UCF Experts Guide

The University of Central Florida’s experts guide helps news reporters connect with faculty members who are leading experts in topics important to our region, state and nation.

From the race to return humankind to the moon to how advances in engineering and computer science will enhance our quality of life – and from the race to cure deadly diseases to emerging trends in the hospitality industry – UCF experts are available to speak with the media.

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James Whitworth

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Health

College(s)

Health Professions and Sciences
Research Keywords
Air Force

anxiety

behavior

counseling

depression

family

mental health

military

PTSD

social work

veterans
Ben Sawyer

Assistant Professor; Director of LabX

Area(s) of Expertise

Artifical Intelligence , Education , Modeling & Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
cybersecurity

digital readability

information

machine

neuroscience

neuroscientist
Matt Dombrowski

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Visual Arts and Design

College(s)

Arts and Humanities
Research Keywords
assistive technology

emerging media

immersive training
Shannon Rae Lindsey

Associate Lecturer and Director of the UCF Art Gallery

Area(s) of Expertise

Art

College(s)

Arts and Humanities
Research Keywords
art

community engagement through the arts
Kelly Kibler

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
coast

ecology

estuaries

estuary

oyster

reef

river

water
Thomas Wahl

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
coastal

engineering

modeling

risk

storm

surge

tide
Dazhong Wu

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
additive manufacturing

health

intelligent systems

product

reliability engineering

risk management
Jeffrey Stout

Pegasus Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Health

College(s)

Health Professions and Sciences
Research Keywords
aging

body composition

diet

exercise

kinesiology

nutrition

rehabilitate

rehabilitation

youth
Luca Argenti

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Optics & Lasers

College(s)

Optics and Photonics
Research Keywords
atom

electron

laser

physics
Peter Delfyett

UCF Trustee Chair, UCF Distinguished Professor, Pegasus Professor; Director, Townes Laser Institute

Area(s) of Expertise

Optics & Lasers

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science , Optics and Photonics , Sciences
Research Keywords
communications

fiberoptic

laser

network

optics

photonics

technology
Qun Zhou “Q.Z.” Sun

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Energy , Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
batteries

data analytics

energy

HVAC

infrastructure

solar
Carissa Baker

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Travel & Tourism

College(s)

Hospitality Management
Research Keywords
guest experience

hospitality

literary and media tourism

media studies

technology

theme park

travel
Yaser Fallah

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
autonomous vehicles

electric vehicles

electrical

energy

smart cities

transportation

wireless
Mohsen Rakhshan

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artifical Intelligence , Health

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

amputation

amputee

brain

cognition

cognitive

neural

neuroscience

prosthetics

robotics

senses

sensory
Samik Bhattacharya

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
aerodynamic

fluid dynamics

mechanical

mechanics

turbulence
Natalia Barbour

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Transportation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
climate

computer vision

digital twin

health

safety

simulation

simulator

traffic

transportation

travel
Necati Catbas

Professor, Founding Director of Civil Infrastructure Technologies for Resilience and Safety (CITRS)

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Modeling & Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

artificial intelligence

bridge

infrastructure

road

safety

structural engineering

structural health

transportation
Paria Gharavi

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
electron

energy

environment

materials

semiconductor
Phil Metzger

Associate Scientist, Director of Stephen W. Hawking Center

Area(s) of Expertise

Space

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
asteroid

gravity

Hawking

lunar

mars

moon

nasa

regolith

rocket

soil simulant

solar system

zero-g space
Kate Mansfield

Professor, Davis-Shine Endowed Professor of Conservation Biology

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainability

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
biology

conservation

ecology

Indian River Lagoon

marine

turtle

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