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.

31 results found for “social work”

Tracy MacIntosh

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine; Associate Dean of Access, Belonging, and Community Engagement

Area(s) of Expertise

Health

College(s)

Medicine
Research Keywords
emergency medicine

medicine
David Eddins

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Engineering , Health

College(s)

Health Professions and Sciences
Research Keywords
AR

audiology

auditory

augmented reality

biological engineering

cognition

dysphonia

hearing

pathology

speech

voice
Ramses Ramirez

Assistant Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Space

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
astrophysics

physics

planet

space
Joseph Harrington

Pegasus Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Space

College(s)

Sciences
Research Keywords
atmosphere

exoplanet

planet

solar system
Christopher Emrich

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Environment & Sustainability , Technology

College(s)

Community Innovation and Education
Research Keywords
coastal

disaster

emergency management

FEMA

flood

hazard

hurricane

recovery

resilience
Eric Scrimshaw

Professor, Chair of Department of Population Health

Area(s) of Expertise

Health

College(s)

Medicine
Research Keywords
AIDS

HIV

medicine

population health

public health
Carolyn Massiah

Associate Lecturer

Area(s) of Expertise

Business & Economy

College(s)

Business
Research Keywords
consumer behavior

management

marketing

student engagement
Gita Sukthankar

Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Artifical Intelligence , Computer Science , Modeling & Simulation

College(s)

Engineering and Computer Science
Research Keywords
AI

artificial

computer

games

machine learning

modeling

robot

simulation

social interaction

technology
Bethany Backes

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Crime and Justice

College(s)

Community Innovation and Education , Health Professions and Sciences
Research Keywords
domestic and intimate partner violence

help-seeking

housing

prevention

program evaluation

service utilization

sexual assault

stalking

victimization
Mel Stanfill

Associate Professor

Area(s) of Expertise

Entertainment

College(s)

Arts and Humanities
Research Keywords
culture

digital

humanities

Internet

media

social network

technology
Amy Gregory

Associate Professor and Interim Department Chair

Area(s) of Expertise

Travel & Tourism

College(s)

Hospitality Management
Research Keywords
consumer behavior

hospitality

lodging

tourism

tradeoffs

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