Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Institute Members
Brain Institute Leadership

Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Assistant Director | Director of Community Engagement and Programming | Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science (Secondary)
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF, MC-22, Room 201A

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute | Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF MC-22 Room 201G

David Cinalli, Ph.D.
Director, K-12 Education and Mobile Minds
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Jupiter Campus | MC-22 Room 201C

Jennifer Govender
Assistant Director of Operations
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Maureen Hahn, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | MC-22 216

Corinne Lasmezas, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor and Director of David and Lynn Nicholson Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Clinical Neurosciences

Alexandra Paz, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow Community Engagement and Programming
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Linda Petersen, Ph.D.
Neuroscience Graduate Program Coordinator
Boca Raton Campus | SE 43 103A

Gala M. Pierce, M.S.Ed.
Director, Research Programs & Services
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Jupiter Campus | MC-22, Room 201H,

Howard M. Prentice, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 225

Susan Schneider, Ph.D.
William F. Dietrich Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
Philosophy
Boca Raton Campus | SO 282

Jana Strickler, Ph.D
Research Assistant Professor | Managing Director, Advanced Cell Imaging Core
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Liliana Zikeli, MPA
Office Administrator
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Faculty Members

William Alexander, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Shailaja Allani, Ph.D
Associate Scientist, Director, Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Rindy Anderson, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Boca Raton Campus | Davie - DW, 336 | Boca Raton - SC, 207

Gizelle Anzures, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Assistant Director | Director of Community Engagement and Programming | Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science (Secondary)
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF, MC-22, Room 201A

Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute | Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF MC-22 Room 201G

Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Pharmacology
Jupiter Campus | MC-22 216G

Lun-Ching Chang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Statistics Advisor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Mathematics and Statistics

Andrea Cippitelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 309

Sarah Cohen, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Research Training
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Jupiter Campus | MC-19, Room 108 561-799-8051

Mare Cudic, Ph.D.
Professor Director of Honors in Chemistry Program
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Ali A. Danesh, PH.D., FAAA
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science

Kevin Darby, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Michael A. DeDonno, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Research, Director of the Center for Research Excellence and Associate Professor, Research Methodology Integrated Medical Science (Secondary)
College of Education
Dean's Office | Educational Leadership and Research Methodology

Michael R. Dobbs, M.D., M.H.C.M.
Chair of the Clinical Neurosciences Department | Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs | Professor of Clinical Neurosciences | FairfaxWood Endowed Chair of Clinical Neurosciences
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Clinical Neurosciences

Deguo Du, Ph.D.
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Erik Duboué, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Biology

Julie Earles, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; Professor of Psychology
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Psychology

Erik Engeberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Bio Robotics Lab Director
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering | Department of Biomedical Engineering

Cristina Fenollar Ferrer, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Gregg Fields, Ph.D.
Professor | Vice President for Research
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Laura Fontenas, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Paula Gajewski, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Jupiter Campus | MC-22 216

Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and I-SENSE Fellow
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Department of Biomedical Engineering

Tanja Godenschwege, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Boca Raton Campus

Patrick A. Grant, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Biomedical Science | Senior Associate Dean for Research
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 313

Wendy Guastaferro, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Director
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Boca Raton Campus | SO 210

Maureen Hahn, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | MC-22 216

William Hahn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Mathematics and Statistics

Jason O. Hallstrom, Ph.D.
Professor | Executive Director, Institute for Smarter Cities, Spaces, and Health | Interim Director, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Erika Hoff, Ph.D.
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Emily Hokett
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Sang Hong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | OURI Faculty Liaison
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 323

Kailiang Jia, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
FAU Biological Sciences

Marc Kantorow, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs | Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 213A

Scott Kelso, Ph.D.
Eminent Scholar in Science and Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Rajappa Kenchappa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Clinical Neurosciences
Boca Raton Campus | MC17 Room 228

Alan Kersten, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Andy V. Khamoui, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Exercise and Health Sciences

Irem Korucu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research Professor (secondary appointment)
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Corinne Lasmezas, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor and Director of David and Lynn Nicholson Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Clinical Neurosciences

Sarah L. Milton, Ph.D
Chair and Professor
Biological Sciences

Rod Murphey, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Andrew Newberg, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Medical Supervisor of MRI Facility
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Clinical Neurosciences

Akihiko Ozawa, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 301F

Lyonna Parise, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC-71 Room 325

Ramin Pashaie, Ph.D
Professor and I-SENSE Fellow
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Department of Biomedical Engineering

Didem Pehlivanoglu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Rodrigo Pena, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Beth Pratt, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor - Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Assistant Professor (tenured); Faculty Fellow, I-HEALTH; Associate Director-C-P.A.W.W.®
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Faculty
Boca Raton Campus | NU 354

