia	Teijeiro	cteijeir@fiu.edu
Ped Pri Care Nurse Prac – MSN		Michael	Sanchez	michsanc@fiu.edu
Adult Ed / Human Res Dev – EDD		Ethan	Kolek	ekolek@fiu.edu
Adult Ed / Human Res Dev – MS		Tonette	Rocco	roccot@fiu.edu
Family Nurse Prac – MSN		Michael	Sanchez	michsanc@fiu.edu
African & African Diaspora Stu		Sharon	Placide	placides@fiu.edu
Mathematical Sci – PhD		Hakima	Bessaih	hbessaih@fiu.edu
Psyc Men Hlth Nur Prac – MSN		Michael	Sanchez	michsanc@fiu.edu
Design- MA		Henry	Rueda Coronel	hruedaco@fiu.edu
Architecture – MArch		Henry	Rueda Coronel	hruedaco@fiu.edu
Art Education K-12 – MAT		David	Chang	changd@fiu.edu
Art Education- MS		David	Chang	changd@fiu.edu
Asian Studies – MA		Marcela	Lopez Bravo	mlopezbr@fiu.edu
Athletic Training – MS		Michelle	Odai	odaim@fiu.edu
Doctor of Ath Training-DAT		Jeffrey	Konin	jkonin@fiu.edu
Biochemistry – PhD		John	Hackett	jhackett@fiu.edu
Biology – MS		Laura	Serbus	lserbus@fiu.edu
Biology – PhD		Laura	Serbus	lserbus@fiu.edu
Biomedical Science – PhD		Hitendra	Chand	hchand@fiu.edu
Biomedical Engineering – MS		Joshua	Hutcheson	jhutches@fiu.edu
Biomedical Engineering – PhD		Joshua	Hutcheson	jhutches@fiu.edu
Doctorate in Business Adm-DBA		Miguel	Aguirre-Urreta	miaguirr@fiu.edu
Business Administration – PhD		Miguel	Aguirre-Urreta	miaguirr@fiu.edu
Business Administration – PhD	ACTING3	Abhijit	Barua	baruaa@fiu.edu
Business Administration – PhD	FNANCE2	Qiang	Kang	qkang@fiu.edu
Business Administration – PhD	INTLBUSN2	Orhun	Guldiken	oguldike@fiu.edu
Business Administration – PhD	INTLBUSN4	Orhun	Guldiken	oguldike@fiu.edu
Business Administration – PhD	MANGMNT2	Hock-peng	Sin	hsin@fiu.edu
Business Administration – PhD	MARKTING3	Jae Hoon	Lee	jaehlee@fiu.edu
Business Administration – PhD	MGTINFOSY2	Manjul	Gupta	mgupta@fiu.edu
Business Analytics- MBA		Jessica	Aristizabal	jaristiz@fiu.edu
Business and Gov Leadership-MS		Cory	Way	cway@fiu.edu
Chemistry – MS		Christopher	Dares	cdares@fiu.edu
Chemistry – PhD		Christopher	Dares	cdares@fiu.edu
Civil Engineering – MS		Xia	Jin	xjin1@fiu.edu
Civil Engineering – PhD		Xia	Jin	xjin1@fiu.edu
Counselor Education – MS		Christina	McGrath	cmcgrath@fiu.edu
Cognitive Neuroscience – PhD		Deborah	Goldfarb	dgoldfar@fiu.edu
Computer Engineering – MS		Vladimir	Pozdin	vpozdin@fiu.edu
Computer Science – MS		Fahad	Saeed	fsaeed@fiu.edu
Computer Science – PhD		Fahad	Saeed	fsaeed@fiu.edu
Construction Management – MS		Mohamed	Elzomor	melzomor@fiu.edu
Criminal Justice – MS		Kristen	Zgoba	kzgoba@fiu.edu
Creative Writing – MFA		Lester	Standiford	standifo@fiu.edu
Teaching & Learning – EDS		Elizabeth	Cramer	cramere@fiu.edu
Curriculum and Instruct – MS		Keisha	Mcintyre-Mccullough	kemcinty@fiu.edu
Curriculum and Instruction-PHD		Elizabeth	Cramer	cramere@fiu.edu
Cybersecurity – MS		Fahad	Saeed	fsaeed@fiu.edu
