| Full Name | College | Department | Discipline | Phone | Room | Topic Interests | Skills needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahir Abrar | Engineering and Computing | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering | N/A | N/A | mabrar@fiu.edu | Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Perovskite https://noed.fiu.edu/ | N/A |
| Saheed Aderinto | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | History | History | 305-348-2328 | DM 385B | saheed.aderinto@fiu.edu | Professor Saheed Aderinto, Founding President of the Lagos Studies Association, is the author of Animality and Colonial Subjecthood in Africa: The Human and Nonhuman Creatures of Nigeria (Ohio University Press/New African Histories Series, 2022), Guns and Society in Colonial Nigeria: Firearms, Culture, and Public Order (Indiana University Press, January 2018), and When Sex Threatened the State: Illicit Sexuality, Nationalism, and Politics in Colonial Nigeria, 1900-1958 (University of Illinois Press, 2015), which won the 2016 Nigerian Studies Association's Book Award Prize for the “most important scholarly book/work on Nigeria published in English language." Professor Aderinto has edited and co-edited a number of books, and his work has appeared in leading Africanist and specialist journals including, the Canadian Journal of African Studies; Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History; Journal of the History of Sexuality; Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History; History in Africa: A Journal of Method; Frontiers: A Journal of Women's Studies; Africa: The Journal of the International African Institute; the Journal of Social History; and the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, among others. Currently, Professor Aderinto is writing a book and making a documentary about the history of Fuji, an African music and popular culture. Personal Website: https://www.saheedaderinto.com/ | Historical research. Reading and analyzing texts. |
| Alexander Agoulnik | Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | Human and Molecular Genetics | Human Molecular Genetics | 305-348-0570 | AHC1 419B | aagoulni@fiu.edu | Relaxant hormone signaling Hormonal effects in reproduction. | Transgenic manipulations of mouse genome. Prerequisites are: basic molecular-genetic techniques mouse handling. Bench work in the lab and research experiments. |
| Imran Ahmad | Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | Hospitality Management | Food Industry in general, consumer studies, food science, food safety | 305-919-4533 | HM221 | iahmad@fiu.edu | I am particularly interested in quantitative research in the areas mentioned above. This includes, but not limited to, innovative food product development including clean label applications, strategies to protect foods and enhance shelf-life, developing systems to assess food quality and consumer studies such as sensory panels. | The student should have interest in the food industry and has a willingness to learn data analysis and work with laboratory instruments. My work is on inter disciplinary nature, therefore, knowledge of chemistry and biology is a must. |
| Iqbal Akhtar | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Religious Studies | Religious Studies | 305-348-2186 | DM 359B | iakhtar@fiu.edu | Khoja history, Islamic political thought, Indian and East African History | Translation, Field work, library research, etc. |
| Alliete Rodriguez Alfano | Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Communication Sciences and Disorders | Bilingualism, speech development, hearing loss, assessment of speech-language disorders | 305-348-0362 | AHC3 437 | aalfano@fiu.edu | My main research interests involve bilingual speech and language development in children, both with and without hearing loss, auditory rehabilitation for people with hearing loss, and Spanish assessment development and/or adaptations. | Ability to attend weekly Zoom meetings CITI training completed or able to complete Bilingual in English and Spanish a plus but not required Strong writing skills and the ability to write independently within specified topics. |
| Dallin Alldredge | Business | Finance | Finance | 305-348-6649 | RB 240A | dalldred@fiu.edu | My research interests are in empirical investments and corporate finance. I enjoy examining financial asset pricing anomalies and exploring how market participants (e.g. insider traders and financial institutions) trade when stocks are mispriced. | Students need to be comfortable with Excel and willing to collect data from a Bloomberg terminal. |
| Timothy Allen | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Neuroscience and Behavior | 305-348-8425 | AHC4 314 | tallen@fiu.edu | See http://allenlab.fiu.edu for up to date information. The Neurocircuitry & Cognition Lab contributes to understanding how the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex give rise to cognition and behavior using the latest anatomical, surgical, neurophysiological, pharmacological, viral, opto- and chemo-genetic approaches. My emphasis is on the circuitry of agranular medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), the hippocampus (HC), and mPFC-HC interactions involving the nucleus reuniens of the thalamus (RE) and perirhinal cortex (PER). Dysfunction in this system has been linked to the cognitive symptoms in several disorders including but not limited to frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. The lab is unique by innovating a cross-species neurobehavioral research platform for greater translational value that runs experiments in rodents (small animals), pigs, and humans (target species). Our goal with all this is to help understand the brain, and benefit medical diagnostics and therapeutics. | Strong academic record in STEM courses buffered with a broad liberal arts education. Working toward graduate school in a related discipline (e.g., neuroscience, biomedical engineering, biochemistry, psychology, etc.) and/or medical school. Bench experience and MATLAB or Python experience helpful but not required. |
| M. Hadi Amini | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | Optimization, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Distributed Computing and Intelligence, Distributed Sensing, Critical Infrastructure Resilience, Smart Cities | 305-348-9936 | CASE 238A | moamini@fiu.edu | Theory: theoretical optimization and learning algorithms, distributed algorithms, sensor networks, interdependent networks, and cyberphysical resilience. Application: healthcare, social network, energy systems, transportation electrification. Research Directions: Optimization, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Distributed Computing and Intelligence, Distributed Sensing, Critical Infrastructure Resilience, Smart Cities. | Please see lab website and email the mentor for more information: https://solid.cs.fiu.edu/ |
| Astrid Arraras | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Politics and International Relations | Political Science | 305-348-1692 | SIPA 408 | arrarasa@fiu.edu | Democratization, human rights, social movements, and political violence and revolutions. | Library research. |
| Daniel Bagner | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Clinical Child Psychology | 305-348-7548 | DM 142 | dbagner@fiu.edu | Child externalizing behavior problems, parent-training interventions, and infant development. | Library research, participant recruitment, and coding videotapes of parent-child interactions. |
| Lorraine Bahrick | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Developmental Psychology | 305-348-3380 | DM 263 | bahrickl@fiu.edu | Infant perceptual and cognitive development, face perception inter-sensory perception autism memory development. | Library, running subjects, recruiting subjects, data tabulation, research lab meetings and clerical (photocopying). |
| Christopher Baraloto | Arts, Sciences and Education | Biological Sciences | Biology, Botany, Ecology, and Environment Topics | 305-348-4027 | OE 243, VH 137 | cbaralot@fiu.edu | Projects involving outside landscape mapping, as a complement to Grove ReLeaf with an eye to calculating the eco-benefits of urban forest cover. In the new ICTB herbarium, a student researcher can work on describing collections to be integrated in coming months. Project on the traits of Artocarpus (breadfruit) with wood and leaf material collected and in our freezer from Maui. | Interest in environment, ecology, and plants |
| Manuel Alejandro Barbieri | Arts, Sciences and Education | Biological Sciences | Cellular and Molecular Biology | 305-348-7535 | AHC1 318C | barbieri@fiu.edu | Cellular and molecular biology; biochemistry | Experience will include lab research and hands-on experiments. |
| Noel C. Barengo | Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | Medical Education | Public health, clinical epidemiology, diabetes, physical activity, smoking cessation | 305-842-9526 | AHC1 342 | nbarengo@fiu.edu | My primary research interests are prevention and control of diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore, my scientific research has been focused on how to control and improve lifestyle habits and risk factors of non-communicable diseases in the population and high-risk groups. | Basic skills in epidemiology, research methods. I do not work in a lab but do epidemiological analysis of publicly available data bases (already collected data). |
| Abhijit Barua | Business | School of Accounting | Accounting | 305-348-3404 | MANGO 342 | baruaa@fiu.edu | Earnings management. Corporate governance | Read related chapters from his textbook and accounting standards; Collect data by searching SEC websites; Do statistical analysis; Write up a paper |
| Janki Bhimani | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | Computer Science | 305-348-9934 | CASE 238B | jbhimani@fiu.edu | Primary research focus - Flash-Based Storage Systems, Big Data Processing, Cloud Computing, High-Performance Computing, Parallel and Distributed Computing, Performance Modeling, Resource Management, and Capacity Planning for various emerging inter-disciplinary research domains. | https://damrl.cs.fiu.edu will provide more information about our on-going projects. Please email jbhimani@fiu.edu for more information. |
| Charles Bigger | Arts, Sciences and Education | Biological Sciences | Biology/Immunology | 305-348-3100 | MARC 278 | biggerc@fiu.edu | Various immune defenses of marine invertebrates, environmental influences on immune defenses, and invertebrate genetics. | Running experiments on campus or library research. |
| Heather Blatt | Arts, Sciences and Education | English | Medieval literature | 305-348-4583 | DM 467B | hblatt@fiu.edu | Medieval English literature and language; book and reading history; medieval food culture | Library research, language work, and writing. |
| Werner U. Boeglin | Arts, Sciences and Education | Physics | Physics | 305-348-1711 | CP 236 | boeglinw@fiu.edu | Experimental Nuclear and Plasma Physics | N/A |
| Richard Bone | Arts, Sciences and Education | Physics | Physics | 305-348-3082 | CP 213 | boner@fiu.edu | Physics of human vision Macular pigment and age-related macular degeneration. | Running experiments and data analysis. |
