Doctoral Research Faculty are faculty members in the College of Design, Construction and Planning that are eligible to chair Ph.D. committees. If you have any questions about eligibility requirements or this list, please contact us at advising@dcp.ufl.edu.
Evangelia Agapaki, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: agapakie@ufl.edu
Abhinav Alakshendra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of the Center for International Design and Planning
Contact: alakshendra@ufl.edu
Aladdin Alwisy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: aalwisy@ufl.edu
Chimay Anumba, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Dean and Professor
Contact: anumba@ufl.edu
Hassan Azad, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: h.azad@ufl.edu
Vandana Baweja, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: vbaweja@ufl.edu
Ilir Bejleri, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: ilir@ufl.edu
Sheila Bosch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: sheilabosch@dcp.ufl.edu
Jules Bruck, Ph.D.
Professor; Director, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning; Chair, Department of Landscape Architecture
Contact: jbruck@ufl.edu
Jeff Carney
Associate Professor
Contact: j.carney@ufl.edu
Aaron Costin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: aaron.costin@ufl.edu
Robert Cox, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Rinker School of Construction Management
Contact: robcox@ufl.edu
Erin Cunningham, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: ekc@ufl.edu
Ian Flood, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: flood@ufl.edu
Kathryn Frank, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: kifrank@ufl.edu
Bryan Franz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: bfranz@ufl.edu
Masoud Gheisari, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: masoud@ufl.edu
Martin Gold
Associate Professor and CityLab-Sarasota Program Director
Contact: mgold@ufl.edu
Charlie Hailey, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: clhailey@ufl.edu
Thomas Hoctor, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning
Contact: tomh@geoplan.ufl.edu
Lingqian (Ivy) Hu, Ph.D.
Professor; Chair, Department of Urban and Regional Planning; Associate Director, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning
Contact: hul@ufl.edu
Raymond Issa, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: Raymond-issa@ufl.edu
Idris Jeelani, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: idris.jeelani@ufl.edu
Kristin Larsen, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: klarsen@ufl.edu
Jiayang Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: jiayangli@ufl.edu
Rui Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: liurui@ufl.edu
Yi Luo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: yi.luo@ufl.edu
Nikola Marinčić, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: nikolamarincic@ufl.edu
Luis Mejia Puig, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: luismejiapuig@ufl.edu
Tim Murtha, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: tmurtha@ufl.edu
Larry Muszynski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: larrym@ufl.edu
Nawari Nawari, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: nnawari@ufl.edu
Nam-Kyu Park, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: npark@ufl.edu
Zhong-Ren Peng, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: zpeng@ufl.edu
Lisa Platt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: lisaplatt@ufl.edu
Margaret Portillo, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Professor
Contact: mportill@ufl.edu
Robert J. Ries, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact: rries@ufl.edu
David Rifkind, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Contact: rifkind.david@ufl.edu
Karla Saldana Ochoa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: ksaldanaochoa@ufl.edu
Ajay Shanker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: shanker@ufl.edu
Ryan Sharston, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: r.sharston@ufl.edu
Ravi Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: sravi@ufl.edu
Ruth L. Steiner, Ph.D.
Professor; Director: Center for Health and the Built Environment; Interim Director of the DCP Ph.D. Program
Contact: rsteiner@dcp.ufl.edu
Emre Tepe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: emretepe@ufl.edu
Kevin Thompson
Associate Professor
Contact: gday@ufl.edu
Shabboo Valipoor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: sh.valipoor@ufl.edu
Jason Von Meding, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact: jason.vonmeding@ufl.edu
Chaofeng Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: chaofeng@ufl.edu
Shenhao Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: shenhaowang@ufl.edu
Yan Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: yanw@ufl.edu
Maria Watson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: maria.watson@ufl.edu
Stathis G. Yeros, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Contact: stathis@dcp.ufl.edu
Hui Zou, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate Coordinator
Contact: hzou@ufl.edu