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Aerodynamics
Chelakara Subramanian, Professor, Aerospace Engineering. B.E., BMS, Bangalore University; M.E., Indian Institute of Science; Ph.D., University of Newcastle.

Aerospace Instrumentation
Chelakara Subramanian, Professor, Aerospace Engineering. B.E., BMS, Bangalore University; M.E., Indian Institute of Science; Ph.D., University of Newcastle.

Air conditioning systems
Pei-feng Hsu, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. B.S., National Taiwan University; M.S., State University of New York, Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Texas. 

Alternative fuels
Frank Leslie, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science and Ocean Engineering. B.S., Tri-State University; M.S., Florida Institute of Technology.

John Thomas, Research Professor, Biological Sciences; Director, Bio-Energy and Technology Lab. B.S., M.S., Boston University; Ph.D., University of New Hampshire.

Alzheimer's disease
Frank Webbe, Professor of Psychology.  B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida.

Ancient and medieval rhetorical theory
Alan Rosiene, Assistant Professor of English and Humanities.  B.A., Wesleyan University; Ph.D., Northwestern University.

Aquaculture
Junda Lin, Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Xiamen University; M.S., Rutgers University;  Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Jonathan Shenker, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Cornell University; M.S., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Oregon State University.

Artificial intelligence
Jonathan Whitlow, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering. B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Artificial neural networks
Fredric Ham, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.S. E.E., M.S.E.E., Ph.D., Iowa State University.

Artificial reefs
Lee Harris, Associate Professor of Ocean Engineering and Oceanography. B.S., Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University; M.E., University of Florida.

Astronomy
General
Terry Oswalt, Professor of Physics and Space Sciences.  B.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Ohio State University.

Aviation

Accident investigation
Nathaniel Villaire, Professor of Aeronautics; Chair, Graduate Studies, School of Aeronautics. B.S., University of Georgia; M.P.A., Golden Gate University; Ed.S., Ed.D., College of William and Mary.

Airport planning, design and management
William "Russ" Graves, Program Chair and Assistant Professor of Aviation Management. B.S.A.E., Mississippi State University; M.B.A., University of Alabama.

Ballard M. "Mike" Barker, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, School of Aeronautics. B.S.,U.S. Military Academy; M.A., Ph.D., Oklahoma University.

Air traffic control
Nathaniel Villaire, Professor of Aeronautics; Chair, Graduate Studies, School of Aeronautics.  B.S., University of Georgia; M.P.A., Golden Gate University; Ed.S., Ed.D., College of William and Mary.

Aviation human factors
John Deaton, Professor, Program Chair, Human Factors Program, School of Aeronautics. B.A., M.A., San Diego State University; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America. 

Aviation Physiology
Nathaniel Villaire, Professor of Aeronautics; Chair, Graduate Studies, School of Aeronautics. B.S., University of Georgia; M.P.A., Golden Gate University; Ed.S., Ed.D., College of William and Mary.

Safety
Nathaniel Villaire, Professor of Aeronautics; Chair, Graduate Studies, School of Aeronautics.  B.S., University of Georgia; M.P.A., Golden Gate University; Ed.S., Ed.D., College of William and Mary.

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Biology
Conservation
Mark Bush, Professor, Biological Sciences.  B.Sc., University of Hull, U.K.; M.S., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Hull, U.K.

Freshwater and marine
Richard Turner, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head, Biological Sciences. B.S., M.S., University of Maine; Ph.D., University of South Florida.

Molecular
Julia Grimwade, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences. B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., State University of New York-Buffalo.

Circadian rhythms (Biological clocks)
Michael S. Grace, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences. B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Emory University School of Medicine.

Biomedical signal processing and control
Fredric Ham, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E.,  Ph.D., Iowa State University.

Biosensors
Fredric Ham, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E.,  Ph.D., Iowa State University.

Birth defects
Julia Grimwade, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences. B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., State University of New York-Buffalo.