| Alicia Boymelgreen (Aron) | Engineering and Computing | Mechanical and Materials Engineering | Microfluidics, Soft Matter, Active matter, Micro/nanoplastics | 305-348-3696 | EC 3444 | aboymelg@fiu.edu | #1 Impact of Micro and Nanoplastics on early stage development of marine species: In this project, we expose fish embryos and larvae to micro/nanoplastics and examine how the plastics accumulate in the fish and the impact on their development. The project will involve learning fabrication of microfluidic systems, optical microscopy, programming in MATLAB including image anaylsis. #2 Individual and collective behavior of active colloids Active colloids are small particles ( usually 3-15um in diameter) which draw energy from their surroundings and convert it into mechanical energy. Single particles will move in random paths while concentrated systems with many particles will exhibit collective behavior often observed in nature like swarming and clustering. In this project, we explore the motion of metallodielectric Janus particles (comprised of one dielectric (insulating) and one metallic (conducting) hemisphere under applied electric fields and measure the mobility of single particles and collective systems as a function of electric field frequency, particle size, concentration. | Students should possess at least some of the following skills and have a willingness to learn other skills listed Technical Skills: Knowledge of Partial differential equations, Fluid dynamics (not compulsory but helpful), Programming (MATLAB/Mathematica/Python). Soft skills: Critical analysis, strong writing and communication skills - including preparation of scientific reports and oral presentations using PPT, team player, shows initiative and responsibility for work. |
| Anna Bricker | Engineering and Computing | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Air quality monitoring, air pollution dispersion, chemical transformation of pollutants in the environment, analytical chemistry. | 305-348-3825 | EC 3746 | abernard@fiu.edu | Dispersion and chemical transformation of pollutants in ambient air. Indoor air pollution. Molecular markers to trace pollutants in the environment. Applications of chemistry principles in environmental engineering analysis and remediation processes. | Persistence, organization, creativity, judgment. Basic wet analysis laboratory skills. |
| David Brown | Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | Humanities, Health, and Society | Mobile Health Technology (mHealth) / Social Determinants of Health / Integrated Care / Family Medicine | 305-348-1476 | AHC2 593 | drbrown@fiu.edu | "FIU Thrive is a project funded by the Florida Department of Health and Centers (FDOH) for Disease Control (CDC). The goal is to develop a digital social work assistant, a mobile health (mHealth) application (app) and research database enabled by cutting- edge artificial intelligence that will consider the range of factors that affect patients’ health and provide personalized care plans and tailored resource and service navigation. Our data platform will incorporate systematic social determinants of health (SDOH) assessment, health risk modeling, health education, identification of social needs, motivational interviewing (MI)-assisted goal setting, personalized care plans, precision service intervention, and follow up. " | - Experience in creating software screen/ app wireframes and mock ups of screens - We need the student to be able to speak and write in Spanish - Assist (with training) in creating development deliverables including user personas, journey maps, workflow maps, use cases (user scenarios). - Potential and other software design and development tasks subject to student interest and available time. " |
| Jeremy Chambers | Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work | Environmental Health Sciences | Mitochondria-Cell Communication | 305-348-4648 | AHC4 232 | jwchambe@fiu.edu | Mitochondrial signaling cascades that control cancer cell metabolism. Mitochondrial signaling events that promote aging and Parkinson's disease. Constructing methods to detect protein-protein interactions in real-time. | There is no pre-requisite course work that I require for a student to join my lab. I only expect students to be motivated to perform biomedical research. My lab personnel and I will provide them with all of the training they require to perform research in my lab. Literature based research, running experiments in biochemistry and cell biology, attending seminars related to research, and potentially attending meetings and seminars at the mentor's discretion. |
| Kevin Brown Chandler | Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | Translational Medicine | Head and neck cancer, glycobiology | 305-348-9136 | AHC5 255 | kchandle@fiu.edu | My long-term research interests are to pursue a mechanistic understanding of how protein glycosylation alters cellular signaling and adhesion in cancer, and to apply this knowledge to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment. The goal of my current research is to understand how N-glycosylation regulates (1) vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR2) mediated angiogenic signaling in colorectal cancer, and (2) epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). My work on the role of sialic acid modifications in VEGFR2 signaling provides a key link between immune and angiogenic signaling and has been cited by leaders in angiogenesis research. | Persistence, communication, curiosity |
| Prem Chapagain | Arts, Sciences and Education | Biomolecular Sciences Institute | Theoretical Biophysics | 305-348-6266 | CP 230 | chapagap@fiu.edu | Viruses, proteins, membranes, drug design, computer simulations, Molecular Biophysics, Biochemistry | No prior skills are needed but some background in science is expected |
| Peter J. Clarke | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | Software Engineering/Software Testing | 305-348-2440 | CASE 212A | clarkep@cis.fiu.edu | Model-Driven Software Engineering, testing in CS1-CS3, and prediction of faulty software components. | Completion of the following courses: Software Engineering I and Introduction to Software Testing. |
| Erika Coles | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Clinical Child Psychology | 305-348-4087 | AHC1 139 | ecoles@fiu.edu | Behavioral treatments for ADHD. | Interested in collaborating with a student on a project utilizing our Saturday Treatment Program. Library research, direct treatment delivery as a paraprofessional, and data collection. |
| Helen Z Cornely | Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Physical Therapy | Physical Therapy and Gerontology | 305-348-1968 | AHC3 538A | cornelyh@fiu.edu | Fall preventions and balance interventions for older adults, health promotion through physical activity in older adults with or without chronic disease, and self-management programs. | Literature reviews, getting research articles, field work with exercise or health promotion programs, data collection, and data entry. |
| Stefany Coxe | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Quantitative psychology, applied statistics, psychometrics | 305-348-1827 | DM 275 | scoxe@fiu.edu | Evaluating and applying advanced statistical methods in psychology. This includes data analysis, statistical simulations, and tools to aid in understanding and conducting analyses. | Students should have completed at least STA 2122 (Introduction to Statistics) and PSY 3211 (Research Methods and Data Analysis in Psychology I). Students should be interested in statistics and data analysis. Students should have some background in or interest in learning about statistical software like R. |
| Elizabeth Cramer | Arts, Sciences and Education | Teaching and Learning | Special Education | 305-348-2425 | ZEB 345A | cramere@fiu.edu | Overrepresentation of minority students in special education; inclusion of diverse students with exceptionalities; general education teacher preparation to effectively instruct students with disabilities. | Library research, school based observations and interviews, and data analysis. |
| Viet Cuong Nguyen | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | Machine learning, artificial intelligence | 305-348-7984 | CASE 254A | vienguye@fiu.edu | My research interests include all aspects of machine learning and artificial intelligence, with possible applications in computer vision or medical image data. The students can learn to apply machine learning techniques to make predictions on real-world datasets. | To join the lab, prospective students should have a good programming experience (ideally completed some undergraduate programming courses) and a reasonable background in calculus/statistics. |
| Krishnan Dandapani | Business | Finance | Finance | 305-348-4241 | RB 208B | dandapan@fiu.edu | *Design and Evaluation of Global Pension Systems to eliminate Poverty. *Financial Fraud *Financial Technology | N/A |
| Debra Davis | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science Education | 305-348-1219 | CASE 342A | dledavis@fiu.edu | Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience Research, Computer Science Education, Online Learning, and Cognitive Development | Library research, running experiments, data analysis, possibly user experience design (if appropriate for the project) |
| Matthew DeGennaro | Arts, Sciences and Education | Biological Sciences | Genetics, Mosquito Behavior, Olfaction, Coral photosymbiosis | 305-348-1358 | AHC1 319A | mdegenna@fiu.edu | "Understanding how mosquitoes sense humans. Understanding how the human skin microbiome regulates mosquito behavior. Social aspects of mosquito oviposition behavior. Vector ecology of Aedes aegypti in South Florida. Mechanism of Cnidarian symbiosis." | 1 year commitment, 10 to 20 hours per week of volunteer service, interest in learning molecular genetic methods in biology. |
| Erica del Riego | Honors College | Honors College | English, Communications, Education, Food Studies | 305-608-8135 | N/A | erdelrie@fiu.edu | Current research interests and publications are in Digital Game-Based Learning, Digital Literacy, Literacy Instruction in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms (specifically in schools serving Hispanic communities), Role of the Family in Education, Schools as Community Historians: Oral History Projects in Secondary Schools, English Language Arts Curriculum Development, and Food Studies | Skills ● Communication & Listening Skills ● Research Skills ● Critical Analysis Skills ● Organization ● Time Management ● Integrity and Empathy ● Attention to Detail ● Strategic Thinking ● Public speaking & presentation skills |
| Andrea Denise Raymond | Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | Immunology and Nanomedicine | Immunology; Virology; Neurobiology; Substance abuse (Opiates and Marijuana) ; Biomarkers of HIV-associated diseases; Exosome Biology | 954-270-6964 | AHC1 446 | adraymon@fiu.edu | Research interests lay in understanding how exosomes contribute to antiviral innate immunity and HIV-associated pathologies in the context of substance abuse. Student project: Study how immune activation modulates the content and functional effects of exosomes derived from B-cells and/or brain cells. | Skills needed to join the lab include an understanding of molecular biology techniques and using web-based Bioinformatic databases(web-gestalt, DIANA, etc.) to analyze data. Computer, math skills, and an understanding of basic lab techniques and procedures are needed. Graduate students will train the student in cell culture, SDS/PAGE, Western blots, and digital droplet PCR(ddPCR). The student project should ideally be completed within a 1-year time frame. |
| Maria De Los Santos | Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Nursing and Health Sciences | Nursing | 305-348-7703 | AHC3 322A | delossan@fiu.edu | Motivation for behavior change for improved health outcomes; health promotion; illness prevention | Literature review, development of a data collection instrument, development of theoretical framework, determining methodology to be utilized, data collection, interpretation of data, IRB application and manuscript development for publication. |
