Updated November 18, 2022

This fall, the College of Health and Human Performance welcomed new tenure track and teaching-track faculty to the college, and several new staff members and position changes within the college.

New Faculty 

The following faculty joined the college this fall.

Nasim Binesh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management

• Ph.D.: Hospitality Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

George Cunningham, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Sport Management

• Ph.D.: Sport & Exercise Management, Ohio State University
• Prior to HHP: Texas A&M University

Diego Guarin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

• Ph.D.: Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
• Prior to HHP: Florida Institute of Technology

Orlando Laitano, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

• Ph.D.: Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
• Prior to HHP: Florida State University

Giulio Ronzoni, Ph.D.
Instructional Assistant Professor
Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management

• Ph.D.: Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, Orlando
• Prior to HHP: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu

Bradley Wilkes, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

• Ph.D.: Psychology, University of Florida

Melvena Wilson, DrPH
Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Education & Behavior

• DrPH: Behavioral Science and Health Education, Florida A&M University
• Prior to HHP: Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama

New Staff

The following HHP staff members started with the college within the last year.

Ivonne Calderon
Research Coordinator II
Health Education & Behavior

Melissa Cunningham
Development Coordinator
Dean’s Office

Catherine J. “CJ” Faulk
Graduate Program Assistant
Sport Management

Taylor Graves-Boswell
Research Coordinator III
Health Education & Behavior

Brandon Hartline
Administrative Assistant
Dean’s Office

Laine Hatcher
Academic Advisor
Sport Management

Spencer Henley-Beasley
Biological Scientist
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Mara Higginbotham
Clinical Research Coordinator
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Justin Jones
Administrative Support Assistant III
Health Education & Behavior

Ben Kahler
Research Administrator II
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Manju Karki
Research Coordinator III
Health Education & Behavior

Deborah Morse
Biological Scientist
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Jamie Rule
Administrative Support Assistant II
Dean’s Office

Nathan Service
Administrative Support Assistant
Sport Management

Claire Wilhelm
Clinical Research Coordinator I
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Qingping Yang
Biological Scientist
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Staff Moves

The following HHP staff members recently took on a new role within the college.

Laura Barnes
Industry Advisory Board Liaison
Dean's Office

Johnna Lechler
Administrative Support Assistant III
Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

David Pinner
Assistant Director of Development
Dean’s Office

--
Comment / Like / Share - Connect with #UFHHP
FACEBOOK │ INSTAGRAM │ LINKEDIN │ TWITTER 
--

Read more HHP News >