About USFRI
Associate Deans for Research
Sylvia Wilson Thomas, PhD (Chair)
USF Research & Innovation
sylvia@usf.edu
Kathy Bradley-Klug, PhD (Vice Chair)
College of Education
kbradley@usf.edu
Norma Alcantar, PhD
College of Engineering
norma@usf.edu
Ruth Bahr, PhD
Office of Graduate Studies
rbahr@usf.edu
Kiki Caruson, PhD
USF World
kcaruson@usf.edu
Ellen Daley, PhD
College of Public Health
edaley@usf.edu
Robert Deschenes, PhD
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
rdeschen@usf.edu
Howard Goldstein, PhD
College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
hgoldstein@usf.edu
Timothy Heath, PhD
Muma College of Business
timothyheath@usf.edu
Richard Heller, PhD
Research Council Chair
rheller@usf.edu
Fai Howard, PhD
Office of Undergraduate Studies
fhoward@usf.edu
Randy Larsen, PhD
College of Arts & Sciences
rwlarsen@usf.edu
Stephen Liggett, MD
USF Health Office of Research
sliggett@usf.edu
James McHale, PhD
St. Petersburg Campus
jmchale@usf.edu
Gary Mitchum, PhD
College of Marine Science
mitchum@usf.edu
Ukamaka Oruche, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
College of Nursing
oruche@usf.edu
George Phillippidis, PhD
Patel College of Global Sustainability
gphilippidis@usf.edu
Taryn Sabia, EdM, MArch, MUCD
College of The Arts
tarynsabia@usf.edu
Gopal Thinakaran, PhD
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
thinakaran@usf.edu
Srinivas Tipparaju, MPharm, PhD
Taneja College of Pharmacy
stippara@usf.edu
Kaya Van Beynen, MS, MA
USF Libraries
kayatown@usf.edu
Catherine Wilkins
Judy Genshaft Honors College
cjwilkins@usf.edu
Vacant
Sarasota-Manatee Campus
3/7/2024