Howard M. Prentice, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 225

Ning Quan, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | RF MC17 Room 229H

Mahsa Ranji, Ph.D.
Director of Biophotonics Lab, BME and EECS Professor, BME Associate Chair
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Department of Biomedical Engineering

Claudia de Oliveira Rodrigues, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science

Luke Rosedahl
Assistant Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Mónica Rosselli, Dr.
Professor and Associate Chair of Psychology

Susan Schneider, Ph.D.
William F. Dietrich Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
Philosophy
Boca Raton Campus | SO 282

Wen Shen, Ph.D
Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | Building BC 71 Room 229

Robert Stackman, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for the Jupiter Campus and Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Jupiter Campus | MC-19(RE) 110

Maciej Stawikowski, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Boca Raton Campus | SE 246

Jana Strickler, Ph.D
Research Assistant Professor | Managing Director, Advanced Cell Imaging Core
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Srinivasa Subramaniam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Principal Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Fatemeh Tabari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic

Rui Tao, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 327

Ruth Tappen, EdD, RN, FAAN
Eminent Scholar
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Faculty
Boca Raton Campus | NU 307A

Lawrence Toll, Ph.D
Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | FL 33458

Henriette van Praag, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | MC-22

Anne L. van Zelst, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic

Laura Vernon, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Psychology

Hongjie Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor

Jianning Wei, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 210

Herbert Weissbach, Ph.D
Professor Emeritus
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Teresa Wilcox, Ph.D.
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Dale F. Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Chair and Professor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Boca Raton Campus | ED 47 - 417

Amy Wright, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Marine Biomedical and Biotechnology Research

Ilyas Yildirim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Stefano Zucca, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Developing Brain

Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Assistant Director | Director of Community Engagement and Programming | Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science (Secondary)
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF, MC-22, Room 201A

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute | Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF MC-22 Room 201G

Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Pharmacology
Jupiter Campus | MC-22 216G

Paula Gajewski, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Jupiter Campus | MC-22 216

Rod Murphey, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Mónica Rosselli, Dr.
Professor and Associate Chair of Psychology

Henriette van Praag, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | MC-22

Teresa Wilcox, Ph.D.
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Brain Circuits

William Alexander, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Gizelle Anzures, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Erik Duboué, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Biology

Erik Engeberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Bio Robotics Lab Director
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering | Department of Biomedical Engineering

Paula Gajewski, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Jupiter Campus | MC-22 216

Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and I-SENSE Fellow
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Department of Biomedical Engineering

Sang Hong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | OURI Faculty Liaison
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 323

Scott Kelso, Ph.D.
Eminent Scholar in Science and Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Wen Shen, Ph.D
Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | Building BC 71 Room 229

Robert Stackman, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for the Jupiter Campus and Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Jupiter Campus | MC-19(RE) 110

Henriette van Praag, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | MC-22

Teresa Wilcox, Ph.D.
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Brain and Behaviour

Rindy Anderson, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Boca Raton Campus | Davie - DW, 336 | Boca Raton - SC, 207

Gizelle Anzures, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Assistant Director | Director of Community Engagement and Programming | Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science (Secondary)
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF, MC-22, Room 201A

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute | Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF MC-22 Room 201G

Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Pharmacology
Jupiter Campus | MC-22 216G

Erik Duboué, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Biology

Julie Earles, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; Professor of Psychology
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Psychology

Paula Gajewski, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Jupiter Campus | MC-22 216

Maureen Hahn, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | MC-22 216

William Hahn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Mathematics and Statistics

Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | OURI Faculty Liaison
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 323

Kailiang Jia, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
FAU Biological Sciences

Scott Kelso, Ph.D.
Eminent Scholar in Science and Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Alan Kersten, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Ning Quan, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | RF MC17 Room 229H

Susan Schneider, Ph.D.
William F. Dietrich Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
Philosophy
Boca Raton Campus | SO 282

Robert Stackman, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for the Jupiter Campus and Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Jupiter Campus | MC-19(RE) 110

Lawrence Toll, Ph.D
Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | FL 33458

Henriette van Praag, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | MC-22

Laura Vernon, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Psychology
Brain Molecule

Shailaja Allani, Ph.D
Associate Scientist, Director, Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Assistant Director | Director of Community Engagement and Programming | Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science (Secondary)
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF, MC-22, Room 201A

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute | Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF MC-22 Room 201G

Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Pharmacology
Jupiter Campus | MC-22 216G

Andrea Cippitelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 309

Deguo Du, Ph.D.
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Gregg Fields, Ph.D.
Professor | Vice President for Research
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Tanja Godenschwege, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Boca Raton Campus

Maureen Hahn, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | MC-22 216

William Hahn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Mathematics and Statistics

Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | OURI Faculty Liaison
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 323