Business
Ethics
Roger Manley, Professor, College of Business. B.S., U.S. Naval Academy; M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Corporate life
Roger Manley, Professor, College of Business. B.S., U.S. Naval Academy; M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Christian ministry to young adults
Rev. Darice K.W. Dawson, Protestant Chaplain. B.A., Eckerd College; M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary.

Civil War
Robert A. Taylor, Department Head, Humanities and Communication. B.A., M.A.,University of South Florida; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Climate change
George Maul, Professor, Oceanography and Head, Department of Marine and Environmental  Systems. B.S., State University of New York; Ph.D., University of Miami.

Combustion systems
Pei-feng Hsu, Professor of Mechanical Engineering. B.S., National Taiwan University; M.S., State University of New York, Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Texas.

Communication
Judith Strother, Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics and Chair, Graduate Programs, Technical and Professional Communication, B.S., University of south Carolina; M.B.A., Florida Institute of Technology; M.A., Antioch University; Ph.D., Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Carol Shehadeh, Assistant Professor, English and Humanities, and Chair, Undergraduate Communication Program. B.A., SUNY-Binghamton; M.A., University of Central Florida.

Community politics
Robert A. Taylor, Associate Professor, Humanities and Communication. B.A., M.A., University of South Florida; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Computing
Computer-aided design
Pierre Larochelle, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Director, Robotics and Spatial Systems Laboratory. B.S.M.E., University of California-San Diego; M.S.M.E., Ph.D., University of California-Irvine.

Computer-based instruction
Sharon Irvin, Assistant Professor, English. B.S., Oshkosh State University; M.A., University of Wisconsin.

Computer graphics
William Shoaff, Associate Professor and Department Headr, Computer Sciences. M.S., University of Florida; B.A.,M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University. 

Databases
Philip Bernhard, Associate Professor, Computer Sciences.  B.A., State University of New York-Oswego; M.S., Ph.D., State University of New York-Albany.

Data mining
Philip Chan, Associate Professor, Computer Sciences. B.S. Southwest Texas State University; M.S., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Columbia University.

Distributed computing
Philip Chan, Associate Professor, Computer Sciencse. B.S. Southwest Texas State University; M.S., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Columbia University.

Java
Ryan Stansifer, Associate Professor, Computer Sciences. B.S., University of Kansas; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University.

Machine learning
Philip Chan, Associate Professor, Computer Sciences. B.S., Southwest Texas State University; M.S., Vanderbilt University; Ph.D., Columbia University.

User interfaces
Philip Bernhard, Associate Professor, Computer Sciences. B.A., SUNY-Oswego; M.S., Ph.D., SUNY-Albany.

Culture
Chinese
Bill Gabrenya, Associate Professor, Psychology.  A.B., Ohio University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.     

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Decision support systems
Muzaffar Shaikh, Professor and Program Chair, Engineering Management. B.S., University of Bombay; M.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Wade Shaw, Professor, Engineering Management and Associate Dean, College of Engineering.  B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.

Deep-sea hydrothermal vents
John Trefry, Professor, Oceanography and Environmental Sciences. A.B., Syracuse University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Design, online
Carol Shehadeh, Assistant Professor, English and Humanities, and Chair, Undergraduate Communication Program.  B.A., SUNY at Binghamton; M.A., University of Central Florida.

Diabetes diagnostics
Fredric Ham, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., Ph.D., Iowa State University.

Dialects
Randall Alford, Associate Provost for Graduate and International Programs; Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics and Foreign Languages. B.A., M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Regional
Judith Strother, Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics and Chair, Graduate Programs, Technical and Professional Communication. B.S., University of South Carolina; M.B.A., Florida Institute of Technology; M.A., Antioch University; Ph.D., Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Distance learning
Mary Bonhomme , Professor of Management and Division Director, Distance Learning. B.A., Miami University; M.L.S., M.B.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Purdue University.

DNA replication
Alan Leonard, Professor, Biological Sciences. B.S., Baldwin-Wallace College; Ph.D., State University of New York-Buffalo.

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Earth system science
George Maul, Professor, Oceanography and Head, Department of Marine and Environmental Systems. B.S., State University of New York; Ph.D., University of Miami. 

Ecology
Mark Bush, Professor, Biological Sciences.  B.Sc.,University of Hull, U.K.;  M.S., Duke University; Ph.D., University of Hull, U.K.,

Hydrology
Thomas Belanger, Professor, Environmental Sciences. B.S., Illinois State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida.          

Evolutionary
Ralph Turingan, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences. B.S., University of the Philippines; M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico.

Marine
Junda Lin, Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Xiamen University; M.S., Rutgers University;  Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. .

Wetland
Junda Lin, Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Xiamen University; M.S., Rutgers University;  Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill..

Energy and power systems
Y.I. Sharaf-Eldeen, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management.  B.Sc., M.Sc., Alexandria University, Egypt; Ph.D., Ohio State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Pei-feng Hsu, Professor, Mechanical Engineering. B.S., National Taiwan University; M.S. State University of New York, Buffalo; Ph.D., University of Texas.

Environmental education
John Windsor, Professor, Oceanography and Program Chair, Environmental Sciences. B.S., PMC Colleges; M.A., Ph.D., College of William and Mary.

Environmentally friendly vehicles
James Brenner, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering. B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Ethics
Douglas Bailey, Adjunct Professor, Humanities. B.S., Mount St. Paul College; M.A., Catholic University of America; Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology. (Chaplain, Catholic Campus Ministry).

European history (modern)
Gordon Patterson, Professor, History. B.S., Northwestern University; Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles.

Expert systems
Jonathan Whitlow, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering. B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

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Fiber optic sensor systems and communications
Barry Grossman, Professor, Electrical Engineering. B.S., M.S.E.E., Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Finances

Corporate finance and corporate governance
Karen Chambliss, Associate Professor, Finance. B.S.B., M.B.A., Wright State University; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.

International trade
Michael Slotkin, Assistant Professor, Economics. B.A., Rollins College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Managerial economics
Michael Slotkin, Assistant Professor of Economics. B.A., Rollins College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Financial planning
Personal
Karen Chambliss, Assistant Professor, Finance. B.S.B., M.B.A., Wright State University; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.

Retirement planning
Karen Chambliss, Assistant Professor, Finance. B.S.B., M.B.A., Wright State University; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.

Stock option incentive programs
Karen Chambliss, Associate Professor, Finance. B.S.B., M.B.A., Wright State University; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.

Fish behavior 
Jonathan Shenker, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences. B.S., Cornell University; M.S., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Oregon State University.

Florida history
Gordon Patterson, Professor, History. B.S., Northwestern University; Ph.D., UCLA.

Foreign/second language learning
Randall Alford, Associate Provost for Graduate and International Programs; Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics and Foreign Languages. B.A., M.A., Texas Tech University; Ph.D., Florida State University.

Fuel cells
James Brenner, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering. B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan.

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Genetics
Alan Leonard, Professor, Biological Sciences. B.S., Baldwin-Wallace College; Ph.D., State University of New York-Buffalo.

Ground water-surface water interactions
Thomas Belanger, Professor, Environmental Sciences. B.S., Illinois State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland.  

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History of science and technology
Gordon Patterson, Professor, History. B.S., Northwestern University; Ph.D., UCLA.

Human-powered submarines
Lee Harris, Associate Professor, Ocean Engineering and Oceanography. B.S., Florida Atlantic University; M.E., University of Florida; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.

Hurricanes, Florida
Steven Lazarus, Associate Professor of Meteorology, College of Engineering, B.S., Florida Staate University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Hurston, Zora Neale
Gordon Patterson, Professor, History. B.S., Northwestern University; Ph.D., UCLA.

Hydrogen technology
James Brenner, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering. B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan.

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Image processing
Samuel Kozaitis, Associate Professor, Computer Engineering. B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., Ph.D., Wayne State University.

Indian River Lagoon
Richard Turner, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head, Biological Sciences. B.S., M.S.,University of Maine; Ph.D., University of South Florida.

Information systems
Wade Shaw, Professor, Engineering Management and Associate Dean, College of Engineering. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.

Instructional Technology
Carol Shehadeh, Assistant Professor, English and Humanities, and Chair, Undergraduate Communication Program. B.A., SUNY-Binghamton; M.A., University of Central Florida.

Internet usage and HTML
Carol Shehadeh, Assistant Professor, English and Humanities, and Chair, Undergraduate Communication Program.  B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton; M.A., University of Central Florida.

Islam
General
 

Muzaffar Shaikh, Professor and Head, Engineering Systems Program. B.S., University of Bombay; M.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

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Journalism
Lars Jones, Assistant Professor, Humanities. B.S., M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., Harvard University.

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Machine design and dynamics
Y.I. Sharaf-Eldeen, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management.  B.Sc., M.Sc., Alexandria University, Egypt; Ph.D., Ohio State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Management science
Muzaffar Shaikh, Professor and Program Chair, Engineering Management. B.S., University of Bombay; M.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Marine
Corrosion and antifouling
Geoffrey Swain, Professor, Ocean Engineering and Oceanography. B.Sc., London University; M.Sc., Ph.D., Southampton University.

Coral reef ecology
Robert van Woesik, Professor, Biological Sciences. B.S., University of Queensland; Ph.D., James Cook University.

Marine Ecology
Kevin Johnson, Associatet Professor, Oceanography. B.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Mammalogy
John Morris, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head, Biological Sciences. A.B., M.S., University of Louisville; Ph.D.,University of Illinois. 

Manatees biology and ecology
John Morris, Associate Professor and Associate Department Head, Biological Sciences. A.B., M.S., University of Louisville; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Positioning
George Maul, Professor, Oceanography and Head, Department of Marine and Environmental Systems. B.S., State University of New York; Ph.D., University of Miami.

Resources
Geoffrey Swain, Professor, Ocean Engineering and Oceanography. B.Sc., London University; M.Sc., Ph.D., Southampton University.

Mechanism and machine design
Pierre Larochelle, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering.  B.S.M.S., University of California-San Diego; M.S., Ph.D., University ofCalifornia-Irvine.

Memory and aging
Frank Webbe, Professor, Psychology. B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida. 

Microbiology
Alan Leonard, Professor, Biological Sciences. B.S., Baldwin-Wallace College; Ph.D., State University of New York-Buffalo.

Morality and moral development
Douglas Bailey, Adjunct Professor, Humanities. B.A., Mount St. Paul College; M.A., Catholic University of America; Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology. (Chaplain, Catholic Campus Ministry).

Mosquite-borne diseases (history of)
Gordon Patterson, Professor, History. B.S., Northwestern University; Ph.D., UCLA.

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Oceans
Artificial reefs
Lee Harris, Associate Professor, Ocean Engineering and Oceanography. B.S., Florida Atlantic University; M.E., University of Florida; Ph.D, Florida Atlantic University.

Coastal and ocean engineering
Lee Harris, Associate Professor, Ocean Engineering and Oceanography. B.S., Florida Atlantic University; M.E., University of Florida; Ph.D.,Florida Atlantic University.

Gary Zarillo, Professor, Oceanography. B.S., M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Oceanography
John Windsor, Professor, Oceanography and Program Chair, Environmental Sciences. B.S., PMC Colleges; M.A., Ph.D., College of William and Mary.

Physical oceanography
Charles Bostater, Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences and Physical Oceanography. B.S., M.S., American University; Ph.D., University of Delaware.

Lee Harris, Associate Professor, Ocean Engineering and Oceanography. B.S., Florida Atlantic University; M.E., University of Florida; Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University.

Zooplankton (drifting, animal-like organisms)
Kevin Johnson, Associate Professor, Oceanography. B.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

Satellite oceanography
George Maul, Professor, Oceanography and Head, Department of Marine and Environmental Systems. B.S., State University of New York; Ph.D., University of Miami.

Sea level rise
George Maul, Professor, Oceanography and Head, Department of Marine and Environmental Systems. B.S., State University of New York;Ph.D., University of Miami.

Gary Zarillo, Professor, Oceanography. B.S., M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Tidal inlets
Gary Zarillo, Professor, Oceanography. B.S., M.S., University of Rhode Island; Ph.D., University of Georgia.

Offshore oil industry
John Trefry, Professor, Oceanography and Environmental Science. A.B., Syracuse University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Geoffrey Swain, Professor, Ocean Engineering and Oceanography. B.Sc., London University; M.Sc., Ph.D., Southampton University, U.K.

Online
Design
Carol Shehadeh, Assistant Professor, English and Humanities, and Chair, Undergraduate Communication Program. B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton; M.A., University of Central Florida.

Documentation
Sharon Irvin, Assistant Professor, English. B.S., Oshkosh State University; M.A., University of Wisconsin.

Operations research
Muzaffar Shaikh, Professor and Chair, Engineering Systems Program. B.S., University of Bombay; M.S., Kansas State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Optical signal processing
Samuel Kozaitis, Professor, Computer Engineering. B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., Ph.D., Wayne State University.

Organizations
Organizational assessment
Roger Manley, Professor, College of Business. B.S., U.S. Naval Academy; M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Photochemistry of EarthÍs atmosphere
Hamid Rassoul, Professor, Physics and Space Sciences. B.S., University of Tehran, Iran; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas-Dallas.

Pollutants

Pollution, air and water
John Windsor, Professor, Oceanography and Program Chair, Environmental Sciences. B.S., PMC Colleges; M.A., Ph.D., College of William and Mary.

Polymers, molecularly imprinted
James Brenner, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering. B.S., University of Delaware; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan.

Programming languages
Ryan Stansifer, Associate Professor, Computer Science. B.S., University of Kansas; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University.

Process control
Jonathan Whitlow, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering. B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.

Psychology
Abnormal
Philip Farber, Program Chair, Clinical Psychology. B.A., State University of New York; M.A., Bradley University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Alcohol and substance abuse
Philip Farber, Program Chair, Clinical Psychology. B.A., State University of New York; M.A., Bradley University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Child and adolescent development
Radhika Krishnamurthy, Associate Professor, School of Psychology. B.A., Bombay University; M.A., Appalachian State University; Psy.D. Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology

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Clinical hypnosis
Richard Elmore, Associate Professor, Psychology. B.S., M.Ed., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Georgia State University.

Couples therapy
Richard Elmore, Associate Professor, Psychology. B.S., M.Ed., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Georgia State University.  

Eating disorders
Frank Webbe, Professor, Psychology. B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida. 

Industrial psychology
Richard Griffith, Assistant Professor and Chair, I/O Psychology Program. B.A., Youngstown State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Akron.

Personality and intellectual assessment
Philip Farber, Program Chair, Clinical Psychology. B.A., State University of New York; M.A., Bradley University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Radhika Krishnamurthy, Associate Professor, School of Psychology. B.A., Bombay University; M.A., Appalachian State University; Psy.D. Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology.

Richard Griffith, Assistant Professor and Chair, I/O Psychology Program. B.A., Youngstown State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Akron.

Psychopathology
Radhika Krishnamurthy, Associate Professor, School of Psychology. B.A., Bombay University; M.A., Appalachian State University; Psy.D. Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology.

Sex therapy
Richard Elmore, Associate Professor, Psychology. B.S., M.Ed., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Georgia State University.

Sports psychology
Frank Webbe, Professor, Psychology. B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Florida.

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Quality
Wade Shaw, Professor, Engineering Management and Associate Dean, College of Engineering. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.

TQM in engineering
John Hadjilogiou, Professor and Program Chair, Computer Engineering and Director, Center for the Enhancement of Quality in Engineering Education. B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.