| Russell Dinnage | Arts, Sciences and Education | Biological Sciences | Evolutionary Biology; Ecology; Computational Biology; Phylogenetics; Statistics; Machine Learning | 786-956-9089 | OE 163 | rdinnage@fiu.edu | My research interests are in computational evolutionary biology and ecology. I work with data on many different types of organisms and work on developing methods to use this data to answer questions in evolutionary biology and ecology. The specific themes I tend to work on are how we can link organism's traits and the properties of environments to understand how species are distributed on Earth, as well as understanding the history of evolutionary processes that have led species to have their current distributions and biological traits, and doing so at very large scales and with very large amounts of data. Practically speaking this involves a lot of data science, statistics and computer programming. I have a particular interest in applying deep learning methods to biology, and applying biological concepts to advance computational methods (e.g. optimization), in other words, using computation to study biology, and using biology to study computation. | Computational skills are a must, in particular, experience with a scientific programming language such as R, Python, or Julia. No previous knowledge of biology is actually necessary, but and interest in evolutionary biology, ecology, and the big questions about life on Earth does help. |
| Markus Downey | Engineering and Computing | Mechanical and Materials Engineering | Composite and Nanocomposite Materials; Polymers; Thermomechanical Materials Characterization; Graphene Nanoplatelets; Six Sigma | 305-348-0198 | EC 3230 | mdowney@fiu.edu | "'- Composite materials and nano-composite material characterization and synthesis - Thermo-mechanical analysis techniques (DMA, DSC, TGA, TMA) - Six sigma methodology " | Currently I am a teaching faculty without laboratory facilities. I could function as an advisor to research project and would be open to working in conjunction with other faculty with lab facility. |
| Juan Carlos Espinosa | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | The Honors College | Comparative Politics | 305-348-6795 | DM 353 | espinosj@fiu.edu | Political culture and politics and the arts | Students with an interest in the intersection of politics and culture. They should have well-developed research skills, be inquisitive, creative, and open to interdisciplinary approaches to their chosen topic. Students must be capable of library and online research, and will attend occasional field trips to sites in the South Florida area. |
| Scott H. Fingerhut | Law | Law and Honors College | Criminal Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, Judicial Process And Policy, Trial Practice, Pretrial Litigation And Advocacy | 305-348-7541 | RDB 1021 | fingerhut@fiu.edu | Application of the scientific method to law enforcement determinations of reasonable suspicion to detain and probable cause to arrest. | The project is limited only by the student's imagination. At a minimum, though, it will require legal research and writing, along with oral presentations. |
| Leslie Frazier | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Developmental Health Psychology | 305-348-2045 | DM 260 | frazier@fiu.edu | Any topic having to do with psychosocial influences on health, well-being, and quality of life | For an Honors research project, I would expect a student to generate a research idea and develop it into a feasible research study which they would then conduct, analyze, and write up as a scientific conference presentation or publication |
| Stacy Frazier | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Applied Social and Cultural Psychology | 305-348-4818 | DM 286 | slfrazi@fiu.edu | I direct a program of research to support youth service systems in communities where structural racism and systemic injustice contribute to mental health disparities. Through community-engaged research and mixed method designs, I seek to center and amplify the voices of youth care providers in non-specialty settings (e.g., afterschool programs) serving Black & Latinx communities that have been underserved by systems of care and under-represented in psychological science. | Critical and compassionate thinking |
| Jose Gabilondo | Communication, Architecture + The Arts | Law | Law | 305-348-5943 | RDB 2042 | gabilond@fiu.edu | Corporate and international finance and Cuban legal studies. | The full range of research and writing activities. Organization, strong writing skills, personal maturity, and quantitative skills are desired. |
| Trudy Gaillard | Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Undergraduate Nursing | Research, Older adults, community based participatory research | 305-348-7818 | AHC3 240 | tgaillar@fiu.edu | I currently have a grant from the NIA to explore barriers, facilitators and motivators to research participation of older adults. We will be conducting focus groups with participants and a family members to explore these issues. | I would like bilingual persons to assist in recruiting African Americans, Haitian Creole and Hispanic/Latino/Latinax older adults and a family member to the above research project. In addition, they should be willing to provide reports, be a part of a research team. They will server as focus group facilators, be able to assist with zoom meetings, be friendly and professional. Finally, they will be involved in assisting older adults in completing online survey about healthy aging. |
| Tatiana Gaona Narvaez | Arts, Sciences and Education | Earth and Environment | Sedimentology, stratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, invertebrate paleontology (Cretaceous bivalves) | 305-348-3614 | AHC5 382 | tgaona@fiu.edu | Stratigraphy, sedimentology, and paleontology of South America, South Florida, and the Caribbean region. Cretaceous Anoxic Events and petroleum geology. | To be registered or have passed the Stratigraphy, Petrography, or History of Life courses. |
| Sebastian Garcia-Dastugue | Business | Marketing and Logistics | Technology-driven Innovation, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Blockchain | 305-348-4195 | RB 347B | sgarciad@fiu.edu | His main area of research is how technology innovations impact supply chain management. His interest in innovation is twofold: examining how technology innovations disrupt supply chains, and also how supply chain professionals can assess and communicate these disruptions. | N/A |
| Ruben Garrote | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | The Honors College | Religious Studies | 305-348-1620 | DM 246 | garroter@fiu.edu | Classical and Religs of Mythology, Church and State | N/A |
| Bernard Gerstman | Arts, Sciences and Education | Physics and Honors College | Bio Physics | 305-348-3115 | CP 232 | gerstman@fiu.edu | Protein folding, protein aggregation, and protein engineering | Computer modeling. |
| Anuradha Godavarty | Engineering and Computing | Biomedical Engineering | Near-Infrared Optical Imaging, Cancer imaging, Diabetic foot ulcers & wound monitoring | 305-348-7340 | EC 2675 | godavart@fiu.edu | Our Optical Imaging Laboratory focuses on various clinical applications of near-infrared optical imaging technology. Some of the key ongoing projects include: Development of hand-held and smartphone based optical devices for non-contact imaging of tissues. Development of potential biomarkers for assessing diabetic foot ulcers via physiological imaging for tissue oxygenation changes (in collaboration with Univ of Miami Wound Care Center) Correlation of radiation dermatitis and tissue oxygenation changes in radiation-therapy treated cancer subjects (in collaboration with Miami Cancer Institute) | One or more of the following: * Hands-on experimental skills * Data management * Programming skills - Matlab, Python/C-Sharp, App development * Clinical coordination * Electrical circuits * Fundamentals of biomedical optics * Writing/Presentation skills * Team work ability And more important than all - self-motivation and interest to learn any of the above skills (even if you have none). |
| Juan Carlos Gomez | Law | Law | Immigration Law, Human Rights, Constitutional Law | 305-348-7541 | RDB 1010 | jcagomez@fiu.edu | Populations being persecuted in Refugee/Migrant Producing Countries. Causes of Systemic Dysfunctions in Countries that Produce Refugees/Migrants. Possible Solutions to Causes of Outward Migration in Refugee/Migrant Producing Countries. Constitutional Law | |
| Liana Gonzalez | Arts, Sciences and Education | Teaching and Learning | Special Education | 305-348-6667 | ZEB 248B | lgonzal@fiu.edu | Inclusion of students with disabilities, teacher preparation/retention, and teaching in multicultural, urban settings | Library research. |
| Gueo Grantcharov | Arts, Sciences, and Education | Mathematics and Statistics | Geometry | 305-348-3796 | DM 419D | grantchg@fiu.edu | Pure mathematics related to Geometry. | Problem solving skills, mathematical background in most of the 1000 or 2000 level courses. |
| Paulo Graziano | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Clinical Psychology | 305-348-4007 | AHC4 459 | pgrazian@fiu.edu | Pediatric Obesity; Early intervention for children with disruptive behavior problems; various research topics within the context of my lab research | Need to be familiar with research methods; data entry/checking; coding of videos; literature review |
| Robert Hacker | StartUP FIU | Office of Research and Economic Development | Technology, science, computational models, innovation | 305-742-8222 | MARC 331 | RHacker@fiu.edu | Agent-based modeling for social problems Water systems Government policy 21st century education Cognition, complexity and computation Systems thinking | Above average intelligence Self-directed learner Social skills |
| Abderrachid Hamrani | Engineering and Computing | Mechanical and Materials Engineering | Computational mechanics | N/A | N/A | hamrani.abderrachid@gmail.com | Physics Based Machine Learning: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are revolutionizing problem solving across several domains, including computational mechanics. We have already seen preliminary successes in the use of machine learning techniques within the computational sciences, such as the use of surrogate models for fast evaluation, improved accuracy in reduced-order modeling, and simplifications of workflows. The initial promise of machine learning techniques in better and faster solutions for physics problems offer the hope for future many possible technical advances. | - Self-motivated, focused and hard-working individuals with an ability for creative and innovative thinking. - Applicants with good academic backgrounds from Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Mechanical engineering. |
| Jin He | Arts, Sciences and Education | Physics | Biophysics/nanoscience/nanobiotechnology | 305-348-4376 | CP 227 | jinhe@fiu.edu | Study molecular interaction and reaction in a confined nanospace. Develop single-entity detection methods Apply nanobiotechnology to cellular biology and tissue engineering. | N/A |
| Xudong He | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | Computer Science | 305-348-1831 | CASE 364 | hex@cs.fiu.edu | Software system modeling, analysis, and development | A student needs to have solid computer science background, strong analytic ability, and wants to pursue a graduate degree in computer science. Performing formal model modeling and analysis of software systems; and building software systems. |
| Michael Heithaus | Arts, Sciences and Education | Biological Sciences | Marine Biology/Ecology | 305-348-2864 | CASE 453 | heithaus@fiu.edu | Predator-Prey Interactions; Trophic Structure; Animal Behavior | Field work, Lab work, Literature Search, Data Analysis, Manuscript Preparation |
| Kenneth R. Henry | Business | School of Accounting | Accounting Information Systems | 305-348-4210 | MANGO 330 | henryk@fiu.edu | Inter-Organizational systems pattern matching case-based reasoning. | Library research. |
| Deidra Hodges | Engineering and Computing | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Electrical Engineering | 305-348-5091 | EC 3984 | dhodges@fiu.edu | Quantum Circuits, Optoelectronic Devices, Photovoltaics and Radiation Detectors (https://ece.fiu.edu/people/faculty/index.html) Thin Film Photovoltaics and Radiation Detectors Research Group: https://noed.fiu.edu/ | N/A |
| Gail Hollander | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Global and Sociocultural Studies | Geography | 305-348-2593 | SIPA 319 | hollande@fiu.edu | Agriculture and food studies; climate change and urban studies. | Library research; archival document research; interviews and field work |
| Jennifer Houston | Arts, Sciences and Education/Business | Psychology and Marketing & Logistics | -- Leadership -- Management/Human Resources -- Organizational Behavior -- Marketing Strategies -- Consumer Behavior -- eSports Marketing -- Motivation & Emotion -- Teamwork -- Memory, Cognition, Neuropsychology -- I/O Psychology -- Personality -- Occupational Health -- Stress & Coping -- Mental Health | N/A | N/A | jlhousto@fiu.edu | -- Applied memory research and post traumatic stress in the workplace -- Teamwork, inclusion, gender equality, etcetera in the eSports industry -- Mental health in any form | I am open to a variety of skill sets. Aspiring mentees should come with their own ideas for research. |
| Amy Huseby | Arts, Sciences and Education | English | English language & literature; literature and culture of the long nineteenth century, especially the British empire; gender and sexuality; politics and aesthetics; history of science | 305-348-2874 | AC1 354 (BBC), DM 467A (MMC) | ahuseby@fiu.edu | British literature of the long nineteenth century, emphasis on poetry, prosody, and poetics; gender and sexuality; indigeneity, race, colonialism, and empire studies; science and technology studies, especially ecocriticism, social sciences, and mathematics; social justice and political economy; biopolitics | Use of library databases Familiarity with citation methods (specifically MLA and CMS) Ability to write literary or historicized analysis and criticism |
| Joshua Hutcheson | Engineering and Computing | Biomedical Engineering | Cardiovascular disease mechanisms and diagnostics | 305-348-0157 | EC 2612 | jhutches@fiu.edu | Our research goals are to understand the mechanisms through which cells maintain and remodel tissues in order to diagnose, prevent, and treat cardiovascular disease. | Curiosity |
| Krishnaswamy Jayachandran | Arts, Sciences and Education | Earth and Environment | Environmental Microbiology, Soil Science, Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture | 786-382-1777 | AHC5 383 | jayachan@fiu.edu | "Soil Microbiology Agroecology Sustainable Agriculture Climate Smart Agriculture" | Good Laboratory Practice |
| Sumit Kumar Jha | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | Large Language Models, ChatGPT, Diffusion Models | N/A | CAS 384 | jha@cs.fiu.edu | We are interested in building, understanding and employing large language models, such as ChatGPT and other generative models, such as StableDiffusion. Please see papers here: https://sumitkumarjha.com | 1. Interest in a career in research, e.g., becoming a professor, research scientist, government scientist, research labs, corporate research. 2. Interest in pursuing doctoral studies in computer science at FIU. 3. Either a strong programming background or a strong background in mathematics, but not necessarily both. |
| Suman Kakar | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Criminal Justice | Criminal Justice | 305-348-5992 | PCA 352B | kakars@fiu.edu | Law, medicine, crime, juvenile justice, domestic violence, and police. | Library research field research and phone/in-person surveys/interviews. |
| Mohammadamin Kharraz | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | Systems Security | N/A | CASE 320 | mkharraz@fiu.edu | 1. Web security 2. Malware Analysis 3. AI for cybersecurity | We always look for highly motivated undergraduate students to help us on in our cybersecurity projects. The basic requirements is to have some CS background and be interested on applied problems. You can take a look at our publication and projects at https://kharraz.orgor https://theseclab.org. Send us an email at mkharraz@fiu.edu if you would seek for opportunities. |
| Nagesh Kolishetti | Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | Immunology and Nanomedicine | Drug delivery, polymers, nanomedicine, formulations | 305-348-0458 | AHC1 417B | nkolishe@fiu.edu | Nagesh Kolishetti, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Immunology and Nano-Medince at the College of Medicine, FIU. Kolishetti completed his Masters in Chemistry and Ph.D in the area of Polymer Science. Kolishetti's postdoctoral training was focused in the areas of Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery. Before joining FIU, Kolishetti was leading the chemistry division at Partikula LLC, a startup company focused in developing mitochondria targeted therapeutics, platinum prodrugs and metabolic modulators. Kolishetti's current research focus is in the areas of drug delivery and nanomedicine using polymeric and metallic nanoparticles with applications in cancer and HIV therapies. | Motivation to learn and don't leave things in between once started. Research experience in lab is a plus. |
| Jason Kostrna | Arts, Sciences and Education | Teaching & Learning | Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Psychology | 305-919-4074 | AC1 320 | jkostrna@fiu.edu | 1. Sport Psychology - effects of (and interventions on) stress and resultant emotions on decision-making and performance 2. Exercise Psychology - effects of (and interventions on) sociocognitive determinants of physical activity behavior | The research laboratory is located at the Biscayne Bay Campus and while daily attendance at BBC is not required, frequent (typically twice a week) attendance is required. Potential students are encouraged to complete the CITI training program for ethical conduct in Human Subjects Research (HSR), the Social-Behavioral-Educational (SBE) track, as soon as possible. CITI is partnered with FIU and should be no cost to the student. Experience with sport and exercise populations, CPR, and/or first-aid training is preferred but not required. |
| Alex Krasnok | Engineering and Computing | ECE | Quantum/Optics | N/A | EC 3202C | akrasnok@fiu.edu | The Quantum Technology and Metamaterials (QTM) research laboratory, under the guidance of Professor Alex Krasnok [https://www.krasnok.com/], operates within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida International University (FIU). Our primary focus is on investigating quantum technologies and metamaterials, with a strong commitment to fostering innovations in diverse fields. | Background in Physics and Mathematics Programming and Computational Skills Laboratory Techniques and Experimental Skills Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving |
| George J. Kyparisis | Business | Information Systems and Business Analytics | Information Systems and Business Analytics | 305-348-3403 | RB 204B | kyparis@fiu.edu | Research in the area of mathematical scheduling. | Computer programming in Excel/Basic etc. |
| Fenfei Leng | Arts, Sciences and Education | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Biochemistry | 305-348-3277 | AHC4 222 | lengf@fiu.edu | Transcription-coupled DNA supercoiling and Protein-DNA interaction. | N/A |
| Arturo S. Leon | Engineering and Computing | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Flood Control, Stormwater management, Extreme events Modeling | 305-348-1370 | EC 3361 | arleon@fiu.edu | Smart and resilient flood control, mitigation of violent geysers (air-water flows), optimal reservoir operation under uncertainty, sustainable stormwater management, computational hydraulics (CFD) and physical modeling of hydraulic structures. More at: https://web.eng.fiu.edu/arleon/index.html | (1) Highly-motivated students (2) MATLAB experience is desirable but not necessary |
| Robert Lickliter | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Developmental Psychobiology | 305-348-3441 | DM 249 | licklite@fiu.edu | Development of perception fetal learning and memory (animal). | Completed research methods and statistics course. |
| Wei-Chiang Lin | Engineering and Computing | Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering | 305-348-6112 | EC 2673 | wclin@fiu.edu | Optical diagnosis Pediatric brain tumors Pediatric epilepsy. | Optical diagnosis; students should take BME 4562, Biomedical Optics, to enhance their knowledge about optical engineering. Literature search, design, and build prototype instrument (with other graduate students), and discuss research findings with the group. |
| Yuan Liu | Arts, Sciences and Education | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology | 305-348-3628 | CP 338B | yualiu@fiu.edu | Study on trinucleotide repeat instability via DNA damage and repair that is associated with human neurodegenerative disease and cancer. | Students are expected to do their work on the bench. |
| Tara Loughrey | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Behavior Analysis | 305-348-2868 | DM 202 | tloughre@fiu.edu | Behavior analysis applications for parent training, telehealth behavioral health treatment modalities, as well as applications of Skinner's verbal behavior. | Familiarity with single case design and applied research. |
| Todd Makse | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Politics and International Relations | Political Science | 305-348-8451 | SIPA 405 | tmakse@fiu.edu | Elections and voting behavior, legislative politics, public opinion | I would expect the student to have taken American Government (POS 2041), one or more upper-level courses in the area relevant to the research project (e.g. POS 3424, 3443, 4122, 4233). Methods of Political Analysis (POS 3703) would be desirable but not necessary. Library research, online research, data entry using Excel. |
| Anna Maria Fino | Arts, Sciences and Education | Mathematics and Statistics | Mathematics | 305-348-7099 | DM 419B | afino@fiu.edu | Differential Geometry, Complex Geometry, Lie groups | Reading books and papers |
| Niurca Marquez | Honors College/Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Honors College/Religious Studies | Interdisciplinary/Transdisciplinary in Practice as Research and Participatory Action Research, Research Creation, DEI in Design, Collaborative and/or Generative Approaches to Problem-solving, Movement Studies, Religious Studies (Diasporic Religious Practices), and Womanism | 305-348-4100 | DM 353 | niumarqu@fiiu.edu or niurcaelie@gmail.com | Practice as Research and Participatory Action Research Research Creation Emergent Strategies DEI in Design Identity and Intercultural Communication Collaborative and/or Generative Approaches to Problem-solving Operationalizing Conceptual Frameworks Epistemology of Dance Choreographic Frameworks for Wicked Problems The Body and Ritual Diasporic Religious Practices Embodiment/Embodied Learning Womanism Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity. | No prerequisite skills. Only a willingness to engage in deep inquiry. |
| Yamile Marrero | Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Health Services Administration | Health Services Administration | 305-919-4471 | AC1 362A | yamile.marrero@fiu.edu | 1. Aftermath of Roe vs Wade 2. Aftermath of Affirmative Action being struck down (re: collegiate enrollment) 3. Ground floor research and tabulation of findings 4. Dissemination of tables and findings 5. Potential writing of paper for publication | 1. Interest in the topics 2. Desire to expand knowledge base and to share findings with others |
| Jose Martinez | Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | Internal Medicine | Medicine/Cardiology/ Occupational Health/Healthcare Administration | 954-304-2796 | AHC2 | Jose.MartinezElejalde@baptisthealth.net | Clinical Applied Medical Cardiology Case Studies | Data Analysis |