Hideki Iwamato, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | MC-22 216F

Kailiang Jia, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
FAU Biological Sciences

Marc Kantorow, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs | Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 213A

Sarah L. Milton, Ph.D
Chair and Professor
Biological Sciences

Rod Murphey, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Akihiko Ozawa, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 301F

Rodrigo Pena, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Howard M. Prentice, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 225

Ning Quan, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | RF MC17 Room 229H

Adam Schaefer, M.P.H.
Principal Investigator and Epidemiologist

Wen Shen, Ph.D
Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | Building BC 71 Room 229

Robert Stackman, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for the Jupiter Campus and Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology
Jupiter Campus | MC-19(RE) 110

Maciej Stawikowski, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Boca Raton Campus | SE 246

Jana Strickler, Ph.D
Research Assistant Professor | Managing Director, Advanced Cell Imaging Core
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Rui Tao, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 327

Lawrence Toll, Ph.D
Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | FL 33458

Henriette van Praag, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | MC-22

Jianning Wei, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 210

Herbert Weissbach, Ph.D
Professor Emeritus
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Brain Health and Disease

Shailaja Allani, Ph.D
Associate Scientist, Director, Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Lilah Besser, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Boca Raton Campus

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute | Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF MC-22 Room 201G

Ali A. Danesh, PH.D., FAAA
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science

Deguo Du, Ph.D.
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Erik Engeberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Bio Robotics Lab Director
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering | Department of Biomedical Engineering

Gregg Fields, Ph.D.
Professor | Vice President for Research
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Tanja Godenschwege, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences
Boca Raton Campus

Jason O. Hallstrom, Ph.D.
Professor | Executive Director, Institute for Smarter Cities, Spaces, and Health | Interim Director, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | OURI Faculty Liaison
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 323

Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research Professor (secondary appointment)
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Sarah L. Milton, Ph.D
Chair and Professor
Biological Sciences

Rodrigo Pena, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Beth Pratt, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor - Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Assistant Professor (tenured); Faculty Fellow, I-HEALTH; Associate Director-C-P.A.W.W.®
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Faculty
Boca Raton Campus | NU 354

Howard M. Prentice, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 225

Ning Quan, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | RF MC17 Room 229H

Mónica Rosselli, Dr.
Professor and Associate Chair of Psychology

Adam Schaefer, M.P.H.
Principal Investigator and Epidemiologist

Ruth Tappen, EdD, RN, FAAN
Eminent Scholar
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Faculty
Boca Raton Campus | NU 307A

Jianning Wei, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 210

Herbert Weissbach, Ph.D
Professor Emeritus
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Dale F. Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Chair and Professor
College of Education
Communication Sciences and Disorders / Communication Disorders Clinic
Boca Raton Campus | ED 47 - 417

Amy Wright, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Marine Biomedical and Biotechnology Research
Brain Synapses

Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Assistant Director | Director of Community Engagement and Programming | Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science (Secondary)
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF, MC-22, Room 201A

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.
Executive Director, FAU Brain Institute | Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | Building RF MC-22 Room 201G

Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Pharmacology
Jupiter Campus | MC-22 216G

Andrea Cippitelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 309

Maureen Hahn, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | MC-22 216

William Hahn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Mathematics and Statistics

Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science | OURI Faculty Liaison
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 323

Hideki Iwamato, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Jupiter Campus | MC-22 216F

Rod Murphey, Ph.D
Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Akihiko Ozawa, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 301F

Wen Shen, Ph.D
Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | Building BC 71 Room 229

Jana Strickler, Ph.D
Research Assistant Professor | Managing Director, Advanced Cell Imaging Core
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Rui Tao, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | BC 71 Room 327

Lawrence Toll, Ph.D
Professor, Biomedical Science | FAU Brain Institute Investigator
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Boca Raton Campus | FL 33458

Qi Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience

William Alexander, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Lun-Ching Chang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Statistics Advisor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Mathematics and Statistics

Kevin Darby, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Erik Engeberg, Ph.D.
Professor, Bio Robotics Lab Director
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering | Department of Biomedical Engineering

Cristina Fenollar Ferrer, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and I-SENSE Fellow
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Department of Biomedical Engineering

William Hahn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Mathematics and Statistics

Scott Kelso, Ph.D.
Eminent Scholar in Science and Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Psychology

Ramin Pashaie, Ph.D
Professor and I-SENSE Fellow
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Department of Biomedical Engineering

Rodrigo Pena, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Biological Sciences

Mahsa Ranji, Ph.D.
Director of Biophotonics Lab, BME and EECS Professor, BME Associate Chair
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Department of Biomedical Engineering

Susan Schneider, Ph.D.
William F. Dietrich Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
Philosophy
Boca Raton Campus | SO 282

Ilyas Yildirim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry