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Research Focus Areas: Developing Brain

Institute Members

William Alexander
William Alexander
Associate Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, 310, Boca Raton Campus
Email: walexander@fau.edu
Website
Shailaja Allani
Shailaja Allani
Associate Scientist, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science
Director, Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Office: MC-17, Room 202, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8322
Email: skesaraj@fau.edu
Website
Rindy Anderson
Rindy Anderson
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: BC-90, Room 336, Davie Campus
Phone: 954.236.1144 (Davie), 561.297.4681 (Boca)
Email: andersonr@fau.edu
Website
Gizelle Anzures
Gizelle Anzures, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 206, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3368
Email: ganzures@.fau.edu
Website
Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
Assistant Director and Director of Community Engagement and Programming, Florida Atlantic Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Research Assistant Professor, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 201A, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8559
Email: nbaganz@health.fau.edu
Website
Elan Barenholtz
Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 101, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3433
Email: ebarenho@fau.edu
Website
Lilah Besser
Lilah M. Besser, PhD, MSPH
Assistant Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention
Office: SO-284H, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0614
Email: lbesser@fau.edu
Randy Blakely
Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Executive Director, Florida Atlantic Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Office: MC-22, Room 201G, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8100
Email: rblakely@health.fau.edu
Website
Jana Strickler
Jana Boerner, Ph.D.
Advanced Cell Imaging Core Managing Director, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Office:MC-22, Rm 205B, Jupiter campus
Phone: 561.799.3321
Email: jboerner@fau.edu
Website
Lucia Carvelli
Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor: Neuroscience, Honors College
Office: MC-22, Room 216H, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8115
Email: lcarvelli@fau.edu
Website
Lun-Ching Chang
Lun-Ching Chang
Associate Professor, Mathematics, College of Science
Office: SE43, Room 222, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3351
Email: changl@fau.edu
Website
David Cinalli, Ph.D.
David Cinalli, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Programming, Director of Mobile Minds Program
Office: MC-22, Room 201C, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561-799-8100
Email: dcinalli2013@fau.edu
Andrea Cippitelli, Ph.D.
Andrea Cippitelli, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 309
Phone: 561-297-0896
Email: acippitelli@health.fau.edu
Website
Mare Cudic
Maré Cudic, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Associate Dean for Research, College of Science
Office: SE-43, Room 134
Phone: 561.297.4645
Email: mcudic@fau.edu
Website
Predrag Cudic
Predrag Cudic, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Associate Dean for Research, College of Science
Office: MC-17, Room 208, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8375
Email: pcudic@fau.edu
Website
Ali A. Danesh
Ali A. Danesh, Ph.D., FAAA
Professor, Director of Audiology Clinic, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Education
Professor of Integrated Medical Science, College of Medicine
Office: ED-47, Room 434, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2071
Email: danesh@health.fau.edu
Website
Kevin Darby, Ph.D.
Kevin Darby, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 211, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.6033
Email: darbyk@fau.edu
Website
Michael A. DeDonno
Michael A. DeDonno Ph.D.
Professor, Educational Leadership, College of Education
Integrated Medical Science (Secondary)
Office: ED-47, Room 254
Phone: 561.297.3554
Email: mdedonno@health.fau.edu
Website
Michael R. Dobbs, MD, MHCM
Michael R. Dobbs, MD, MHCM
Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences
FairfaxWood Endowed Chair of Clinical Neurosciences
Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Office: BC71 Rm 338
Phone: 561.297.1575
Email: sgabrielsen@health.fau.edu
Deguo Du
Deguo Du, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science
Office: PS-55, Room 301G, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0094
Email: ddu@fau.edu
Website
Erik Duboue, Ph.D
Erik Duboue, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Wilkes Honors College
Office: RE, Room 205
Phone: 561-799.8069
Email: eduboue@fau.edu
Website
Julie Earles
Julie Earles, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Wilkes Honors College
Office: PSR 203, Jupiter campus
Phone: 561.799.8612
Email: jearles@fau.edu
Website
Erik Engeberg
Erik D. Engeberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
Office: EG-36, Room 178, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0537
Email: eengeberg@fau.edu
Website
Cristina Fenollar Ferrer
Cristina Fenollar Ferrer, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Office: MC-22, Room 305, Jupiter Campus
Email: mfenollarferrer@fau.edu
Gregg Fields
Gregg Fields, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science
Executive Director, I-HEALTH
Vice President for Research
Office: MC-17, Room 211, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8577
Email: fieldsg@fau.edu
Website
Laura Fontenas, Ph.D.
Laura Fontenas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: MC-19, Room 202, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8053
Email: lfontenas@fau.edu
Website
Chad Forbes, Ph.D.,
Chad Forbes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Associate Director, Florida Atlantic Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Office: BS-12, Room 215, Boca Campus
Phone: 561.297.3373
Email: forbesc@fau.edu
Website
Paula Gajewski-Kurdziel, Ph.D.
Paula Gajewski-Kurdziel, Ph.D.
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Office: MC-22, Rm 216, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561-799-8591
Email: pgajewski@health.fau.edu
Behnaz Ghoraani
Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D., SMIEEE
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Office: EE-96, Room 319, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.4031
Email: bghoraani@fau.edu
Website
Tanja Godenschwege
Tanja A. Godenschwege, Ph.D.
Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: MC-19, Room 209, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.297.1390
Email: godensch@fau.edu
Website
Patrick Grant
Patrick Grant, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 313, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.1053
Email: grantp@health.fau.edu
Website
Wendy Guastaferro
Wendy P. Guastaferro, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Office: SO210, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0428
Email: wguastaferro@fau.edu
Website
Kathleen Guthrie
Kathleen Guthrie, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Assistant Director for Graduate Education, Florida Atlantic Stiles-Nicolson Brain Institute
Office: BC-71, Room 208, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0457
Email: kguthrie@health.fau.edu
Website
Maureen Hahn
Maureen Hahn, Ph.D.
Neurobehavior Core Scientific Director
Research Associate Professor, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 216J, John D. MacArthur Campus, Jupiter
Phone: 561.799.8491
Email: hahnm@health.fau.edu
William Hahn, Ph.D.
William Hahn, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
Office: BS-12, Room 405, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2231
Email: whahn@fau.edu
Jason Hallstrom
Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of I-SENSE, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Office: EE-96, Room 324, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.4748
Email: jhallstrom@fau.edu
Website
Erica Hoff, Ph.D.
Erica Hoff, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: ES, Room 274, Davie Campus
Phone: 954.236.1142
Email:ehoff@fau.edu
Website
Sang Hong
Sang Hong, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 209, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2905
Email: shong6@fau.edu
Website
Heather Howard
Heather Howard, MSW, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
Office: SO, Room 317
Phone: 561.297.3969
Email: howardh@fau.edu
Website
Ceylan Isgor
Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 323, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0712
Email: cisgor@health.fau.edu
Website
Hideki Iwamato
Hideki Iwamato, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Rm 216F, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561-799-8591
Email: hiwamoto@health.fau.edu
Website
Kailiang Jia
Kailiang Jia, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Offices: SC-1, Room 261, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.799.8054
Email: kjia@fau.edu
Website
Nancy Aaron Jones
Nancy Aaron Jones, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, College of Science
Office: MC-13, Room 215, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8632
Email: njones@fau.edu
Website
Yunqing (Kevin) Kang
Yunqing (Kevin) Kang
Associate Professor, Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Office: EW 177, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561-297-3943
Email: kangy@fau.edu
Website
Marc Kantorow
Marc Kantorow, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 207, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2910
Email: mkantoro@health.fau.edu
Website
Scott Kelso
J.A. Scott Kelso, Ph.D.
Glenwood and Martha Creech Eminent Scholar in Science and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
Office: BS-12, Room 411, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2229
Email: kelso@ccs.fau.edu
Website
Alan Kersten
Alan Kersten, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 203, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3382
Email: akersten@fau.edu
Website
Andy V. Khamoui
Andy V. Khamoui, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Office: Field House Labs FW11A-128, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.4450
Email: akhamoui@fau.edu
Website
Ania Knapinska, Ph.D.
Ania Knapinska, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: MC-17, Rm 107, Jupiter Campus
Phone:
Email: aknapins@fau.edu
Cheryl Krause-Parello
Cheryl Krause-Parello, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Professor, College of Nursing
Faculty Fellow, (I-HEALTH)
Director, Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors (C-P.A.W.W.)
Office: Boca Campus
Phone: 561.297.0055
Email: ckrausep@health.fau.edu
Website
Corinne Lasmezas, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Corinne Lasmezas, Ph.D., DVM
Director, David and Lynn Nicholson Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Schmidt College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 310, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.228.3456
Email: clasmezas@health.fau.edu
Website
Sarah Milton
Sarah Milton, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: SC-1, Room 288, Boca Raton campus
Phone: 561.297.3327
Email: smilton@fau.edu
Website
Lindsay Montgomery
Lindsay Montgomery, B.S.
Operations & Budget Coordinator
Office: MC-22, Room 201F, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8662
Email: lmontgomery@fau.edu
Rodney Murphey
Rodney Murphey, Ph.D.
Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: MC-19, Room 101, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.297.0384
Email: rmurphey@fau.edu
Website
Akihito Ozawa, Ph.D.
Akihito Ozawa, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 205A
Phone: 561-297-4688
Email: aozawa@health.fau.edu
Website
Alexandra Paz
Alexandra Paz, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow Community Engagement and Programming
Office: MC-22, Room 201C, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561-799-8067
Email: paza2018@fau.edu
Ramin Pashaie
Ramin Pashaie, Ph.D.
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
Office: EE, 317, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.1041
Email: rpashaie@fau.edu
Rodrigo de Oliveira Pena
Rodrigo de Oliveira Pena, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Office: MC-19, Room 109, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8514
Email: penar@fau.edu
Website
Linda Petersen
Linda Petersen
Neuroscience Graduate Program Coordinator
Office: Bldg. SE 43, Room 103A
Phone: 561.297.4989
Email: lpetersen@fau.edu
Website
Gala M. Pierce, M.S.
Gala M. Pierce, M.S.Ed.
Director, Research Programs & Services
Office: MC-22, Room 201H, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8046 (ext. 6-8046)
Email: pierceg@fau.edu
Simon Pieraut, Ph.D.
Simon Pieraut, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: RE-MC-19, Room 106, Jupiter Campus
Phone:
Email: spieraut@fau.edu
Website
Beth A. Pratt, Ph.D., RN
Beth A. Pratt, Ph.D., RN
Assistant Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Associate Director, C-P.A.W.W. Office: Boca Campus, LA, Room 226E
Phone: 561-296-1131
Email: bpratt4@health.fau.edu
Website
Howard Prentice
Howard Prentice, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 225, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0362
Email: hprentic@fau.edu
Website
Ning Quan
Ning Quan, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Rm 216G, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8100
Email: nquan@health.fau.edu
Website
Mahsa Ranji, Ph.D.
Mahsa Ranji, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and I-SENSE Fellow
Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Office: EE, 325, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0089
Email: mranji@fau.edu
Claudia Rodrigues, Ph.D.
Claudia Rodrigues, Ph.D.
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Rm 224, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561-297-2984
Email: crodrigues@health.fau.edu
Monica Rosselli
Monica Rosselli, Ph.D.
Professor and Assistant Chair, Psychology, College of Science
Office: E&S, Room 268A, Davie Campus
Phone: 954.236.1108
Email: mrossell@fau.edu
Website
Adam Schaefer
Adam Schaefer, M.P.H.
Principal Investigator and Epidemiologist
Office: 5600 US 1 North, Ft. Pierce
Phone: 772.242.2311
Email: aschaef3@fau.edu
Website
Susan Schneider, Ph.D.
Susan Schneider, Ph.D.
Director, Center For the Future Mind, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Office:SO 283, Boca Raton Campus
Phone:561-297-3878
Email: sschneider@fau.edu
Website
Wen Shen
Wen Shen, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 229, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0628
Email: wshen@health.fau.edu
Website
Summer Sheremata
Summer Sheremata, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 207, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3362
Email: ssheremata@fau.edu
Website
Robert Stackman
Robert Stackman, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate College
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Science
Office: MC-19, Room 110, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.297.4358
Email: rstackma@fau.edu
Website
Maciej Stawikowski
Maciej Stawikowski, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: PS, Room 310
Phone: (561)297-4871
Email: mstawikowski@fau.edu
Website
Rui Tao
Rui Tao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 327, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0713
Email: rtao@health.fau.edu 
Website
Ruth Tappen
Ruth Tappen, EdD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar, College of Nursing
Office: AZ-79, Room 119, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3188
Email: rtappen@fau.edu
Website
Carol Tessel
Carol Tessel, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders 
Office: 47 - ED 449, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.1138
Email: ctessel@fau.edu
Website
Lawrence Toll, Ph.D
Lawrence Toll, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 215J, Boca Raton Campus
Email: ltoll@health.fau.edu
Website
Henriette Van Praag
Henriette van Praag
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 215G, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8689
Email: hvanpraag@health.fau.edu
vanPraagLab@fau.edu 
Website
Anne van Zelst, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Anne van Zelst, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Director, David and Lynn Nicolson Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research
Assistant Professor, Dept of Communication Sciences & Disorders
Speech-Language Pathologist, College of Education
Office: ED 47 Room 450, Boca Campus
Phone:
Email: avanzelst@health.fau.edu
Website
Laura Vernon
Laura Vernon, Ph.D.
Professor, Wilkes Honors College
Office: MC-19, Room 109, Jupiter campus
Phone: 561.799.8411 
Email: lvernon@fau.edu 
Website
Robert Vertes
Robert Vertes, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 329, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2362
Email: rvertes@fau.edu
Website
Louise Walker, M.Ed.
Louise Walker, M.Ed.
Office Administrator
Office: MC-22, Room 201B, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8300
Email: louisewalker@fau.edu
Hongjie Wang
Hongjie Wang
Assistant Research Professor, Institute for Human Health & Disease Intervention, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Office: MC-17, Jupiter Campus
Email: wangh@fau.edu
Website
Jenny Wei
Jianning (Jenny) Wei, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 210, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0002
Email: jwei@health.fau.edu
Website
Herbert Weissbach
Herbert Weissbach, Ph.D.
Distinguished Research Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: MC-17, Room 225, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8345
Email: hweissba@fau.edu
Website
Teresa Wilcox
Teresa Wilcox, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 101B, Boca Campus
Email: wilcox@fau.edu
Website
Dale Williams
Dale Williams, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Education
Office: ED-23, Room 427, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561-297-3238
Email: dwilliam@fau.edu
Website
Amy Wright
Amy Wright, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Marine Biomedical and Biotechnology Research, HBOI
Office: HB-01, Room 236, Harbor Branch Campus
Phone: 772.242.2459
Email: awright33@fau.edu
Website
John Wu
Jang-Yen (John) Wu, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 241, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0167
Email: jwu@health.fau.edu
Website
Ilyas Yildirim
Ilyas Yildirim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science
Office: MC-17, 224, Jupiter Campus
Email: iyildirim@fau.edu
Website
Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Advanced Cell Imaging Core Scientific Director
Office: MC-22, Room 303, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8575
Email: zhangq@health.fau.edu
Website