| Lindsey B. Maxwell | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | History | Religious History and History of Education, Digital History, Network Analysis, Social Studies Secondary Education, Gaming Studies | 305-348-0179 | SIPAII 331 | lmaxwell@fiu.edu | My interests are divided into two major branches: 1) The history of homeschooling, particularly by studying the formation of social networks through periodicals and literature. I am interested in how these networks shaped American politics, religion, and education policy in the late twentieth/twenty-first centuries. 2) Gaming as a form of historical literature. I teach a "History Through Gaming" course and am interested in the transformative presentation of history as mediated by video games and other emergent digital platforms. I especially welcome studies that focus on the integration of gaming and the humanities. | Depending on the topic: Library and/or archival research, scanning & digitization of historical documents, data entry using Excel, solid writing and communication skills. |
| Bruce Mc Cord | Arts, Sciences and Education | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Analytical/Forensic Chemistry | 305-348-7543 | CP 313 | mccordb@fiu.edu | Genetic typing of nucleic acids, microfluidic detection of drugs in body fluids, electrospray mass spectrometry, and nanomolecular devices. | Running experiments under the supervision of myself and advanced graduate students. |
| Anthony Mcgoron | Engineering and Computing | Biomedical Engineering | Image Guided Therapy for Cancer | 305-348-1352 | EC 2442 | mcgorona@fiu.edu | 1. Image Guided Therapy: Drug delivery/drug development for cancer imaging and therapy 2. Molecular Imaging: Nuclear Medicine and Optical Imaging 3. Nanotechnology | Nanoparticle based drug development for simultaneous imaging and therapy. Students will learn cell culture techniques. Should know how to use Excel, PowerPoint, and Matlab. Students would assist graduate students in the laboratory with their experiments. This may be theoretical (computational modeling, computer algorithms, etc.), wet lab (simple chemistry, cell culture, drug dosing, cell toxicity assays). Mechanically building or assembling devices or instruments necessary for the research. Ordering materials in the lab. Keeping inventory. Helping to keep the laboratory maintained. Students will do literature search, compile data, and learn to present data. |
| Assefa Melesse | Arts, Sciences and Education | Earth and Environment | Environmental Studies | 305-348-6518 | CASE 168 | melessea@fiu.edu | Spatially distributed watershed modeling, geospatial applications to hydrology, wetland restoration evaluation, vegetation pattern, and hydraulic response modeling. | Library research, field experimenting, and modeling. |
| Mohiaddin Messbahi | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Politics and International Relations | International Relations | 305-348-1857 | SIPA 435 | mesbahim@fiu.edu | Culture and religion in int'L relations, Islam and world politics, int'L relations of Central Asia, and Middle East national security studies. | Library research. |
| Eric Messersmith | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Asian Studies | Asian Studies | 305-348-2186 | DM 342C | messerse@fiu.edu | Zen Buddhism, tea Ceremony, and martial arts. | Library research and field work |
| Jaroslava Miksovska | Arts, Sciences and Education | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Biophysics | 305-798-0792 | CP 328 | miksovsk@fiu.edu | Characterization structure dynamic function relationship in heme proteins and calcium transducer using time resolved spectroscopic technique with combination with molecular dynamic simulations. Specifically we are insterested in: I) structural features that modulate protein enzymatic activity and signaling processes. II) molecular mechanism of allosteric control in neuronal calcium sensors iii) the role of neuronal calcium sensors in neurotoxicity | "basic computer skills including data analysis in Microsoft Excel interest in biomolecular sciences lab experience (general chemistry, biology etc)" |
| Audrey Miller | Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Nursing and Health Sciences | Nursing | 305-348-4570 | AHC3 525A | apemille@fiu.edu | Preventive health care for Children. Oral health care for Children nutrition. Sickle Cell Anemia. | Preventive health care for Children. The student must have a working knowledge on literature review and search and an interest in children's health. Library research, literature review, and data collection. |
| De Etta Mills | Arts, Sciences and Education | Biological Sciences | Biology/IFRI | 305-348-7410 | OE 118 | millsd@fiu.edu | Molecular DNA profiling of soil microbial communities, non-human DNA profiling for equine, bovine and avian forensics. | Running experiments. |
| Matthew C. Mirow | Law | Law | Law, Legal History, Latin American Law | 305-348-8347 | RDB 2063 | mirowm@fiu.edu | Latin American constitutional law, and legal history. | Running experiments. |
| Anthony Miyazaki | Business | Marketing and Logistics | Marketing | 305-348-2571 | RB 333 | miyazaki@fiu.edu | Communication of risk information for products and services; privacy issues in online marketing; pricing practices of service firms. | Assist in development of research scope; conduct some library research; help in collecting, coding, and analyzing data; assist in writing research paper. |
| Rebecca Mojica | Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Occupational Therapy | Occupational Therapy Adult Rehabilitation , Management | 305-348-8122 | AHC3 421 | remoji@fiu.edu | Culture & Diversity Occupation Based Interventions Mental Health Aging in Place | N/A |
| Michaela Moura-Kocoglu | Arts, Sciences and Education | Center for Women's and Gender Studies | Feminist Theory; Gender Violence; Gender Dimension of Genocide; Indigenous Feminism and Literature | 305-348-1201 | DM 210 | mmoura@fiu.edu | Women and Genocide Global Online Gender Violence Indigenous Feminism | Ideal candidates have taken at least one Women's and Gender Studies course, and an interest in gender/ social justice issues. Expectations: Well-developed research skills (library and online); conduct interviews or surveys; solid writing skills. |
| Andre Naranjo | Arts, Sciences and Education | Biological Sciences | Biology, Botany, Ecology, and Environment Topics | 305-348-2201 | OE 232 | anaranjo@fiu.edu | Andre Naranjo is the Botanical Curator of the Wertheim Conservatory. A Miami native, with a PhD from University of Florida, he joined FIU in 2022. Research involves phylogenetics and biogeography of plants in the North American Coastal Plain and Caribbean Biodiversity hotspots. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andre_Naranjo He is interested in engaging honors students to increase awareness of endangered ecosystems and species in South Florida and surrounding areas. At the International Center for Tropical Botany, one may join in studies of tropical plant classification, working with either living plants or herbarium specimens, or both. | Interest in botany, ecology, and environment |
| Rajamani Narayanan | Arts, Sciences and Education | Physics | Theoretical Nuclear Physics | 305-348-1012 | ASTRO 204 | narayanr@fiu.edu | Theory of elementary particles (quarks, electrons etc.) and the evolution of the universe close to the big-bang era. | Use visualization techniques on the computer to understand some properties of elementary particles in nature. |
| Eliza Nelson | Arts, Science and Education | Psychology | Developmental Science, Cognitive Neuroscience | 305-348-4894 | DM 206 | elnelson@fiu.edu | Laterality and fine motor skill in children and nonhuman primates. Visit hands.fiu.edu for more information. | For child research: complete required online CITI trainings, and be fingerprinted/complete background check to work in MDCPS. For monkey research: complete required online CITI trainings, attend safety seminar provided by Monkey Jungle staff, provide proof of negative TB skin test, and provide proof of COVID-19 primary vaccine series to work in animal areas. All prospective research assistants must have basic computer skills. Transportation is required to be able to participate in data collection off-campus. Preferred qualifications: experience working with children and/or animals, depending on interests. |
| Marilys Nepomechie | Communication, Architecture + The Arts | School of Architecture | Architecture | 305-348-1887 | PCA 283B | nepomech@fiu.edu | Mid-century architecture and Miami and Havana hotel architecture housing | Library research, Digital model building, and Interviews/ filming. |
| William Newburry | Business | Business | Management and International Business | 305-348-1103 | MANGO 446 | newburry@fiu.edu | Factors influencing corporate reputations of emerging market multinationals and operational difficulties of emerging market multinationals (e.g., Multilatinas) when they invest in developed countries. | Either of the topics above. Student would need the ability and motivation to conduct secondary research, along with some basic exposure to the process of questionnaire development. Student must be able to perform library research, questionnaire development and administration. |
| Diann Newman | Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | Human Relations/Organizational Behavior | 305-919-4523 | HM 214 | newmand@fiu.edu | Emotional Intelligence leadership. | Library research and data collection. |
| Kevin O'Shea | Arts, Sciences and Education | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Organic Chemistry | 305-348-3968 | CP 310 | osheak@fiu.edu | Photochemistry and environmental chemistry. | Literature search and laboratory work. |
| Olatokunbo Osibogun | Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work | Epidemiology | Public Health, Epidemiology | 305-348-7826 | AHC5 481 | oosibogu@fiu.edu | Cardiovascular health, Tobacco control, Women's health | Statistical skills, literature review |
| Nezih Pala | Engineering and Computing | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Engineering | 305-348-3016 | EC3975 | npala@fiu.edu | Indoor localization for smart building applications. Portable biosensors. Portable THZ cameras for security imaging. | Designing and implementing circuits, programming. |
| Andrea Patrucco | Business | Marketing and Logistics | Supply Chain Management, Public Procurement | 305-348-5044 | RB 344B | apatrucc@fiu.edu | "My research interests are in the field of management of buyer-supplier relationships in both the private and public sectors. So, my research interests are at the intersection of supply chain management and public policy. I am one of the academic leaders of the International Research Study on Public Procurement Research group, and I actively collaborate with government organizations in the United States, such as the National Association of State Procurement Officers and the National Institute of Government Purchasing." | My research is mostly quantitative and survey-based. So basic statistical skills are required for data analysis, together with the willingness to conduct survey-based research |
| Amy Paul-Ward | Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Occupational Therapy | Occupational Therapy And Medical Anthropology | 305-348-3104 | AHC3 424A | paulward@fiu.edu | Understanding the experience of adolescents in foster care and improving the transitional outcomes of adolescents leaving the foster care system. | Literature reviews, questionnaire development, one on one interviews with participants, and data entry. |
| Frederick Perry | Business | School of Accounting | Legal Environment of Business | 305-348-2581 | MANGO 328 | fvperry@fiu.edu | The International Law of Terrorism | N/A |
| Jeremy Pettit | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Clinical Psychology | 305-348-1671 | AHC1 249A | jpettit@fiu.edu | Depression and suicide-related behaviors | Must have some prior research experience in psychology and depends on the nature of the project. |
| Garrett Pierman | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Political Science | Political Theory, International Relations, Philosophy, Contemporary Political Theory, Philosophy of Technology | N/A | N/A | gpierman@fiu.edu | My current project focuses on the ways in which the internet has become a space in which democratic politics is increasingly difficult. I am also interested in the politics of race, class, and gender and the theorization of world-altering events. | Strong analytical skills, critical thinking, library research, and commitment to learning. |
| Zachary Pietrantoni | Arts, Sciences and Education | Counseling, Recreation, and School Psychology | School counseling | N/A | ZEB 271B | zpietran@fiu.edu | Research interests are in child maltreatment prevention education, human rights education, and cross-cultural education. | Basic understanding of research methods |
| Vladimir A. Pozdin | Engineering and Computing | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Wearable health monitoring devices, organic electronics, and microphysiological systems. | 305-348-7788 | EC 3982 | vpozdin@fiu.edu | Flexible electronics and novel optical sensors for wearable health monitoring devices. Instrumented microphysiological system for directed cell growth. | Micro/nanofabrication for flexible circuit boards, PCB layout, Silicon Labs firmware development, Wi-Fi security protocols, flexible antenna design, optical device fabrication and characterization, cell culture, chemical synthesis. Mostly importantly, willingness to learn new topics and skills. |
| Nagarajan Prabakar | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | College of Engineering | 305-348-2033 | CASE 382 | prabakar@cis.fiu.edu | database applications; telepresence robotics; Software design for robot navigation; Coordination of swarm of telepresence robots; Educational game design for school children | I would expect a very rigorous system development work |
| Nipesh Pradhananga | Engineering and Computing | Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability | Construction Technology and Visualization | 305-348-0224 | EC 2983 | npradhan@fiu.edu | Interested in application of virtual reality, 3d modeling, real-time sensors and data analysis in construction engineering problems | Prepare for, design and conduct experiments; analyze data from the experiments |
| Bianca Premo | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | History | Latin American History | 305-348-1862 | SIPAII 324 | premob@fiu.edu | Specialist in the history of Latin America, children and gender in Latin American history, Latin American history of reproduction and reproductive rights, Spanish colonial period law, Indigenous history, and the legal history of slavery. Check out my website: biancapremo.com to learn a bit about my research. | Would work especially well with students who speak Spanish or Portuguese, are interested in learning how to read historical paleography as part of their research on the colonial period, or are interested in modern history of childhood and gender. |
| Shannon Pruden | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Psychology/Developmental Science | 305-348-2784 | DM 260 | sdick@fiu.edu | Dr. Pruden's research program, the Project on Language and Spatial Development, aims to understand how children acquire language, particularly those words that describe the spatial and relational world (i.e., motion verbs, spatial prepositions and dimensional adjectives; e.g., running, under, and big). She explores the causes and consequences of individual and sex differences in spatial language and spatial cognition in both child and adult populations. Her recent research examines cognitive, cultural and biological causes of individual and sex differences in spatial language and cognition. | Completed research methods and statistics course. Library research, must be comfortable with working with young children, data collection, data coding, transcription and coding of videos, some experience with statistical software and coding is recommended (e.g., R, Python). Opportunities available for learning eye tracking, eye-blink conditioning, structural MRI, and EEG. Must demonstrate independence and motivation to learn new scientific skills. |
| Jean Rahier | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Global and Sociocultural Studies | Social and Cultural Anthropology | 305-348-0224 | SIPA 328 | jrahier@fiu.edu | Cultures and performances of the African diaspora black immigrants to the United States race relations in Latin America. | Project dependent. If the project is an anthropological one, library research and fieldwork (at the very least) would be necessary. |
| Sharan Ramaswamy | Engineering and Computing | Biomedical Engineering | Stem Cell Mechanobiology, cardiovascular mechanics, heart valve tissue engineering | 305-348-2532 | EC 2361 | sramaswa@fiu.edu | Platelet adhesion studies, Heart valve substitute developments | Literature searches, experiments, and scientific writing |
| Jessica Ramella-Roman | Engineering and Computing | Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Optics | 305-348-3015 | AHC4 330 | jramella@fiu.edu | Non linear microscopy, polarization based imaging and microscopy. Optical imaging tool for vision. | Some knowledge of matlab. Willingness to learn independently. |
| Neil Ramsay | Communication, Architecture + The Arts | Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator | Economics, Design, Art, Systems-Thinking | 305-919-4083 | AC2 150 (BBC Campus) | nramsay@fiu.edu | Website: www.TheCreativeEconomist.com Interests: The Applied Economics of Art + Design New Naturalism Landscape Design Text-Based Art Projects/Work: TXTNFT Collective, Based in Bowery NYC - Mission: To Create And Contextualize Decentralized Books, Art, Poetry, Theory and Practice using NFT and related Web3 Technologies. 9' x 9' NATIVE GARDENS, Community Regenerative Systems. A modular community based system for residential green pockets and greening distributed by the population of 7 - 12 y/o. Pilot program at BCPS Plantation Elementary beginning FALL 2023, Environmental and Computer Science Applied STEM ArtMouth LLC, The Art Practice of Neil Ramsay, The Creative Economist www.ArtsUPconcepts.com IG @ArtMouth @TheCreativeEconomist | Curiosity Creative Thinking Critical Thinking Current Events Social Consciousness ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS Excel Spreadsheets Word PPT Canva Adobe PhotoShop Graphic Design Social Media Management Public Relations A good attitude and eagerness to do things. |
| Raju Rangaswami | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | Computer Science | 305-348-6230 | CASE 386 | raju@cis.fiu.edu | Operating systems, storage systems, and multimedia security. | Student will typically work on formulating a new problem, create a solution, implement the solution, and evaluate it with experiments. |
| Raphael Raptis | Arts, Sciences and Education | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Inorganic Chemistry, X-ray Crystallography | 305-348-7529 | VH 203 | rraptis@fiu.edu | Synthesis and study of redox-active multinuclear transition metal complexes. Study of electron transfer, charge localization/delocalization, catalysis, MRI contrast agents, radiochemistry. | General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and labs, interest in a research career. |
| Joerg Reinhold | Arts, Sciences and Education | Physics | Physics | 305-348-6422 | CP208 | reinhold@fiu.edu | Research and development on new detectors for particle and nuclear physics. Data analysis and Monte Carlo simulations for nuclear physics experiments. Monte Carlo simulations for Medical Physics problems. | Research and development on new detectors for particle and nuclear physics. Data analysis and Monte Carlo simulations for nuclear physics experiments. Monte Carlo simulations for Medical Physics problems. Students should have taken the introductory sequence Physics w/Calculus and at a minimum currently be enrolled in Modern Physics. Knowledge of a programing language, especially C or C++ is desirable.Testing detectors, analyzing data, running computer simulations. |
| Rokeshia Renné Ashley | Communication, Architecture + The Arts | Communication | Health Communication; Black Studies; Maternal Health; Body Image & Modification | 305-919-4164 | BBC AC2 Suite 339D | rashley@fiu.edu | Research on Black women's bodies and Black maternal health | "Experience with creating literature reviews and annotated bibliographies. Able to use word processors. Intermediate social media search techniques. Novice knowledge of qualitative methods. " |
| Robinson Reyes Pena | Business | Finance | Retirement System and/or International Finance | 305-348-2680 | RB228A | roreyes@fiu.edu | Under Retirement System: US public pension plans funding Long-term investments Under International Finance: Cross-border regulatory arbitrage Short Selling Tax avoidance | Ideally some knowledge on statistical software (e.g., Stata). However, this is not a requirement. |
| Shabnam Rezapour | Engineering and Computing | Enterprise and Logistics Engineering | Systems Engineering | 305-348-2256 | CEC 3114 | srezapou@fiu.edu | Resilient communities, disaster management, supply chain management, risk analysis | Optimization, data analytics, machine learning (reinforcement learning), mathematical modeling, prediction techniques |
| James Riach | Arts, Sciences and Education | Earth and Environment | Anthropology | 305-348-1209 | AHC5 366 | riachj@fiu.edu | 1. Community-based resource management in rural Amazonian populations. 2. Creative approaches to integrated health, development, and conservation strategies in rainforest environments. 3. Ethnoecology/ethnobotany | Library research and first hand field work involving interviews and possibly sampling of any of the following: plants, animals, water, or soil. |
| Jorge Riera Diaz | Engineering and Computing | Biomedical Engineering | Neuroscience, Brain Imaging, Computation/Modeling | 305-348-4948 | EC 2602 | jrieradi@fiu.edu | The primary research interest of the Neuronal Mass Dynamics (NMD) laboratory is the development of methods for the integration of different brain imaging modalities. These methods will found direct translations into clinical practice, for instance in the diagnosis and intervention of a variety of brain disorders. Although epilepsy and migraine constitute our primary focuses of attention, other brain disorders (e.g., Alzheimer Disease and Autism) will be included later on in our portfolio. For each disorder, our research focused on three major areas: a) abnormalities of the cortical microcircuits, b) the biophysics of the neurovascular decoupling and c) genetic imprints by inflammatory processes. These three areas of interest are linked via Biophysical Models developed in the lab. Members from the NMD lab evaluate their methods using pre-clinical models (i.e. rodents) of each brain disorder and, in collaborations with local hospitals, translate them into the clinical field. In the NMD lab, two groundbreaking techniques have been developed. The first one is a high-resolution 3D silicon-based probe (Neuronexus Tech) and the second one is an EEG mini-cap both for electrophysiological recordings at different brain scales (Cortech Solutions). These techniques are combined with both standard observation modalities and computational models for mesoscopic phenomena in the cerebral cortex. https://nmd.fiu.edu/ | Either MATLAB programming, willing to perform neurosurgery in rodents, or data mining |
| Tonette S. Rocco | Arts, Sciences and Education | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies | Adult Education and Human Resource Development | 305-348-6151 | ZEB 361A | roccot@fiu.edu | Disability studies, disclosure, older workers, equity issues, and social justice. | Since I have never worked with an undergraduate student, it would depend on the student. |
| Mark Rossi | Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Physical Therapy | Physical Therapy | 305-348-3478 | AHC3 431 | rossim@fiu.edu | Physical performance after knee replacement. Driving safety after right knee replacement. | Library research. Using Equipment in Lab. Organizing data on spreadsheets. |
| Masoud Sadjadi | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | College Of Engineering And Computing | 305-348-1835 | CASE 212E | sadjadi@cs.fiu.edu | Autonomic Computing, Pervasive Computing, Mobile Computing, Distributed Computing, Software Engineering, Adaptive Software, and Adaptive Middleware. | Developing research programs, running experiments, writing technical paper, developing software documentation, and reviewing technical papers. |
| Gretchen Scharnagl | Honors College/Communication, Architecture + The Arts | Art and Art History | Art, Creative Practice | 305-282-2342 | N/A | scharnag@fiu.edu | Environment Nature Earth Human/Non-human intersection Garbology Eco-Materialism Equity Social issues Concrete Poetry Comic Art (not practice, area of teaching) Materiality Installation Art Drawing | No lab. Skills variable. |
| Bennett Schwartz | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Psychology | 305-348-4025 | DM 283 | schwartb@fiu.edu | Primate behavior, animal cognition, and human memory. | N/A |
| Indranil SenGupta | Arts, Sciences and Education | Mathematics and Statistics | Mathematics and Statistics | 305-348-2957 | DM 432 | isengupt@fiu.edu | Financial mathematics, Environmental finance, Data science in finance Click https://faculty.fiu.edu/~isengupt/ | N/A |
| Laura Serbus | Arts, Sciences and Education | Biological Sciences | Cell Biology | 305-348-2201 | AHC1 219B | lserbus@fiu.edu | The cellular and molecular basis for Wolbachia-host interactions. How host environmental conditions affect intracellular Wolbachia proliferation. | Handling and rearing of fruit flies, mass dissections of fruit fly tissues, usage of excel to organize the resulting proteomic data, and mining of online databases/pubmed to further understand and interpret the data. |
| Fang Shu | Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | Hospitality and Tourism Management | Hospitality, Tourism, Service Management/ Philanthropy, CSR, Sustainability | 305-919-4144 | HM 361 | fshu@fiu.edu | "Economic trends in the hospitality/tourism/service industry; Philanthropy/CSR/Sustainability/Nonprofits" | Students would need the ability and motivation to perform library research, data collection, and academic writing. |
| Althea (Vicki) Silvera | FIU Library | Library/English | Caribbean Literature, History And Art | 305-348-3136 | GL 422 | silverav@fiu.edu | Caribbean literature and Caribbean art. | Library research, community activities, and interviews. |
| Natalia Soares Quinete | Arts, Sciences and Education | Chemistry | Emerging Contaminants, Mass Spectrometry, Fate and Behavior of Contaminants | 305-919-4113 | N/A | nsoaresq@fiu.edu | Dr. Quinete research interests are concentrated in the environmental and bioanalytical chemistry areas, focusing on assessing and understanding the sources, distribution, and fate of persistent organic pollutants and emerging contaminants in the different environmental and biological compartment and their potential impacts to humans and animals. More specifically working on the development and improvement of analytical methods based on mass spectrometry (GC-MS and LC-MS) for the determination of several classes of pollutants, such as PFAS, phthalates, in surface water, drinking water, sediments, and biota. | Be motivated, dedicated and eager to learn! |
| Fabian A. Soto | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Cognitive Neuroscience | 305-348-8423 | AHC4 460 | fasoto@fiu.edu | My research program is aimed at understanding how we acquire and generalize knowledge about visual objects. More specifically, I study the interaction between visual encoding and learning. The main idea driving my research is that the way in which objects are encoded determines how we acquire and generalize new knowledge about them and, in turn, new learning about objects affects they way in which they are encoded. I take a highly integrative, inter-disciplinary research approach that combines computational modeling (using both cognitive and neurocomputational models), advanced statistics, behavioral research, and neuroimaging. I use the insights acquired through my basic research program to develop translational studies, aimed at improving our understanding of how face representation is affected in psychopathology. | "There are two types of project in which students can participate: 1) Experimental psychological research: typically in the areas of face perception and/or learning. Students should have basic knowledge of statistics and research methods (with high grades in corresponding coursework). No other skills are necessary (all skills will be learned during the project), except for proficiency with computers. 2) Re-analysis of brain imaging data and simulation work: the goal of these projects is to develop new tools for the analysis of brain imaging data. Students should have a strong quantitative background, and knowledge of statistics and programming (python and/or R are preferred)." |
| Neptune Srimal | Arts, Sciences and Education | Earth and Environment | Earth Sciences | 305-919-5969 | AC1 380A | srimal@fiu.edu | Prof. Neptune Srimal’s research deals with the evolution of mountain belts with special emphasis on the Himalayas. His research recently took him to remote corners of the two ends of the Himalaya in India. He is proposing a new model for the evolution of collisional mountain belts like the Himalaya that looks into the pre-collisional extension as the driving force for the metamorphism, sedimentation and early magmatism of such collisional mountain belts. | No earlier research experience is needed for the mentees although the prospective candidate should be a science major, preferably with some geology and/or chemistry background. Most of the work involves basic geologic lab practices, compiling and plotting data along with some optional advanced work on sophisticated lab equipment like Electron Microprobe and Mass spectrometers. Students might have to travel to University of Florida facilities at Gainesville for some of the work. |
| Dionne Stephens | Arts, Sciences and Education | Psychology | Psychology and African Diaspora Studies | 305-348-1809 | DM 203 | stephens@fiu.edu | Sexual risk taking, health disparities, racial/ ethnic minority women, sexual/ dating scripts, and identity development. | Library research, running experiments, entering data, transcription, preparing conference presentations, and recruitment of research sites. |
| Philip Stoddard | Arts, Sciences and Education | Biological Sciences | Biology | 305-348-0378 | AHC1 219C | stoddard@fiu.edu | Animal behavior endocrinology. Electric fish, tiny cousins of the formidable electric eel that communicate with electric signals. Explore communication at every level, from the ecological forces that drive natural selection, to behavioral signaling and mate choice, to neurochemistry and endocrinology of signal contorl, to metabolic partitioning and physiological trade-offs, to the proteins that move ionic charge. | Summarize literature design, run experiments, analyze data, and write a research paper. |
| Alexandra Coso Strong | Engineering and Computing | School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education | Engineering Design Education, Systems Design, Faculty Development | 305-348-2480 | EC 1269 | alexandra.strong@fiu.edu | Currently, my research team, ReDes, (a.k.a. researching engineering, design, and educational systems) includes a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students. We collaborate on a range of projects in areas such as • engineering design education: Through this work, my team and I are trying to understand how to improve design education for engineers both by understanding what happens in the classroom now and what engineers experience in industry. • educational change at Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Many of the projects we work on focus on students and instructors at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, like FIU. One project, for instance, is exploring how to better support lecturers within engineering departments at HSIs who are trying to improve student learning and the student experience in their courses. • graduate engineering education: Graduate students are often an underrepresented group within educational research. Given that some will become faculty members, they are also a critical part of how we might bring about educational change within engineering. Thus, I have a few upcoming projects that are examining the experiences of graduate students in engineering. | Enthusiasm for exploring and enhancing engineering education. Passion and patience for learning new research methods. Desire to collaborate with others to learn and conduct research. Researchers in this group use both qualitative (e.g., interviews, analysis of documents/text) and quantitative (e.g., surveys, statistical analysis) research methods. In addition, we do a lot of reading of research articles to learn more about previous research and to help us better explore our areas of interest. |
| Jacob David Sudol | Communication, Architecture + The Arts | School of Music | Music Technology and composition | 305-348-0109 | WPAC 145B | jsudol@fiu.edu | Music technology, psychoacoustics, and music composition. | Library and online research, and developing hardware, software, creative projects, and cultural studies (particularly East Asian culture). |
| Michael Sukop | Arts, Sciences and Education | Earth and Environment | Hydrogeology | 305-348-3117 | PC 326 | sukopm@fiu.edu | Computer modeling of fluids, chemicals, and heat; developing graphical user interfaces for computer models; laboratory measurements of effective porosity in carbonate rocks. | Library research, computer modeling, computer code development, laboratory and field work. |
| Ruimin Sun | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | Cybersecurity | 305-348-7984 | CASE 317 | rsun@fiu.edu | Computer security, machine learning, model privacy, embedded devices, and PLC security | Required: 1. Programming with python and C++ 2. Project management with Github 3. Familiar with academic writing tools, e.g. latex Preferred: 1. fast learner 2. good communication skills |
| Krishnamurthy Surysekar | Business | School of Accounting | Accounting | 305-348-3259 | MANGO 341 | suryseka@fiu.edu | The ethical dimensions of executive compensation, what can we learn from the Enron and other accounting scandals?, and is more regulation of the accounting profession needed? | Library research and writing. |
| James Sutton | Arts, Sciences and Education | English | English (Renaissance Studies) | 305-348-1270 | DM 452 | suttonj@fiu.edu | Shakespeare related topics; Renaissance literature; Renaissance cultural studies. | A lot of library and internet research on their topic in first semester, and a carefully plotted and planned writing schedule in the second, resulting in a first rate thesis of 40-50 pages with a substantial bibliography. |
| Ibrahim N. Tansel | Engineering and Computing | Mechanical And Materials Engineering | Engineering | 305-348-3304 | EC 3474 | tanseli@fiu.edu | 1) Modeling and interpretation 2) Development of health monitoring systems | 1) Literature survey 2) Performing experiments 3) Writing paper. |
| Kimberly Taylor | Business | Marketing & Logistics | Consumer behavior, healthcare marketing, cause related marketing, and decision making | 305-348-2571 | RB 333 | taylork@fiu.edu | My main area of research is focused in consumer behavior and decision making. I also study negotiations, cause related marketing, healthcare marketing and decision making, and non profit marketing. I primarily do experimental research or focus group qualitative work. | Organizational skills some background in statistics or research would be useful but not required |
| Jamie Theobald | Arts, Sciences and Education | Biological Sciences | Neurobiology | 305-348-7319 | CASE 110 | theobald@fiu.edu | Insect neurobiology and behavior mathematical modeling of neurobiology and behavior | Depending on the project, lab work with insects, data collection, and possibly field collecting and filming. Also for some types of projects, programming, mathematical modeling, and simulation. |
| Mark Thibodeau | Business | Real Estate | Real Estate | 305-779-9249 | FIU Downtown on Brickell 1101 Brickell Avenue, S 1107 | mthibode@fiu.edu | Real Estate Prices and Markets, Externalities, Institutions, and Real Estate Financing | N/A |
| Markus Thiel | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Politics and International Relations | Political Science | 305-348-2323 | SIPA 403 | thielm@fiu.edu | European Politics, international relations and regionalism/regional Integration. | Library and online research, and possible field work (depending on the subject). |
| M.O. Thirunarayanan | Arts, Sciences and Education | Teaching and Learning | Learning Technologies | 305-348-2085 | ZEB 344A | thiru@fiu.edu | Impact of Technology on Education and Society; Training Teachers to Use Technology to Facilitate Teaching and Learning; Creativity; Entrepreneurship. | They should complete human subjects training. Students should be able to search library and other databases to locate and retrieve scholarly papers, develop surveys, collect data, and computerize the data for analysis. Knowledge of SPSS will be helpful. |
| Fereshteh Toosi | Arts, Sciences and Education | Art and Art History | Art and Digital Media | 305-348-2897 | VH236 | fhamidit@fiu.edu | Public art, performance art, environmental art, socially-engaged art, activism, digital art, documentary, VR, AR, environmental studies, nature contact, non-human communication, climate change, ecology, emergent strategy, Anthropocene studies, horticultural therapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, walking and pilgrimage, mindfulness, mental health, complementary medicine, herbalism. The Nature Connection Arts Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory dedicated to exploring the connection between non-human and human health through contemplative art and creative research. By engaging the mutual benefits of nature connection, our projects support a creative culture to resist climate crisis and ecological devastation. Read more on the website and email me if you have any questions: http://fereshteh.net/project/nature-connection-arts-lab/ | Curiosity, enthusiasm, and experience with documentary, video, and performing arts will be very helpful. An interdisciplinary interest in both nature and culture is a must. Students may be involved with many different activities, from grant writing, documentation, phone calls, marketing, library and internet research. Assisting with studio projects may involve occasional field trips around South Florida. |
| Andres Tremante | Engineering and Computing | Mechanical and Materials Engineering | Thermo Fluids | 305-348-0149 | EC 3362 | tremante@fiu.edu | Renewable energy power systems, biofuels, thermodynamics, fluid Mechanics, and heat transfer. | Library research. |
| Nikolaos Tsoukias | Engineering and Computing | Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering | 305-348-7291 | EC 2674 | tsoukias@fiu.edu | Cell electrophysiology and Calcium dynamics Vasoreactive signaling in microcirculation Ion channel expression in hypertension | N/A |
| Selcuk Uluagac | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | Cybersecurity, Privacy, Internet of Things, Ransomware, Forensics | 305-348-3710 | EC 3141 | suluagac@fiu.edu | Please see the list of sample studies at the following websites as well as more information about Professor. Selcuk Uluagac. https://nweb.eng.fiu.edu/selcuk/; https://csl.fiu.edu/people/; https://csl.fiu.edu/publications/; https://cybercorps-sfs.fiu.edu/fiu-sfs-students/; https://cybercorps-sfs.fiu.edu/success-stories/ | Good computer programming skills (any would work) or willing to learn and good writing skills. |
| Victor M. Uribe | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | History | History | 305-348-2961 | DM 398 | uribev@fiu.edu | Colombian migration to the United States (recent), domestic violence (history of), and legislation on money laundering evaluation. | Library research; conducting electronic survey; gathering database. |
| Walter Van Hamme | Arts, Sciences and Education | Physics | Astronomy | 305-348-3670 | CASE 461 | vanhamme@fiu.edu | Modeling binary star light and velocity curves, interacting binary stars, and extrasolar planets. | Literature search, learning how to use certain computer programs, data entering, and computer experiments. |
| Enrique Villamor | Arts, Sciences and Education | Mathematics and Statistics | Mathematics | 305-348-2056 | DM 414B | villamor@fiu.edu | Differential equations Applied calculus Numerical analysis. | Read books and papers. |
| Eric Wagner | Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work | School of Social Work | Clinical Psychology | 305-348-5612 | AHC5 536 | wagnere@fiu.edu | My research group has four ongoing NIH-funded clinical research projects, all of which involve the evaluation and testing of intervention approaches for teenagers with substance use and related problems (e.g., interpersonal aggression, HIV risk). | Library research, phoning subjects, and running experiments are all possibilities |
| Lufan Wang | Engineering and Computing | Moss Department of Construction Management | Construction Management | 305-348-3172 | EC 2934 | lufwang@fiu.edu | - Smart, sustainable, and resilient buildings, infrastructure systems, and cities - Big data analytics and machine learning - Building energy and water efficiency - Energy-water nexus - Human-centered analysis - Digital twin | - Programming (e.g., Python, R) - Automation and AI (e.g., Machine learning, deep learning, computer vision) |
| Marcie Washington | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Politics and International Relations | International Relations | 305-348-3754 | SIPA 414 | mrwashin@fiu.edu | Collective action and conflict; State security and migration; memory,time,space, identity, and conflict; and peace and conflict studies | Depending on the subject, students will engage in either library and online research or field work. |
| James Webb | Arts, Sciences and Education | Physics | Astronomy/Astrophysics | 305-348-3964 | ASTRO 201 | webbj@fiu.edu | Extragalactic astrophysics - specializing in quasars, supermassive black holes theory and observations. Life in the universe Physics of music | Basic grounding in physics and/or astronomy |
| Stephen Winkle | Arts, Sciences and Education | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Biophysical Chemistry | 305-348-2855 | CP 309 | winkles@fiu.edu | Protein binding to DNAs, carcinogen binding to DNAs, and unusual protein structures | Conducting experiments and analyzing their results. |
| Stanislaw F. Wnuk | Arts, Sciences and Education | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Chemistry | 305-348-6195 | CP 352 | wnuk@fiu.edu | Organic chemistry of nucleosides with applications in biochemistry and in anticancer and antiviral medicine. Research involving invention of mechanism-based inhibitors of enzymes vital to cancer cell and/or virus proliferation. | Running experiments and analyzing spectroscopic data. Literature research. |
| Kirsten E. Wood | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | History | History | 305-348-2803 | DM 396 | woodk@fiu.edu | Taverns, hotels, bars, and restaurants in the United States and the Caribbean, 1780-1900 travel narratives in the United States and the Caribbean, and 1780-1860 comparative gender roles in the United States and Great Britain. | Library/archival research. |
| Nicholas Wright | Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs | Economics | Economics | N/A | N/A | nicwrigh@fiu.edu | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4914-6997 | N/A |
| Yanzhao Wu | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | Machine Learning, Big Data, Edge Computing, Deep Learning, Distributed Systems | 305-348-1508 | CASE 212D | yawu@fiu.edu | My research interests are primarily centered on the intersection of machine learning and computing systems, including machine learning algorithm and system optimizations, deep learning, edge AI, big data analytics, and their real-world applications. | Programming: Python (or Java, C/C++) |
| Mehmet Yavas | Arts, Sciences and Education | English | Linguistics | 305-348-2992 | DM 468A | yavasm@fiu.edu | Acquisition of first language sound system; Acquisition of sound systems in bilingual children. | Data collection and transcription. |
| Michael Yawney | Communication, Architecture + The Arts | Theatre and Honors College | Theatre | 305-348-7545 | WPAC 139A | myawney@fiu.edu | Dramaturgy-devised and verbatim theater | The activity would depend upon the project. However, almost all theater work starts with research, either in the library or in the field. This is usually followed by extensive notes, rehearsals or sketches looking for an approach to the projects artistic needs using the research. The final stage assembles the actual project. |
| Changwon Yoo | Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work | Biostatistics | Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Statistical Genomics, Bioinformatics | 305-348-4906 | AHC5 472 | cyoo@fiu.edu | I am the head of the Statistical Machine Learning Group (SMLG) within the Biostatistics Department at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work at Florida International University. Our primary focus revolves around the examination of large and intricate datasets using Big Data Analytics (BDA), encompassing statistical and machine learning techniques. The scope of SMLG projects extends from developing clinical translational models to investigating gene-gene and gene-environment interactions in chronic diseases through the application of BDA methodologies. Visit http://smlg.fiu.edu/ for more information. | - Proficiency in math - Proficiency in programming languages or willing to learn them |
| Mirroslav Yotov | Arts, Sciences and Education | Mathematics and Statistics | Algebra, Algebraic Geometry | 305-348-3170 | DM 413A | yotovm@fiu.edu | Homological Mirror Symmetry Singularities of function on toric spaces Topology of Lefschetz fibrations. | The student will definitely need to work with a lot of books (library)and with preprints online as well. |
| Wenbin Zhang | Engineering and Computing | School of Computing and Information Sciences | School of Computing and Information Sciences | N/A | CASE 333 | wenbin.zhang@fiu.edu | AI, Health Care, Interdisciplinary https://users.cs.fiu.edu/~wbzhang/ There are multiple paid student worker positions available to our graduate students (MS, Ph.D.) and undergraduate students in the lab to work on AI, health care, and interdisciplinary projects. | Preferred Qualifications: - Proficient programming skill preferably in Python. - Experience in Machine Learning - (Bonus) Interdisciplinary background - Excel; writing, reading, and communication skills - Excellent documentation skills - Punctual and ability to meet project deadlines |
| Jinlin Zhao | Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | Strategic Management | 305-919-4540 | HM 356 | zhaoj@fiu.edu | Environmental scanning of hospitality and tourism industry; strategic management in the hospitality and tourism management; competitive analysis of hospitality and tourism companies | Library research, running experiments, or field work. |
| Chun Zhou | Communication, Architecture + The Arts | Communication | Health Communication, Narrative Persuasion | N/A | N/A | chuzhou@fiu.edu | Designing and evaluating persuasive messages using digital communication technologies, such as serious digital games and interactive websites, for health education purposes. Her current research projects examine whether and why digital game features, such as interactivity or narratives enhance persuasive outcomes. | N/A |