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Race and ethnicity
Bill Gabrenya, Associate Professor, Psychology. A.B., Ohio University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Remote Sensing

Ballard M. "Mike" Barker, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, School of Aeronautics. B.S., U.S. Military Academy; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

Renewable Energy

Frank Leslie, Lecturer, Environmental Science and Ocean Engineering. B.S., Tri-State University; M.S. Florida Tech

Robotics
Pierre Larochelle, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering. B.S.M.S., University of California-San Diego; M.S.M.E., Ph.D., University of California-Irvine.

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Science and environmental education
Thomas Marcinkowski, Associate Professor, Environmental Education and Coordinator, Graduate Program. B.A., St. Lawrence University; M.S., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University.

Snakes and infrared sensing
Michael S. Grace, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences. B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Emory University School of Medicine.

Social class
Bill Gabrenrenya, Associate Professor, Psychology. A.B., Ohio University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.

Software engineering
Philip Bernhard, Associate Professor, Computer Science. B.A., State University of New York-Oswego; M.S., Ph.D., State University of New York-Albany.

Software reliability and testing
Cem Kaner, Professor, Computer Science. B.A., Brock University; Ph.D., McMaster University; J.D., Golden Gate University.

Soils
Edward Kalajian, Professor, Civil Engineering and Associate Dean, College of Engineering. B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., Ph.D.,University of Massachusetts.

Solar wind
Hamid Rassoul, Professor, Physics and Space Sciences. B.S., University of Tehran, Iran; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas-Dallas.

Solid waste management
Howell Heck, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering. B.S., University of Central Florida; M.S., Ph.D., University of Arkansas.

Space

Missions, science, technology and policy
John Clark, Professor, Space Systems and Director, Graduate Studies in Space Systems, Spaceport Graduate Center. B.S.E.E., Lehigh University; M.S., George Washington University; Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Sportfishing

Jonathan Shenker, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, and Director, Florida Tech Sportfish Research Institute. B.S., Cornell University; M.S., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Oregon State University.

Stress
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Richard Elmore, Associate Professor, Psychology. B.S., M.Ed., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Georgia State University.

Work stress
Richard Elmore, Associate Professor, Psychology. B.S., M.Ed., University of Georgia; Ph.D., Georgia State University.

Systems analysis
Wade Shaw, Professor, Engineering Management and Associate Dean, College of Engineering. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Clemson University.

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Technical communication
Carol Shehadeh, Assistant Professor, English and Humanities, and Chair, Undergraduate Communication Program. B.A., SUNY at Binghamton; M.A., University of Central Florida.

Trace metal pollution
John Trefry, Professor, Oceanography and Environmental Sciences. A.B., Syracuse University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University.

Traffic and transportation
Y.I. Sharaf-Eldeen, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management. B.Sc., M.Sc., Alexandria University, Egypt; Ph.D., Ohio State University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University.

Tropical rainforests (history of)
Mark Bush, Professor, Biological Sciences. B.Sc., University of Hull, U.K.; M.S., Duke University;  Ph.D., University of Hull, U.K.

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Vertebrate development
Julia Grimwade, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences. B.A., Wellesley College; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo.

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Waste material re-use
Edward Kalajian, Professor, Civil Engineering and Associate Dean, College of Engineering. B.S., University of Maryland; M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts.

Water treatment
Paul Jennings, Associate Professor and Program Chair, Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. B.S., Clarkson College; M.S.,Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Water quality
Howell Heck, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering. B.S., University of Central Florida; M.S., Ph.D., University of Arkansas.

Wind and seismic engineering
Jean-Paul Pinelli, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering. B.S., University of Buenos Aires, Argentina; M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology.

Wind tunnel testing
Chelakara Subramanian, Professor, Aerospace Engineering. B.E.M.E., Bangalore University, India; M.E.A.E., Indian Institute of Science; Ph.D., University of Newcastle, Australia.

Workplace behavior
Roger Manley, Professor, College of Business. B.S., U.S. Naval Academy; M.S., Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

World religions
Douglas Bailey, Adjunct Professor, Humanities. B.A., Mount St. Paul College; M.A., Catholic University of America; Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology. (Chaplain, Catholic Campus Ministry).

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