Cybersecurity Risk Mgmt-MBA		Diana	Medina	dimedina@fiu.edu
Data Science & AI – MS		Fahad	Saeed	fsaeed@fiu.edu
Doctor of Design-DDes		Henry	Rueda Coronel	hruedaco@fiu.edu
Dietetics and Nutrition – MS		Vijaya	Narayanan	vnarayan@fiu.edu
Dietetics and Nutrition – PhD		Catherine	Coccia	ccoccia@fiu.edu
Disaster Management – MA		Dulce	Suarez	dboza@fiu.edu
Downtown – MBA		Diana	Medina	dimedina@fiu.edu
Elec & Comp Eng – PhD		Armando	Barreto	barretoa@fiu.edu
Engineering and Comp Edu- PhD		David	Delaine	ddelaine@fiu.edu
Early Childhood Education – MS		Daniela	Foerch	dfoerch@fiu.edu
Economics – MA		Tobias	Pfutze	tpfutze@fiu.edu
Economics – PhD		Tobias	Pfutze	tpfutze@fiu.edu
Educational Leadership – EDS		Krisdhal	Ugarte-Torre	kugartet@fiu.edu
Educational Leadership – MS		Krisdhal	Ugarte-Torre	kugartet@fiu.edu
Educational Lead Pol Stu – EDD		Ethan	Kolek	ekolek@fiu.edu
Educational Lead Pol Stu – EDD	HIGHEDADM3	Ethan	Kolek	ekolek@fiu.edu
Engineering Management – MS		Oscar	Saenz	ossaenz@fiu.edu
Electrical Engineering – MS		Vladimir	Pozdin	vpozdin@fiu.edu
English – MA		Martha	Schoolman	mschoolm@fiu.edu
Environmental Engineering – MS		Xia	Jin	xjin1@fiu.edu
Environmental Studies – MS		Maruthi Sridhar	Balaji Bhaskar	mbalajib@fiu.edu
Envrion Policy & Mgmt – PSM		Krishnaswamy	Jayachandran	jayachan@fiu.edu
Earth Systems Science – PhD		Maruthi Sridhar	Balaji Bhaskar	mbalajib@fiu.edu
Executive MBA		Diana	Medina	dimedina@fiu.edu
Finance – MSF		Isabel	Lopez	lopezi@fiu.edu
Foreign Language Educ – MS		Ryan	Pontier	rpontier@fiu.edu
Flex MBA		Diana	Medina	dimedina@fiu.edu
Forensic Science – MS		Julian	Mendel	jmendel@fiu.edu
Forensic Science – MS	REPORTOPT2	Julian	Mendel	jmendel@fiu.edu
Forensic Science Online – PSM		Max	Houck	mhouck@fiu.edu
Global Affairs – MA		Milena	Neshkova	mneshkov@fiu.edu
Global Affairs – MA	CYBTCHPOL	Milena	Neshkova	mneshkov@fiu.edu
Global Affairs – MA	GBLSECRTY2	Milena	Neshkova	mneshkov@fiu.edu
Global Affairs – MA	INCJONLINE	Milena	Neshkova	mneshkov@fiu.edu
Global & Sociocult Studies-MA		Qing	Lai	qlai@fiu.edu
Global & Sociocult Stud – PhD		Qing	Lai	qlai@fiu.edu
Geosciences – MS		Maruthi Sridhar	Balaji Bhaskar	mbalajib@fiu.edu
Hlth Inform Analytics – MS		Carlos	Amaya	camaya@fiu.edu
Higher Education Admin – MS		Ashley	Kuntz	akuntz@fiu.edu
Higher Education Admin – MS	HEDONLINE	Rebekah	Schulze	rschulze@fiu.edu
Higher Education- PhD		Ethan	Kolek	ekolek@fiu.edu
Hlth Inform Mgmt Sys – MS		Carlos	Amaya	camaya@fiu.edu
History – MA		Julio	Capo Jr	jcapo@fiu.edu
History – PhD		Julio	Capo Jr	jcapo@fiu.edu
Hospitality Management – MS		Dale	Brochinsky	dbrochin@fiu.edu
Human Resources Mgt – MS		Krystal	Saleta	ksaleta@fiu.edu
Health Services Admin – MHSA		Tina	Yeung	tyeung@fiu.edu
International MBA		Jessica	Aristizabal	jaristiz@fiu.edu
Interior Architecture – MA		Newton	Dsouza Prabhu	ndsouza@fiu.edu
Interior Architecture – MIA		Newton	Dsouza Prabhu	ndsouza@fiu.edu
International Business – MIB		Jessica	Aristizabal	jaristiz@fiu.edu
Internat Crime & Justice – PhD		Kristen	Zgoba	kzgoba@fiu.edu
Intl and Intercultural Ed – MS		Hilary	Landorf	landorfh@fiu.edu
International Real Estate – MS		Isabel	Lopez	lopezi@fiu.edu
International Relations – PhD		John	Oates	jooates@fiu.edu
International Studies – MA		John	Oates	jooates@fiu.edu
Applied AI & IoT- MS		Hai	Deng	hdeng@fiu.edu
Information Technology -MS		Fahad	Saeed	fsaeed@fiu.edu
Kinesiology Exercise Sci – MS		Marcelo	Bigliassi	mbiglias@fiu.edu
Latin Amer Carib Studies – MA		Gabriela	Hoberman	ghoberma@fiu.edu
Landscape Architecture – MA		Roberto	Rovira	rovirar@fiu.edu
Landscape Architecture – MLA		Roberto	Rovira	rovirar@fiu.edu
Linguistics – MA		Mehmet	Yavas	yavasm@fiu.edu
Logistics Engineering – MS		Oscar	Saenz	ossaenz@fiu.edu
Logi & Supply Chain Mgmt – MS		Carlos	Amaya	camaya@fiu.edu
Mass Communication – MS		Davina	Clarke	daclarke@fiu.edu
Mass Communication – MS	ADVNWSPRD	Jose Alejandro	Alvarado	jalvarad@fiu.edu
Mass Communication – MS	GLBSTCREA	Grizelle	De Los Reyes	gdelosre@fiu.edu
Mass Communication – MS	SPLJLACOL	Jose Alejandro	Alvarado	jalvarad@fiu.edu
Mass Communication – MS	SPLONLINE	Jose Alejandro	Alvarado	jalvarad@fiu.edu
Mass Communication – MS	SPNLJCOMB	Jose Alejandro	Alvarado	jalvarad@fiu.edu
Mass Communication – MS	SPNLNGJR	Jose Alejandro	Alvarado	jalvarad@fiu.edu
Mathematical Sciences – MS		Hakima	Bessaih	hbessaih@fiu.edu
Mechanical Engineering – MS		Bilal	El-Zahab	belzahab@fiu.edu
Mechanical Engineering – PhD		Ju	Sun	sunju@fiu.edu
Information Systems – MS		Carlos	Amaya	camaya@fiu.edu
Marketing – MS		Carlos	Amaya	camaya@fiu.edu
Materials Sci and Engr – MS		Bilal	El-Zahab	belzahab@fiu.edu
Materials Sci and Engr – PhD		Ju	Sun	sunju@fiu.edu
Music – MM		Joel	Galand	galandj@fiu.edu
Music Education – MS		Joel	Galand	galandj@fiu.edu
Nurse Anesthetist – MSN		Jeffrey	Groom	groomj@fiu.edu
Nursing Practice – DNP		Michael	Sanchez	michsanc@fiu.edu
Nursing Practice – DNP	DNPONLINE	Michael	Sanchez	michsanc@fiu.edu
Nursing Practice – DNP	MSNDNPAA2	Michael	Sanchez	michsanc@fiu.edu
Nursing Practice – DNP	MSNDNPAC2	Michael	Sanchez	michsanc@fiu.edu
Nursing Practice – DNP	MSNDNPAF2	Michael	Sanchez	michsanc@fiu.edu
Nursing Practice – DNP	MSNDNPAN2	Ann	Miller	anmille@fiu.edu
Nursing Practice – DNP	MSNDNPAP2	Michael	Sanchez	michsanc@fiu.edu
Nursing – MSN		Michael	Sanchez	michsanc@fiu.edu
Nursing – MSN	NURSEDU	Michael	Sanchez	michsanc@fiu.edu
Nursing & Health Sciences- PhD		Jean	Hannan	jhannan@fiu.edu
Occupational Therapy – MS		Alma	Abdel-Moty	abdela@fiu.edu
Public Administration – MPA		Susannah	Ali	sali@fiu.edu
Public Affairs- PhD		Alexander	Kroll	akroll@fiu.edu
Physician Asst Studies – MPAS		Richard	Ball	rball@fiu.edu
Public Health – MPH	BIOSTATS	Zoran	Bursac	zbursac@fiu.edu
Public Health – MPH	BRBEHENV	Alok	Deoraj	adeoraj@fiu.edu
Public Health – MPH	ENVROCPHL	Alok	Deoraj	adeoraj@fiu.edu
Public Health – MPH	EPDEMIOL2	Vukosava	Pekovic	pekovic@fiu.edu
Public Health – MPH	GENONLINE	Yasenka	Peterson	ypeterso@fiu.edu
Public Health – MPH	HTHPROMTN	Rashida	Biggs	rbiggs@fiu.edu
Public Health – MPH	INFDISEPI	Vukosava	Pekovic	pekovic@fiu.edu
Public Health – MPH	MCHDHLTH	Rashida	Biggs	rbiggs@fiu.edu
Public Health – MPH	MDMPHEPI2	Vukosava	Pekovic	pekovic@fiu.edu
Public Health – PhD	BIOSTADAT	Changwon	Yoo	cyoo@fiu.edu
Public Health – PhD	BRBEHENV2	Quentin	Felty	feltyq@fiu.edu
Public Health – PhD	ENVROCPHL2	Quentin	Felty	feltyq@fiu.edu
Public Health – PhD	ENVTOXIC	Quentin	Felty	feltyq@fiu.edu
Public Health – PhD	EPDEMIOL	Gladys	Ibanez	gibanez@fiu.edu
Public Health – PhD	HLTHDISP	Elena	Sebekos	esebekos@fiu.edu
Public Health – PhD	HLTHPROM	Elena	Sebekos	esebekos@fiu.edu
Physics – MS		Jorge	Rodriguez	jrodrig@fiu.edu
Physics – PhD		Jorge	Rodriguez	jrodrig@fiu.edu
Political Science – MA		Eric	Lob	elob@fiu.edu
Political Science – PhD		Eric	Lob	elob@fiu.edu
Professional MBA		Diana	Medina	dimedina@fiu.edu
Professional MBA	DOWNTOWN2	Diana	Medina	dimedina@fiu.edu
Professional MBA	PMBAEXEC	Diana	Medina	dimedina@fiu.edu
Professional MBA	PMBAFLEX	Diana	Medina	dimedina@fiu.edu
Professional MBA	PMBAUC	Sara	Ormaza	ormazas@fiu.edu
Professional MBA	PMBAWEEKN	Diana	Medina	dimedina@fiu.edu
Psychology – MS		Jose	Rodríguez	rodrigej@fiu.edu
Psychology – MS	ORGSCIPSY	Jose	Rodríguez	rodrigej@fiu.edu
Psychology – PhD		Deborah	Goldfarb	dgoldfar@fiu.edu
Physical Therapy – DPT		Mark	Rossi	rossim@fiu.edu
Rsrch Dsgn& Analysis Online-MS		Mido	Chang	midchang@fiu.edu
Reading/Literacy Education-MS		Maria	Tsalikis	tsalikim@fiu.edu
Recreation Sport Mgt – MS		Mido	Chang	midchang@fiu.edu
Religious Studies – MA		Albert	Wuaku	wuakua@fiu.edu
School Psychology – EDS		Mido	Chang	midchang@fiu.edu
Social Welfare – PhD		Richard	Beaulaurier	rbeaulau@fiu.edu
Social Work – MSW		Mary Helen	Hayden	haydenm@fiu.edu
Spanish – MA		Andrea	Fanta Castro	afanta@fiu.edu
Spanish – MA	BAMASPAN2	Andrea	Fanta Castro	afanta@fiu.edu
Spanish – PhD		Andrea	Fanta Castro	afanta@fiu.edu
Special Education – MS		Liana	Gonzalez	lgonzal@fiu.edu
Speech Language Pathology – MS		Monica	Hough	mshough@fiu.edu
Statistics – MS		Hakima	Bessaih	hbessaih@fiu.edu
Teaching and Learning-PHD		Elizabeth	Cramer	cramere@fiu.edu
Telecom and Networking – MS		Fahad	Saeed	fsaeed@fiu.edu
Urban Design – MA		David	Rifkind	drifkind@fiu.edu
Visual Arts – MFA		Jonathan	Perez	jmperez@fiu.edu